Field trips

One of Rick's favorite places in Key West is Capt. Tony's, not sure why but he's always enjoyed the place. So with that said, we went on a field trip to Key West last week - maybe Thursday, maybe Wednesday, I don't remember. Of course we had to stop by Capt.'s. One of the "things" about Capt. Tony's is they have these bar stools (what a shock huh!) with entertainer's names on them - according to the bartender, these people have actually been there and sat at the bar ~ whatever .... check out the stools above - Sir Arlo's name sake and another of our favorite entertainers (John Prine).

And, as always, Sir is happy to "belly up"

and make new friends. Is she a cutie or what?!? Another two year old female (like the cutie he met at the dog park in Tampa) full of "piss and vinegar" for sure - OH how I wish there had been a big field or beach close by, because these two would have had a whole lot of fun playing.

Since we never got to the fabric shop there that I wanted to visit, we will be returning (probably next week) - I guess I should research off leash parks there before we return next week!

As always, there are roosters in abundance in KW - and a Coast Guard boat or two (just for you Chester)

After our "big day" in KW we "laid low" for a while - what IS up with this weather anyway? I did figure that after a couple days in the house Sir probably needed some chillax'in' so we went down the road to the "Caribbean Club" whose claim to fame is the filming of a teeny, tiny, itsy bitsy portion of "Key Largo".

Anyway, they have a boat launch there where we often take Sir for some "free play". Here at the Lodge we have to be very aware of people outside their coaches and other dogs so sometimes it's good for Sir to be able to just let loose a bit. We always take a couple tennis balls and at least one "Wilson" with us, but this particular day there was a lot of boat traffic and Sir ended up being quite content to just sit with us and "enjoy the show" (I think he may be getting old and sedentary too!!)

The sights are usually pretty nice there and there are several photo ops on any given day - case in point below. I'm not sure about the color quality of this new camera though ~ sort of blah ~ oh it may be the photographer you say?

So seriously, what the heck is with this weather throughout the country? COLD COLD COLD, major snow in the north and major cold in the southern climates - the past few mornings when Sir and I go out around 7:00 (King Richard gets to "sleep in") it's been 36 degrees! I keep forgetting to cover the plants I have in front of the coach (gerbera daisy, a gorgeous Martha Washington geranium and some herbs) and so far they've gotten through it! Thankfully we aren't shoveling anything but darn, this is the pits!