Homer's Christmas Card Photoshoot 2010

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! Christmas is coming! I love Christmas - I get fantastic snow to play in, wonderful presents for being a 'good boy' (sometimes - he-he), lots of attention from my humans and, not to forget, sumptious food to stuff myself with. However, one of my favourite things about Christmas is the exchange of cards I have with my doggie buddies all over the world. 

I had a real challenge trying to capture the ideal pose for this year's 'Homer's Christmas Card'. Over the past few years I had set my standards pretty high. 

Let me show you some of the 'out-takes' I had to discard before settling on the 'winning' design for this year's card...

Oh-oh! This one wouldn't do for obvious reasons.

The hat was hanging nicely...but look at my 'frosty face'!

Who's a handsome boy? The pose was perfect...but I just couldn't keep that hat on my head a second longer...

...and again.

I was soon sick of the sight of that bloody hat...

...but I just couldn't seem to shake it off!

For a moment, I thought about eating the darn thing, but...

...4,365 attempts later, Missus finally captured the shot which done me justice...

Ta-da. The hat was in place and my face was just...festive!

Having got the shot, Missus set about turning the photo into the traditional Chrictmas card format. Want to see the result...?

Voila! For those who haven't yet received an original version (and those of you who Missus (not me!) forgot to post one to), this one is especially for you. 

I would also like to say a big thank you to all those who sent me a card. They are booti-ful and I will treasure them all! 

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas to everyone! 

Homer

SNOW

I love snow. I don't know why but there's something magical and mesmerising about the white powdery stuff which enthrals me. At this time of year, the first thing I do when I wake up each morning is to look out of the window and check whether it has been snowing. Today I was lucky...

...Woo-hoo! Everything was covered in snow!

What's happened to all my prize plants?!?

All this white stuff. What should I do with it?...

...When in doubt, EAT! (That's my motto).

Unfortunately, the white stuff didn't taste as nice as it looked! Bleahhhh...

...and I'm also a bit of a messy eater. Look at my 'frosty face'!

Sorry folks, but I've got to cut short my blogging. I'm off to enjoy my 'winter wonderland'.

Ciao!

O Christmas Tree

Well folks, Christmas is fast approaching and so I decided that it was about time to set up our tree. This was easier said than done...

Here I am reading the instruction manual. Blimey, I didn't realise there were so many parts...

...and so many balls to hang.

Balls, balls, balls! Bollocks! I need a lie down.

 

Anyway, I quickly got into full swing on building the tree. Man, how am I going to reach the top?

And the darn lights were a bit tricky. Bah humbug!

What a mess!

A few finishing touches and...

...Ta-da! My 'indoor toilet' is finished. Isn't it booti-ful?

Swimming at Lake Garda

A few weeks ago I showed you some photos of my trip to Lake Garda. Well, just for the hell of it, here's a video of me frolicking in the water. Enjoy...

Love,

Homer

PS: Just wondering if you can guess the artist who sang this song?

Lake Garda

Remember I told you a few weeks ago about our trip to Lake Garda to visit my friends Lucille, Nicoletta and Marco? Well, not long afterwards we arranged to go back to meet them once more. Unfortunately, our friends weren't able to make it on the day. (Sob...sob...). 

Never mind, I still managed to have a great time just playing with my humans. Here's some of the many photos taken on the day...

Can I go swimming Dad?

Luckily, Dad thought it was a great idea and he'd brought the famous 'ball of tennis' to make our game more interesting.

"Woof! Woof! Yes...I'm ready...throw the ball of tennis!"

"Eeeeee....AHhhhhhhhhh...!"

Woohooo! Off I pounced!

This is the fun part. Now where the heck is it?

Got it!

Mission accomplished!

Of course I was eager to accomplish the same mission at least fifty times more...

This is the second round...

...There she blows!

A leisurely swim out to my target! Ah...life is good!

"Just keep swimming...just keep swimming..."

And here I am bringing the ball of tennis back...

...again...

...again...

...and again! Hmmph! This is just too easy! I could go on forever.

Unfortunately, I don't think poor Dad could carry on much longer with his throwing efforts.

So, we called a temporary halt to our water retrieving games and I tried out some other activities, like..

...rock climbing.

Just a bit further...

...and now I'm the 'king of the castle', with a bird's-eye view of Lake Garda to-boot!

Soon we were off for a walk along the shore of the lake...

...all the way into the booti-ful town of Lazise.

During the day, Missus managed to capture me in some of my best modelling poses. Here's a sample...

I call this one 'The Stag'!

Homer: 'The Collossus of Garda'

My 'distant' poet's look.

Nonchalent!

Intense!

Pity Me?

Peek-a-boo!

And just plain, lovable me!

Well folks, I had a fantastic time in one of my favourite places. I can't wait to get back there (and hopefully meet up with Lucille).

Happy Halloween 2010

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Halloween. On the one hand, I usually get lots of treats. On the other hand, Missus always 'tricks' me into getting dressed-up. Don't believe me? Check out my 2007, 2008 and 2009 Halloween costumes. 

So, I woke up this morning with some trepidation as to what Missus had in store for me. Would I be a witch? A monster? An ogre? As it happens, the costume Missus had in mind turned out to be even 'scarier' than all of these things put together!

Remember Lady Gaga's outfit at the 2009 VMA Awards...

Lady Gaga in her 'unusual' outfit. Now, let me introduce you to...

...'Lord Gaga'.

"Gaga ooh la la... Want your bad romance..."

This year's photo shoot was a real challenge...

...it was driving me gaga!

...so much so that I soon fell asleep.

Lord Gaga zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

Happy Halloween to my little monsters from Lord Gaga!