Harry loves it when it is just Wes and him on a day-camp.

After a long romp, he has his on fire-side jacket to wear. Wes takes a thick mat for Harry to sit on, too, when they're not moving around for a while. Gotta keep the old bones comfortable.

One of the tasks for Wes' bush-master course was cooking meat over a wood fire without using metal pans or utensils.

He decided to take his (and Harry's) favorite - bacon.

He use thin pointed sticks to keep moving and turning the bacon. He said it cooked thouroughly; Harry agreed. I'm suspicious, LOL!

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And sometimes, you have to take that pesky Sam along, too.

This is where a buck was rubbing the velvet off of his antlers last fall.

We have a large flock of wild turkeys that live on the edge, and in, our little town. This is a couple blocks from my house, going just out of town toward the old cemetary.

In early spring the flocks of hens and new chicks walk down the alley behind our house, feeding all the way, and then walk between my house and the neighbor's to slowly melt into the edge of the open land and tree shelters.

On this day a lot of the boys were out.

No telling what he's after. Mouse? Vole? Rat? Even the squirrels tunnel through the snow here.

When Harry finds a mouse under the snow, he pounces up high, just like a coyote, comes down with his front feet together, snags it, gives it a fast shake and a high toss in the air, and down the gullet it goes, so fast you don't know what's happening. He's so silly when he's hunting mice.

All he got tis time was a snow-covered head.

ALWAYS luv your Harry & Sam pics! They are beautiful dogs! ~ liz

Thanks for the pics. They are lucky to have Wes to take them out and give them so much exercise. I'm a firm believer that dogs need plenty of exercise, especially the hunting breeds. They look like are pretty happy pups!

Caroline, I enjoyed these pictures so much. What a nice life you have, being so close to nature. It is always fun for me, a city-suburban person, to get a peek into a life that is different from mine. Harry looks like a sweetheart. He was having a good time.

Either that fire got a lot bigger or it took a very long time for the bacon to cook.

Now that I reread your posts, I realize that we have all the animals you mention around here. The deer are everywhere and across the river in NJ, I have seen wild turkey crossing the road in suburban developments. My old cat would regularly deliver voles, mice, chipmunks on the doorstep. Thank heavens no rats, but I know they are out there.

Thanks for the glimpse into your life. Congrats to Wes for taking the bush master course. Oh, and Harry is quite handsome in his fleece vest.

Flyers, well, most of the professional ones ... and especially the ones connected with military efforts ... learn how to survive in natural, sometimes quite unfriendly, circumstances.

Tough enough to get by, following a crash, even if your body is intact, on the tundra in winter.

Hi Caroline ... please say "Hi" to the dogs for me. ("Hi" to you and Wes, too, now that you mention it).

ole joyful

Hi Ed!!!

You know what? Since you were here last I've gotten the basement bedroom all spiffed up and comfortable with a new tile floor, a bedside rug, bed, dresser, organized closet, night stand, and everything.

You should make another trip to the colonies and stop in for a more comfortable visit!

The boys, and I, would love to see you.

Great pictures!

Awesome pics and delightful narration!

Ah, there's Harry! What a fun post! Thanks for taking us along on your outings. I loved it almost as much as they did.

So great to see those happy boys and your part of the world. I enjoy reading these posts.

Thank you for sharing.

thank you for sharing these with us. I really enjoy looking at the pictures and reading what you have to say.

Oh, it's a dogs life for sure, doing what they were bred to do. A great life with a great Mom and Dad.

Those dogs are so lucky to go on adventures with Wes. I loved those pictures.

Give Happy Harry a good ear-scratch for me Caroline. And give one to the Saminator too. Just be sure to do it in the proper order!