Early July at BrownStone Chinooks

The dog's kennel contains a large Jasmine plant wafting heavenly. The early morning light was back-lighting the Jasmine. I couldn't resist grabbing my camera for the shot.

As soon as they realized my pocket was full of treats the dogs joined me for a photo op.

I encourage swallows. Even with all the water around here, swallows keep the mosquitoes at bay. This year we added 9 more nesting boxes. One persistent pair still chose the light in the garage, over the back door, to nest. They successfully raised 6 chicks and made a phenomenal mess of the back stoop and our cars. I caught this picture the day they all flew away.

The topiaries on the back patio were seriously root bound. I could not keep up with the sculpted plants in the entry way. Those got pruned and moved. The cypress now take their place. I turned from taking this picture to see...

the dogs in the morning light.

Cedar

 Trask

 Koyuk

 Another of the handsome boy.

I just let the dogs know that they would be cat food if they dug up the new transplants.

My office is upstairs. The coffee pot is downstairs. Each morning I have to step over the gauntlet of dogs to get from the coffee pot to my computer.

Koyuk on the stairs.

 Trask and Cedar in the office.

If I move to another room for a period of time, they position themselves in the exit path. Chinooks always want to know what you are doing and don't want to miss anything if you move.