Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

1 Ollie 'Til Christmas

"Treats, and toys, and bacon, and bones, please." 

2 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hound decks the halls.

3 Ollies 'Til Christmas

Just a friendly chase with his new buddy Zoey.

4 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hound works the ice cream stand with his buddy Helen Jane.

5 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The "gee thanks for bringing me out in this" hound.

6 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The cozy dozer takes over MY spot!

7 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The cozy dozer snuggles his own feet. 

8 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The cozy dozer takes over the humans' bed.

9 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The cozy dozer takes over the humans' couch, pillow, and table.

 

10 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The selfie king.

11 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hit the trails adventure dog hikes with friends, part two.

12 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hit the trails adventure dog hikes with friends.

13 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hit the trails adventure hound at the Castle in the Clouds.

14 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hit the trails adventure hound dashing through the snow.

15 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hit the trails adventure hound in the White Mountains.

16 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The hit the trails adventure hound on the Cotton Valley Rail Trail.

17 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The nope, that definitely wasn't me hound.

18 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The "I didn't do that either" hound.

19 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The "I didn't do it" hound.

20 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The water body worshipper, Round Pond Series, part four.

21 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The water body worshipper, Round Pond Series (but actually Grest East Lake), part three. 

22 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The water body worshipper, Round Pond series, part two.

23 Ollies 'Til Christmas

The water body worshipper, Piscataqua River.

24 Ollies 'Til Christmas

Well, this is embarrassing. It's the TENTH anniversary of the Christmas Countdown here at Merwin and Merwin. Who knew, all those years ago, that I'd still be doing this a decade later. I guess I probably knew, though I certainly didn't imagine the countdown would feature the charming face of a different pup. But this little crazy, quirky, nutty guy has wormed his way into our hearts (sort of just like Merwin...) and here we are with 24 delightful days of Jolly Ollies awaiting us. In a year marred by downright horribleness, I'm going to savor it. Merry December.

The water body worshipper, Round Pond series, part one.