Rapping parents

Pictures by Sophia

Sophia let me take her picture so I could post it with the  photographs she took as we walked around the yard. 

I tried to get Cohen to look up for this shot but he would have none of it.

 Sophia's self portraits.

Kitty Foo watching out the front door

 Flash, ( aka, Lost and Found ) following the children hoping for a few scratches around the ears.

Georgia and Emily, "a sunning in the sun."

Pictures of the Fall garden.

Pretty Marigolds

A nicely framed composition.  I believe she has an eye for this medium.

Well...maybe not......Sophia. Honey,  give Grandma' the camera back.

Pizza delivery man is here.....

Before we go inside....

Flash does get his scratches.

Emily

  This is Jim’s cat, Emily.  She has lost a lot of weight recently so Jim took her to the vet.  She was diagnosed with a liver disease and she has been placed on medication.  We are hoping it will relieve her condition and help her to feel better.
Emily is around 14 years old and Jim is pretty attached to her.  He doesn’t want her to be ill or to suffer during her last years. 
She is a sweet little lady.   She is standing here to let me know she wants a scratch.

Anna Pearl

This is Anna Pearl. She is a Russian Toy dog. This is a breed developed in Russia in the 20th century. Scarlett King, a " dog friend " of Margaret's, introduced her to the breed and she fell in love with them.
Scarlett took Margaret to an AKC show in New York City this past week-end to help with a " Meet the Breed " booth.  'Russkiy’s ' are not yet accepted by the AKC and this is the goal of  many Russian Toy enthusiasts at this time. Of course, name recognition is one of the main objectives for these booths and also so participants and judges at the competition can be introduced to the dogs.
You can find more about this breed at http://www.russiantoyclub.org/  or on their facebook page which can be reached easily by following the link provided on the club's  site. 
 Scarlett can be reached through this address http://www.russkiytoys.com/ or http://www.mydogbreeders.com/moscow-toy-terrier/highfield-russian-toys/ .  She also has a facebbok page in her name.

Thank you, Scarlett, for introducing Margaret and me to these wonderful, spunky and loving companions.

JULY 4, 2012 GOD BLESS AMERICA