It all started out as usual…slept in, got up when mom did but she tossed me back into the comfy cloud.
After Dad got up, and by then I would have stayed under the warm blankies for a while more, he made me come with him though.
So I found if I have Mom the appropriate look, I could join her on her chair! My chair is ok, but Mom’s has better surface area- more stretchy space! Even better when she leaves!

So a day of lounging, and then an attempt at a walk that was thwarted by a plethora of bitey bugs, and we relaxed back in the blue screen room for the evening.
I have by now lulled my two- leggers into a complacent, “she’s in her chair, she’s sleeping” attitude. BOL !

In a plot twist that took less than a second, I spotted my prey, and quietly slipped off my chair in a tangle of orange blankie and harness and leash!

I had waited until I was on Dad’s side of the blue screen room, as I believe Mom has a more natural affinity for sensing my next move, so when Dad was distracted, it was easier to make my move to chomp.

Magic toad !

I have been waiting all trip, sniffing out where I had tasted one last year, keeping my nose sharp, and it walked right past the blue screen room !

And I chomped it!

No, I didn’t get to eat it- Dad made me drop it after it spewed its gross tasting icky stuff, and I began frothy spewing myself.

Mom grabbed me and washed my mouth out- 4 times!!! The last one was full on water pressure at the water tap.

They did not understand how awesome I was. I caught it from 2 Sprocket-lengths away and through the gap in the blue screen- from my chair!
Instead, she put me in jail after I expunged my supper all over the ground in 5 places.
But it was magical!
I’m such a great hunter!!

I just wanted to keep mom in bed so I lay across her foot:

Then after I did get up, I was fine in my chair:

And then, mom coerced me into the car to get away from the constant rain on tarp sound. My two leggers apparently needed food, so off we went to the big city!
The concrete lot where we stopped had the weirdest noise- it sounded like birds for me to chase, but there were no birds.
I did not enjoy the wait in my jail, as I could hear it through the open window.
But we went home and out for another paddle ( see Dad ‘s shot here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ )

Mom keeps taking other great pics with the wrong camera- so updates later!!
But here’s a toad they would not let me eat:

My two leggers are becoming decidedly slow to rise. Now I have to wait for them to get outta bed!

Today’s walk got Turtle vision and our canoe paddle we were charged by a duck- twice!
But those pics are on moms other camera- so later for those.

And mom wanted to show off her pan biscuits …

Boring camping stuff:

Got up, had breakfast. Chased squirrels.
Sat on Mom.

Then went for a gravy walk, including my fave new water splashing spot that Dad referred to as a “poor tage”. Also saw a bear eating blueberries but too far away for photos, then snoozed.

Sat on Dad.

Then had supper, got my life jacket on and went for a paddle ( saw a beaver but the pics are pretty far away).

Sat on my chair in my blankie and snoozed while my two leggers played with those little pieces of cardboard.

A perfectly acceptable day in the woods.

Pancakes!
Sunshine!
Lap time!
And…canoeing!!
BOL! Yay camping!!

Ok, this cooler air is making me crazy. I had about 5 minutes of sunshine today, loving the heat, and then it went away.

We did go visit mom and dad’s first campsite today along with the awesome little lake there- I splashed around in the water!

Back at our site, I’m on guard duty almost all the time, that’s hard work as there are a lot of other four-leggers here!

But I got some jailtime today and it was peaceful.

I like my jail. And my comfy cloud…

Til noon- whatever that means.
I was so irritated at the noise of rain, I snarled at Dad when he tried to get me to leave the comfy cloud. So he left me alone.
Blissful- til I really had to go do my business.
But then Mom came and took me to my jail in the silver beast and I was happy and warm for another lovely stretch of time.

I think they had lunch out or something. I know Mom was snarly too.
More little walks after we got back, but really, I’m just tired of this rain.

Actually, the groove here involves walking, sleeping, squirrel and chipmunk chasing and eating.

But there’s some great other views than Squirrel TV- when my two leggers insist on the walks!

I tried to convince them that a drive would be just fine, but they made me get out of the car.

Thursday and no one wanted to get outta bed.
Rainy, and cold, but my two leggers had a plan !
Gravy walk!
4 hours of walking with a break at the halfway mark to enjoy nomnomnom gravy on my kibble!

and…gravy!!

Went for some longer walks while still feeling the rain and chilly air.
Pretty sleepy day in general.
Lots of lap time.