Saturday, November 3, 2012

Virginia Beach

As if I don't have enough going on right now, we decided to throw in a last minute trip to Virginia Beach!  We took Macy and Buford to the beach about 3 years ago and Buford loved it (while Macy hated it)!  However, we didn't have Puddin at the time and as both of them are starting to show their age I wanted to make sure she got to go to the beach too.  Plus, I know once baby #2 comes, life will be much more difficult for a little while. 

Anyway, we went last weekend...just as hurricane Sandy was slowly moving in.  Friday was actually really nice, it was fairly warm and cloudy - perfect weather for the pups.  We left mid-day on Saturday as the conditions were worsening quickly with lots of rain and wind.  We still had a great time - just as before, the sand sent Buford into a puppy frenzy :)  He was so happy and excited.  Tracy and I would have loved to let him off leash and watch him play and run, but obviously we would never chance it so he could just jump and frolic from the 6' distance of his leash, but he was happy nonetheless!  Puddin seemed to really enjoy it too...she especially liked watching the sea gulls!  They both enjoyed walks along the beach and the boardwalk and must have peed about a hundred times each day with so many new smells! 

There was one spot where they were particularly photogenic.  I actually went in and digitally removed their leashes for these.  I didn't really know what I was doing, but given that it was such an easy background to work with I figured I couldn't mess it up too much.













6 comments:

genji said...

The prince and princess of their own castle. Your kids are so photogenic (grey and human).

Those Brindle Kids said...

So THAT'S how it's done - digital removal of the leashes! I have a lot of work to do now. From all the beach and hound photos I've seen, I thought I was the only person who kept the dogs on the leash on the beach.

Hiking Hounds said...

The pictures of them by the sand castle are really nice. I just realized you have baby #2 on the way. Somehow I missed that post. Congratulations to you all! Lauren will be a great big sister.

What Remains Now said...

Love all the pictures. I agree with Gyeong...very photograph group you have there.

Trina said...

Great shots at the sand castle!!

Unknown said...

most of the time i don't digitally remove leashes. i've had more than one greyhound owner tell me the grief they got from other owners who didn't know the pictures were altered.