Pet Pride: hotel-happy dog

Last September I took Lindy to a hotel for the first time, and she philosophically took it in stride. She wasn't too sure about the little metal room whose door closed automatically, and was a bit surprised when the room started to move upward, but she got used to it quickly, and she was very happy to share a large hotel room with two ladies. We were there with our friend Mara (of the blog Weighty Matters) from The Netherlands, and she was pleased to find out Lindy didn't bark or misbehave in any way.
In January, Dick and I took Lindy to the Red Deer Lodge in central Alberta, to meet two of Dick's daughters and three of our grandsons. Again, she was a perfect hotel guest. In the photo below, she is on the floor, sleeping contentedly on a sheet we brought from home.

Posted for
Pet Pride  hosted by
Lindy's pal Bozo and his family in Mumbai, on their blog Pets Forever.

Camera Critters and Pet Pride with Grommet

Lindy, caught in soft focus, is looking mellow while visiting two of Dick's daughters and our three young grandsons, ages 8, 6 and 2, in Red Deer, Alberta, earlier this month. In the background (and below) is our granddog Grommet, a Jack Russell Terrier who used to be full of bounce but is much more mellow now that he is also 6 years old. He and Lindy really just ignored one another after their first introduction.

Posted for

Camera Critters, hosted by my friend Misty Dawn,

and also for

Pet Pride, hosted by Lindy's pal Bozo in Mumbai, India

Lindy says, "Hi, Bozo. I didn't pay much attention to Grommet. He's just a little guy, but he has a very nice family."

SkyWatch Friday: sunset, Red Deer

That would be the city of Red Deer, Alberta, blog fans, not a herd of red deer looking at a sunset. Dick and Lindy and I were in Red Deer recently to see two of Dick's daughters and three of the grandsons. Lindy behaved so well at the Red Deer Lodge, and Dick was pretty good, too...he took these photos of the sunset!

I love the layers of colors between the trees (above).

© Photos by Richard Schear

Posted for SkyWatch Friday

Shadow Shot Sunday: kids and animals, with shadows

One of the grandsons in Red Deer had a trip to this outdoor skating rink for his birthday.
Shadows followed the skaters everywhere they went.

Surrounded by shadows not far from our house, this wild rabbit isn't moving a whisker,
because it doesn't want to attract Lindy's attention.

Looking intently for the deer that weren't there, Lindy hasn't noticed the rabbit yet.
                                                                                                                                        Shadow Shots by Richard Schear

Posted for Shadow Shot Sunday, hosted every week by Tracy at Hey, Harriet!

Thanks, Tracy!

To see other shadows captured by other cameras, please click

HERE!