Australian Shepherd Puppy Plays in Water Bowl

Just a quick update on Molly and Lucy, our new mini Australian Shepherd puppies....

Molly discovers the joy of water!  Check out this short video of her digging in the water bowl.

We think Molly is going to be a water girl... what do you think?!

Meet Molly & Lucy ~ Mini Australian Shepherds

Molly (left), and Lucy (right)

Welcome Molly and Lucy, mini australian shepherds, to our Kansas homestead!

These two are sisters, born March 2nd, and are red merles.  Molly is the bigger of the two, and I've already nicknamed her Molly the Monster, because she definitely has the upper hand over her sister, Lucy!  Being that they are mini aussies, they will only weigh in the 20 to 30 lb range.

Molly strikes a typical Aussie pose

We have big plans for these girls in the future... perhaps some agility training and competition, or frisbee training.  We'll see which they prefer.  :-)

For now, basic puppy training will get them headed in the right direction.  We have fresh, new blank palettes to work with, and we want these girls to be polite and well-mannered from the get-go. 

Lucy chews on the tug-rope

There's a whole photo album posted on Facebook, so friend me if you want more puppy love.  I'll try to be a better blogger and post frequent updates here for everyone.

The next few months will be lots and lots of fun with these two very smart and intelligent girls!

Trixie Lou the Cuddlebug

Trixie Lou is always where I am. Unlike Ms. Independent Tori Mae, Trixie craves and loves every bit of attention she can coax out of any human within sight. She loves scrunching herself up behind my legs on the couch in the evening to take her nap!

My New Professional Camera -- Courtesy of My Lovely Husband!!

Wow, I am still so blown away by the camera my husband got for me! He knew that I've been wanting a more professional DSLR camera for some time now, and I could not believe that he researched and researched and researched and then got me a Nikon D60 18-55 VR Kit (10 MP). This camera is even better than the camera I was eventually planning to get myself!!! He also got me an additional lens, a 55-200mm for close-ups, which he also knows I really get into. I am sooooooo excited, and I have so much to learn about my new camera and what it's capable of. The above pic of my NEW camera was taken with my old Fujifilm Finepix 3800 (3.2 MP). This is the last time I will use my Finepix .... here is a pic of the old camera....


Last but not least, here are a few pics taken with my new Nikon the last day or so.... I haven't gotten real deep into all its settings yet, so these are just taken with the most basic of settings. I'm loving it so far!!

Trixie snoozing on our bed.

Breakfast time!

December sunrise in Kansas ... I'm usually not up so early!

Sunrise over our icy pond.