Securing the perimeter in the frozen tundra...

Ok, maybe it's not the frozen tundra, but baby it's cold outside!!!

I started my rounds wiff checking to make sure there were no enemy squirrels in the tree...

Nope. No enemy here. Dis area is secure!

Then I check on the bush wiff the twisty branches. No sign of the enemy, so I give the All Clear signal by lifting my front paw. Time to go check on the lattice by the fence...

Shhhh... I'm listening fur to see if there is a rabbit or mouse in here.

Maybe I'd better sniff around...

Mom says the back of my ears are SO cute. Well, of course they are, but I really don't see why she has to talk about it!

I'm her Cutie Patootie.

Checking one last time to make sure there's nothing in there...

Looking cute fur mom. She likes it.

My mom. She loves me so much.

So I will humor her and look cute some more...

Look at dis crazy picture of me running. It cracks mom up, BOL!

My handsome profile.

Mom went "SQUEEEE!!!" when she saw dis picture.

And dis one too. My cuteness is too much fur her to take sometimes.

And then of course she had to do more squees because of my ears and the perplexed look on my face in dis picture. She doesn't understand that I'm doing serious work here. It's my job to keep dis place safe!

The perimeter is secure. Now we can go inside where it's warm.

It's good to be king.

Luv,

Cloud

Wednesday LOL

I had a car ride too, I went on a road trip to visit grandma and grandpa fur Thanksgiving! Mom is trying to get caught up wiff stuff, but says we will try to stop by some blogs today.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Luv,

Cloud

My surprise - I know a secret...

My mom is going to paint TWIX!!! It's a Christmas present fur her daddy, so Twix can't say anything about it on her blog in case he reads it. So mom's going to blog about it, so all friends of Twix will be able to see her portrait! Mom is so excited to be painting sweet Twix!!!

You can watch the progress on moms blog here if you want to see what it will look like.

It's at the very beginning stage right now - she has the sketch finished and is ready to start painting. Mom says she won't be able to blog much this week because of the holiday, but will post updates when she can as the painting progresses.

And remember - Shhhhh..... it's a surprise for her daddy, so don't post any comments about the painting on Twix's blog until she says it's ok...

Luv,

Cloud

A quick Ask Cloud post

Hi everyone! I have two questions that are awaiting answering, so I'll get right down to it.

Madi the kitty wants to know if I have any idea as to why dis picture was orange???

Madi, my mom says that light colors reflect the colors around them. That's why when she paints white fur, it is rarely pure white. Next time you are laying by something colorful, ask your mom to look at your white fur and see if it is reflecting some of those colors. (This happens wiff black fur too!) So moms best guess is something with the camera settings may have let enough light in the lens to over exaggerate the beige carpet reflecting the red walls.

I think she's full of beans. What really happened is the Mothership was getting ready to beam you up, but was blocked by your exceedingly strong Diva Aura. I'm glad because I like having you fur a blog friend Madi.

And finally the Feisty Three say I have so many great pictures (thanks!) and want to know if I mind having my picture taken?

Well guys, I usually don't mind it, because it seems to make mom happy, and when mom is happy, everyone is (usually) happy. I don't mind the attention either, but sometimes I pout if I have to "sit" and "stay" fur pictures fur too long. Then all my pictures look sad and mom tells me to go play, BOL! Works like a charm... ;-)

If you're interested, mom wrote a 3 part series of dog photography tips on her blog a while back. It's probably boring, but there are pictures of me and my angel brother Benny. You can find them here:

Part one

Part two

Part three

And if you want even more, there is a page of tips on her website here.

We've seen some really wonderful photos around the dog blogs. I LUV looking at all the great photos of my furiends.

Ok, have a great day everyone, and be sure to check back later because I have a BIG surprise!!!!

Luv,

Cloud

Lightbulb Head??? Seriously?

I have LOTS of nicknames. More then any dog should probably have. Mom and dad come up wiff new ones all the time. Luckily, I am smart enough to respond to all of them. Truly, I am a genius!

Here is a sampling:

Cloudy

Mr. Cloudypants

Big Guy

Biggity

Biggity Boo

Bud

Bud Baggins

Cloud Baggins

Sprout

Cloud Sprout

Cloudy McSprouty

Cloudius Sprouticas

Clod

Clod Sprod

Cloudo

Klause

Wiggle-Butt Baggins

Sweetness

Cuteness

Woo

Sometimes my nicknames are used for whatever I'm doing at the time:

Barker

Cloud Barker

Runner

Trotter

Jumper

Chaser

Sniffer

Roller

Snezzer (when I sneeze)

Snezzerchadnezzar (when I sneeze A LOT!)

Head-tilter

Stretcher

and Pillow Head, (fur when I sleep wiff my head on the pillow.)

Sometimes they are fur parts of my body:

Ears

Face

Little Face

Feet

Feety-Feet-Feet-Smelly

Long Nose

See what I mean? LOTS of nicknames!

And now, for the mother of all weird nicknames...

Lightbulb Head!!! Who comes up wiff stuff like this??? My mom, that's who! She has provided these visuals, but I just don't see the resemblance. **grumble, grumble**

Ok. So my head is shaped a little bit sorta like a lightbulb. But really mom, Lightbulb Head is just not dignified AT ALL! My only solace is that our cat Boomer (The Queen of the Universe) has a lot of nicknames too. (Like Big Bada Boom. BOL!!!)

Wednesday LOL

To commemorate the release of Star Trek on dvd, BOL!

Luv,

Cloud

PS. Sorry fur lack of posts lately. Mom says is busy time of year. >:-/

Squirrel Patrol set to music

For your listening and viewing pleasure, here is a video of one of my squirrel patrols. Mom loves my "head tilt!" BOL!

Wednesday LOL

ME TOO!!!

Luv,

Cloud

Mom painted Nigel Buggers!

Hi everyone, just a quick post today cuz mom's trying to get ready for a show, but in case you haven't seen it yet, I thought you guys might like to see the painting of Nigel that mom painted for a charity auction to benefit A Place to Bark dog rescue. They need green papers to help finish their shelter.

Here is a link to the auction and a video of A Place to Bark. My mom is in awe of Bernie and all the tireless rescue work she does. It's such a wonderful cause, and mom is so happy to be able to help out this way.

Thanks fur looking. Mom says we're behind on reading blogs, so if we don't have a chance to stop by, know that we are thinking of you, and hope you have a great weekend.

Lots of luv,

Cloud and his mom

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270480846523

And here's a picture of ME that I had to sneak in, since it is my blog after all... BOL, BOL, BOL!!! ~Luv, Cloud

Wednesday LOL

Facebook?

Hi pups, kitties, humans, and the occasional squirrel who I KNOW READS THIS BLOG to see what I'm up to! (I have my eye on you, squirrel!!!)

Mom is too busy wiff art stuff today to help me type my Ask Cloud post, but we wanted to say "hi," and also to let any of you on facebook know that she has a fan page for her art and to invite you to become a fan to get updates on her art (including pet portraits), see pictures, and get news if you are interested.

http://www.facebook.com/earthandskyart

Hope to see you there!

Luv,

Cloud and his mom

PS. And as always, if you have a question fur me, I'll answer it the next time I'm allowed to do Ask Cloud. :-)