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 …
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Foster : Ciara-Day 3
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
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
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
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
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 …
5/52 : Kona – Beach Bum
Ah, the life of a Cali dog:)
4/52 : Kona – The Golden Hour
Kona enjoys a walk on the beach at sunset.
2/52 : Kona-King Of The Mountain
The boys resting after climbing Mount Bell in Los Angeles.
1/52 : Big Mouth Kona
Happy New Year to all! Resolutions. One of ours is to blog on a more regular basis this year… because we were not very good at it last year:) To help do that we’re starting a 52 week photo project; 52 weeks of Kona. Today is the first entry, Kona’s big mouth full of what …
Merry Christmas!
We’d like to wish all our friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true… …and cookies fill your tummy (Kona wrote the last bit:)
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 5
Our last days in Arizona took us to the Saguaro National Park. Surrounding Tuscon, the park is home to thousands of classic saguaro and other cacti species. Saguaro are slow growing and can grow to be huge like this one… There are many different shapes and sizes in the park. This is an old saguaro …
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 4
From Tucson, we took a side trip south east to the legendary town of Tombstone, where we went back in time to the days of Wyatt Earp and the OK Corral shootout. This western boom-town was a wild west frontier and retains it’s charm down main street. Wyatt and the boys milling about before the …
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 3
After a chilly but snug night camping we woke to find our tent with a coating of snow. After a quick breakfast and packing up it was time to hike. Our destination was the Red Rock District in Coconino National Forest just north of Sedona. This area has beautiful red rock formations along Oak Creek …
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 2
Up early, we hit the road to explore Desert Drive in Grand Canyon National Park. On the way, we visited the Tusayan Ruins and ended our park visit at Desert View, the last lookout of the canyon (or first depending on how you enter the park.) Here we visited the Watchtower, designed by architect Mary …
Kona’s Arizona Adventure-Part 1
For Thanksgiving, Kona took a big road trip to Arizona. First stop: the Grand Canyon. Thanksgiving Day was chilly with highs of 32F (0C) and lows of 4F (-16C) but it was a beautiful morning to hike the South Rim. The boys were eager to get hiking at sunrise. (Leashed dogs are allowed on the …
Blissed Out
Blissed out Kona. Things are so busy (although you’d never know it by looking at Kona:) and we have been really bad at getting around to see everyone but we’re thinking of you all! Wags to everyone.
The Devil’s Punchbowl
What is Kona so happy about? He’s finally got a day off and he’s going hiking! This hike is in the desert mountains a couple of hours outside of Los Angeles at a place called the Devil’s Punchbowl, amazing geological formations practically on the infamous San Andreas fault. The boys find the trail head. Our …