Good morning from cute puppies (iPhone photos) 1/2

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5 years ago today, Walter arrived from Texas and this was him when I picked him up near the border here. I’m so sad that he didn’t live to see this anniversary 💔💔💔😭😭😭. See below for more pics of him as he got healthier and happier in the months and years after this 1/

Eastern Phoebe 🪶 was hunting for bugs over the river.

Reunited and it feels so good 🎶🐾💕💕

Veterinary care is becoming increasingly expensive for American pet owners. Attention is turning to a major shift in the industry: private equity firms and large corporations buying up veterinary practices across the country. https://to.pbs.org/3RedOuo

I’ve been traveling the past week and a half and was very anxious about how Olive and Smoke would do in boarding. Luckily I’m told they did well. I’m going to pick them up tomorrow. Here are some photos they sent me (of Olive getting cuddles and Smoke playing)

May your days be filled with joy.

🎶 Bah-bah-botcha-me, I’ll-botcha you and everything goes crazy🎶

On this date in 2009 I adopted this bestest hound dog. I was so blessed to have him for 11 years (first pics in the pool are of him at the humane society on that day) 1/

Today is 3 years since my beloved little kitty, Ivan, died. He had been with me since 2008 🌈🐾💔💜

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Green Frog chillaxing 💚

Walter (bless his recently departed soul 💔💔🌈) had a nickname: the fun police. He had no interest in toys except preventing Smoke from enjoying them: no fun allowed!!

Cute pups being cute 🥰

Sometimes my Facebook memories hit me like a ton of bricks. What a great decision to adopt this little one, even though I wish we had more time 💔💔💔

Lovely little bridge in Stanley Park Vancouver

Barred Owl visited us this morning! 🪶 1 of 2

I’m getting an iron infusion today and unreasonably hoping that it fixes everything

I am deeply grateful for Lily.

Olive would like some dinner

breathe

Smoke 💕

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Jack-in-the-pulpit, which is past its prime 😏 I feel your pain, little wildflower.

Since I’m very nostalgic about Mac today, here he is singing like an angel. It’s hard to believe it was 15 years ago youtube.com/watch?v=qs3T...

Super cute Olive 💕🐾

I’ll never forgive myself for not testing the DNA of the bestest ever boy (objectively sweetest disposition and most soulful eyes), Mac, who passed away during the pandemic at a very advanced age (4-5 years after this photo). I’ve always been so curious about his breed mix.

I’m overjoyed to have discovered that Olive does indeed know how to bark (A LOT) and sounds very much like Walter did 💕🐾

This video of young Smoke captures his adorable irrepressible (and sometimes obnoxious 😁) essence quite well. From 2021 (the year I adopted him). Features a cameo of Walter before he got in shape (early days with him)

More pets, please.

Today’s Olive 💜🐾

Adorable Smoke 💜🐾

Until the recent Blue Jays playoff run I never watched baseball. But this season after my @edmontonoilers.bsky.social exited the NHL playoffs early 😭 I needed to justify my expensive Sportsnet subscription so now I watch the Jays games regularly. I don’t understand it but I love how boring it is

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Some more Olive

Smoke 💕🐾

Olive had a car ride today

Two months ago today (around midnight), Walter died 💔🐾💔🌈

My OG cocker spaniel rescue 💕🐾🌈 (Layton, adopted from the Toronto Humane Society in Sept 2011, died June 2021)

I’ve been giving Smoke and Olive lots of space from each other but they also have been doing really well when together (iPhone photos)

Olive says goodnight 💜🐾 1/

Olive has not barked once since he moved in! Can he really be a cocker spaniel?

Randomly selected adorable Olive moments 1/

Smoke would like to remind everyone that he is also cartoonishly adorable 🥰

Getting acquainted

Olive had a super stressful vet appointment, poor little guy. He will need sedation next time. And he will need some dental surgery in the next little while once he fully settles in.