First trip out to Quarry this year (pics)

Today it broke the 60 F mark, so I gave myself the afternoon off, loaded up the T's and went out to Quarry Nature Preserve for awhile. I have a season pass and it's only 4-5 miles from where I live, so I plan to go more often this year. With everything in the midst of thawing, it was quite a mess out there, but beautiful too. I ended up having to turn back on some trails because they turned into mini lakes and mudpits where the snow and ice have been melting. The pups got thoroughly filthy, but we had a good time. I took a bunch of pics, and thought I'd share a few. Hope you enjoy. I apologize in advance that they are varying sizes. Some I liked to zoom in and crop, others I liked more background in, and I didn't really work to keep them all the same size.

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This is what all the old quarries look like right now. This is the one I posted pictures of Tommy and Tasha by last fall, where Tommy took his first plunge and swam. The pitted appearance is from the water freezing, snow falling on top of the ice, and then all of it partially thawing and refreezing constantly over the past couple weeks. It really looked gorgeous.


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Another with the sun shining on it


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Baby girl


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Tommy getting a drink. The ice has thawed all along the edges.


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Tash wanted to dig at the patch of snow/ice for some reason.

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This is one of the paths I had to turn back on, and this pic was one of the "dryer" parts of it!


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Running back to me when I called them. I let them drag their leashes in the more remote areas. That is slobber coming out of Tommy's mouth LOL


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Another quarry


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You can see how filthy they were getting


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Stopped at a bridge for a bit.


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The view from the bridge


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Tash striking a pose for me.


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Tommy leaving pee mail LOL :D


Looking contemplative
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Few more of my sweet boy:
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Ok I narrowed it down to those. Hope you enjoyed :)

What great pics, I sure did enjoy them! :) I always love seeing pics of Tasha and Tommy, they are such beautiful pups. Thanks for sharing these with us!

Fantastic pictures both of the quarry and of your pups! I'm sure you all had a good time! :D

Yes, I really did enjoy looking at those pictures. How nice to have somewhere so close that you all enjoy going to together. Tommy and Tasha look great!!! And they may have gotten dirty, but they sure do look happy :) and that is what counts. I'm glad that you got to get out and run, Tommy and Tasha, and thanks for sharing it with us.

Yay!! T&T pics!! :D

Glad it is warming up a bit so you guys can enjoy the quarry! Looks like the pups had a great time! and oh so dirty as well!! lol I bet it was bath-time when you got home!

Great pics! It's obvious they had a blast. Looks like a great place to run 'em!

Great pics Jess!!
So did they get the dreaded bath when you got home??

:p

very pretty pictures, especially the dogs! how often do you get to do this, going to quarry?

TommEE,

It'z so gud to see ya again! When my mom told me aboot theze picturez I got all xcited. How I would love to romp and play with youz in such a bootiful place. I can't believe how lucky I am to have a guy like youz. You're so handsum. :D

Much luv,

DaizEE <3

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Hehe, great pictures, Jess! You know I love that Tommy boy. He's such a cutie, and Tasha is such a beautiful girl. You have two of the most photogenic pups I've ever seen. You're so lucky to live in such a gorgeous area, and it helps to have two gorgeous pups model for you. ;)

Thanks so much for sharing!

It looks a beautiful part of the world, and great pics of the pups having the best time. I've noticed that pups always seem a little happier when real muddy and dirty.:D

Beautiful pictures of T&T!! I can smell springtime coming through those pictures! Looks like you guys had a great time! :)

Beautiful pictures!! I wish we had a place like that around here....I have to search high and low to find anyplace open to let Duncan run....
Tasha and Tommy are gorgeous, so cute together...like the dog version of Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz!!:D

Great pictures! What fun you guys must have had!

The contemplative shot is outstanding -- really shows off Tasha's strength and beauty along with her playmate in a kind of shadow profile. Thanks for showing these photos!

Wonderful pictures, Jessica! I always love seeing the Double T's and especially in such lovely scenery. Wish I could have been there with you guys. It looks like a great place to go with the furkids. Tasha and Tommy sure do look like they were enjoying themselves and getting plenty dirty too! Tori has been doing quite a bit of playing in the mud herself....lol. I'll be so glad when everything starts drying up and we see more green and pretty flowers.

Hugs to those awesome furkids of yours!

Robin :)

P.S. I'm attaching a pic of my muddly little girl;) . It was taken at a dog park yesterday.

Love the pics of Tommy and Tasha in the quarry.Looks like they really had a good running around getting wet and having fun as evidenced in the face of Tommy,big smile on his face.He reminds me of my nephew's Golden retriever Austin who's about 10 now.He likes kids jumping on him,doesn't bother him a bit.

looks cold.. but nice :D especially with the dogs in the pictures.

Finally, nice weather, Jess!!! What a great day to enjoy the pups and the gorgeous scenery!:) You almost outdid yourself this time, friend. The shots of the kids, especially the close ups, are breathtaking! I love the "contemplating" shot of Tasha with Tommy in profile, one of the last close ups of beautiful Tommy and the two of them on the bridge! Oh, they're all fabulous! Good job, Mom!:D Hope you didn't end up as muddy as T&T!!!:D LOTS of hugs and kisses to the dynamic duo!:) Love ya, kids!

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What great pictures, Jessica!!!! :) I know you were glad for a warm day for a change. That ice and snow will be gone in no time, I'm sure. It went to almost 80 here, today. Man am I loving it!!! :)


Thanks so much for sharing your fun afternoon with us!! :D

Thank you all so very much for your beautiful comments and compliments. It makes a mom simply glow :D.

Sweetheart Daisy, Tommy sends happy golden kisses your way and a big smile :). He's so proud of his beautiful girl!

Yes we had some clean-up when we got home. I had anticipated the mud though so had an old sheet spread out across the back car seat. Of course, since I was all smug at my forethought, the dogs put me in my place. Tasha leaped into the front passenger seat instead of the back getting sand and mud all over that seat, and Tommy decided to "make a bed" and scraped up the sheet into a little muddy wet ball :rolleyes:

Gina, I used to go 4 or 5 times a year maybe, just in the summer, but lots more trails have opened up lately, and last fall I bought a year's pass so I plan to go lots more often this year. It's really very close to me and beautiful, with miles of various winding trails throughout. It's over 300 acres now. Here's a little information site on it if anyone finds this kind of thing interesting :) http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/sna02020/index.html

Trev, I'd have to agree on the 'dirtier dog = happier dog' theory :D

Anna, could definitely smell that earthy spring smell in the air!

Tricollie, thank you! I really liked that shot as well. I think the fact the cloud cover had gotten thicker at that point made the picture even better :)

Robin, it'd be so much fun to go out there with other PTers and their dogs. You never know I guess, maybe someday! That picture of Tori is so adorable, she looks as muddy as mine were!

Barry, You're right, Tommy does have a big grin on his face when we're out like that. You should post pictures of Austin sometime!

vinjashira, it does look cold, but it was actually so warm! 60 feels SO warm after a long winter here. I was out there with a T-shirt and jeans on, no jacket :D. The water under that ice must be quite frigid though!

Sandra, my shoes/pants were somewhat muddy but not as bad as those two LOL! I've been waiting for a real spring day to head out there. I knew it'd be very wet/muddy but I didn't care. I can't imagine what it must be like today, it's been raining all day! :eek: Pretty damp and cool again for the next few days now, but spring is definitely here!

Logan, it'll be awhile before we see temps in the 80s :eek: LOL! But I'm sure our 60 feels similar to your 80 when you take into consideration the temps we are accustomed to feeling all winter :).

Again, thanks all. So glad you enjoyed 'sharing' in my day!