Woody loved it here

He loved swimming in the St. Lawrence, the cool summer weather, and the snow in winter.  He loved rolling around in the snow and eating some occasionally.  He may have remembered his early years in Indiana, when he was out in snow.

We lost him last weekend after a short illness.  He was an old boy, just 6 weeks short of his 15th birthday.  That's really old for a big dog, so we'd been marking that time for some years, glad that he was still with us.

We miss him, but are grateful to have had him so long. He benefited from our years post-work;  one of us was with almost all the time, and many of my last work days had him with me in the office.

Here he is at 3 years old.  A totally beautiful fellow.

 And enjoying the snow with me last winter along our road.