Chilly out....

.... but I'm toasty snuggling in mummy's dressing gown....

What's Up at the Marshes?

Hey Memo Mates - What's Up?!

I've been playing down at the marshes again and at this time of year, you know what that means...tennis balls, water and mud!! 

The winter rains have filled up the central grassy area and made a beautiful lake. It's surrounded by white birds who seem happy to watch me play. There's no end to the fun a dog can have squashing his tennis ball into the muddy wetland grass!

 Every now and then I give mummy a chance to get the ball so that she can throw it for me. Well at least I give that impression. As soon as she gets close enough to pick it up, I dart in and steal it! Here I am giving her a false sense of security that she can beat me to it this time. As you can see, it makes me smile just thinking about how futile that is!

 Being a cheeky dog can be very tiring though. In the end I simply lay down and keep the ball all to myself, chewing it until it's a muddy spit ball. Thats the best!

 ... and all the while, the white birds just continue to line up and watch me play...

Sleeping Beauties

When mummy gets up early to go to work, daddy and I like to get up really early too. That way we can maximize our busy day. Here we are, getting ready to get up.

Getting daddy out of bed is very difficult. I prod him a lot but all he does is shift positions. 

It's really quite tiring work. Eventually I realize that it's best to let sleeping dogs lie....

Rock 'n' Roll Part 2

Yep - I am at it again. Avoiding my expensive dog toys in favour of all that nature has to offer. You can't beat rocks!

Yet again, entertainment is free!

Chrissy Fields Dig Fest

Guess who, Memo Fans?? That's right! 

It's mummy and me!!

We just dropped daddy off to ride with his cycling club, which means I get to take mummy to the beach at Chrissy fields! We have been coming here a lot recently and I love it because we can see the Golden Gate Bridge and it's a lovely long beach where I can run and swim and fetch my tennis balls. 

At the opposite end of the beach is Alcatraz. It's a prison and apparently that's where naughty people are sent. I guess that's the human equivalent of me being told I'm bad and to go and lie on my bed....

Anyway, the beach is so long from the Bridge to the Prison that I can race up and down so fast that my ears fly around!!

 Mummy told me that naughty people don't like to stay on Alcatraz and they try to escape by digging a tunnel to the sea. I thought I would have a go at digging a tunnel to Alcatraz!!

I dug and dug and dug....but Alcatraz is too far away. Mummy said that good dogs would rather be free and off leash anyway. 

She is right. There really is nothing like the freedom of the wind in your fur. 

Santa Paws

Merry Christmas Milo Memo Fans!!

Well, what a wonderful time I am having this Christmas! I got a whole bag full of presents!! After I retrieved each present (because after all, I am a Labrador retriever!), I gave it a good sniff to try and guess what was inside. 

Then I would begin by ripping open the ends. Tearing paper is tremendous fun and because I do it in little bite-sized pieces, it also makes a lot of soggy paper mess. 

So much fun!

Eventually I would rip open enough to discover all the wonderful things inside. 

Check it out! A knobby, green tennis ball!!! 

Woo hoo!!!

Unwrapping presents is so much fun and I get carried away - I even helped daddy open his presents! He didn't ask me to. I just did it to help him out because he was taking so long to do it himself. I'm helpful that way.

Here I am unwrapping one of his gifts while he's not looking!

Sadly unwrapping gifts is over all too soon but I did make sure that I didn't miss any presents. This meant digging! Right to the bottom of the bag!

...and just like that, the present opening opening fun is over for another year. 

OK... Now get this Santa suit off me!!!

Just another winter day in Marin....

It has been raining cats and Milos for weeks on end and now, all of a sudden, the sun started shining! It is beautiful down at the marshes. The meadow is full of clean, fresh rain water and I can splash my way after all my tennis balls without becoming a muddy puppy!

Having fun can be tiring. Here I am chilling out for a minute. When I am not tearing through it at top speed, the water is as still and smooth as a mirror. Look at the amazing reflection of Mt. Tam in the water behind me! 








How do you like my close up? I think I look rather suave and sophisticated in this one....

However, the best part about living in Marin is that even in winter, I can end up playing in the sand on the beach. Life is good!!