Bronty turns TWO!!!

Yesterday, Bronty turned two!! YAY?? no... She was a little bitch!! I say this in every sense of the word as well, not just because she is, well, a she!! Let me explain...

Bronty with her new toys

I stopped on my way home, to get her some new toys, some treats, and groceries for me. When I got home, she was really happy to see me, as she had been inside all day (first time)! Anyway, I let her outside for about 30 minutes or so, and when she came back in, she went to her bed whilst I mad a cuppa (coffee). Anyway, I hat a hat for her to wear, and she had this on without a problem!! BUT, she was excited for her 'cake', and in her excitement, her tail whipped of my cup from the coffee table, and flung it over towards my Macbook Pro and lounge... Yes, coffee and laptop are never a good mix. I literally SCREAMED, and she went straight to the back door, whilst I powered the laptop down. She went out, and came nowhere NEAR the back door wanting back in! I then started to clean up the mess, but guess who was getting stuck into the muffin that was to have been Bronty's birthday cake?? the bloody cat!! I was not in a good mood...

About 45 minutes later, I let her in, and she sheepishly went straight to her bed, and although I had her dinner treat ready, a meat pie, she was hesitant to come near me! She wanted to, but thought I was still angry... Poor thing, she was really excited to get her pie!

Birthday Hat

Birthday Pie

Luckily enough though, I had another muffin, and it was time for her to have her birthday cake!!

Is THAT cake?

Lemme see...

JUST a little bit closer...

It IS CAKE!!!!

Happy Birthday Bronty - you're the best!!

Hoo roo for now...

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SOX

Today, I had the pleasure of delivering SOX, an 8.5 week Great Dane puppy, to a foster carer down south. I had picked up this little cutie mid-morning, and he got on well with Bronty, as she did with him!! Mind you, he slept all the way down!!!

Sleepy Sox

Wake UP!!!

When we got to the transfer spot at McDonalds Albion Park Rail, the foster people were there waiting. They were then going onto Cowra, which is another 4-5 hours drive away!! Needless to say, we were getting a lot of 'looks' as Bronty and Sox were stretching their legs, having a drink and even having a play!! He was just SO DARN CUTE!!!

Bronty and Sox Playing

After saying our 'good-byes' I once again drove up the Illawarra Escarpment towards Sydney, and when I reached Loftus, I stopped for something to eat. It was the BEST chicken, cheese and tomato bread roll I have ever had! This, with a double shot coffee, was certainly needed. Bronty, on the other hand, was absolutely dead to the world asleep (puppy play?) and couldn't have cared less what I was eating!!

Anyways, we got home late afternoon, I had a snooze (as did Brnoty)...

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge Day 131 Something That Makes You Happy

Although, I WISHED it was not her in the Mondo Grass in the Garden...

Bronty in the Mondo Grass

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 96 Shadow

Dazablue - Sky Shadow (AKA, Bronty) sleeping on the long drive home from her breeder...

Sleeping....

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 93 Someone that makes you happy

With her unconditional love, it would be a hands down to Bronty... Not that other people DON'T make me happy, because they truely do and there's way to many to name individually, but Bronty just has that 'special' kinda happiness... Even though at times, she can be a complete and utter cow, she still remains close...

Bronty

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 48 Drink

Tonight, I actually thought about WHAT I wanted to do, and HOW I was going to do it! It just took a little while to get it all sorted!

I originally thought just a simple setup on the kitchen bench, but when I got that shot, it was not quite right. So I started to think where I might find some black things for a background! I eventually found a black tee-shirt, and whilst not right, it was adequate for the purpose. Anyway, here is a shot of the setup

Drink Setup

Now I got a few shots first with the glass empty, and when satisfied, I got the ice and bourbon ready, and here is the result. I kinda like it for a quick setup, using limited resources!

Drink in Murano Glass

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I also managed to get some photos of other things today, Bronty is coming along nicely, and a Crocus, Callistemon as well.

Bronty

Crocus

Callistemon

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 43 Blue

We have not seen, for a very long time, extended periods of 'BLUE' skies in Sydney, due to rain. And, after yesterdays storm (and a return of cleaning this afternoon after work) it rain again. This time, it was Katoomba that copped it with hail!!

Katoomba Hail SFogarty

Katoomba Hail SFogarty

Katoomba Hail SFogarty

But when I was out walking Bronty after cleaning the back veranda, I rounded a corner to see this wonderful sunset with some stormy skies in the background... I suppose that whilst there is orange, and purples and a whole lot of other colours there, there MUST be some that are 'blue'? Isn't it lovely!

Stormy Skies Sunset

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 3 Something you adore

Ok, so for today its suppose to be something you adore... But in life, there's often things you adore that you don't see... Things you adore, that you can no longer touch... Things you adore you once use to smell... But for me, all of these are true in some way or another...

So for now, whilst I can't seem to think of anything in particular, I will have to put a member of my current 'family'... Bronty!

Bronty

She's really come to be a very special member of my family! Theres no denying her cuteness, her personality in the way she 'speaks' when being directed to her bed, and yet she's so cute lying in her bed, on her back with all four legs in the air... Isn't she just 'adorable'!!!

Hoo roo for now...

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Puppy Pre-Skool Graduation

Bronty has been doing puppy pre-school for the last four weeks, tonight was her graduation. For the most part, she's actually been pretty good. However, tonight, she was a right little cow!

Granted, as it was fancy dress (not thinking that did me any favours) and she was wearing a new collar (doubles as a check chain), so there was a lot of strange already... LET alone, her 'fancy dress'!!!

Now I thought I was being 'original' in a Christmas theme... Seems as though three of the other four pups were also in Christmas attire!!!

First we have Atilla, (Chihuahua x Pomeranian) dressed as an Elf

Atilla (Chihuahua x Pomeranian)

Sooky (Cavalier x Poodle)

Sooky (Cavalier x Poodle)

Rhino - (Staffy)

Rhino (Staffy)

And finally, Miss Bronty (Great Dane)

Bronty (Great Dane)

I think the bell cat collars I used ended up annoying her, which made her non-compliant when it came to her obedience!

Hoo roo for now...

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