Youth Deer Day and the start of hunting season

Today is Youth Deer Day, and we avoid the woods. Usually, there is lots of gunfire, but today it was silent. There was tons of target practice last Sunday, all day into dusk. So, the neighbors must have taken their kids elsewhere for the hunt today. Fine by me. Nevertheless, we have begun wearing blaze orange.

Toby looks like a deer (if seen from a distance), so it is very important that he sports the latest in hunter orange dog vests.

We think he looks quite grand in his outfit and no hunter should mistake him for a white-tailed deer.

And the vest is reflective as well. Check out all the reflective strips and the dog prints, too! Nifty!

Our boy is stylin', if I do say so myself;-) He thinks that he deserves a biscuit for looking so grand!

Ahh...the life of a supermodel doesn't get any better than this! Chill out in your backyard, wearing the latest in pup fashion, and get treated like a king!

Papermill Trail Walk

We just cannot get enough of the autumn colors, so we took a nice walk along the Androscoggin River portion of the Papermill Trail today.

This has always been a favorite location of ours for photographing the dogs, and today did not disappoint!

Our goal was to walk to our favorite chunk of granite on the shoreline of the Androscoggin River. As you can see, the colors were stunning and my two guys were handsome as could be!

We stopped at a nice bench to rest our legs for a few minutes before heading back.

Whereupon Toby and Drew went walkin' down the line!

And, here is a portrait of our super sweet, big yellow dog! He had a blast and was a very happy pup;-)

Colorful autumn and handsome Toby!

Oh my, oh my...the autumn colors are absolutely stunning this year!
And, so is our big, handsome boy, Toby! 
Here he is on a walk down Starbird Corner Road. 

And, here he is waiting patiently (more like stubbornly) for a biscuit! 
Gotta have a biscuit every 10 feet or so to keep his energy up;-)

Toby also likes walking around Hillside Park, in Topsham. 
He was a perfect model to show off the gorgeous sumac in full color.

Then, he and Drew went down to Riverside Park (across the street), and Toby put on the brakes just a short way down the trail. 

So, no photos of Toby, just that of the gorgeous trees along the trail;-)

Toby in the forest

Toby is such a handsome pup and he truly enjoys his walks in the woods.