Italy Adventures - Milan and Pisa

Happy Italy Tuesday! Thank you for joining me as I re-cap our trip to Italy. This week, let's explore a bit of Milan and that infamous Leaning Tower in Pisa.

On the way from Venice to the Lake Regions, we stopped in the City of Milan. Milan may be known for being the financial capitol of Italy and the Fashion Capital of the world, but we enjoyed the historical side of the city.

We got to see the Pieta Rondanini, the unfinished sculpture  by Michelangelo. He passed away in 1564 before he was able to finish it. 

We visited the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana where we viewed Raphael's sketch of "The School of Athens"created between 1508 and 1511 He used this sketch as a guide to the fresco located in Vatican City.

This was probably my favorite piece of the day. "Vase of Flowers With Jewels and Shells" was a delight to the eyes with over 100 species of colorful blooms!

...oh, and did I mention the architecture...OMD, everywhere you turned in Italy, the architecture outdid itself!

Here is a video of our afternoon in Milan:

Speaking of architecture.....Let's take a look around Miracle Square in Pisa, where we stopped to view that famous leaning tower.

Made of white marble, the Pisa Cathedral and Bell (Leaning) Tower are beautiful to behold. Of course, marble is heavy and the grounds in Pisa are marshy and this contributed to part of the tower's foundation to sink.

So was born the tower that put Pisa on the map. From some angles it is hard to see the actual "leaning" and, thanks to repairs made during the late 90s, they did stableize the tower with added lead counterweights.

Here is a shot where the lean is much more pronounced.

Here is a short video of our stop in Pisa:

We couldn't leave without the obligitory, "Holding the Tower Up" shot, thanks to Ed for indulging me. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Join me in two weeks when we visit Florence, the final city on our Italy tour.

We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week! 

This is Nine

 

Nine years of that cute little tongue, wake up snuggles, sassy girl woofs, wiggly butts and that cute little moozle! 

Happy Birthday Rosy!

We love you lots!

Daddy and Mama (and Sunny too)

Enough of that mushy stuff

....Let's PAWTY!

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Nine Rosy Rosies on Nature Friday

Welcome to Nature Friday where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Only 3 more sleeps until my Ninth Birthday! Today's we are celebrating with Rosy Rosies from 2017, when I was born, until 2025. Mama says we can't pick one from 2026 yet, because I haven't started my 10th year yet. 

Human Math is weird, isn't it??

This is a Camelia from my first ever post in September of 2017... It's not technically a rose, but it's close enough right??

A soft pink rose from 2018

A pretty wild rose from 2019

A pink edge rose from Sequoia Gardens in Northy North California in 2020

Another wild rose from the last year we were in NNC in 2021

It's funny, Mama and I thought we wouldn't see any pretty flowers after we left California, but the High Desert didn't disappoint. The roses are especially beautiful here in New Mexico!

A 2022 yellow rose from our current front yard.

A 2024 ABQ Botanical Garden pink rosy!

In 2024, Mama found these beautiful pink blooms.

Finally, in 2025, we have this pretty yellow rosy with pink edges!

The next time you see me, I will officially be 9 years old! 

This weekend will be filled with morning walkies, lots of cookies and hopefully seeing some nature. Here's hoping your weekend is filled with all these things too!!

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Birthday Thankfuls

As I get closer to my 9th birthday, I realize I have so many reasons to be thankful.  To start off, I am so thankful for all the friends I have met here in Blogville, both virtually and in the furs.

These friendships mean the world to me, Sunny and especially to Mama.

I'm thankful for all the places I've lived over the years. Utah, where I was born then the beautiful Northy North California Coast and now in the High Desert of New Mexico.

I'm thankful for all the angels that came before me.  Bilbo and Dory for training the pawrents and my brothers Arty and Jakey for all the good times we had over the first few years of my life.

I'm thankful for Sunny. Although she can be trying at times, she has taught me patience (plus she is a good zoomie partner).

I am thankful for all the places I have visited. During my first few years I traveled from California to Texas to Missouri and a bunch of states in between. Lately, we have explored Arizona, Colorado and all round New Mexico.

I am thankful for my morning walkies. There is no better way to start the day than making sure the safety of the neighborhood is secured!

I am thankful for the big backyard we have and for all the room I have to chase the bunnies and evil squirrels away!

My biggest thankful is for my Daddy and Mama, I am so thankful I found them, and they found me!!

Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop

BBW-with Guest Host Rosy

Only 4 1/2 more days until my birthday!!!

Sunny was nice enough to let me guest host this week's Backyard Wildlife Wednesday. Today, we have some footage our new "Hummer Cam" (aka TC 2) captured over the past few days:

Hummers mean joy and happiness in some cultures, the perfect bird to help celebrate my birthday week!

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Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop this week!

Let the Celebrating Begin!!

 

What better way to start my Birthday Week than with a look back at my fun adventures! For something a little different I had Mama make movie from my adventures over the years:

I am so lucky to have had so many adventures and can't wait to see what adventures are in my future!

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I See You

 

It's very important to keep an eye on your pawrents....

Especially when they go in the kitchen...

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