jodi and gary's visit

we enjoyed a visit this week with jodi (waleski) and gary who drove out from pennsylvania to soak up a little montana livin'. went on lots of walks in our "neighborhood". johanna has a love affair with sticks. she'll carry as many as she can and then ask you to carry some too.

mama, logan and jo walking from the house to the shop. johanna is blowing her whistle that she wears around her neck. scares away bears and she will dance to her "music".

taking a break on our hike with pepper. notice johanna is in her socks. she decided to walk the last hour in her socks. did just fine. what ever works!
throwing the stick for petey and max at a local lake.

this is what johanna calls "new" lake. its on our closest walking loop from the house. she didn't remember ever being there last year, so this spring she said " oh, a new lake!" we saw a mother moose and her calf of the year, just bigger than a german sherpard, one morning this week. instead of grabbing my camera, i grabbed johanna so she could watch them retreat through the timber to the top of the ridge. no picture of the moose, but johanna will never forget seeing that protective mama moose.