It was a rainy day here in the Adirondacks.

It was a rainy day here in the Adirondacks.

It is a good evening to snuggle up on the couch.

I got up really early this morning to go do fieldwork, early enough that I didn’t feed Nico breakfast.

The rainbow toy may have taken the top spot among Nico’s toy collection.

Nico gets so excited whenever a new toy arrives in the house.

I took the day off work today to start building Shelly stackable potato planters for the garden.

Nico seemed pretty proud of himself after our morning walk down to the farmers market.

Nico seemed pretty proud of himself after our morning walk down to the farmers market.

Is he winking at me? Nico doesn’t like to walk through wet grass, so he decided to hang out on this rock instead.

The classic Nico nose tuck sleeping position.

The wildfire smoke has made the whole area feel gross and gloomy.

Nico could pass for a garden statue. Seriously though, he is good at sitting like a statue.

Nico could pass for a garden statue. Seriously though, he is good at sitting like a statue.

Today is Shelly’s birthday. We were out for the afternoon, and when we came home, she hung out in the car while on the phone.

Nico likes to spend time outside.

Playing tug is a great way to say TGIF.

Contemplating how much to bark at the UPS truck.

This is Nico sitting in his “office,” which affords him multiple vantage points towards the front of the house.

Shelly and I played a game of cornhole after work, and Nico had fun chasing the bags as we threw them.