The Polar Bear Pup...

YOKES!!!!

And yup, it's a picture of another rock for pity sakes! hehehe (And no, this one was not inspired by yet another dork on my dating site)!

(And for those of you not familiar with The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club in Door County, Wisconsin.. please CLICK HERE.)

"Any idiot can throw himself in freezing water, but it takes a real Polar Bear to do it 16 years in a row."

– J.R. Jarosh

Good Morning!

(And shortly maybe for me I will be saying 'good night' too)!

I took quite an extended nap this evening, and that only screws up my sleep at night. (I didn't mean to be taking that nap... just sort of fell asleep in the recliner)!

And was woken by the Punkie~Pup trying to tell me she had a full bladder! She jumped on the chair, licking my face... (and ewww, leaving puppy~spit on my glasses too)... and then even barked a bit. Kind of an abrupt way to wake up; (We shall have to work on the gentle prodding)... That always worked best for me anyway...

Must have been ALL the sunshine! What a bright and beautiful day!

Milly, Punkie and I all headed back to the woods early... And once again, Miss Milly disappeared once we got to the woods. (What's up with THAT anyway)? Although today Punk was not as upset about her invisible Mama... Just every now and then she would check to see if she heard or saw Miss Milly anywhere...

And thus began our brand new 2007!!!!

For the life of me I cannot ever remember such a mild winter... (And may God know that from my lips to His ears I am NOT complaining)... But last night on the news the weatherboy said it was the 8th mildest on record... (The others MUST have been before MY time). hehehe For surely I would recall such warmth in December and January... (but as y'all know, sometimes my recall/'rememberer' doesn't work so well)!

But I do remember Dad...

Pa was the one that always called me at 11pm, on the dot, every New Year Eve... as the "ball" dropped in Times Square to wake me and to wish me a "Happy New Year". (I miss that, him, so much)...

And so I was so happy when Jennifer called from Texas as soon as my Little Man Isaiah had woken her up to wish me a Happy New Year! She sounds very happy, yet a little homesick. But that is sure to be expected. I am 'homesick' for them also, and for all of their little visits here too. (Uh~oh, somebody is getting wanderlust?)... Perhaps Miss Punk and I will have to swing over Texas way before/after seeing Lawrence in February...

But back to New Year Day in the woods...

...Punk and I went all the way down to the river. It almost beckons us to do so every now and then; (and how can one EVER resist the call of the river)?

Punkin. As we were only about one~third of the way down...

Dark, down at the bottom....

Still keeping an eye out for Mama

Dark too, amidst the cedars and all else.

And the river making such a noise. But oddly enough so very peaceful too. I swear that if I could have found a dry spot anywhere I do believe I would have taken that silly nap right there! And ALL the 'greens' on New Year Day! How perfect!

(I do SO need to find a little home by the water)...

As we walked to have found the teeny little beehive that will shortly be my background picture on my top page. And to have Miss Punkie try to win the battle of the vines once more... And then RUN! like the wind... But all is not safe for the little dog back there when she runs so close to the water...

BRAKES BABY! ...And she barely stopped at the rivers edge...

OK.

No, so her 'brakes' did not work too well and she didn't quite stop...

(But took this opportunity to try to even catch a fish too)...

This water is a might bit chilly...

Ooooooooh! ch~ch~ch~illy!!!

And, swimming against the current, she did make it out.

(After realizing it wasn't so nice in the water as it had been in the woods)!

After getting tripped up on a submerged branch. She tried to dislodge it, but it was not going to let her do that...

This now soaking wet dog trying so very hard to pull that darned branch out!

In the meanwhile I am actually fearing that she will wind up in the middle of the river and more than a bit downstream; (and since I surely did NOT feel like jumping in to pull her out, I did make her 'give up' on that branch)... Which she begrudgingly, but faithfully, did...

Now climbing back up the ridge is always so good for my thighs! Yet I don't mind telling you that I did lean on the dog... twice, as I'd almost lost my balance! Coming back up to the top, Punk again checks for any signs of her Mama.

But there were none... And so home we came.

After getting back here, I realized that the little dog smelled quite like the river, (and that is NOT a good smell for my house)... And I had also realized that I hadn't showered since last year... hehehe Punk adamantly refused to join me. For her spunk~n~sass on that matter, she was sprayed with a bit of patchoulli oils and musk... (Now she smells like pot, but methinks I would rather have a dog smell like this instead of anything ickier).

...Ickier???... Like her Mama~ When Miss Milly finally decided to come home, she reeked to the high heavens. And most exactly like dead fish... So once more she will happily sleep on the pungent red cedar chips and shavings; (those chips have worked SO many miracles for this outside dog of mine)!

Of course all these odors are all seemingly magnified one~hundred~fold by this head of mine...

On again; off again.. On again; off again.. On again; off again..(ad nauseum)...

CaseyAnne called about 2 in the afternoon, and wished me a "Happy Happy" too! She also said that if my head wasn't completely gone tomorrow that she would bring me in early for a shot. (And even though her definition of 'early' and mine are NOT the same, I will probably be taking her up on that offer)!

I should try not to be commenting anywhere after I come home; although given the fact that I am addicted (and quite happily) to your blogs, I probably will anyway... (So, in advance, please forgive my incoherent thoughts should I happen to land on your blog and attempt to write anything after I have a shot)!

On that thought I shall close for now.

I hope you all have a 'wunnaful' Tuesday!

XOXO

Anne

Oh, and I have seen Mindys Blog, entitled "With Each New Day" Like so very many of you, she has such a beautiful way with words...

CLICK HERE if you want to 'happify' your life and your ego! It was such a grand way of ringing in 2007! And, I believe we would all be better persons if we could take on even a few of her ideas!

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