Periodic puppy pics

It's been a long time! Here's Callie as we made our way down to the river the other day. We crossed  the main road safely and she was happy to be across. The speeding cars scare her, and I think that's a good thing. She waits for me to tell her that it's ok to cross.

Callie turns to be sure I'm following. The river bank is at the end of this dirt road.

Callie had her ninth-and-a-half birthday last week. In February, she'll be a ten year old dog. She's doing alright in the heat, still willing to go on her walks in the hot afternoons. But in the evening and at night she stays down on the ground level tile or on the travertine staircase where it's the coolest.