Snow

 This snow was much different from my first snow.  This time it was fluffy and not so wet and more fun but mom says it's still not enough.

I got it!

I'm diving for it, mom!

I'm loving this snow!

Mom had boots on me before we came outside.  Sadly, we never got out of the house with four boots on.  That blur is my wagging tail.    It's always wagging.   I'm a happy boy!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Winter

 Happy first day of Winter~~

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy and Sunny this week for Nature Friday~~

We have had a crazy week.   It was cold and then it turned mild for a few days and now it's back to cold and it's going to get even colder!

We found a pumpkin tossed into the woods~

We discovered that Miss Amy raised the price of a Christmas tree by five dollars.   It's been thirty dollars for a good long time!

I'm getting into the Christmas spirit on my walks!  Can you see my Rudolf nose?!☺

Happy Friday, everyone!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

The Better Choice

 The larger size boots arrived on Tuesday and mom went grocery shopping on Tuesday and came home with a nice surprise for me.

Can you tell which one I liked better?!

She tried the front feet boots on me to make sure they fit and they are a perfect fit!

Oopsie - I think I lost one already, mom☺

Christmas is sure getting close!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Seriously??

 You're kidding, right?

I do love those bacon treats, mom!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

What Could Have Been

 Mom and I went out for business at 5am this morning and the snow was falling and we were both so happy.  Not long after, it started to rain and it didn't stop raining until 10:30-ish.  

It doesn't look that wet, mom.

Just a few more sniffs before we head in~

Today could have been so much fun.  What a bummer~

I hope your Monday is going along better than mine is.

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Frosty Whiskers

 We had eighteen degrees out when we went for our walk yesterday.   Mom got this shot of me when we were back home of my frosty whiskers.   If you bigefy the picture, they look even more frosty!

We will be walking at eighteen degrees again today!

Happy Sunday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy and Sunny this week for Nature Friday~~

Our weather has been crazy this week.  It started out cold and then we got rain with warm temps and now it's back to cold.   

The only thing that we found on our walk worthy of a photo were these grasses~

Mom has African Violets and she was having trouble getting them to re-bloom.   They got fertilizer and they were kept on the dryer side and they are on pebbles and still no blooms so she went to Amazon to see how much grow lights cost.  She was pleasantly surprised to see that they are not pricey at all~

We're starting to see blooms FINALLY!

Happy Friday the 13th!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Another Early Christmas Pressie

 This toy is the BEST!

Many years ago,  Airedale blogging friends sent the cow udder toy to Maggie for her birthday~

It lasted through the Mitch and Molly era but eventually, it had seen its better day.  

And now I have one.   Mom says that she will see how long the cow udder toy lasts for me!   Mom got it from Etsy if anyone wants one of their own.

Happy Thursday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom saw a recipe for Healthy Date Carrot Muffins on FB that she really wanted to try~

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup of oats (I use steel cut quick oats)
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped dates
• 1 cup finely shredded carrot 3 small-medium carrots
• 1 large egg beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
• Add in dates and toss until they are well coated. Break up any date clumps.
• Repeat with the shredded carrot—add, toss to coat, no clumps!
• In a small mixing bowl beat egg with oil, milk and vanilla.
• Pour into flour mixture and stir to combine well.
• Spoon into greased muffins tins
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. 

  

  She had some fruitcake mix that she wanted to use so that was included in the half cup of dates mixture.  I got the left-over shredded carrots!
  
  Just out of the oven~
  
  
  The cinnamon gives the muffins a zing.   The muffins are not too sweet but very moist and yummy!   A keeper recipe, mom!
  
  Happy Tuesday!    Love ya lots♥    Duke

An Early Christmas Pressie

 I'm not exactly sure that I like this pressie, mom.

She says they are too tight on my front feets because of my dew claws so we will be getting a larger size.  

I was trying to take one off while she was trying to get the next one on.

I only have 3 boots on in this photo ☺

I hope the rest of my pressies are more fun than this one, mom!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Selfie Sunday

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy and Sunny for Nature Friday~~

We found berries on our walk~

These "flowers" look like Daisies but they are actually another flower that the petals fell off of and now they look like little stars!

The Sumac is still blooming away!

I got an early Christmas gift from mom.    I am a working English Cocker Spaniel in a Carhartt chore coat☺  How appropriate and  I love my new coat!

Happy Friday, everyone!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

My First Snow

 So we really didn't get much snow but mom grabbed Molly's lunge line and my orange ball and outside we went!

I love having this much room to run!

Snow is yummy stuffs!

Mom couldn't stop laughing at my turned-back ears!

What a blast snow is!

Mom says that deeper snow will be even more fun.  I can't wait!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

The Bone Ornies

Many years ago, our friends Miss Kate and Putter the Airedale, gave Maggie and Mitch pewter bone ornies for the Christmas tree.   They are favorites here and each year, we look forward to hanging them.   Mom bought one for Molly in her honor this year and she bought me one too♥

My very own tree with my very own Duke ornies!

Molly has her own tree too.   You are missed every single day, Molly♥

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wondering Monday

 I had a bath this weekend.   

After my bathrobe came off, this happened.   This being my first Christmas and not knowing the ropes yet, I was wondering if stuffs like this is supposed to happen?

A very perplexed~

Duke