Three dachshunds, one yard, and lots of mulberries.

This time of year our backyard is covered in wild strawberries and mulberries that drop from the neighbor's tree. Emma, Topper and Luna love the berries and spend a lot of time in the yard eating them. They also eat worms, slugs, and any small critters they catch. This past week, Luna caught a juvenile robin. She had managed to eat the head before I found out. Yuck, what a mess! It's been awhile since I posted new pics of the dogs. The twins (Luna and Topper) are two, Emma is eight. All are feisty, in good health, and love to soak up the sun. They also enjoy walks, and it's a real treat to take three dachshunds on a walk together. Luna and Topper walk beside me, Emma beside Steve. They are very good on walks until we come across another dog... Luna goes into anxiety barking mode then, but the rest of the time we have an easy time of it.

Topper

Topper

Emma

Topper, sniffing for mulberries

Emma, sniffing for mulberries

Luna - "Are they eating mulberries without me?????"

Wow, now that's a feeding frenzy!

Here is the video Steve did of the ice cream social from Emma's birthday party. He did it in monochrome, which doesn't show the beautiful colors of our dachshunds, but who needs color when there are such cute dogs to watch?

Today is Emma's birthday!

 Emma is 8 years old today! She spent the day as she usually does - hanging out with Topper.......

and mothering Luna.

After supper we took Emma to the pet store to buy her a new toy, and then we went to the grocery store to buy some doggie ice cream. The feeding frenzy was pretty intense.



Photos by Steve Wolfe ©2012

The Dog Santas... Finale: Defending the Neighborhood

Two of the Three Dog Santas chase off some suspicious interlopers.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Three Dog Santas... Episode 3: Sniffing the Lawn

Two of the Three Dog Santas stop to sniff the lawn.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Three Dog Santas... Episode 2: The Walk By

The Three Dog Santas walk by on the sidewalk.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Three Dog Santas

The Three Dog Santas head out for a walk.

Copyright © 2011 by Stephen A. Wolfe

Striped Dogs

We had some fun with lighting this morning. Here are the results:

Morning Light

A few days ago, February 28th to be precise, there was a pack meeting held in my chair. I think it was a celebration of a sunny morning. It was also, apparently, a good time to romp.

The eyes have it

Topper has such expressive eyes!

Steve's been doing a lot of film photography lately - this is one with Ilford Delta 400 black and white film.

Rainbow Dog

Rainbow Dog, originally uploaded by Stephen A. Wolfe.

Nikon D90; AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D; 1/200 sec @f/2, ISO 1600; post-processed with Apple Aperture 3 and Nik Software Dfine, Viveza, and Sharpener Pro.

During the late afternoon on sunny winter days, we sometimes get rainbows on our couch. Today our miniature dachshund Topper happened to lie down in the right place at the right time.

Topper's turn

Luna's been getting way too much attention lately. First, she's Dadderd's favorite subject for black and white photography. Second, she was the cute pet of the day for November 3rd.

I don't think that's fair. Look! I should be on a calendar or something. I'm much more adorable than she is . . .






Topper does look pretty cute sometimes. I wonder if I should be worried?










Emma: You don't have anything to worry about, Topper. Besides being cute, you're much more fun to play with than that ol' stick-in-the-mud.

Topper: Luna really is more attractive than me, though.








Maybe someday I'll be "Cute pet of the day," too . . .