Stub Stewart State Park

We took Kendall camping last weekend at Stub Stewart State Park just west of Portland. It's a fairly new park that just opened last year. It has nice big sites with gravel pads. With all the rain we get in Oregon, it's nice to be able to go camping and not get muddy. We got a great site not too far from the bathrooms.

Here's Kendall all ready for bed. We got a new quilt to go on the bed in the trailer. It's hard to see, but it has bears, fish, elk, trees, and canoes on it.



Kendall decided that she was going to sit in the chair. She's squinting because the sun was shining in her eyes.

Pets on Parade, Baths, and a New Dog Park

We had a really busy Sunday. It all started with a trip to Pup-a-razzi for a bath. Kendall was smelling like a dog and her beauty appointment with Deb of Deb's Laundra-Mutt isn't until the 25th. They have a great set up there with everything you need for a do-it-yourself dog wash, including shampoo, wash tubs, towels, combs and brushes, scissors, and a blow dryer. She came home smelling a whole lot better and looking really fluffy.



Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation had their annual Pets on Parade at Millennium Park. We took Kendall down so she could do some socializing and schmoozing. She loves all the attention. We entered her in the pet parade and one of the contests. She didn't win, but she did get a participation ribbon. Here are some pictures from today:










We rounded out the day by going to the Lake Oswego Dog Park at Luscher Farms. It's a nice dog park. We ran into someone I used to teach with during my teaching days.

All in all, it was a fun, busy day. Kendall is exhausted.

Poop bags

Our annual supply of poop bags arrived yesterday. We get our poop bags from poopbags.com. I like them because they're 100% biodegradable. That way Kendall's poop won't be sitting in a landfill 10 years from now entombed in a regular plastic bag. They ship really fast and there's free shipping in the US. Two thumbs up for PoopBags.com!

DUCK!

Kendall had a stuffed duck that quacked when squeezed that she absolutely loved. We got it through the gift exchange with the family last Christmas. It was Kendall's favorite toy. Unfortunately, it met its demise last week when it was gutted by our favorite bird dog.

We went shopping at the outlet mall today where they have a pet store. We found a new duck (or rather a Canada goose) that quacks the same and looks almost exactly like her original duck. She was soooooo excited when we gave it to her this afternoon. She's carrying it all over the house.

Oregon Coast

I took Clyde to the coast for his birthday this past weekend. The weather was beautiful when we got there on Friday afternoon. We could see all the way to the horizon. It was warm and sunny, very unusual for the Oregon coast in May. We stayed in a great condo with an amazing view! We'll definitely be back to visit.


Of course, we took Kendall with us. She loves the beach. She was really enjoying the sunshine and her new chew toy in the condo.


She couldn't help but look cute in this picture.







Friday evening the fog rolled in and stayed throughout Saturday. I didn't get a lot of pictures on the beach because of the fog. This was taken with the little point-and-shoot camera because I didn't want to get all the moisture in my good camera.



It cleared up a bit on Sunday morning, although it was still overcast. I got up early and saw a whale. I thought about waking up Clyde but knew he'd never be awake fast enough to come over to the window and see it. It spouted three times before I lost it behind the buildings. We also saw lots of seals playing in the water. There was a baby seal on the beach that Clyde walked up and saw, but I stayed back with Kendall.

Vintage trailers

I promised to upload some pictures of the teardrops and vintage trailers from last weekend. Here they are:

Farm Animals

Kendall was completely worn out by the end of the weekend last weekend. We camped right next to a pasture that had a steady stream of new farm animals for Kendall to meet. When we first arrived, a young cow wandered over and stayed for a long time. Kendall found her voice and barked at it quite a bit. Then, two horses came over, and she didn't know what to think.

After the cow and two horses, an alpaca (or llama, I never know the difference) came out. If that wasn't enough, there was also a sheep, a goat, a rooster, and lots of chickens. She barked most of Friday, but got comfortable with them for the rest of the weekend.