As is our custom, Jill and I spent our (28th) anniversary in Pinetop. We were there a week and had a great time relaxing mostly, but also cleaning out the cabin. We ate out once a day and took walks around the lake and the neighborhood. We took "The boys;" Payson and Toby. They were pretty good. Well, Payson the Border Collie was pretty good. Toby the Cairn Terrier was as good as he could be, given he's a Cairn Terrier. He ran off one day but came dragging back out of the forest with his tongue hanging out and laid by his water dish for a while until he had enough energy to go looking for trouble again.
We saw lots of elk as well as some antelope on our evening drives. We also had the companionship of squirrels and Stellar's Jays. One intrepid Jay has built a nest above our floodlights and there were three eggs in the nest. Last year, we had snow and two bears. This year, it was very warm and no bears that we saw. I got a hammock for father's Day (Early) and that was a big hit in the afternoon nap segment of the day. I left Payson loose but tied Toby to the hammock and he kept it moving just enough to be soothing.
Can't wait for next year!
