Even on a holiday, the morning routine goes on: after eating his soft food, Murphy likes to have some outdoor time before coming back in and eating his hard. It's our thing.
Most mornings, he likes to walk around to the neighbor's patio door - I call it "being a creeper," since he feels the need to peek in...
"Murph - stop spying on those people!"
"Me? I wasn't spying." Yeah, pretty much every morning. Except on this holiday, the neighbors are home. Then, a look around to the east...
The sun is just coming up over South Mountain, making for nice light on his fur.
Once back inside, I went next door to visit with the neighbors. And that's the "little feet" from the title: they have a young Guide Dog puppy for a few days...
This little girl is Vinnie. I think her actual name is Vinka. Vinnie's raisers are gone for the holiday, so Dan and Steph are caring for her, and someone else from their Guide Dog group has Dicha. This is also part of what the group does, so the dogs get experience with other raisers. As you can see from the photos, Vinnie is a youngster. Sweet girl, and early into her training. Steph and Dan have had black labs they have raised, so this girl is a "bright" change. Good temperament.
When discussing Thanksgiving plans with my music buddies yesterday, I related that our plans are "to go to our daugher and son-in-law's house." We'll check the traffic reports, but it isn't a long distance. No "over the river and through the woods." As I understand, Steph is doing most of the cooking this year.
I smelled apple pie being cooked when I went to visit with them last night. I will be partaking of all the culinary delights, A1C be damned. For today.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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The high today is supposed to be around 75º. At 11:30 am, after adding some water and checking the chemistry in the hot tub, and getting Murphy some more outdoor time, I was thinking: "It would be a nice day for a ride." We aren't doing our Thanksgiving meal with Steph and Dan until 3:00 or so... Joan encouraged me to take her Xmax out. I didn't have to be asked twice.
I geared up and headed out. Yep, this is a fun scoot. Bigger than my Burgman, smaller than my CTX, plenty of power and very nimble.
It was a good ride. More traffic than I've seen on the twisty roads in quite a while. Obviously, I am not the only one feeling like a holiday outing. More motorcycles than I've seen in quite a while, and a lot more cars and trucks.
I stopped at the top to get a photo of the Xmax, then me with the Xmax...
I used the DJI Pocket 3 for this shot. It is primarily a video cam, but it does a decent job on stills. And, it is controllable with my phone, so easy.
It is a lovely day. The views from the top of South Mountain were crisp - you can see all across the Valley (of the Sun) from there. The Pocket 3 is less great for distant scenic images, since is had a relatively wide angle lens (and no zoom).
Back home and chilling until mealtime. Murphy is watching the National Dog Show on TV. The boy cracks me up.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all! We hit the local buffet restaurant (I'm a regular) and used my points for free meals. Got in at 10:20 and out by 11:00 when it was already getting crazy crowded. A surgical strike. We're now settling down to let kitties hang out and watching the Lions/Packers game. Being from Michigan, this turkey day game is a tradition. Maybe some guitar later today after this early dinner has settled. For now I am fighting off the turkey coma.
Cute puppy, but aren't they all?
A buffet is a fun way to do Thanksgiving when it is just the two of you. One of my Facebook Memories for this day was another couple and us having Thanksgiving dinner at a buffet at one of the hotels on South Padre Island. Nice to get a little bit of a lot of things... and then as much turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy as your belly can hold. ;-)
Yes, puppies are cute. I guess I am partial to blondes, as this one seems particularly cute (to me). Murphy hasn't seen her up close and personal, yet. Right now, he is watching the Dog Show on TV... "We don't want one of those, right?"
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