Waiting for the Blue Bell truck

Happy Birthday, Riley

This is Riley watching the news on TV . . . there was a story today about a puppy falling into a three foot deep crack in the backyard where it lived . . . lots of cracked yards around here, caused by the severe drought conditions here in Texas . . . anyway . . . the puppy did a lot of yelping as it was being rescued . . . and Riley ran for the TV every time he heard it . . .

Clicking on the photo will take you to an online Picasa album containing today's photos of Riley which were taken for his 4th birthday . . . he is spoiled rotten as it is . . . but he got special treatment today, including extra chicken jerky treats (he always says please and thank you) . . . and a serving of his favorite Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream . . .

Riley Avoiding the Camera

Bad Day at the Grooming Salon

Bad haircut . . . and razor burn . . .
and Riley ain't happy with me . . .

Naptime Buddies

Bricolage :: Tattered Toy

This is Riley's favorite toy . . . and it is in need of mending (and washing!) . . . the inset photo on the following contact sheet is an out-of-focus shot of Riley doing what I call his death shake with this poor little lamb . . . during this activity the lamb usually winds up half-way across the room . . . because Riley thinks it's fun to let it go flying . . . and then wait for me to retrieve it for him . . .

Using features from both Picasa and IrfanView (free programs), I created multiple background textures from a cropped area of that out-of-focus photo . . . clicking on the contact sheet will take you to a Picasa album containing each of the background textures shown on this collage . . . please do let me know if you use one of these textures for a project . . . I like to see what ideas others come up with . . .

Nighty-Night

Helping Unpack

Home again . . .
and Riley is helping unpack the SUV . . .
by carrying his toys back in the house . . .

Happy Mother's Day from the Dog

This card & photo arrived in my mailbox today . . .
don't I have a smart pooch! . . .

[thank you, Mom!. . .
good job on the photo of Riley . . .
AND! . . .
you figured out how to print a photo
from the digital camera!] . . .

Riley's New Haircut

Time for a Haircut

Racecars and Hearts

Sunshine 'n Shadow

Glad to be Home

The Life of Riley

Riley in the Snow

Riley and His Silent Treatment