Good Morning,

My name is Jane. My dog's name is Henry. Here is a photo of him with his hiking shoes on. I bought them for him last summer before we went on a hiking trip in the Cascades here in the Northwest - there are parks there with volcanic rock that can cut dogs' pads. He adjusted to his new red shoes quite well.

This is the first day of my new blog. I have been interested in writing a blog for some time - so here we go. I will write about life in the Northwest and the many topics that interest me. The purpose of the blog is to just have fun and share information and photos with my friends in the blogosphere.

But for now, time to take Henry on his walk (it's actually my walk too). We walk through the Alameda neighborhood for 4.5 miles - along the ridge, through parks - looking at beautiful homes and gardens. What a way to start the day!

...make the most of your day!