Super Basil! Healed By The Sun!

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Easy Like Sunday Mornin'

It was surprisingly warm today so we took Basil out again to Historic Yorkshire for a stroll.


Bundled up and ready to go. Come on mom! Let's go!


So much grassssss


How rude! Unlike some dogs, I don't go when I'm on a leash.


Mom. Dad. What did I do to you to make you put me on this tree stump?


Boo ahahahhahaa I scared the scare crows! ahahaha

Fun in the Sun

Basil looooves that sun! We went out this morning and he sat down and just soaked in the sun. I could tell he was really enjoying it. I don't blame him. We've had some cold bitter weather lately. Fortunately, he's getting used to it. He's not shy about going outside now be it rain or cold wind.


Basil soaking up the sun.


In the afternoon, we just left the door open for him to go in and out. He fell asleep out on the deck under the sun. It was so cute.

Pumpkin Carving

Basil went to visit his girlfriend Bo again today. She has really warmed up to him and they were chasing each other. Then they shared a little pumpkin.




He started eating some of the pumpkin.


Later he helped me with yard work.

Down by the River

I love lazy Sundays. This morning, we took Basil for a stroll in the historic part of town. It was a beautiful morning.




You can really see this bully figure here.


Posing with Keith and the Liberty Belle (boat) behind them.


He really liked that warm sun on him.


Posing with me.

Basil Meets Lily

Basil made a new friend today. Lily, the chihuahua. Lily is Bo's cousin (not by blood) and the daughter of Spartan who lives across the street. Basil and Spartan haven't met yet. She was the perfect companion. She was very active and got Basil running around, but as a chihuahua she had a big enough ego to take his chasing. She kept egging him on and he kept chasing her.



The beautiful coi pond. Here is Basil, Lily and Bo.


Bo finally began warming up to Basil. By the end of the play date, she began sniffing him and that's the closest she's ever gotten up to another new dog before.


Basil had a long day. This morning he ran around with Carmel.

Tid Bits: City Lights

We took Basil out into Center City Philadelphia and he was very excited and interested. There's lots to see. He just seemed like he was trying to soak it all in and was very curious. He seemed especially attracted to the bright lights of the skyscrapers at night.

We've been fortunate to have a few days of warmer weather (65-72 degrees F...warm for us northerners) and we're trying to take advantage of that as much as we can. I'd like to take Basil to the dog park in Philadelphia and snap some photos of him near the Art Museum.

Basil: A Self Portrait

The Nor'easter finally let up a bit on Saturday and I was able to get a few good shots of Basil outside. He didn't like the rain and cold, so it was a relief that we could go outside together. Isn't that a handsome mug?!


Napoleon complex: Little body, big head.


Tongue action


Gawd, he's so cute. I love him to pieces!