Birthday

A photo from my birthday celebration Wednesday. About forty candles short.....

Missile Command

Pre-dawn sky during end-of-season pasture-mowing today.

Gatsby's First Snow

He wasn't quite sure what to make of it on Wednesday.

Pensive

Ah, the Good Old Days....

One or two of our Constant Readers may appreciate the humor here, circa 1988 and 1992:

The Guys Take In a Lacrosse Tournament

Super-Villain Team-Up

Gatsby Gets the Green Light

See what I did there?

Today Gatsby gets the bionic enhancements splinting his broken tibia removed. This is a little earlier than expected because the vet said X-rays revealed the broken leg had healed more rapidly than predicted.

At Least Four Nouns....

....I'd never expect to see in the same sentence:

"Last night I watched Molly Ringwald sing jazz standards at the Jewish Community Center  in Reisterstown, MD."

Gatsby's Progess

It's been two weeks since his surgery, and he continues to heal. It is getting harder to keep him confined and still.

Skunk Works and Broken Bones

Rough couple of weeks on the dog front: Indiana got sprayed in the face by a skunk two weeks ago, and Gatsby broke his leg on Saturday while rough-housing with Indy. 

For Indy, we tried a couple de-skunking treatments at home before finally resorting to tomato paste smeared into the worst areas, followed by a professional grooming.

Before:

After:

For Gatsby, his leg is splinted and bandaged pending surgery on Tuesday.

Guess we should have made time for the annual Franciscan Monastary's Blessing of the Pets this year......

32.3 Lbs

Gatsby at his 14 week checkup today.

Weeks and Weeks

Gatsby, 14 weeks:

Indiana, ~176 weeks:

Attempt

Here is Ellie trying to think outside the box.

Brown Two

Tonight Ellie and I tested for Level Two Brown Belt....and passed! We went to Eggspectations to celebrate the feat. 

Lacrosse Sideline Sangria

Vet Visit x 2

Once Again, Steak and Shake

11" Across, Easy

The biggest sunflower I've picked so far from this year's crop.

Before and After

Earlier this summer our mailbox area was the victim of a hit-and-run, and remarkably the driver was actually able to "run" after the "hit" into a rather stout retaining wall.

Hydrogen Peroxide, Aqueous

11' High, Easy

Introducing.....

....Gatsby. 8 weeks old, 13.4 lbs

PA Turnpike Steak and Shake

Hypochlorite Solution

Toluene

Ellie at the County Fair

20th Annual Antique Tractor Pull

At the Howard County Fair. 

1942 Farmall H:

1930's John Deere General Purpose:

1950's-Era Oliver 66:

Ellie at Citi Open