Two Girls

Steven took this photo of Kayla reading her book on her iPhone with Kolo close at hand. 

Please Scratch

Kolo has added something new to her greeting. She is happy to see you, brings you a toy, purrs, then turns around and moves her butt into you so you will scratch her. She loves when you scratch her butt.

She Brings You Her Toy

So precious, Kolo. You come home and she greets you with a stuffed animal. She is so happy to see you, she purrs.

Hominy Creek River Park

Walking in the Autumn Rain

Morning Joy

This morning, Kolo has some chicken and beef added to her dry dog food. There is nothing wrong with her nose. She knows she's getting something special as we prepare her meal, pill, and insulin shot.

She is barking at Steven to hurry up and is beside herself with excitement and joy.

Hurry Up!

Joy!

Forest Stroll

Together we explore again.

Deer Out Front

Driving back from our forest walk, Kolo is very happy. She noticed the deer out front before me.

Place in the Shade

Unbeknownst to me, yesterday while I was cutting back my thyme on a bottom step,Kolo dug out a patch of flowers in my top garden. Here she is right now, enjoying the spot she created in the shade.

We Love to Explore

lots of smiles

lots of greens

lots of sniffing

Kolo, Aglow

All green in the forest as we did our two-mile trek. Here is my joyous Kolo, aglow with the sun.

Afternoon Walk

Green,
Cool,
Fragrant,
and Beautiful

We walk together near the French Broad River in Asheville, North Carolina. Each step is a new discovery that we share. Kolo is the happiest when we three explore together.

Makes Beautiful

I love photographing Kolo. I have dozens of cute shots of her to post here and really need to since she is such a sweet subject. She learned from Clapton not to look directly at the camera, so it is always a challenge to get a full-faced capture of her. Here is one that I took while walking the Pisgah Forest Trail today that I like.

"Man makes holy what he believes, as he makes beautiful what he loves."

~ Ernest Renan

Steven and Kolo Outside Sam's Club

The weather is still cool enough outside to take Kolo along when we run our errands. This evening we are shopping for a new monitor for Steven's gaming computer.

Kolo loves riding in the car and barks loudly at people who are too close to the car. And of course she loves just being with us.

It was a particularly beautiful Asheville day, with the colors of Spring coming through some of the branches.

Happiness Is...

... long walks in Pisgah Forest with Kolo.

Kolo at 5 a.m.

Can I get just a couple more minutes of sleep?

Inspiration

So often my love for Kolo becomes the inspiration for my art. 

Stylin'

So Steven thinks it's a good idea to put his hat on Kolo. Gotta admit, she's stylin'.