Couple shots of the big dogs. Argus and Josie.
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the dailypic 3458 yr10 171 Argus at One
Happy Birthday to the 2nd born dog, Sir Argus Fezzik the Giant, today he is ONE. Weighing in at a 110lbs he believes he is a lapdog but does not believe in personal space. With his ginormous paws, his baby face and lack of neck he tends to draw a ton of attention whereever he goes. Argus has plenty of nicknames, Thunder (to Josie’s Lighting), The Kool-Aid Man, Tank, Piggie (for the constant grunting) Oaf, Fuzzy Wuzzy (as in the caterpillar, that is what he looks like from above since he has no neck) and wimp. Don’t let the photo fool you; he is the happiest, sweetest thing on 4-paws I have ever met. He thinks he is a cat, loves to crawl into spaces he really should not attempt and has these twitches he does when he wants attention, that one day might put him or one of us through a wall. His favorite place to sit is in front of the refridgerator doors if you are trying to get something out of it, if not, then anyone’s foot will do — Happy Birthday Argus thanks for being part of the family.
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the dailypic 3457 yr10 170 The Thief
The stuffed Berner has been here for three years; we used it to tell the kids Josie was joining the family, then in photos with the dogs, Argus found it sitting on a shelf when no one was looking it and stole it. I would have thought it would have been the end of the stuffed one, but turns out Argus just wanted to cuddle. Tune in tomorrow for Argus’s first birthday post.
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the dailypic 3429 yr10 142 Argus on Blue
The big goof in the studio.
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the dailypic 3405 yr10 118 Thunder & Lightning
I call them thunder and lighting, because one is quick, bright, graceful and sleek and the other is Argus.
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the dailypic 3402 yr10 115 Argus at 10 Months
So I find myself without my computer for a few days, it is off to the mac people for some repairs. I have other means of computing, but I am a creature of habit, so without my lightroom software and all that I figure we can live off the phone for a day or two. Argus responds better to the phone anyway, he tends to shy away from my large camera. Here he is posing for me this afternoon in the nice light. He turned 10 months old yesterday, he is just about 100lbs, short but takes up a ton of space, kind, gentle and a lap dog. He is the sweetest creature I have ever had the pleasure of sharing a house with, no offense to Josie, but he really is just pure love. Where Josie is more friendly and dare say smarter, Argus is just a huge, happy, fluffy goof.
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the dailypic 3397 yr10 110 Goodbye Anna
“Let me get a nice photo of you with the dogs before you go back to school Anna.” And done. Good luck at school.
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the dailypic 3333 yr10 046 First Snow
No matter what you think about snow, you have to smile when your 7 month old Bernese Mountain Dog, who is bred for cold weather, discovers snow for the first time. Pure innocence and joy. He just sat there and watched it come down, put his tongue out to catch some, then watched it fall more. Then his sister came out and showed him how fun it is to run and jump in… we will never get him back in the house again.
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the dailypic 3331 yr10 044 Pets
Posing these two… this is the best we get right now.
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the dailypic 3301 yr10 014 Argus
He wants to model, this is his blue steel face.
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the dailypic 3294 yr9 007 Ram Island Ledge Light
A trip north to loom at some lighthouses. Started in New Castle Island, NH and made it to Portland, ME. Only saw a handful, it was more about getting away for a day. Might had seen more but we took the dogs with us, and that is a huge ordeal, we are stopped every 10 feet with requests to pat, talk with, take photos of the dogs. “the tall one is female, Josie, 93lbs, 2.5 years old, the ‘little’ one isArgus, he is a puppy, 6.5 months old… no really, yes a puppy. Yes, we are aware he will only get bigger, no it is not her puppy, they are half-siblings, yes they do eat a lot, yes their crap is enormous, yup… they shed, really you knew someone who had one and it died, they do get along, it does look like they are smiling…” move 10 feet, repeat… not complaining at all, they bring joy to everyone who sees them. I let my wife do most the talking, and I send the drone off to get photos, like the one above. That is Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Casco Bay, Maine, and favorite of mine that you can see from Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. We also saw Whale-back Light, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Bug Light, Nubble Light but it was under construction and a few other stops on some beaches.
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the dailypic 3293 yr9 006 Chariots of Fire
Can you hear the Chariots of Fire music? A quick trip to Maine for the day, tune in tomorrow for lighthouse photos.
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