Akiva sitting with me in the Toyota (truck) in Waupaca, WI, early aftenoon 11/18/2011.
Watched a couple planes taking off from the little air strip near Big Falls, WI
At the farm house, just outside of Big Falls, WI — 11-18-2011
Akiva:
A look down the river on a cool November Day:
Akiva walking at the farm, mid-afternoon by the river.
Akiva walking over the bridge by the river.
Little Wolf River:
Not every camping trip hands you a story worth retelling years later — but our October 2017 trip up north sure did. What began as a quiet night in the woods turned into a 3:00 a.m. wake-up call I’ll never forget: a semi truck fully engulfed in flames just a few campsites away. Here’s how…
A quick look from the workshop: running rough oak boards through the planer to prep the lumber for a cabinet project. I always like watching those first passes peel off the rough surface and bring out the clean, straight-grained wood underneath. Oak is hard and heavy to work with, but it planes nicely and makes…
Akiva has quite the collection of stuffed friends. Here he is with one of them — a big-eyed green-and-cream plush turtle — lounging on his black bed beside it. That turtle was nearly as big as his head. Akiva with the turtle.
Almost the big day — eight days until Akiva turns 7. Here he is on his dog bed with his scruffy stuffed puppy, the one that goes just about everywhere with him. Can hardly believe he’s about to be seven. Please visit Akiva’s blog and leave him birthday wishes in the comments: Akiva The Dog.
Our Dog of the Day for 5/3/2012 is Iverson, a distinguished 7-year-old Shih Tzu with a birthday coming up. Iverson is seven years old — turning eight on 2/2 — and he is sitting on that red couch with the composed, distinguished air of a dog who has spent seven years becoming exactly who he…
A short clip of me holding both boys at once, Akiva and Vasco, one in each arm. They’re both pretty easygoing about being picked up. Hard to beat an armful of happy Shih Tzu.