We took Ajax for his first walk in the woods yesterday, and boy did he have the time of his life running around and chasing Comet. When he wasn't chasing, he was sniffing, as a nosey Golden will often do in a nice smelly place. I always wonder what they learn when they smell with those...

As always, more pics and stories at www.tippykayak.com We discovered that Comet just loves to carry icicles around. He's always gone in for the ice cubes, but the huge icicles we found Sunday made his day: And giant sticks: And sticks so big you have to jump over them:

We were out with Comet a week or so ago with lots of light and the camera. I'm linking a few of the best pictures here, but as always, there are more pictures and thoughts from the day at tippykayak.com. Fetching: Starting a roll (with artsy eye shot): Noble dog: Spazz (transition from...