Sun Worship

My dogs all know from experience that in the Northwest you have to take advantage of the sunshine while you have it. Lizzy has been watching them and has learned from the girls the joy of relaxing in a patch of sun warmed dirt.

Lizzy sleeping in the sun while Sal watches for rodents in the background

Chima and Sal, sunspotting

For some reason she found this pile of bamboo leaves and fir cones comfortable.

Frodo loves sun but hates dirt (unless it's smelly dirt and then he rubs it into his neck for cologne.) He prefers to sit in the sun and any snoozing happens on the much cleaner deck or top of the concrete retaining wall. 

Frodo getting some sun while at the same time locating himself within easy access of the fence should the neighbor let their dogs out. 

Of course Lizzy can only lie around for so long before she needs to find something more interesting to do like burrowing under a pile of lumber and lattice to go after a mouse and getting deliciously dirty.  Or checking out any spots in the fence that might allow her to peek in on the neighbors yard. According to Lizzy the rodents are always fatter on the other side of the fence. That is one of the reasons my fence gets daily perimeter checks. My dogs may love me but they love rodents more and would choose crawling under a high spot in the fence after a rodent over me any day of the week.

Dirty dog! Lizzy had been burrowing under the pile of lattice and boards

Little Miss Snoopy - checking out the neighbor's yard