The sun only shines to light Nick's sweet face. 

This is what was left of the harvest moon when I took Nick for a walk this morning. This year's harvest moon yielded new records by Girls and Wild Flag. Bountiful.

It was a fairly hectic day in the office, made right when I came home to this guy. 

Nick and I watched Lassie Come Home, then discussed the apparent talents of both Pal and Elizabeth Taylor in this early film. 

I woke up this morning to the sound of pouring rain. When it calmed down a bit, I took Nick outside and discovered the street was flooded. The sun wasn't up yet, so I didn't take a picture until a couple of hours later, but imagine the water level all the way up to the sidewalk, and that's how it looked. Kinda spooky. It's since receded 100%. 

Came home to find the Comcast guy, here to fix some downed lines from the Ferndale storms. He stopped to talk to me a bit about dachshunds and how he grew up with them and how his brother recently had a brown shorthair who needed medical attention on his spleen then grew a long coat. Wild! Nicest guy. His shirt says Storm Team. I really, really want. 

Nick's not a big fan of people playing with his paws. That's why I love how he puts his paw in the palm of my hand when he sleeps in my lap. Dreamy. 

One thing that's very key to the essence of dachshunds: they're sweet, patient creatures who never complain, but they truly abhor being wet. Nick, being the sweetest creature that ever lived, was very noble when it started raining on our walk this afternoon. He posed for a picture before toweling/shaking/mad-flopping off. Bless.

 I got the new GIRLS double LP in the mail today. It's sounding mighty pretty and the two-tone vinyl and artwork are beautiful. There's even a bonus flexi-disc and poster thrown in. All of this, and the record's not even in stores for another week. It's all quite exciting. And Nick is a good boy.

The Catch Up pt. 9: My guy today, doing his Elvis. Bless. 

The Catch Up pt. 8: I can't keep my hands off this guy. 

The Catch Up pt. 7: Early morning Nick. 

The Catch Up pt. 6: Nick the Shadow. 

The Catch Up pt. 5: There's not much more heartbreaking than a lost animal handbill. Finds like this give hope. 

The Catch Up pt. 4: August stroll with my favorite dachshund. 

The Catch Up pt. 3: After a long weekend in Florida, I couldn't wait to get back to thus guy. 

The Catch Up pt. 2: Spent a beautiful day with my folks in Mexico, Florida. 

The Catch Up pt. 1: Nicky surveys the neighborhood on an August evening walk.