Me and Mackenzie at Thanksgiving, Pennsylvania 

an old picture of queso taking a bath that I dug up while home on break....what a good one! 

I love the angle and spacing on this picture, it might be one of my favorite pictures I've taken this year 

The way up - pt 2 

the way up - pt 1 

Ben and Queso - we can't move fast enough for them 

A majestic shot of Queso 

Ben, Queso and Mrs. Cleaver get ready for a hike 

Ben, on the way to the Laurels reserve 

Jaime, giving me the finger 

On the way to the LiveArts fundraiser with Jessica 

Happy Halloween! 

Mackenzie turns 10 months old! 

Cemetary in White Hall, Virginia 

White Hall, VA 

White Hall, Virginia 

Ready for Medeski, Martin, and Wood on Halloween in New York City 

Hornet - 1 Queso's nose - 0 

Call me Strega-nona 

Gottfried comes for a visit, and a pass-out on the couch after a night at the bars 

October

Sure has been a while since I've actually written in this. It's hard to imagine that I have been keeping up with this for over a year!! Much has changed since I came back from Peru. As you've seen in the blog, I am now currently living in Charlottesville, VA attending the University of Virginia getting a graduate degree in the environmental science department. Me and the pup are learning what graduate school life is all about, doing labs, studying, going to lectures, etc. Research hasn't quite reared its ugly head just yet, although it is on its opening stretch.

Queso has gone through about 4 weeks of obedience training and now can do a variety of commands, although she is best at them when there is a hot dog treat available if she does it right. She's big, about 45 pounds now and almost 6 months old.

This past 2 months have been filled with pig roasts, football games, walks and hikes, a visit by the illustrious Gott-Eagle, a trip home to catch fall in Pennsylvania, lots of cooking, and new friends. I am looking forward to seeing a variety of concerts in the next few weeks. I just caught the Dave Grisman Quintet, and am going to see Medeski Martin and Wood on Halloween in New York City. Yonder Mountain String Band comes this week, and other concerts in the month include Pat Metheny, and Benevento/Russo.

hope that everyone is well, please email me and let me know how you are

~ D

Queso with her favorite person 

walking in the apple orchard 

Caught in the act - the apple that eventually lead to a huge upset stomach 

Cedar Mountain orchards, October 1st 

ouch!