Capturing the Moment

She is just the cutest What a change! After the hot African plains, and the tropical Spice Islands, I've returned to the wintry countryside of Vermont. I got my first go around with sub-zero temperatures and some quality snow time with Neka the puppy. You may remember her from such post as Puppy in Vermont , and Back in Vermont .   She has grown a bit now and seems to be enjoying her first Vermont winter. And she really enjoys her yellow softball. She tumbles around in the snow, loves going on snowshoes, and I'm pretty sure she could stay our all day if we let her.

   Baby Neka, an adorable black lab, has been living the Vermont summer dream. For the past couple of weeks Heidi and I have been getting the trails ready out on Stave Island to take this little one out exploring.    Just like a little kid, Neka wanted to explore just about everything she could get her mouth on...including things like mushrooms and moths. So we kept a close eye on her as she raced excitedly around the forest and wildflowers of the island.    Now it's time to head back to work in Alaska, but I'll leave a little piece of my heart back in Vermont with this little cutie. And I know the don't stay puppies forever so I wanted to capture a few images of baby Neka.