A lawn full of wild violets, with a few unidentified yellow blooms.
A dachshund standing in the sun among wild violets. He is wearing a beige vest with a "Do not pet" velcro sticker.
I thought I heard an unusually loud squirrel.
#Raccoon
A dahcshund laying asleep on his side. He is on an overstuffed bed, next to a ripped up stuffed turkey toy. Pieces of the stuffing are beside him. One ear is up and his tongue is slightly stuck out.
A treeing walker coonhound, up close. She is contentedly napping on a stuffed Scottish highland cow pillow.
We deserve a nap.
#Dachshund #Coonhound
Cross-country ski grooves on fresh fallen snow on a wooded trail. Snow-covered branches extend overhead. There's a little less than a foot of snow, some piled on a wooden sign to the side of the trail. It is still snowing.
Ross A. Baker in the snowy woods. His long hair is frizzy and frozen over, sticking out of his red stocking hat. He is holding ski poles.
The boot binding bound to the ski better than it bound to the rest of the boot.
#XCSki
Fresh snow on the front steps of a house. It's about ten inches deep, piled up on some plant pots. A metal pink flamingo with a necklace and Converse hi-tops is in the corner, with a bit of snow on it.
A gray squirrel sitting on a gray branch of an oak tree backlit by a gray sky. The only hints of color are a little beige on the tree trunk, and an evergreen tree in the background.
Camouflage
#Squirrel
A small, short, yellow dandelion peaking through the dried leaves and grass in a lawn. No stem is visible.
December Dandelion?
#Dandelion
Ross A. Baker outside at dusk in the snow He is looking at the camera, wearing an Indiana Hoosiers beanie and a red jacket. His hair is frizzy and iced over, and his beard and mustache have several small icicles.
Great skiing weather today!
#Winter
Fall trees: a browning sycamore, green pear tree, yellowing river birch, bright red autumn blaze maple, yellowing magnolia, and blue spruce.
Fall trees: a mostly brown sycamore, mostly green pair tree, thinning yellow river birch, red autumn blaze maple that has lost its crown, and a blue spruce.
Fall trees: a mostly bare sycamore, a thinning red pair tree, a bare river birch, a bare maple tree, a bear magnolia tree, and a full blue spruce
[AI: magic eraser]
The progression of fall.
"Magic eraser" was used to remove mailboxes with street numbers.
#Autum #FallColors
A treeing walker coonhound in the woods, sitting and looking at the camera. She is in an opening covered in fallen leaves, with a lavender harness. Yellow maples are in the background.
A treeing walker coonhound in the woods, sitting and lookup and to the right. She is in an opening covered in fallen leaves, with a lavender harness. Yellow maples are in the background.
[AI: magic eraser]
She was on a pink leash, removed by magic eraser.
#Coonhound
A dachshund being held by his owner. He is staring straight into the camera with his ears slightly blown by the wind. The sky is gray behind him.
A black and tan dachshund with a red collar. The wind is blowing his ears backward as he looks to the side. The background is gray and dreary.
A dachshund walking into a pile of leaves almost as tall as he is. His legs are obscured, with just his head and upper torso visible.
Two deer in an open field at sunset. Brown oak leaves hang at the top of the picture. One deer is grazing while the other looks at the camera.
A deer at dusk, looking at the camera. The deer is in a field in front of a soccer goal.
Autumn yielding to winter
#FallColors #Flurries
Squirrel sitting on the edge of a rotting pumpkin. The pumpkin's top is cut open, giving the squirrel access to seeds to nibble on. In the background are walnut trees with yellow leaves.
Three puppies asleep on a carpeted office floor. One is brown and white, one is black, and one is brown. The brown one is asleep with one leg propped on the black one. Toys are scattered on the floor, along with QA codes for the Haven of the Ozarks, where they were from.
Met some new coworkers on my last office trip.
#Puppies
Treeing walker coonhound in a red panda costume. She is standing in the dark, illuminated by a fire off camera. The panda face partially covers hers.
Treeing walker coonhound in a red panda costume. She has her side toe the camera, showing the costume along her entire body. The panda tail covers her own.
Treeing walker coonhound in a red panda costume. She is standing on a wooden floor by a step ladder, facing and smiling at the camera.
Five mallards swimming in a narrow retention ditch. They are swimming away from the camera, with the sun on the weeds along the far bank.
Five mallards swimming in a narrow retention ditch.
Maple tree with brilliant red leaves in the sun against a clear blue sky
Two sweetgum trees with bright orange leaves against a clear blue sky. A shorter tree with some reddening leaves is behind it.
Trees with yellow leaves in a forest, with a ray of light coming in the top right
Entrance to a forested path. The tree leaves are a mix of yellow and green.
A fire pit in a driveway, illuminating a maple tree with red leaves. It is late dusk, with a dark blue sky in the background.
Sitting by the fire, eating a Polish sausage, watching the World Series, reading the Rust Book. Not a bad evening.
#Fire #Autumn
A dachshund standing in the grass, with his nose intensely buried in a hole in the ground. He is wearing a jacket with a "do not pet" sticker.
His snoot has been buried in the hole for a few minutes. I am beginning to wonder whether my dachshund is actually an anteater.
#Dachshund
A grove of trees leading around the head of a wooded trail. There is bright red, yellow, and some normal summer greens.
I like the days leading up to peak fall colors. Reds and yellows are lovely, but green is still beautiful, too.
#Autumn #FallColors
