On our recent trip to Arizona, Bijou posed in front of a sun bleached rock as she waited for a drink of water. *(See bottom of post.)

When the phone rings, Bijou barks and tries to “herd” me to the phone.

“The funny little device that brings faraway news from grandma is talking. I know it is on a frequency that you cannot hear so I will alert you to it’s noise. Please go press the buttons on the device as to stop its noise making and speak to faraway grandma.”

Thank goodness for Bijou Grace.

*(Okay, so we didn’t go to Arizona. This was taken in the landscaping around our Boo-Ghetto apartment sign. But it kind of looks likes the Southwest, right?)