TRAPPED!

Need I say more?

I'm a Lucky Dog!!

How would you like to be this eagle??? On a nest, in this cold and snow? I guess I am one lucky dog. I have a warm place to live, I only have to go out in the cold weather once in a while, unless I WANT to play in the snow. But, this poor bird!!

Here is a photo from the website of Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. My mom and dad took a trip here a few years ago. They took me too, but I could not get out of the car. Mom says they saw lots of beautiful birds, and even some kind of endangered squirrel.

Blackwater has a web cam where you can watch the eagles and ospreys too, when they are nesting. This eagle is sitting on two eggs, and we all hope they will be fine in this terrible storm. But we know this pair are good parents, and will not leave their nest.

You can watch them too; just click here to see the webcam: Friends of Blackwater.

Fair Winds, and stay warm in the storm!!

Holly

More Snow, and More on the way!!

Yipee!! More snow!! I am the only one on the boat that is happy about this. Dad has been cleaning snow off the boat all morning, and moved some off the dock too. Mom says that this is her version of hell - not flames and hot, but lots of white fluffy stuff, and cold.

Personally, I think it's GREAT!! It is so much fun to ROLL in, and to CHASE snowballs, and RUN in, and....and.....EVERYTHING!! I don't even have to get all bundled up, like my mom and dad, to go outside!! YAHOO!! LET IT SNOW!!

As you can see, I'm liking the snow!!

(Mom's comment: MAKE IT STOP!!!)

Fair Winds, and enjoy the snow!!

Ice, Ice, Baby

We have had fierce winds here for the past several days. My mom won't let me play outside on the boat or the dock, since she is afraid I will get blown away!! It is awfully cold too, even more so with the violent winds.

When we get winds like this here, the water comes up over the main dock. Thank goodness we are protected at the other end of the dock. The water sometimes comes all the way over, from one side to the other, then freezes. My dad has been putting down salt when this happens, so we have a clear path to the gate.

The outside dock is covered in at least 3 inches of ice. Look at these bikes!!

Can't wait till spring!!

Fair Winds, and no more fierce ones!

YAHOO!!!!

This is what happened in our neck of the woods on Saturday. I LOVE IT!!! Snow is my favorite, next to playing in the water. Mom doesn't like it, she thinks it is too cold. But, I think it is major FUN!!

Our boat was totally covered in snow. It was like a cave, with snow covering the windows!!

Check this out! I could hardly walk in all this snow!

Fair Winds!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Today, December 12, is my birthday. I am now 5 years old. And where did I spend this special day???? In my crate, at our land-based house, while my mom and dad went Christmas shopping. What kind of birthday is that? But, my mom did get me a birthday present. She got me some of my favorite bones, a whole bag of them!!! Yahoo!! Allll MINE!!!

Can't wait to see what she got me for Christmas......

Fair Winds!!

Holly, the Sailing Schipperke, on shore leave

A Holiday Wish

My family and I went to our land-based house for a long Thanksgiving weekend. It was nice! I had lots of room in the house to run and nascar around, and my toy box to raid, too. I forgot I had so many toys!! We had visitors, and lots of good food to eat. Of course, I only got a little bit of turkey, so I can only say that I saw lots of food.

But, it was not all good. My mom went to visit one of her former clients, from when she was a dog walker. This family has two golden retrievers, Maddie and Murphy. This is a picture of them; Murphy is on the left. I can tell you that Murphy is a perfect gentleman, as I have walked with him a few times. My mom sometimes took me with her on her route, but Murphy was the only dog I could walk with, since the others on her route were not nice to other dogs.

Recently, Murphy's family found out that he has bone cancer. My mom says when she saw him the other day, that he was in a good mood, and seemed happy. His hind legs don't work right, tho, so he has a little trouble getting around. She says that his family has not decided yet what kind of treatment he will have, or if he will have any at all. Murphy is 10 1/2 years old, so they are more concerned with quality of life for him.

So, my holiday wish is for Murphy. I wish that he will live a long time, and continue to be a happy dog. I wish that someone finds a cure for cancer, so that dogs like Murphy (and people like my mom) don't have to deal with this terrible disease. I wish Murphy the best.

Fair Winds, Murphy - we love you!!