Autumn Glory

Our fall holiday season ended with the annual trip back to America. We timed it perfectly this year with the Autumn Glory festival in Oakland, MD. They start shutting down Main Street at 10:00 for the 14:00 parade...it's a BIG deal in this little town.

We did a little hiking up at Prince Gallitzin State Park with my parents.

Pete brought the girls out to the land for a visit. Jody is going to take up with my guitar now that I'm one finger short.

And Katie continues to wow us with her prowess on the ATV.

I actually even got to do a little hunting...it's been 4 years now. I saw lots of deer from the tree stand, and had a few very easy shots....but I opted just to watch this year. Gloria had already brought me some venison to cook up. The feeder by the house is a great addition to our little setup. This flock of FAT turkeys entertained us one afternoon. Too bad THEY weren't in season...they looked delicious.

Hondenfeest

The tourists are now gone and our local beaches are once again open for dogs. In commemoration of this important day, one of the local permanent beach bars threw a huge party for their four-legged patrons (and their bosses) - complete with doggy beer, which Sage loved! More than 300 dogs showed up and a great time was had by all.

Paybacks are a bitch. We ran into our friends Stephanie and Alex before the party started. They have a young, high-strung dog that really reminds us of Sage a few years back. And his harassment of her in this video, while somewhat hormonally charged, also reminds us of how Sage used to treat the more geriatric dogs when she was little. It's all in the karma.