Is it really Fall already?

OMD, it is officially Fall (Happy Fall!).   I got out my orange grab-ball to play wiff, but everyone is too busy to play wiff me.   Oh well, lots of activity to supervise and yesterday I did get to play wiff two different furfriends.

Mom and Aunty D have been busy cleaning up after dat Hurricane Florence.  Dey picked up all dat debris dat fell in my yard and dragged stuff to da edge of the road.  Now I've got cleared space for my zoomies.    Arrrrrrrrrrooooo!

We are still waiting for a roofer as we do have a leak and some water damage in Mom's bedroom.   Da ceiling is a bit bubbled but it's not getting any worse so we likely will not have a collapse.   We do need to find da cause of the leak and den get the ceiling repaired and da wet insulation out.   We're also waiting for an Insurance adjuster butt since our damage is small (leak and a huge missing fascia board), we are way down on da list so dey can get to those with catastrophic damage.  It's not as bad as some of our friends and da neighborhood looks like blue tarp city.  So sad.     Some of des guys dat are putting tarps on roofs are charging outrageous prices.   Mom's heard price quotes of $2500 and $1500 from some of our neighbors.  Let's hope dat we don't get a lot of rain anytime soon.

 Wags, 

              Ranger

Pees..... I just heard another helicopter fly over us.   Perhaps another airdrop of food & water to dos areas surrounded by flood water.

Fall Back

I don't know about you, butt dis time change always throws me off my schedule. 

Wags, 

                  Ranger

Wordless Wednesday - What's Up?

 Wags, 

            Ranger

Flashback Friday - Happy Fall

Yippy!

Today is da 1st Day of Fall and  
for me, it's all about da leaves.

Mom even calls me "Mr. Leaf" when I bring da leaves into da house.   Here's a tip, if you roll in them first, dey will get in your furs really good.  Den you can bring more of dem into da house.  Just sayin'.

I just luv da blowing kind.

What I like best is playing wiff Mr. Leaf Blower.

It's always great fun when Auntie D gets him out and den  sends da leaves flying all over da yard.  I can't wait to catch me some flying leaves butt Mom says da we have to wait for more leaves to fall.

Oh, oh, oh.... I just found an oldie but goodie video of me playing wiff da leaf blower.

Lights, Camera, Action!

Wags, 

        Ranger

Wordless Wednesday - Blue Ball Racing

Wags, 

            Ranger

I Love da Fall

I love it when Mom comes out and plays wiff me in da yard.

I know she wants me to bring my flyer back to her so she can toss it again but I have other ideas.    I would rather she chase after me and try to snatch it away from me.  
I love to see her run.   Hey... it's my job to keep Mom is good working order.

I also love:

• running through the leaves as Aunty D holds da leave blowing machine and sprays dem all over da place.
• da cooler weather cuz I can run faster and longer wiffout taking a break.
• smelling da crisp clear air.  
• chasing squirrels as dey try to stock up on dar winter supplies.
• bringing leaves into da house and watching Mom bend over and over and over to pick dem up.
• dragging around fallen pine needles in my skirt.   Yes... I said skirt.   Dat's what all my long furs are called.   My buddy Stuart reminded me da other day:  "Us Scots are tough enough to rock a beard and a skirt".    (You are in my thoughts and prayer today Stuart.)

What do you love about da Fall?

                                                            Have a grrrrrrreat Fall Monday!

                                                                 Wags,         

                                                                           Ranger

Flashback Friday - da Attack of da Leaf Monster

One of da things dat I love about Fall is playin wiff all da leaves.

Since it is Flashback Friday, I thought dat I'd share a video of me, when I was a wee little laddie, of my very 1st encounter wiff da leaf blowing monster.  

As you can see, I sure told dat monster who's da boss.

 Wags, 

         Ranger

Pees….. I have a playdate dis afternoon wiff my BFFs Wally and Finn.   I can't wait!

Welcome Autumn

Happy 1st day of Fall!
I love when all dat HOT air goes away and the crisps cool fall air blows in.   Chasin leaves is soooooooo much fun.

Here's is one of Mom's fall quilts dat was inspired by ME.

Yep… dat's me catchin some falling leaves.

Close-up

   

Now dis one is good… but wait til you see my Halloween one.   It will blowwwwww you away.

Wags, 

       Ranger

Peees….   Sending POTPs for Stuart (my Barkday buddy who is havin a biopsy).

>> Dis just in…. Stuart is home and doing great but he is nappin now so we gotta be quiet.   Arrrrrrrrrrrroooooo!   Oh, I just had to shout-out.   Sorry about dat.  I hope I didn't wake him up. <<

A bit a leavy business

I hope ya had a super fun weekend.     I had a wee bit of Fall fun.

Aunty D…. look at all my leaves.

Whata ya got there Aunty D?
Woooooooo…. it's the wind machine.

Dis one is mine. I caught dis one in mid-air!

Leaf zoomies.   Look at me…. I can run like the WIND.

After all that windy fun…. I laid down for a good chomp on a stick.
Aunty D forgot the treats so I had to find my own chew toy.

And now for some REALLY BIG NEWS……
On Saturday, I got me my 1st Christmas Card.  Arrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooo!

It's from my fluffy buddies, Reilly & Denny.

Today I got another card (from Frankie & Ernie).  Yip, yip, YIPPY!   

I'm off to a grrrrrrrreat start.

Score (xmas)Card

Me: 2

Peeps: 0 (dats a big ZERO)

Wags, 

       Ranger

Catch a Leaf

Today is the First Day of Autumn (Autumnal Equinox).     Happy Fall!

Mom made...

Ranger inspired.

Now I'm off, to go catch me a leaf.   Have a great Day.

Wags,

     Ranger

One Word Wednesdays - "Leaves"

Fall Fun - Leaf'n & the Blower

We have had lots of wind lately and it is starting to get cold.   My yard has lots of leaves on it and sometimes when I go outside it is raining leaves.   I love to chase and snatch the leaves and then… wait for it…  I like to eat them.

Maybe we should make "Leaf Snatching"
a new pet Olympic sport.

I'm looking for that perfect leaf to eat.

Yesterday, Aunty D got out the wind machine and blew all my leaves around the yard and into a big pile.

Mom took some more videos (as y'all seem to really like videos) of my chase'n, snatch'n, and chomp'n on the blowing leaves.  Did you notice my new "southern talk"?

Video 1

 Video 2

I hope you enjoy my latest videos and snatch some leaves for yourself.

Chow for now,

                          Ranger (y'all's favorite fiber pup)

Thanksgiving fun

I know that today is usually Silent Sunday, but I have so much to tell you and I just can't keep quiet.    I want to tell you all about my by surprise guest.  Eric and Kristy visited us and they brought along someone to play with me.  Woohoo!

Meet Issy (Isabella)
She is 4 years old and likes to box.

Look how tall she is?

We had the bestest time playing together.   We played chase in the yard.  Issy is really, really fast and was hard to catch.

(I really hope you can view my videos so you can see us play together.)
** Caution… this first video may make you dizzy **

We also played with one of the two toys that she brought with her.  She calls it her "Flying Squirrel".      Issy always got to it first when someone through it, but sometimes I was able to snatch it way.

Inside the house, we played tug-a-war with my froggy.

And we played tug-a-war with Issy's "Frankenstein" toy.   But poor Franky didn't survive our play.

Frank'n causality

Then came dinner.   I tried to help (or snatch whatever dropped) but they seemed to have things under control

Issy and I both got some turkey with our kibble.   Arrrrrrrrrrrooooooooo.
I learned that I luvvvvvvvvvvv turkey.

Mom even put some leftovers in a little container in the frig, just for me.

After dinner we all went for a walk on the beach.

I got to walk with Eric and we ran and splashed in the ocean.  He is fun to play with.

Issy and I took a long walk on the beach and I think she really liked my beach.

The sun was setting and the sky was real pretty.

On the way back it started to get real dark, so we went back home for some Apple pie.   As you know…..I luv apples.

Issy (my new BPP), Turkey, Apples and the Beach….. Thanksgiving is a grrrrrreat Holiday.

Turkey chow for now.

Ranger

Going on a Leaf Hunt

It is Fall here in NC and it is raining leaves.   I love to chase, catch and chomp on them.  Mom says I'm getting extra fiber in my diet.   I don't know what that means… but chomping is fun!

Yummmm.

Yesterday Mom and Aunty D took me to the Meadow Park so I could go on a leaf hunt.

OMD… that is the biggest leaf that I have ever seen.

This leaf is soooooo big, it is kinda hard to pick up.
Maybe I should grab it from this end.

After we went on our leaf hunt, we came across a playground.  I dug in the sand and I went on the slide.  If I had a buddy.  We could slide down together.

Maybe I'll have to go with Wally next time.

Where are all the children?

Mom says it is probably too cold for the little children.   I guess they do  not have nice warm fur like me.

Time to go now.

Arrrrrooooooo.   There is another dog over there.  Maybe he will play with me and we can catch some leaves together.

Chow for now.

Ranger