Wordy Wednesday.........Long Time No Bark

 Well, it's been a long time no bark here... it were difficult for Momma to want to blog once Finley passed on... but she says I deserves to get to speak my piece as Head of Ranch Security round here, so here I am... Brinley Evangeline.

It's pretty quiet most days without my BFF, Kinley. The kitties occasionally get into a kerfluffle but before I can tear myself away from the tv, they've pretty much settled it. I likes to spend as much time as I can on top of Pillow Mountain-- a girl needs her beauty rest, ya know... 

I still gets my daily walkies... just with only Momma and Angelique's Momma, Ally. Momma said today I am developing an annoying habit of wanting to go backwards on my walks... I say she doesn't understand that sometimes ya walks by a good smell before ya realizes it, and ya must go backwards to sniff it!! 

Here's some photos of me patrollin' da backyard fur zombies... it are an vital dooty of da Head of Ranch Security to rid da premises of varmints and such... 

Spring is late... here' what's blooming now...

Hey, wait a durn minnit.... who let dat last photo in dere? Whut, Momma?? You put it in to show how I spends most of my time dat I should be doin' my security dooties?? Whut da woof?? Dat in unfair, Momma.... if you didn't insist of watchin' tv shows wiff windshield wipers, rain, car chases, cryin' kids, or bad men, den I wouldn't be so exhausterated dat I needs a nap durin' daylight hours!!! It are all yer fault... dat's my story and I'm stickin' to it!!!

Bark ya later, gators......

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

BLACK AND WHITE SUNDAY--- WHAT A WEEK!!!

Every girl needs herself a tasty Barkarita now and then....

And after the week we've had... maybe 2 or 3???
See, Dogster is closing down effective March 3, 2014.... and we's been runnin' around tryin' to find ways to keep in contact with all our friends from there and Catster... and encouragin' pups and purrs to start blogs of their own. Over on the Dogster/Catster place, there were a lot of good diary writers, just like there are a lot of good writers here on the Blogosphere. Some of them have started blogs-- they're newbies-- so I'd appreciate it if some of you wunnerful friendly pups & purrs would make 'em feel welcome...
But first of all, WhitleyWestie, my BFF, who is owned by my Momma's oldest daughter, is back to blogging full time...
Whitley Westie
and our cats, Jezebel, who is the family cat, and Travis, who is owned by Momma's oldest daughter like Whitley is, have started their own blog....
Lone Star Cats

Here are some of the ones who've just started blogs....
A Schnauzer's Tale
Pepper Power On
Misty-Queen of All I Survey
Mr Cutter's Word of the Day
Scooter Squarepants

I'd deeply appreciate it if y'all could make this first wave of Dogster & Catster orphans feel welcome..

Bark ya later, gators!!

A NEW YEAR... AND SOME NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS....

Well, it is 2014... yikes!! Time has flown... once again, Momma been pretty good about writin' my diary entries on da Dogster place but absolutely awful about writing them here.

But a new year and a new resolution-- to post a LOT more often... in both places!!

We've been havin' the January blahs as far as the weather goes... too cold, too rainy.. but today wuz just  right!! It was a sunny day and in the 60s so me and Whitley got to go for our usual neighborhood walk... which is good cuz we've kinda been drivin' the humans nutso bein' all cooped up!!

In other news, we gots another kitty in the house! Whitley's momma, my Momma's oldest daughter,  got a kitten and he is named Travis.. he is a orange tabby-- my Momma is always calling him Kittencakes and Peach Velvet and she sings this silly song to him to the tune of Blue Velvet... it are embarrassing... she are supposed to only be singing "Finny Face" to me... But he is a really sweet kitten, and fit in really quick around here... Really sweet, that is, unless he decides to play smackypaws on Whit's or my nose!! Well, he is a cat, after all.....
Ally, Momma's youngest, has Maurice da black and white Maine coon and he is HUGE! When he lies around da house, he lies AROUNDDDDD da house!! He are 42" long from da tip of his nose to da end of his tail!
And Jezebel, my favorite kitty, is still here and will be 21 years old on her next birthday in April 2014! That is really old for a kitty!

This is a photo of Jez on da left and Mr. Travis Ford on da right... he luvs da kitties and is always tryin' to snuggle with them!

Below is a photo of Travis with da big guy, Maurice....

 

That wuz some photos of the ice storm we had in December....

A photo of Whitley with all her birthday toys... she turned 11 on Sept. 12, 2013...

And last but not least, a photo of yours truly and da big guy Maurice...if ya looks closely ya can see whut has our attenshun-- a skwirrel!! We is tryin' to decide who'd get to eat it if we could only get on da other side of da glass. I told him he could have it as long as I got to do da ole shake-shake! ...

Bark ya later, gators!!

Limericks....

This past week has been purty good... me and Whitley gots lots of walks and some in the daytime due to da cooler temps! Hooray for daytime walkies... it saves the embarrassment of stalkin' a pile of leaves or a rock that ya coulda sworn fur sure wuz a bunny rabbit!! Boy, do the Mommas laff their fannies off then!!

In honor of our walkies-- where we goes a couple of miles at least!!-- I wrote dis here limerick...

Walkies

Finley she sure likes her walks
Although sometimes she sniffs and she balks
She has odors to smell
Oh, the stories they tell
And then there’s those bunnies she stalks!

Bark ya later, gators!!

A new pup on Blogger

There's a new pup to Blogger-- name of Ziggy. Pups, go check out his blog, he needs some more followers!

Just click on the following link to get to his page....

Ziggy the Westie

Happy 2012!!

Happy New Year, everypup!!

The New Year's startin' off pretty good fer me... I's been gettin' walks, which I like-- gives me an opportunity to leave my personal messages for all the other dogs in the neighborhood for them to sniff.... BOL!

I wuz thinkin' about some New Year's resolutions... but I's purdy much perfect, so why bother?

Momma, on the other hand, could use some... These are the ones I would make fer her...

1. Walk Finley every day-- except when it rains.
2. When it rains, dry the grass before taking Finley out to do her bidness.... you knows how she hates wet grass.
3. Sew more cute stuff for Finley.
4. Make Finley another bed and keep the cat from takin' it over.
5. Give Finley more treats and share your food with her...especially the bacon and eggie weggies.
6. Sit down when Finley wants to take a nap on your lap.. nuthin' more irritatin' than a Momma who won't sit down and let ya sit on her.

That will do fer a start... what do you think, pups?
Any resolutions ya wanna make fer yer parents?

Bark ya later, gators...

Merry Texmas, Y'all!

Wow, it's been a longgggggggggg time since I posted to my blog. I've had the itchies really bad this Fall. Autumn is always the worst time of year for me since most of what I'm allergic to sheds pollen in the Fall.

Since I've been so itchy, Momma has sewn me up outfits to keep me from chewing on myself. Daddy says she needs to make them out of Kevlar....bol!

There's been lots of Christmas goings-ons around these parts, inside decoratin', outside decoratin', present wrapping, card makin'-- but what this little white dog wants to know is when is the BAKING going to start?

As official taste tester, I am ready and willing to sample all treats!

Merry Texmas from our house to yours!!


Bark ya later, gators!!

How Hot is It??

Well, way down Texas way it has been one heck of a hot summer!! How hot is it, you may ask....

It's so hot.... you get hot water out of both taps!
It's so hot.... the trees are whistling for the dogs!
It's so hot.... the cows are giving evaporated milk! Heck, it's so dry, some are giving powdered milk!
It's so hot... the squirrels are pouring Gatorade on their nutz!
It's so hot... I saw a dog chasin' a cat and they wuz both walkin'!
It's so hot... I discovered asphalt has a liquid state!
It's so hot... the weather service has issued a fat guy in a tank top warning!
It's so hot.... all the cornfields are filled with popcorn!
It's so hot... all the farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs!!

Well, ya gets the idea... down here in Texas it is still boiling hot!! But I am doing my best to stay cool, taking dips in the pool and spending as much time in the air conditioning as possible.... A/C-- a wonderful invention, especially if ya lives way down Texas way... My BFF and pool-ball playing buddy, has done packed up and moved to Austin with her Momma... they are now living with Maurice the Cat and his momma ( the mommas are sisters) and doing their bestest to help "Keep Austin Weird"!

Here's a pic of me relaxin' after a dip in the pool... keep cool out there pups!!

Bark ya later, gators!!

Fourth of July and a Case of Mistaken Identity

Howdy, puppers!! Well, Whitley, me, Momma, Daddy, and Whit's Momma all went to our town's fireworks last night... Momma looked it up on the internets and found where to park and go so's we could see it better than the last time. We had terrific seats and a great view! Dad being Dad, we got there about an hour before the show, so we set up and did some people watchin'-- or in Whitley's case, some people barking! She barked to let everyone know we were there -- with a few more barks thrown in for the fun of it!! They brought along refreshments, including some cold bottled water for us pups--ahh-- that was refreshing! Momma was helping Dad get some water when a man walked by with a rat-- at least that is what I thought it was!
I was off Momma's lap in a flash and zoomed around that guy at least three times-- he was all tangled up!! I didn't catch the rat, which once I got closer I realized it was a Chihuahua, not a rat. No offense meant to my Chihuahua buddies, but it was so tiny I guess I got confused... They untangled the dude and he and the rat, oops, I mean Chihuahua walked away. They strolled by a few more times-- further away, and I kept my eye on that dog.... it might could morph back into a rat at any minute, ya never know!!
The fireworks were louder than I wuz used to, and I kept turning to look at Whitley and her Momma and my Dad-- had to make sure they didn't get blown up!! Plus with that audible fart Whitley did last week, I was double-checking to make sure those noises weren't coming from her!! After Momma administered some belly rubs, I chilled out....

We saw a Springer Spaniel running through the crowd with his leash flying behind him... hope his owner caught him... poor scared pup!

Here are some photos for your viewing pleasure....

This one is of Whitley yawning-- I think she was bored by the whole waitin' thing...

And some fireworks....

Bark ya later, gators!!