.............hello everybody

 Just to  let you know, I am still around taking photos as usual.  If you have anything to say to me, please blog me and tell me if you enjoy onthedoorsteps.blogspot.com..  I am a photo hound.....no pun intended.............see ya
Ralphy

......springtime real estate

Here we are the last day in March  2011 and the real estate business is starting to get hot....particularly if you are a member of the fair feathered clan.............you know.....birds!!!!   Anyway I have got a pretty blue cottage  for a reasonable price and an slightly used but open nest design for birds on a budget  (BOB).  Also for the bird with all the dough, I have a  fancy pants condo with a super view.  Hey, these cuties will not last, so act now..................the bird that snoozes...........loozes.

...hey it's the Bear !!!

I know it is hard to believe, but in just a matter of months, I have grown into a rather handsome fellow.  I was cute as a young pup back in the good old days, but now just a few months from being a year old, it is plain to see how much I have grown.  Playing hard is my game as my family will attest to, and my good friend Ralphy has taught me a lot.  I cannot wait for the spring and summer to arrive, because I have got lots of plans.  See ya....

Bear

....in bloom

Maybe it is a bit premature, but I can't help getting excited for the springtime to arrive.  Granted, the temps tonight are expected in the mid teens, but it doesn't hurt to think warm, flowers, robins and new life inching its way thru the soil toward the sun.  Plants naturally worship the sun because it gives them life and their purpose to exist.  For tens of thousands of years, perhaps millions, human beings have also looked to the sun with a reverence much deserved.  Our very essence  is dependent on this wonderful star and with its burning inferno, all of what we know of as life... is... because of it.  So let's look forward to those warm days when we can look up into the sky and feel the warmth on our face and revel in our lives.  Spring is here.........it just might not feel like it yet.  See ya...............jimmy

...spring training

You know I love the snow, but the white stuff has been around here long enough and it is time for me to get my spring legs into action.  There is nothing better than spring training.  Just like you look forward to opening day at the ballpark, I see spring as an opportunity to get myself back into shape.  Let's face it, the winter time is a lazy time and my four legs just don't get enough movement.    Except for the four legs, does this sound familiar?  That's right it is not just us dogs that need to get outdoors and start getting ourselves back into tip-top form.  Hopefully my action photo will get you motivated.  See ya...........Ralphy

...photo session with the O'Ralphster

St. Patrick's Day is special to people of Irish decent. Parties are thrown and it is a wonderful way for family and friends to enjoy each others company. You don't have to be Irish though to celebrate your loved ones. Pretend you are Irish for the day and have a good time! If you had a lot of fun, maybe everyday you can try to appreciate the ones you love instead of picking a few holidays to show it. Of course you cannot "party" every day, but the idea of knowing what you have all of the time is a "good thing". I know I am just a dog, but wisdom can find its way to you in many ways. Hope you like my tie.

see ya................O'Ralphy

.......yum yum

MJ's cupcake delights.......................2011

...thanks Tom

...thought for the day

...if you are holding a grudge or are angry with someone, especially if friend or family, what would it take for you to make things right?
I can assure you...fix the problem and you will feel good about it.............so will the person on the other end. Enjoy your life !

see ya...........Ralphy

...the better days are still ahead of us

 

The thing about time, is it never goes back and it never stops moving forward.  This is a truth where there is no dispute. Possibly our lives should be lived the same way...don't fret about what has happened but move ahead to better things yet to come.  

....sleep deprivation

...fooled ya......................actually I am just yawning.................only had 20 hours of sleep the other day..........hey it's a dog's world and you just live in it.

...did I hear Summer ??

..........forget spring............why not just jump into summer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...my kind of town

...was born in Detroit............it's not pretty, but it is part of me