Some lovely things

I'm sure the time has long passed that any of my 14 faithful readers expect Alaskan Adventure or Excitement out of me, but I do have queiter pleasures to share. Here are some photos from my Lazy Person's Garden™. For the first time I decided to put in a few annuals, which I got from a local greenhouse:

This little verbena is particularly striking!

I also have three colors of columbine and these orange lilies, all perennials, as well as wild delpinium:

Oh, and of course rhubarb!

Now I have a nearly full color palette!

Mother Nature is doing her part, too. The dwarf fireweed have bloomed, and the tall ones will bloom next.

Yesterday I met SM and Cricket's sister, Bedbug, for a walk at Creamer's Field.

A very pretty afternoon!

SM and Bedbug. She looks just like her seester Cricket, except that her ears stand up.

I looked this up. It's called water smartweed. Very pretty!.

Fields of canola. This was not planned, but I guess it's not considered an invasve either.

A truly lovely day!

My lovely friends!

Dogs and humans!

The juvenile male cranes do not continue to their breeding grounds and hang around Creamers Field all summer. Here are two of them:

Wishing you all a lovely rest of July!

Ravey Gravy in Agility

Please enjoy these videos of weavy-wavy-Ravey-Gravy:

I only started agility on a lark, because Raven was my first young dog, and I found that as that winter was turning to spring was turning to summer, I was not up to her exercise requirements. I was told that mental exercise is as good for tiring out dogs as physical exercise, so we signed up and she's doing awesome!

Pawsitive has been really great, and making it fun. They aren't as Serious as some other training centers, which I super appreciate. Our friend KO has been going to the agility trials to observe, and she said that the other training centers have almost nothing but border collies, while we have huskies and labs and pomeranians and doodles. That made me so proud. Pawsitive was also super patient when I took some rescues there to be socialized, like April.

By the way, April is doing great! Her family adores her, and she even has a little friend! I didn't even know she likes kids, but how cute is this? Kiddo is grinning ear to ear, but I am protecting his privacy since he's a minor.

I hope your summers are proceeding nicely! Here are some photos of the girls eating KALESTEMZZZ

MMMMM KALESTEMZZZZZ!!