Wilson Wouldn't Watch Where I Was and Waving Wasn't Working on Wordless Wednesday

Yeah! I Can Dig It!

First, play this in the background. (Sorry about the ad at the start).....

Starting your week off with an ear worm! Your welcome!

Captions Please!

For those of you who might not be on FaceBook or just didn't see this, I would love your best caption for this silly picture.....

Jimmy to Wilson:
Stop! You can't swim yet! You didn't wait 30 minutes after eating!

Happy Monday!

Twilight

As the sun sets, the prettiest light of the day comes out for a short while. Catch it while you can!

Have a great weekend, Everyone!

The Water Was Warm on Wilson's Wordless Wednesday

Black and White Sunday: Bobblehead!

Tongue and Tails!

You have probably heard the expression "Tux and Tails"......referring to the dresscode for a formal gala. It's an expression that goes well with Jimmy's AKC registered name: Fine Creek's Sharp Dressed Man, chosen, obviously for his tuxedo-colored coat. Well in this instance, I think I'll coin a new phrase for Jimmy, "Tongue and Tails"....His tongue is hanging so long after a good romp on the beach, it's hard to tell which is longer, his tail or his tongue!

Alternatively, I guess I could have called this "Bright-eyed and Bushy-tailed" because that fits as well. You can definitely see he was having a blast! I got a whole series of shots while he was in this gleeful mood and it was hard to pick a favorite! I think his eyes in this one are what won me over.

We went to Myrtle Beach two weekends ago, and I am just now going through my photos! It was a very short trip to turn our condo over to the rental management company, so I didn't take many, but I sure am slow getting them posted!

I'll finish with this one taken from the balcony. A cloudy sunrise over the Atlantic is actually a lot more interesting than clear blue.....

An update added for Rebecca who commented Jimmy would look good in B&W. I had thought the same thing and almost saved this shot for the B&W blog hop.....

Follow-up to Yesterday's Post

I thought I would give a bit of a follow-up to yesterday's post showing Wilson on our jetski.....

Jackie  asked if the boys needed training to ride on the jetski, or just took to it. For Wilson it was pretty much a hop on and go experience. He LOVES to swim, and he quickly learned that the jetski means he will get to go swimming. I don't think he loves the ride so much as where it takes him. He does enjoy the wind in his face so when we get up to speed, he does tend to lean into the rushing air. We always hold on tightly to his vest once we get going. Both boys started as young dogs, going on short trips. I think Wilson being at ease with it first showed Jimmy it was no big deal. Plus there was no way Jimmy would miss out on anything fun that Wilson was doing! And have no worries, we are all about safety! The boys always wear vests and we only take them along on weekdays when the waterway is much less busy. That way the water is calmer with less wakes to dodge and bounce through.

In this photo, while we were moving through a "No Wake" zone, you can see how relaxed Wilson is about the whole thing. His head is resting on the edge of the jetski.

Our jetski is a big 3-seater, so Jimmy rides up top, in between John and me. His confidence level isn't quite as high as Wilson's so he prefers to sit in my lap. Once again, he's all suited up in a life vest, and I keep a good grip on him. Here's my view as we are riding along.....

Even though he doesn't like it quite as much as Wilson, he does relax into it as you can see here.....

When we get to where we are going, that is when they really wake up! We must hold on very tightly or they will dive overboard in order to get the real fun going!

I really wish I had a photo of all of us on board from an outsider's perspective. We must be quite the sight.  I know we get plenty of smiles and pointing from the other boaters.

And here are the boys, enjoying the fruits of their ride......

And, yep!, we even bring along a beach umbrella to be sure the boys have plenty of shade when they are ready for a break. It is amazing how much stuff you can bring along on the jetski!

Did I leave any questions unanswered? If so, leave them in the comments and I'll reply with the answer.......

The Boys of Summer

While summer may be winding down in most places across the country, it is still alive and well here in South Carolina. The boys enjoyed some early evening fetch down by the ocean yesterday.

Monday Mischief: In All Their Gritty Glory!

The beach is a wonderful place to visit. I love the sound of the ocean waves, the salty smell to the air, even the piercing cries of the gulls when they spot you eating something. But there's one thing that makes living at the beach a lot of work.....sand! It gets everywhere and when you have  a couple of thick-coated corgis along for the ride, their coats soak it up like a sponge!

Case in point.....

Extreme close-up.....just in case Jimmy didn't look very dirty.....

The boys love their days when they get to ride the jetski with us and hang out on the beach all day. There's swimming, running, barking, eating....all those things dogs love to do. But it does end with a very sudsy bath which still doesn't get all the sand out! As their coats dry out, they rain sand!

More Fun with Shadows

I love playing with the longer shadows we get this time of year. Yesterday's photo wasn't the only shadow-play I engaged in.......

Holding Wilson's paw

Patting his neck. (That shadow makes my butt look big!)

Patting Jimmy's shadow head

Jimmy's profile

Grabbing my drink!

Waving at Wilson on Wordless Wednesday

* Bonus points for the photo bomb by Jimmy's shadow!

Jimmy's Turn!

While on my blogging break, we spent some time at the beach. The boys love their chance to go swimming and play some fetch in the water.

I usually try to make the boys take turns retrieving the toy. This way one is taking a short break while the other goes and gets the float. Even when I toss two floats, they often try for the same one anyway. Brotherly competition and all that....

Anyhoo, it was Jimmy's turn. I'm pretty sure Wilson is expressing his displeasure at that with a nice raspberry behind Jimmy's back! Click to enlarge for full effect......

And here's the snag...not the best photo but still a funny face from Jim.

I didn't take a whole lot of photos while at the beach, and none at all with my "good" camera. That's a first. I had recently purchased a little water-proof, shock-proof Fuji camera that sounded perfect for the beach, and that's all I ever used. The pictures aren't exactly Canon DSLR quality, but it sure is handy and carefree. I have a few more to share over the next few days.

Yes, I've Still Got More Beach Pictures!

This happens every time. Our trip to the beach is ancient history, but I still have photos to share!

Sea Oats or would that be... Sea OaFs?

A color version similar to Sunday's B&W shot

And here are a few corgi-free (gasp!) shots........

A new store on the main drag in Myrtle Beach.  Hmmmm....Temptation at its worst!

I wish more people would take this to heart!

An army of Sandpipers comes marching in.......

Why I wake up early, even on vacation: The sunrise over the Alantic from our condo's balcony

Coming full circle, I'll end my beach pictures where I started, with a game of fetch on the edge of the ocean....

Until next time......

A Break in the Action

It almost looks like they are enjoying the view!

An Update:

I loved Sugar's post today! I want to add a candle to my post so I can keep the message going. Please go here to read more about Remember Me Thursday.

Why Wilson Was Washed on Wordless Wednesday

Strutting His Stuff !!!

The proud fisherman, returning from the sea with his catch......

Shark Week!......

....Well, really just Shark Day! Since life hasn't been too photo-worthy of late, I've been going back through the archives. Here's one from quite a few years back. It's a baby shark of some sort on the beach in Myrtle Beach, SC. (no worries, we helped it back into the water after the photo-op).

I guess I can officially say that my blog has now "Jumped the Shark" .     

Wilson Was Windproof on Wordless Wednesday!

Now I know today is *supposed* to be wordless, but I wanted to mention that I will be doing a GIVEAWAY on my Friday post this week. Statistics tell me I get more visitors on Wednesday than any other day, so I thought I would spread the word today. Please be sure to check back on Friday.

Before I Was So Rudely Interrupted!

I hadn't quite finished posting all the pictures from our Myrtle Beach trip before that snowstorm came along. There wasn't much left, but in the name of completing what I started (as well as not wasting precious blog fodder!), here's the last of it......

A very rare serious expression from Jim and not a bit of tongue showing!

I liked the blue "shadow waves" as well as the gritty foreground.

Waiting in the shade for John to catch up.

Spring weather is slowly creeping in a few degrees more each day. Of course, all of the snow is gone. It didn't have a chance against the strengthening sunlight. Undoubtedly, sometime in April, we will get a freak warm spell that will require that the A/C be turned on (way too early!), and we'll go from bitching about the cold weather to bitching about the unseasonably warm weather.