I forget why we had the futon laid out as a bed, but back in December I took a quick snap of Trixie relaxing on it, even if her expression says otherwise.
📷: Sony A6700 | Sony-Zeiss 24mm f/1.8
🗓️: December 23, 2023
Category: Pets
Good Morning, Sun
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70mm f/4
🗓️: March 13, 2024
Time to Move
The other night Trixie was sleeping on a pillow in front of my office window when a flash of light and a loud bang sent her scurrying from the room, without even looking I knew she’d be hiding under the bed. The thunderstorm raged for a surprisingly long time, rattling the windows and one tortoiseshell’s nerves. By 1 a.m. with the weather calmed she finally emerged to wake us up and let us know it was long past time to move back to Oregon.
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70mm f/4
🗓️: March 29, 2024
When You’re Big But Not Balanced Rock Big
📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon 16-50 DX
🗓️: January 26, 2024
Water Break
Bear and I take a water break in a spot where perhaps neither human nor dog has ever set foot before. I so miss being able to take him hiking every day! We were back here yesterday, I didn’t think we’d have time for this short trail at the end but he charged around our favorite loop so fast that even after stopping to watch a herd of deer we still had plenty of time to come up here and take a water break before heading home.
📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon 16-50 DX
🗓️: January 19, 2024
New Horizons
During my time off I’ve loved taking Bear to trails I normally avoid as they are crowded on the weekends, stepping aside to let people past is the most common way he steps on something painful. Here we’re taking a water break at the junction of the Axle Grease and Rock Tank trails, it was a Tuesday so we only encountered a few people. I’m not sure he cares but I enjoy seeing him discover new places.
📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon 16-50 DX
🗓️: January 16, 2024
The Cat Bed
📷: Sony A6700 | Sony-Zeiss 24mm f/1.8
🗓️: December 11, 2023
On Top of the World
A couple of weeks ago as Bear and I had Balanced Rock to ourselves I was forcefully struck at how I was happier than I had been in a very long time. Not that there hadn’t been plenty of happy times in the years prior but that after several months of leave my mind had finally unwound and let me stay and revel in each little moment. Surprisingly rather than the euphoria slipping away with the realization my leave was about to come to a crashing halt, it stayed with me as we hiked back out through this stunning land.
📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon 16-50 DX
🗓️: January 26, 2024
The Running Dog
Bear and I haven’t been hiking in four days, a mix of me being run down for a few days after my second Shingles shot and the desert getting some much needed rain. The nearest park prefers you not hike in the rain and I haven’t felt up to driving further afield, particularly not with the work commute resuming in a week. It’s chucking it down at the moment, Bear is softly snoring beside me with both cats zonked out on my legs.
📷: Sony A6700 | Sony-Zeiss 24mm f/1.8
🗓️: December 23, 2023
A Wee Bit Excited
Yesterday I returned from a trip and Bear was so excited his feet did the happy dance Ellie used to do when I got home from work. He kept running around the house so I took him out for a lovely 6.5 mile hike. Today we took an easy 2.5 mile walk as I had an appointment for my second Shingles vaccine in the early afternoon, at the moment he’s snoozing beside me as he was in this picture from a month ago.
📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon 16-50 DX
🗓️: January 11, 2024
Boolie 