Tag Archives: happiness

Multi-tasking

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  Nikon D60 : 35mm : shutter 1/125: aperture f /4 : ISO 400 Kona getting all his play in at once. In other news…Ciara has been adopted. We’re sure she will bring years of joy to her new family.

13/52 : Kona – The Assistant

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Nikon D60 : Tamron 10-24mm @10mm : shutter 1/100: aperture f /10 : ISO 400 : Exposure Bias Value: -0.66 :bounced fill flash The boys hard at work in the composition studio. Kona has to be in there like a dirty shirt, watching every move…and sneaking a few pets. The hardest thing is playing instruments …

12/52 : Kona – Big Block Head

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Nikon D60 : Tamron90mm  : shutter 1/125: aperture f /5 : ISO 200 : Exposure Bias Value: -0.3333333 I’ve always loved the big blocky heads of retrievers. Spencer had the classic big block head.  When we adopted Kona, I didn’t feel that he was as square. but lately his head actually seems blockier. I attribute …

10/52 : Kona – The Expedition

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Nikon D60 : Tamron 10-24mm@24mm : shutter 1/100: aperture f /18 : ISO 200 : Cokin graduated ND grey filter The boys hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in the Whitewater Preserve, California.

Foster : Ciara-Goodbye

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Earlly this morning, we said our goodbyes to Foster puppy Ciara. She headed up to Homeward Bound, where we’re sure she will be adopted in no time. We’ll miss this little moneky but we’re happy she is on her way to a GReat life adventure. Kona has spent the day in rest & recovery mode, …

Foster : Ciara-Day 5

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Day five and we’re still alive having a great time with Ciara. Actually she has calmed down a little bit and will actually sit still for a few minutes at a time. Checking out the squirrels… But then her inner spaz kicks in and the action starts again. Giving Uncle Kona some love… Showing the …

Foster : Ciara-Day 4

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Ciara started the day with a bath. Feeling fresh she celebrated being clean with a dig in the flower beds. Ciara has decided she is a night owl. In the evening she goes ballistic, performing puppy zooms all over the house. When dawn breaks, she catches up on her sleep all over the house. We …

Foster : Ciara-Day 3

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Today Ciara decided she loved Kona and shadowed him everywhere. She now has moments of calm, something I think she’s picked up from Kona who is the king of chilling. Looking cool while relaxing… In a moment of spazziness, Ciara decides she has to show Kona how much she likes him… Things got a little …

Foster : Ciara-Day 2

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We survived our first day with Ciara…minus a lot of sleep and a few puppy teeth knicks and cuts. Round 2 in the busy day of a naughty puppy…   First on the agenda, look cute….mission acomplished, let’s move on… Attack & destroy all stuffies….check… Dig a few big holes to China…done… Copy Uncle Kona’s …

Foster : Ciara

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After a nice and relaxing weekend of camping, this litle trouble maker showed up on our doorstep. Ciara is a tornado 3 month old puppy with razor sharp teeth, which she snaps at anything within her vicinity. Recued from a Los Angeles shelter, she is underweight and suffering from an eye infection, hence the tear …

8/52 : Kona – Dawn Hike In Joshua Tree National Park

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  Whew, almost didn’t make it this week…Kona hikes Joshua Tree National Park first thing in the morning after camping overnight. Our tent is behind the giant rocks over the top of  Kona’s head. They are easily 30 feet tall. In the summer the temperatures rarely fall below 85F at night with highs of well …

7/52 : Kona – For Spencer

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It was 2 years ago today we lost our Spencer. He still makes me smile everyday, especially when I remember how he would pick up 3 tennis balls at the same time and “talk” to me. Kona can only do one tennis ball at a time but it makes him happy to have many. I …