Saturday, August 01, 2015

visiting with pets!!!

The summer is absolutely flying by!!!! I am grabbing every day possible and cramming in as much as I can.... including (and especially) Abi. School starts this fall for her, and with that, and her being at home, and then being with her Dad... I have great fear, that Papa and Baby time, is going to become very precious and not enough. With that in mind, I take her every opportunity possible.....and we do all those "horrid" grandparent things... like staying up way too late!!!!!
Cuddle time with Papa before heading to bed... (and notice Titus getting in on the photo).... 

I'm not so sure where that little baby has gone and this beautiful little girl has stepped into her place..... truly... every day is such a gift......
The bees are having a great summer too... I feel like we are adding boxes like crazy... there seems to be enough rain to keeps things growing and they are busy, busy, busy......
I love to go out and just watch them fly......















They're coming in, loaded down with nectar and pollen.... I am expecting a very good honey crop this year!!!!!! and then hopefully we can get threw the winter......



This has also started being an annual "summer event".... the dog and pony show!!! Last summer, I took Mocha over to visit the adults with special needs... she was such a big hit, that we were invited back again this summer.... I think Mocha likes to go as much as they like to have her......
When we arrived, she kept giving me this look like... "are we going to go and say hello... or just stand here in the parking lot???"
Course, I always have to have these photo opts... Mocha, me, Livy and Camille.... ready to go and visit.....

Some of the folks we visited with remembered us from last year, and others were new. Either way, for the most part, the residents loved seeing us..... 
At first, some folks aren't so sure about all of this, but Mocha's gentleness soon has made good friends....
She amazes me .... nothing upsets her... sometimes the residents are off balance in their movements, or need some help with walkers, wheelchairs and the like... some pet gently while others are not so refined... and she takes everything in stride....
This young man is a huge horse lover, and he got all dressed up for the occasion, and asked several times to have his picture taken with Mocha....
Smiles are everywhere on a day like this.... this lady was beyond thrilled that Mocha walked up to her. She has trouble stretching her arms out, but she didn't need to go too far, because Mocha was right there....
Course Livy was about to let Mocha have everyone to herself... and she got into every opportunity possible.... 
And my gentle, sweet Camille..... she took a real shine to this lady and I think there was a special moment between just the two  of them. 

Everyone is so grateful that we come to visit, but in all honesty... I think it's me that gets the  most of out it. And to have such special animals that enjoy being a part of it...

well.. there are not words that can describe this...