Bob's Floating Dock Test

Bob invited everyone he knows to Lily Lake to test the buoyancy of his new dock.

Smile!

It's a good thing Bob overbuilds.


A few shots of the test subjects.  Note how the one in the middle becomes much better looking.

There was also hammock testing going on.

The true test.

Some didn't participate in the testing.  There was construction to be done.

"I see you!"

Back to work

Sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands.

"Still there, eh?"

Finally, the much anticipated arrival of Jake

"I will gladly pay you Tuesday..."

A few for the modeling portfolio.

But he's not just another pretty face.  The following shots are from Peter Gardinier, Photographer.  Reproductions available for a nominal commission.

This juxtaposition clearly illustrates man's inhumanity to man.
The critics have spoken.

The assembled camp crew.

Another modeling portfolio

And a well deserved rest after a long day.

My Name Is Cypress

Hi, I'm Cypress.

Me.  Note my tail in motion.

I'm a dog.  I have humans.  I took them on a short vacation.

I have done my best to train them, but humans do strange things.

Sit, human, sit!
Some humans are more trainable than others.

The humans got all excited when this swam by.

It makes no sense.  It's a bird, not a dog.

Ahhhh....

We went for a ride in the car.  One of the humans felt ill from the ride on twisty roads.  Bonus stop!  With a drink.  What could be better?

Soon after, I took them on a hike, but they got tired.  Fortunately, there was a reclining rock.

Time to get going...

At the top.

The view over Pisceco Lake from Echo Cliffs on Panther Mountain.
There were lots of dogs and no panthers.
It should be renamed.

The real reason for the hike was to take some glamour shots.  Here is a sampling.

Aren't you glad I brought you here?

Dog conquers world.

The inner me shows through in this shot.

I trained this human to point.

These humans?  Not so trainable.

One of the humans and I managed to convince the others that one hike was not enough.  I like that one.  Though my name is Cypress, he called me Sy Press.  What is a Jewish tailor?

It was a wonderful hike.  The marsh allowed me to get the mud bath I so badly needed.  It is wonderful to run through the goop with reckless abandon.  The humans were not good at it.  So slow and immobile. But it is the way they are made, and I try not to pity them.

The green, green goop feels like home.

More human silliness.

Sand Lake

We explored downstream of the dam built by underachieving beavers.

Alas!  Too soon we walked back out.

Goodnight lake.  Goodnight moon.  Goodnight humans.

We all slept well that night.