wolf beach

hee hee, dad, after we put this floaty ring on duk duk, can we please dig for clams or roll in something super smelly before we go back home?

a little behind :)

hee hee, do not worry, mom. i know we are usually more ready by now but i promise me and duk duk are working on our calendar for next year and we will get it into our etsy shop hopefully probably before thanksgiving. :)

the rails have eyes

mom, if u need a ferocious wolf to help u and dad with those stepping stones, u know where i am. :)

iphoneys eye view

hee hee okay, mom, i can shoe u. see? it is ezpz. u just open your note app, clicky on the little pencil, clicky on the squiggly line, clicky on the big fat marker, pick the color u want, then start drawing and voila!

see? like this.. :)

nail day

well mom, maybe we could do my nails tomorrow but u could give my me special snackie today. :)

reserved seating

hee hee, well, mom, i was kind of thinking that u and dad could sit on the floor, what with it being fresh and clean and all now. :)

a brushy a day :)

ooooOooOooooOOOoo! duk duk, r u stinking what i am stinking?? quick go get it..

hee hee hee... a brushy a day keeps the butt licking breath at bay :)

front seat driver :)

ooo ooo - i see it! do not worry, mom,  i've got this.

beeep beeeeep!

 

beep beep beep! beep beep beeeeeeeep!

 

















sheesh, the service around here is apooping...














beep beep beeeeEEEeeoooEEEEeeeeeoooEEEeeeoooEEEeeeeeoooEEEeeeoooeeeep!

oh good. finally.

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hey, dad..u missed a spot. :)

always happy 2 help

hee hee, dad, if u need me to chomp anything for u, a wolf will be right here by his bowl :)

u r invited: baxter and duk duk's tiny helping houston teeny weenie texas tree fundraiser event

yes, mother, me and duk duk agree to ensure one hundred percent of the proceeds from our special teeny weenie helping houston texas tree fundraiser will be donated to the houston spca to help wolves and falcons in need.  now, may we please have some time alone so we can start photography and planning our event?















 




 

hee hee, i thought she'd never leave. wait, is she gone? okay good.  i did not want to say it in front of her, but these teeny weenie helping houston texas trees we asked mom to make on short notice turned out even better than i expected! i mean, it's got all the adorableness of our other teenie weenie trees, and it's got all the awesomeness that u would expect out of something that might cost a little more but they are meant for a special cause. i mean, the three piece, glove soft,  hand cut, full leather wrap that makes up the texas state flag on the block base?  the tiny hand dyed indigo blue trees with even tinier texas star tree toppers on top?  the classic teeny weenie we designed with tiny red swarovski crystal nose standing ferociously atop an iridescent glittery snow surface? the hand branded logo that we designed on the bottom?  the pearly-descent stars we punched and carefully placed on the flag? all the tiny touches really add up to some one of a kind awesome, don't they, duk duk?

 yeah, i know. my tummy is already rumbling at me for donating our gummy worms to help buy supplies for these trees. but just think, we could have donated our gummy worms directly, but by investing them  in supplies and turning them into these trees, hopefully people will buy them and we can multiply the amount we can donate! and, it's a win win all around because not only will people know they are helping a good cause, but they will be getting something really awesome that they can keep or maybe even give to another friend, u know, to pass along the smile favor. and if that person lives in texas or is from texas, why, even better, right?

anyhow, i hope our friends can remember to mark their calendars for - wait, when did we say again? oh yeah, saturday the 23rd at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard time. but i hope they can remember if they are interested or pass the word along because we only made like fifteen of them plus or minus what a wolf might have chomped on because, well, u know, that's what a mom gets when a wolf finds things at wolf height and he thinks he is being helpful by bringing it to her only by the time he brings it to her there are pretty much chomp marks all over it. because that's what wolves do. :)

wolf patrol

okay, okay, dad, i know we only just started our walkies. i promise i will only be just a minute...

oh little bunnies, come out come out wherever u are... :)

snackies wait for no one :)

mom, sorry 2 wake u so early, but in light of the latest forecast changes, may me and duk duk please eat our hurricane snackies now, u know, before they are eaten by some sloppy cow? :)

canis platiformis :)

well, lemme just wiggle my toesies and sliiiide this one on and..oo hey duk duk, can u wing the other one a little closer?

hee hee, thanks, duk duk.

now lemme just sliiide my lefty and see if i can just stan- woop. woop. woo-o-o-oop. wait wait. duk duk, can u - hee hee, okay yeah, duk duk, just spot me right there for now til i get used to the extra height and.. okay, yeah, see? yeah these will totally work.

whoa - everything looks so much closer now. oh yeah, right. u can call mom over now.

see mom? no need to worry about me hurting myself with the upgrades we asked u to make to my flippy floppies. in fact, with hurricane irma maybe coming and what with all the water she will bring, maybe u can add another nother layer to make them super duper platform flippy floppies? :)

(to everyone in the path of hurricane irma, we send u our heartfelt wishes for your safety and protection. )

grill marx

hee hee, hey dad, no need to carry those all the way to the dinner table - a wolf can chomp it all down right here, no buns or forks necessary. :)

chikky likky stick

o chikky likky stick,
thanks for keeping me busy
while i get lasered :)

quack three times

hee hee, no, duk duk, u can go if u want to but i toldjoo already i am not moving an inch until mom starts another hungry games. last time it was chicken jerky versus mackerel and greens and before that it was cherry tomato vs chicken jerky. i did not know it was even possible, but the stakes seem to be getting higher and even more deliciouser.
besides, what r u even doing back there by my tushie? u know how dan-

(pfweeeeOoooOOOOOooOooT!)

-gerous it can be. hee hee, whoopsie. um, i cannot really see u so quack once if u r still conscious, twice if u need urgent medical assistance, and three times if u do not want me to eat your share of dessert tonitey nite. :)

b is for banana kitty

hee hee, yeah duk duk, i cannot wait to use everything either! - not tell mom but i guess hauling cassie's cootie butt to school really was worth it. i mean, just look at all the extra cool things mom gave us from her trip - an incredibly mesmerising banana kitty notepad, a super cool hot dog and ketchup flash card study block set, and super cute sticky flags that aost makes me want to do tonitey nite's reading so i can mark where we fell asleep...

and of course all sorts of me shaped things! and, if we put everything together...

i'd say we got a pretty good haul. :)

partial scene from the morning of the first day back 2 school (insert poop emoji here)(insert second poop emoji here)(insert third poop emoji here)

...well, i guess when u put it that way, mother, i guess the answer is yes. but it is hardly like i really have a choice in the matter when it is patently obvious that picking the alternative would engender a thick and gooey, conscience smothering layer of motherly disapproval, is it? it's not my fault she's reeking with coo- fine, okay, okay. i know she has been standing right here the whole time. let's just get this over with. (sigh). i cannot believe i am saying this, but yes, cassie, u can go to school with us in our pedal car. cooties and all...

kaaaaaack!

a wolf, a falcon, and a crocodile :)

whoa, duk duk. whoda thunk mom would actually find us a present from korea that is as ferocious as we are. this is incredible.

and u say he is all ours, mom? and when he wakes up, he will not bite our toesies? cuz u know i have sensitive toesies. and duk duk, well he barely even tolerates my chomping on him and we are best friends.

mm-hmm. okay. i see your point. i mean, here i am a wolf and all and most of the time i control my ferociousness, too. except when i am hungry because seriously, hungry is as hungry does, right?

well, i am still really impressed u were able to get him in your suitcase without losing at least a pinky. thank u, mom. and do not worry, all our chores will be done by the time u get back from the grocery store. yeppies. okay we love u too and smell u later...

i cannot wait til he wakes up, can u, duk duk? i mean, just look at the size of his mouth. i bet u he has a million teeth in there. no, maybe eleventy jillion. and when he yawns, i bet we could probably fit my whole
head in there. or my plumpty rumpty even. or a whole falc-

-on. um, duk duk, can u please get me my iphoney so we can google how to make crocodile-proof body armor?

filet of seoul

When you find yourself in a foreign land, stripped of your ability to quickly and conveniently communicate with others as equals in a common tongue, when you land in a world in which there are gaps in what otherwise would be grounding elements of a common upbringing, life becomes a series of slow, untethered, and often mysterious moments.

I posted these pictures of my recent trip to South Korea on instagram with little explanation, and do so here, at least initially, for the exact same reason - to generate the same sensations of mystery and wonder, and to let your brain fill in the blanks as mine had to, sometimes with the help of spotty google translations, but more often than not, without the symbolic aids and cultural cues we've grown accustomed to. Besides, at the end of the day, it's all about the shopping and eating, isn't it? :)