Back From Vacation ***LOTS OF PICS***

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Well we are back from vacation. It was wonderful for the most part. would have been better if my sister had stayed home. She always has to make it miserable for everyone. I don't know if anyone remembers my post about my dad requesting that I leave Teddy behind 2 days before vacation. he told me that it was because the kids were afraid of him.... turns out that was BULL. My sister apparently told my dad that if Teddy was coming then she was not. she said she had a dog at home that she didn't want and didn't want to deal with Teddy on vacation (since you know she only knew Teddy was coming for over 3 months but left it until 2 days before to say anything) when dad said too bad Teddy is going she went to her mom and they conspired a way to get dad to say no to teddy, so she told him the kids were afraid of him. Teddy went anyway and the kids LOVED him. I couldn't keep them away from him lol, I wish I had some pics of them all together but I don't

So here are the pics. there will be videos to come but I haven't got them on the computer yet.


This is on the drive there



Are we there yet



How about now




A pic from the car of the Allegheny mountains

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Swimming






So handsome

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Here is Teddy with Buddy (he belongs to the people that own the resort)



Throw it throw it throw it



Why doesn't he want to play with me?



This is my 10 year old Niece (Paige) and I in the paddle boat and Teddy swimming back into shore after coming to say hello

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This is what he did most of the time. We didn't even have to throw anything he would just swim and swim. going no where in particular lol


Here is Teddy with my younger Brother Nick. they like each other but Nick left on tuesday because he had to work. when he went to work he got cut with a chainsaw. Luckily it only required 20 stitches and there was no bone damage and very minor muscle damage. he is OK





This is out front of the cottage

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these were two dogs that got loose from their house and came to visit. They were very friendly and luckily their collars had a phone number on it so their owner came to get them.



The view just outside of our cottage



Teddy's first experience with a frog LOL



We had beautiful sunsets

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Paige and I in the paddle boat



this is a cottage out on an island across from us

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We went to a place called the Wye Marsh. it is a conservation area and they have lots of critters there

Goats


Here are some birds that they are rehabilitating

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These are some young Trumpeter Swans that they are Rehabing from lead poisoning and injuries

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Great Blue Heron (he just lives there by choice he is not a rehab bird)


Trumpeter Swans they also live there by choice.



A turtle on a log


I am not sure what kind of snake this is but we scared it by accident and it went into the brush and as we were looking to see if we could see it we scared a frog and it jumped over the snake. all of a sudden the snake took off after the frog. he missed but it was very cool to watch. here he is after missing the frog

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this is a young barn owl. she said he will be ready to start flying in about 2 weeks but he still has some "baby fat" to lose. We got to pet him. they are INCREDIBLY soft, unlike anything I have ever felt before. she says that is what makes them silent fliers.



On the way home we had to stop at a hotel because the weather was really bad. Brian took a picture of Teddy and I in the morning



some random pics out of the car window on the way home








that's all

[zoey]

Grand pics!! Ty so much for sharing these. Those labs really lo-o-ove to swim, don't they?
Wow, i'm so sorry your little brother got injured with the chainsaw. That's awful, but it sounds like he'll heal up just fine. The pics. with him and Teddy are great!
The paddleboat looks fun too. Sometimes those things are so tiring!!! (But good exercise, so yanno).
No kidding about the sunsets.

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That owl is amazing. I've never touched one before. I bet it's really soft. It's amazing how you got the shot with the wings staight up like that..and that wild goat is beautiful too. Those snakes really camaflouge well. I could hardly see it.

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Looks like a blast! Though I don't see how anyone could not want that handsome Teddy around.
Those sunsets were gorgeous! Absolutely amazing.

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Thanks everyone. Teddy had a wonderful time on vacation. We left on Saturday and he is STILL tired. LOL

We did a lot of fishing too but it always seemed the camera wasn't around when we caught the fish so unfortunately I don't have any pics of that.