Artist Renee Lammers

"Blue Iris Study" 5x4 oil on copper 200$ framed in gold and shipped free.

    I decided to do a couple small studies of my irises today.  I know in the middle

of the winter I will wish I studied every iris while they are growing so beautiful.

"Blue and Yellow Iris Study" 5x4 oil on copper 200$ framed in gold and shipped.

    Several of my friends gathered at the beach with their golden retrievers this morning in

honor of a birthday.  Ted brought a few dozen Amish glazed and pumpkin donuts for all

to eat.  Amish donuts are not like any other donut I have eaten.  They use real lard.  The

donuts are out of this world.  Every golden retriever had a sample of the glazed donuts.

Lily liked the donuts so much she went up to each dog's mouth to see if she could snatch

another helping!  I think Lily ended with several portions of donuts.  

    It seemed like we were all laughing at something.  Everything seemed funnier

because of all the sugar and fat!  Lily was a good source of amusement stealing

Maggie's rock.  Maggie went around whimpering until her owner realized her

rock was gone.  He went around searching for the rock on the ground.  Seeing

him search for a rock was hilarious to us!  Lily was trying to take all the donuts.

Someone put a cup onto of the box to protect the donuts.   Luke and Monet

were seen wagging their tails at each other.  The sugar made the dogs act

differently too.

   Zeba is a special golden retriever.  She can sense when her owner needs oxygen.  She

was never trained to do this.  She will look at him and put her paw on his arm to let him know.

    Zeba will protect Lily.  She will walk over to Lily if she sees another dog come

over or growl at Lily.

    Zeba always comes over to me and stares into my eyes.  If I turn

away I can see Zeba turning her head to get another look at my eyes.  She is a very 

interesting dog.  I wonder what Zeba is thinking?

   Zeba came over to make sure Lily was alright.  Lily was trying to get closer to the golden

with the stick who was growling at Lily.  The dog with the stick also lives with Zeba.  Zeba

taught this dog to recognize when her owner needs oxygen too.  The man has two goldens

who look after his needs 24 hours a day.  Zeba might be able to take breaks because she

trained an assistant!  Goldens are very amazing dogs.

   Maggie has her prize rock in her mouth!  Lily loves to take her rock.

   Lily seems to be submissive then somehow ends up with the rock.  I wonder if Maggie

just gives her the rock.  

   Lily's sister Lux came to the beach tonight to play!  They ran in the mud, wrestled, was

scared by Poppy stalking them, and played with sticks.

   Poppy on the right crept low in her best hunting pose.  Monet and both puppies

ran with Poppy chasing them.  

   It is always touching to see Monet and Poppy's reaction when they see Lux, one of their

puppies, walking down the beach.  They can smell her even if she is far away.  They greet

her with such emotion you can't help but feel how much they love their puppies.

    Have a great night.