Ein paar pilzige Schätzchen aus den letzten Wochen. Wer hätte gedacht, dass auf modderigem Waldboden rumzukriechen so viel Dopamin schenken kann. 🍄🌿♥️ #sporespondence
Und die Kamera vom iPhone 15pro macht einfach wirklich Spaß. Die Fotos sind alle unbearbeitet, nur zu JPEG umgewandelt und verkleinert. #sporespondence#autumn#bordercollie
Some young dogs are so demanding. There is never enough playtime to completely satisfy a border collie. This was taken when Joni was 4 months old and we used to tease her that she had a broken ear.
Have a great Friday, friends.
Joni and the Blue Ball
This was the start of the love affair with blue balls. This had belonged to her predecessor, but she loved it from the moment she saw it. We are several blue balls further on now, she is a chewer.
Enjoy your Monday, #fedifriends
I think I must be trying to make myself feel better about approaching winter. Joni loves walks on the beach in the winter and I admit that I do as well, when I can push myself to go there. She looks a bit miserable here, though, probably because it was over and we were on the way home.
Have as good a Monday as you can make it, friends.
Joni has her own pack to carry, with her food (and the food for the cats, but don't tell her), collapsible food bowl, papers and, on the top, to be added at the last minute in a net, her blue ball. She's a great help in emergencies.
Happy Friday, all. Stay safe.
Years ago we took Joni on a few sheep herding sessions to see how she would take to it. As you see, she enjoyed it. We didn't continue with the lessons, though, deciding to stick with frisbees and balls instead. And now she herds cats, which is much more of a challenge. And she can do it in the house.
This was Joni 2, our first border collie, second Joni. Make sense of that if you will. She was a special dog, kinder than most, less obsessive, more devoted than some and very obedient. And so beautiful, as you see. We lost her in October 2012. She left big shoes to fill.
As the summer is winding down there are still some mornings that look like this. Joni was quite young in this photograph, but the intensity never wanes.
Make it as good a day as you can!