Hello everyone  Hope you are all well and not suffering from any pre-winter snuffles. Or a big spot on the end of your nose, like me

Cute dog.

"I don't like this white stuff everywalk. Sometimes I can't see the smells very well. It makes my eyes water and my nose drip. Where's that big round hot thing gone? Also, those great big dogs sure do make a big jangling noise, especially at night. What are they doing? Are they itching themselves, like me?"

So many questions Axle! I can't answer all those questions, and what are the great big dogs anyway? Besides I'm stuck in a yoga position. I've been stuck in it for two days, without being rescued. Well, my husband is away on business, so no one would know, would they? No; I'm not really stuck in the 'Camel' position (sounds nasty doesn't it) What is the camel position? Well; you kind of bend over backwards, until you  can grab onto your ankles. All the while, breathing deeply with relaxation 'mooooooo'. Actually, I don't think camels moo, what do they do? I really can't tell you whether or not I resembled a camel, either.

Then I tried the 'bow'. This was a nasty one. You spring one leg back and to the side, hooking each big toe with your hand; then you spring one leg back, looking like a large human bow (don't try this at home, like me) Well, I will be buying a book on all the yoga postures soon. I've been doing yoga for quite a few years now and would like to progress. I find it cures all my ills: if I have a headache it goes, backache, too; it even seems to clear up a cold. It's a fabulous miracle cure. I'd love to do more of the difficult postures, too. Anyway, if it goes quiet here, for a while; you can probably guess that I'm stuck in a yoga pose again. Help me!!!!!!!!

Yes, fog, fog, fogging fog. Sooooooo depressssssing  Axle looks so bored on his daily walk at the moment. He loves the sunshine.

I did drive him down to the lake the other day though. To his favourite place. If I say: " let's go down the steps Axle", and he knows exactly what I mean and runs to his favourite set of steps. They are very steep and wind their way down to the lake. Although his bum is wagging with anticipation, he always waits for me to catch up at every twist in the stair. When I catch up, he bombs ahead again. When we are on the flat - in the woody scrubland - he waits at the end of the path, again until I catch up. Then, he's off again sniffing towards his favourite lake-spot. I know when he's reached it, because I can hear a splashing noise. There, I find him trying to be interested in sticks (for my sake) whilst really eyeing-up the lake-stones. These, he's loves to dig up to the surface (it's a game of his) He digs them up towards him with his paws, then carries (sometimes large boulders!) back to the shore. Well; we've had to ban this game, since it has begun to wear down his incisor teeth! He always stops this game, when he sees me round the corner: where he pretends to be having fun with sticks. Funny boy.

I always take him home, before he begins to get too tired (like a child who's having too much fun to stop) On the slow walk back, he always stops at one set of overly-steep metal stairs. Here, he waits for me to say: " ready, steady, go!" and push on his bum to propell him up the steep steps. Then, when he reaches the top of this flight, he turns and gives me a thankyou kiss!! (that's a big lick)

He's a very polite dog. Honestly, though: I've done this walk many times now, and it always follows this exact same pattern, including the thankyou kiss. Sweet, isn't it?

Dog lake swimming.

It is a beautiful lake though. Isn't it lovely? Can't resist swimming in it myself sometimes, when the water beckons me, with it's dreamy-sparkly hand. Unfortunately, it does only reach my belly if I wade out for miles: that's my husband's ankles then! This makes it a little difficult to swim, too, cos you tend to grate your arms on the bottom, as you swim.

Don't forget to visit my www.moorethanart.com art site if you love boats and water and lakes and all things wet. Here's my favourite boat, yacht painting I did

How dreamy that would look on your wall ! With those subtle reflections.  And what a reasonably-priced print that is, Laurel : at just over $30 !! Thankyou. Nothing like commending yourself, is there!  Ahaaa, the lonely life of the artist, eh! I give myself some awesome complements, you know, it's great; well rather that, that cut my ear off, eh? Or my finger........oh, whoops

www.boundlessgallery.com or www.moorethanart.com or questions@moorethanart anytime.