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A few years ago along with my daughter Deb, her dog Chappy and two dog friends, we went walking in the Tisbury/W Tisbury woods of the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission.
While the 4-legged walkers sniffed their way through the woods I let my eyes feast on the beauty. Looking down I saw this beautiful green mossy growth…
…and this old stump that somewhat resembles an airplane part (to my eyes anyway).
Raising my eyes a bit there was …
And finally, looking skyward and spotting something nestled among the trees !! Do you see it – is it a bird, is it a plane !!
I’m looking forward to my next walks on the Vineyard… there’s no better place to stretch your legs and your paws.
Katy
Chappy
Please CLICK HERE to read about our beautiful furry family members, and their adventures on the Vineyard.
MV Obsession’s data from Word Press for 2011. I had 85 new posts, bringing my total to 545.
My busiest day was March 10, 2011, the post was “Not So Fast’ CLICK HERE to read it.
Most comments was on May 2, 2011 for ‘Vineyard Gallery’ CLICK HERE to read it.
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Below are my favorite posts from each month.
(click on posts to read them)
January - Vineyard Windows and Doors
February - Final Goodbye (my tribute to the beloved Islander ferry).
March - there are two… Gingerbread Trim and Vineyard Railings
April - Three Tabernacles
May - Katy and Chappy (our dogs) … also Spirits
June - Vineyard Trivia VIII (I have a lot of fun putting these together)
July - Diamond In The Rough (story of my mother’s engagement ring)
August - Old Photo Booklet (postcard book from the 1950′s)
September - 9/11 Tenth Anniversary
October - Grounds For Sculpture (amazing art and life like sculptures)
November - Stage Door (sets by my granddaughter
December - My Vineyard Christmas (my one and only)
This is Katy (Katama) our Boykin Spaniel, she was our first dog to go to Martha’s Vineyard… actually our first dog to ever go on a vacation with us. Here she is on the Islander looking happy and eager to get on with her adventures.
She enjoyed her first dip in the ocean… running and barking and trying to catch an elusive wave or two.
At Katama/South Beach, the place she was named for she was a little unsure of the waves so she mostly romped along side of them.
A quiet morning at Edgartown lighthouse was nice after all the beach going, shopping and meeting people. Unfortunately it was Katy’s one and only trip to MV… a year later she was hit by a car and died at only 20 months old. She was a sweetheart and we miss her and still love her.
And then along came…
Chappy (Chappaquiddick) our second Boykin Spaniel and our first boy dog. His first vacation at age 10 months was of course to MV, he loves the beach too.
And Sengekontacket pond which is a little calmer then the ocean.
Relaxing at Vineyard Haven harbor is fun too… watching the ferries arriving and leaving and sometimes meeting an Island dog to chat with. This by the way is his mom’s favorite picture of him.
Chappy had to visit the place he was named after too so here he is with his mom on Chappaquiddick. Chappy has made seven trips so far to Martha’s Vineyard and looks forward to many more.
Bradys NESW and the Island Inn are two great places to stay with or without your pet. Chappy says two of his favorite places to shop are - Good Dog Goods in Oak Bluffs… the treats there are wonderful (especially the cheese ones and the peanut butter ones) and the people always remember him and sometimes get down on the floor to play with him. He also recommends the Black Dog for their dog biscuits… he says they’re droolicious.
Happy birthday Chappy
puppy pile
two months old
Chappy’s first trip to MV at age 10 months
Chappy with his favorite person, his mom Deb
Chappy grown up
happy birthday Chappy… we love you.
This is Katy (Katama) our Boykin Spaniel, she was our first dog to go to Martha’s Vineyard… actually our first dog to ever go on a vacation with us. Here she is on the Islander looking happy and eager to get on with her adventures.
She enjoyed her first dip in the ocean… running and barking and trying to catch an elusive wave or two.
At Katama/South Beach, the place she was named for she was a little unsure of the waves so she mostly romped along side of them.
A quiet morning at Edgartown lighthouse was nice after going to the beach, shopping and meeting people. Unfortunately it was Katy’s one and only trip to MV… a year later she was hit by a car and died at only 20 months old. Did you ever see such beautiful yellow eyes. She was a sweetheart and we miss her and love her.
And then along came…
Chappy (Chappaquiddick) our second Boykin Spaniel and our first boy dog. His first vacation at age 10 months was of course to MV, and he of course loves the beach too.
And Sengekontacket pond which is a little calmer then the ocean.
Relaxing at Vineyard Haven harbor is fun too… watching the ferries arriving and leaving and sometimes meeting an Island dog to chat with. This by the way is his mom Deb’s favorite picture of him.
Chappy had to visit the place he was named after too so here he is with Deb on Chappaquiddick.
Not many places accept pets but Bradys NESW and The Island Inn do and they’re great place to stay with or without your pet. Chappy says a few of his favorite stores are - Good Dog Goods in Oak Bluffs… the treats there are wonderful (especially the cheese ones and the peanut butter ones) and the people always remember him and sometimes get down on the floor to play with him. He also recommends the Black Dog for their dog biscuits… he says they’re droolicious.
Chappy’s been known to visit my blog from time to time… here are a couple of his posts:
Hi, it’s me Chappy visiting gram’s blog to tell you about my Christmas morning like I did last year… you can read that post if you CLICK HERE.
As you can see I’m very patient and not touching or sniffing anything but I’ve got my eye on that red package wrapped in tissue paper. I love tissue paper.
Finally after tons of hours I get the go ahead to unwrap my present. Rip, rip…shred, shred… tossing bits of tissue paper everywhere.
Somehow I wound up under a big piece of wrapping paper. Funny, I don’t even remember that…I’m very focused when I’m opening presents. See what I got. It’s a bunch of squeaky balls attached to each other. Really fun to shake around and chew on… and that’s when the problem began. I think I chewed too hard because before we knew it I had gotten one of the balls loose and well, it could have become a choking thing for me. Gram’s upset she didn’t think of that before she bought it, but her heart was in the right place and that’s what really matters. Maybe next trip to MV we’ll find something.
Gotta say, I look pretty dashing in my red bandanna.
Here I am with mom amidst the wrappings. We look happy don’t we.
This picture below was taken at Aunt Patty’s house on the 24th…see, I’m being good and patient there too.
Hope everyone had a good Christmas, I sure did. Oh and Happy New Year to everyone too.
Chappy signing off….woof, woof
Hi, it’s me Chappy popping over to Gram’s blog to let you in on a little secret. Some dogs are computer literate and aren’t afraid to do a little web browsing while our family is away. Usually I just read blogs and emails but from time to time I like to browse the internet for things like biscuits and treats. I’m clever.
And so is SitStay.com - look at this clever box my stuff came in.
(Note to delivery person from dog: The humans that live at this house haven’t figured out that I can use the computer. I just couldn’t wait any long for my favorite treats from SitStay.com. Please place package where I can get at it. There will be an extra treat for you during the holidays if you follow these instructions. — The Dog)
(Warning: For your own sake, please do not stand between this box and your dog. Dogs have been known to go through just about anything to get to their SitStay.com box. Don’t say we didn’t warn you !)
Chappy signing off… woof.
Hi, it’s Chappy … I’m visiting grams blog today.
Yesterday my mom (Chappysmom) gave me a bath and a haircut. Even though Boykin Spaniels are supposed to be water dogs I just don’t like baths. I like to be clean of course but the whole process is barely tolerable.
To top it off mom and gram insist on taking my picture when I’m all wet. Turning my head doesn’t stop them, they think I’m cute from all sides. To dry off I do ‘zoomies’ around the house but with all my fur it sometimes takes days hours to completely dry.
Sigh.
Just between us though I do feel cooler and yeah, cute.
