Max the Wonder Dog

Max down at the holler. full HD here

Not a lot happening today other than it was cold all day.  Was supposed to get up to 43 F but the highest I saw here at the house was 37 F.  Anyways, thought I might introduce Max the wonder dog.  We got Max only a few months ago when he was 3 months old and 30 lbs.  He is now just over 5 months old and weighs about 55 lbs.   Max is a mix breed, his dad was half German Shepard and half Alaskan Husky, his mom was a full blooded Black and Tan.  We got him from Safe Haven, a volunteer animal rescue operation.  He is our first house dog.  He is pretty well behaved for a puppy and I have been surprised at how he has not chewed up the furniture or my shoes.  We do not allow him on the furniture but here recently he has developed a habit of backing up to the couch and throwing one leg up on it and leaning on it like he is sitting down. Here he is pretending to sit on the couch.

And this one turned out a little blurry but you can see the other leg in it. It's the white patch on the red throw.

The Holler

I over did it on the Bumble Beast yesterday and my knees are letting me know, so today I have been lazy.  I wanted to take a quick walk to the holler but just did not feel up to it. So instead I will just share a few of photos of the holler during different time of the year.  Oh and BTW, it is beautiful year-round so I will take and share more holler photos in the future.  I have hundreds already and it was very hard to pick just a few, but hopefully these are good ones.  And in case you git lost, I put the description under each photo,  You can also click on a photo for a larger image.

I took this photo of the small waterfall above the swimming hole (not right at the swimming hole) about a week ago.  It was about 32 F at the time I took it and that made it look steamy.

This is the same waterfall right after a big rain.

And the same waterfall last summer, I had just gotten my Olympus Pen camera and was trying it out.

   Yep, same waterfall, only this time it was really cold. This was a couple of years ago.

 OK, one last on at this particular waterfall.  Some guy got in the way of my shot...

This is the waterfall at the swimming hole.  It may look warm and inviting but believe me, that water is like ice!

One of my favorite spots along the creek.

My daughter goes with me occasionally. I enjoy her company but that's my jacket...

And for good measure, a leaf I photographed a couple of years ago while hiking down to the holler.  BTW, this photo was taken with a used Olympus Verve camera I picked up at Unclaimed Baggage for $35 bucks, but it goes to show, a small camera can take decent photos.