WigWam Falls, BR Parkway

[rootofnewt]

A certain poodle has been pleading for attention, claiming he is unloved and neglected.

Does this look like an unhappy dog?

We went for a drive today. Buckled the dog and baby in, crammed Tom in the backseat, gave Brandon shotgun, and we headed to the hills.

First stop was Nellysford, where the guys had barbecue. We then took 151 to 666 to 56, drove past Montebello up to the Parkway. We took the parkway south to Irish Gap, mostly to show Brandon the signpost for the spiral curve which shows a stick figure flying off a motorcycle.

Driving back north, we stopped at the Yankee Horse pullover, which is where Wigwam Falls cascades down through the hollow. Of note: cool salamander.

Tom and Ronan. Ronan seemed intrigued. Brandon and a rock. Me, in need of henna..

Tom and Brandon are going to the Dawning tonight for the In Tenebris CD release party. Ronan and I are staying here and playing games like "Boobie, boobie, who's got the boobie?" and "King of the Boobie" and "Duck, Duck, Boobie".

Comments

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Ronan's looking like he *knows* he landed a good gig :):).

[briskpepper.livejournal.com]

tom looks like he's trying to figure out where to stash Ronan. :)

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Ronan will grow up knowing a dog's place in the family, and that can only be a good thing. :D

[bedbugsbite.livejournal.com]

I liked all the other pictures too, but I LOVE your LJ icon. Beautiful.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

I thought the poodle was being a bit overdramatic ;-)

Your new icon is fabulous! And I thought of you several times walking around Convergance today - i saw several goth babies with their moms.

[girlghoul.livejournal.com]

Ah poor doggie... Hey I wanted to ask you since I knew you had a poodle. Are they "moody" at times? Do they talk a lot? I was curious because my mom's Miss Minnie is a labradoodle (half black lab and half black regular sized poodle). She's very much all of the above and the vet says its from the poodle side.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

yep on both counts.

poodles often look very serious--they can't help it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jocelyndale/401348003/in/set-72057594055571147/

[girlghoul.livejournal.com]

I thought so because Miss Minnie is always telling us what she wants, what she thinks and god help you if you anger or annoy her. I thought my father was opinionated... man he's got nothing on her! I told the vet and he just laughed at me. Said that poodles are very talkative and active/interactive animals... and they have NO problem expressing their wants and dislikes.

*snorts* OOOOMG... your poodle is just a giant version of Miss Minnie!!! She has the lab barrel body, the "love for food" and the classic labrador sit/sprawl... but other than that she's apparently all poodle!!! BTW he is such a gorgeous doggie! How big is he anyway? Is he what they call the giant poodle?

[krasota.livejournal.com]

He's just a bog standard Standard poodle. He weighs about 60 pounds (ideally) sometimes a bit more if we don't pay attention to hard-play time.

He is not a colossal poodle (http://explodingcat.livejournal.com/62231.html).

Poodles sit like people, too, in that weird sprawl (http://pics.livejournal.com/krasota/pic/0003rtp9/g21). They share that with labs.

[girlghoul.livejournal.com]

I absolutely adore this photo of him!! He is just such a gorgeous boy!! You have three gorgeous males in your house now... lucky girl. :)