I got this butterfly to sit still for a moment.

WE'RE GETTING ONE OF THESE!!!

Ok, we finally decided to get off the fence about
making the plunge into dog ownership again. Up here at the park in Montana, we have seen so many dogs come to enjoy the beach. One, in particular, is owned by a fellow named Jim.
He brings Bella down almost every evening for
a swim, and we got to know him AND his dog. she is 2 yrs old, talks to you with her eyes, and is generally the light of Jim's life.
He gave us the name of her breeder, and we have a puppy of unknown choice reserved!
Pictured here is the puppies' mother, Gracie.
We will pick up our new "kid" sometime around mid-September. Can't wait!

This is the stuffed lamb puppy nanny. Linda,
the breeder, puts it in with the pups when she
wants to give mom a break. It was so cute to
watch them cuddle with this thing.

We got to visit our prospective pup....8 in the litter altogether, 3 females, 5 males. We are going for a female. There is one person ahead of us, so that gives us second choice of the litter. We spent more time than we thought we would, a couple of hours...but they're so cute!

I can't decide which one we should choose! In a couple of weeks, we'll come back to see what their little
personalities are like.

GETAWAY AT BIG CREEK CAMPGROUND

Located only about 17 miles north of Columbia Falls,
Big Creek has campsites that are located right
on the north fork of the Flathead River. We
spent a couple of days away from the busy-ness of
the park, no worries about out of staters not
paying, dogs on the swim beach, etc.

Darrell gives our campground a thumbs up. Canada Geese take a break on the river.

3 amigos....we met our campground hosts, and they own these 3 Golden Retrievers....they look so red and big to me, I thought they were Irish Setters. They were so friendly, and they each had their own personal camp chair.

The North fork of the Flathead River meanders along the valley between our road and GNP.

First stop of the day is Polebridge. The bakery is to die for...things like homemade jalapeno cheddar bread, mocha white chocolate cookies, hot chicken and cheddar cheese baked into homemade bread. I'm getting hungry!