Sunday, August 28, 2011

Good Riddance Irene!

Just as it was forecasted, Saturday was a rainy day and a good one for catching up on things inside the house.  In the very early morning hours Hurricane Irene blew past us with high winds and pounding rain.  I was managing to sleep though most of it until a large set of wind-chimes crashed onto the front porch waking me, Charlie and CarrieAnne.  The others all seemed to slept right through it.

Today was a windy but beautiful day.  While I know that others have been impacted much more than we were, we are thankful that we never lost power, trees, or the internet!

We ended our day enjoying the nice evening watching a blur of dogs playing.    
~Sam & Todd~
~CarrieAnne (left) and Sheba~
 I hope you had a good weekend 
and all who were in the path of the hurricane are safe!
~Reggie & Todd~

45 comments:

  1. I'm so glad that all is well at Golden Pines! The dogs look like they are having fun, and that's great!

    Have been thinking of you all!

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  2. Sounds like Irene made a beautiful weekend for you! We are glad to here you made it thru just fine!

    Sam

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  3. I am happy to know that you and yours all made it safely (and uneventfully) through Irene.

    Here's to calmer days ahead...

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  4. look at those sweet and happy pups! glad you're great where you are!!!

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  5. Were so happy Irene is gone too!
    The sound of the chimes crashing down must have been an alarming sound!
    The photo of the sky and the trees,,, is gorgeous,, maybe after the storm?
    The Todd, Reggie, Carrie Ann, Sheba and Sam, look to be thankful too,, so they can go outside, and dance like the wind that already went away!
    love
    tweedles

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  6. We're glad you guys are all safe and sound. You got some great pics! Pups were obviously glad Irene was GONE!

    AROOOOOF!
    Boondocks & The Love Shack Pack

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  7. Happy to hear it was short lived and all is well again. Love CarrieAnne's name and all the dogs look happy to be playing again!

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  8. Great photo of Todd in a basket .

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  9. So glad you are all okay through Irene....reports we have heard sounded scary. I think Todd looks the cutest little character and from what I can tell he appears to have exactly the right name, Todd really suits him......have a great day, ann.

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  10. Did Irene cool things down a bit...the dogs look like they're having a fantastic time.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

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  11. I am so glad you where safe ......happy week with the dogs....love from me...xxx...

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  12. So happy you are all ok and to see the crew happily playing!

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  13. Glad that all is well and that you weathered the storm.
    The dogs look like they are celebrating Irenes desent.
    Happy monday

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  14. I am so glad to hear you all made it through just fine!

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  15. And you got rain!! So glad you are safe!

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  16. I'm so glad that you're ok and no major disasters happened to you.

    As I looked at your photos of the dogs playing, I smiled and smiled. What a happy crew, all looking chipper and healthy. I know that your heart is grieving but your furry friends must be helping you a lot right now.

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  17. Glad to hear you made it through! We too were blessed with no loss of trees, electricty or internet. Other areas were not as lucky. :-(

    The weather person last night said you will have the most beautiful day after a hurricane so it will be great for all those cleaning up.

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  18. Oh Kim, I just got caught up with you all and saw the sad news about sweet Rudi. I am so sorry...
    Thank you for all you do to help make their Golden Years, their best!
    Hugs and belly rubs to all,
    ~K

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  19. that Todd is too cute
    I may have to get me one of those scotties
    So wonderful to see so much dog happiness and merriment going on
    Glad Irene just kissed you

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  20. Glad that you escaped the worst of Irene and that she will, very soon, be only a memory. The dogs look like they are celebrating her departure.

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  21. Safe here, although we got a good pounding and I had a good fright getting stuck in traffic on one of Montreal's bridges in a bus full of people. We got pushed around by 100+ km/h per hour winds and were pelted with horizontal rain. Not a fun experience and not looking forward to getting on a bridge again any time soon!

    I love your pictures of the dogs playing, it looks as if they are dancing for joy!

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  22. So very thankful that you were spared any damage. Love seeing the pups play-they are so darn cute!!! Have a wonderful Monday my friend.
    Hugs, Noreen & Reggie

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  23. It's a good thing that you guys are not affected by Irene.

    Hope all is well with everyone. We are sorry we haven't been keeping up with your blog. We have been busy trying to find a place to stay in Singapore and it wasn't as easy as we thought. Hopefully we'll find one within the next couple of weeks! Fingers and paws crossed!

    Love,
    Homer

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  24. Love your action shots. My dogs were racing around last night too. We were glued to the tv and phone on Saturday and I think they were glad to be out and safe.

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  25. I, too, am very glad to hear things are well in Golden Pines. Loved seeing the dogs playing. :)

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  26. Great photos, glad you all are safe and sound.

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  27. Good to hear that you all are fine! Here in the Hollow, we are unscathed...:)JP

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  28. You live inn a most beautiful place! Glad your visit from Irene was uneventful!

    -Gizmo, Bart and Ruby

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  29. glad everyone in blogland escaped ok
    x

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  30. Glad to see you all made it through too!! We have great weather now, as a result. It's so nice!!

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  31. Glad the storm didn't affect you very much. I love seeing the dogs at play. Little Todd is so photogenic. He looks like a little stuffed toy.

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  32. So happy you all got through Irene so well!!!!!!!
    We surely could have used some rain from her but no we didn't get a drop!!
    xx, Fern

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  33. I am so glad that you are all safe and sound. I love the pictures of all the dogs playing--happy times at Golden Pines :)
    xoxo
    Mimi
    PS Todd is sooooo cute I love those ears :) and that puppy twinkle in his eyes.

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  34. Our weather was not too bad, but other parts of New York State are a mess...mostly flooding.

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  35. So glad to hear that you weathered the storm okay and there were no big problems from it in your area. I spoke on the phone over the weekend with my sister's in NJ and all seemed okay there too, other then the pounding rains and strong winds. But no major damage in their area. It seems to be a summer of crazy weather, would you believe we had a twister touch down in town, and it took a path right thru our property. Just a baby twister, to be sure, but huge tree branches snapped right in two and were thrown across the yard, just missing the parked cars, and anything that was not nailed down was pulled or pushed around. Luckily my daughter was able to run out and gather up all her chickens that were having the run of the yard at the time, and bring them to safely. They are so light and fluffy, I am sure the wind would have had tossed them around for sure. Crazy, crazy summer of 2011. ~Debby

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  36. So glad all is well at Golden Pines, and things are back to normal.
    I love looking at the pictures of the dogs playing, they are such a happy bunch.
    ~Jo

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  37. Glad to hear all went well for Yall.
    Looks like the dogs are having a great time.

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  38. So glad that all is well at Golden Pines! Your babies are beautiful...as is your place!

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  39. So glad you all made it through OK!!

    Have a wonderful Wednesday! :)

    Woofs & hugs, <3

    ~Bailey (Yep, I'm a girl!)

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  40. I'm happy to see Irene passed and all is well at Golden Pines. It's nice to see the dogs all happy and playing!
    I think I'm smelling that wonderful wet doggy smell! Todd is fitting in great, I see! I love all of the pictures!

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  41. Glad you didn't have issues with the storm and the pics of the dogs playing were very sweet :)

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  42. Glad to hear that you and your crew survived that scary weather!

    Slobbers,
    The CheeseHounds

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  43. Reggie looks so regal, yet at the same time like she has had a hard life. Isn't it amazing how brave and resilient they are. Reggie and Todd - I love that picture.

    We are glad you came away unscathed.

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  44. So glad everyone is safe. What beautiful pups.
    Thank you for stopping by Fabric,Food and Fido with well wishes for Lily. It is truly appreciated.
    Chris

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