Nico isn’t a big fan of photos interrupting dinner time, but he plays along anyway.

Now that Nico’s toy basket is on the floor of our living room, he’s decided the floor of our living room should be his toy basket.

Nico decided to settle in early this evening because of the rain and wind.

I had a long day at work, which involved a bit of travel.

It was such a nice day that Nico and I went for a morning and evening walk.

The ice on our lakes is nearly perfect for skating right now.

And we wonder why our couch is always a disaster.

We told Nico we were going out for dinner. That was an unfortunate choice of words because Nico thought he was going somewhere and getting dinner.

Nico’s one smart dude. He knows that dinner comes after our evening photo shoot.

Just Nico.

When the morning temperatures are in the single digits, Nico and I forgo our morning walk.

When Nico yawns like this, I can’t help but think of the stretched faces of Adam and Barbara in Beetlejuice.

Sometimes, I must remind Nico not to plug his air intake with his tongue.

Nico enjoys soaking up the afternoon sun from a bench in our front entry.

When Khyber passed, I went to New York City to have his portrait tattooed on my arm.

Nico likes to rearrange the blankets on the couch to maximize comfort.

If I had to guess what Nico was thinking during this photo, it would be, “This snow is stupid.”

I’m so thankful for the return of the sun.

When I was a student at Paul Smith’s College, I had a work-study position in the library.

Nico and I took a good long walk around Saranac Lake this afternoon.