Sunny days in Seattle are meant to be spent in the back yard with the ones you love.
This includes:
My dog.
My camera.
My fisheye.
My new hair color.
My new yellow shorts.
Category Archives: gracie
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Sunny In Seattle
June 24, 2008 – 4:56 pm
Evening
June 20, 2008 – 8:28 am
Last night Little Sophie came for a visit so I brought out the camera, set it on my lap, and shot a few frames every now and then.
Little Sophie is due for a new collar (hint hint Melissa!)
Miss Gracie told me she thinks she looks a bit slimmer in the sunset light.
Love my details
f/2.8
This shot is not in focus or that great but I love it because Gracie’s big mug is resting on the couch and you can really see the size difference.
(Although I’m fairly confident that Sophie believes with every bone in her body that she is the larger dog … and so does Gracie!)
I adore this shot. It’s a little peek into what is normally going on in our backyard. Husband chillaxing and Gracie on regular guard duty.
Guard duty got a little too noisy. Oooooo Gracer’s you’re in trouuubbbllleee. She got yelled at by Daddy.
Just a baby. No one can stay mad at the Peanut for long. She won’t let you. She will nose your face until you tell her everything is all good. Kisses for Gracie.
Middle Aged Gracie
June 18, 2008 – 9:08 am
We had to take Miss Gracie to the vet earlier this week for a lump we found in her side. Gracie is a lumpy girl, having already gone through 2 surgeries on the table (awake!) with novacaine to remove subcutaneous cysts, so we weren’t too worried.
This one is different. The vet did an aspiration and told us it is a fatty tumor and most likely benign. We are going to watch it for 3 months to ensure that it doesn’t grow. We really don’t want to put her through a 3rd surgery unless it is limiting her life activities or she is in pain. Keep her in your thoughts!
Oh and she is on a diet after WAY too many 3 Dog Bakery cookies. She is up to 140 pounds!
A few more shots of Miss Gracie from the other day with a fun sloppy border.
Sweet Gracie
June 16, 2008 – 1:51 pm
I think I have shared it before, but I wanted to share one of my all time favorite quotes.
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures;
they give unconditional love.
For me they are the role model for being alive.
- Gilda Radner -
This quote came to mind instantly when I pulled up these shots of Gracie. Just try to look at these and not fall head over heels in love with her.
Positivity
June 13, 2008 – 1:00 pm
I think one of the hardest life lessons I have had to learn in the last 5 years is that not everyone will want to celebrate your success. I believe everyone is successful at something in their lives and it makes it even that much better when you have lovely people in your life to celebrate with.
I choose to surround myself with positive people that celebrate the success of others. In turn, I have learned to relish other’s success.
Being negative is easy. Being positive is a very conscious choice. A hard one.
I was feeling negative yesterday. Then I walked out to the mailbox and there was this adorable little package addressed to “The Vey Girls”.
Inside was an adorable card, a glittery sign that said “Laugh”, and the most delightful letter “G” bling for Gracie’s collar.
A friend across the country sent it. Just because. We have never met in person or even talked on the phone, but for some reason she felt compelled to send this to me.
And it totally made my day, week, month.
I have the laugh sign hanging right next to my monitor to remind me to pass on that gift of unexpected positivity.
And then I made Gracie fulfill her model responsibilities because when you live with me, that’s just how it is.
She was SO pissed off at me for this shot.
