New Snow and Olympic Frisbee Action!

Of course, when there is now snow, there MUST be frisbee action; it's one of the unwritten rules of the universe.  We have actually had a pretty dry winter, which has made for easy commutes for Mom, but it's not so good for our snow frisbee action (or our summer water supply).  So we were thrilled to see snow forecasted for the entire weekend!  For once the weather guessers were right and we got a bunch of snow!

Let the games begin!

Did I mention that we were thrilled about the new snow?

Seriously thrilled, as EVERYTHING is better in new snow!

Mom was all excited, too, because she has actually been reading the manual on her camera, and was trying out a new action setting.  She's not entirely certain if it is a better setting for frisbee action, since it was snowing all weekend, but she was pleased with the results.  And since she seems to be the only press interested in the Olympic Snow Frisbee event, we're glad she's getting some good shots.

Part of the snow frisbee competition includes scores for artistic interpretation.

Note my upright body position while catching the frisbee.  High marks on this catch for sure!

Abby assures me that this is for the snow frisbee competition and NOT part of her figure skating routine.  I think it would work for both!

Abby sticking the landing!  (Even if she didn't catch the frisbee...)

Nice amplitude!

Pairs frisbee action!

Nice form, complete with a catch!

Abby is not the only one with good form!  And I always catch the frisbee!

Abby's Dogzilla pose is always a crowd favorite!

We also always make sure we've got good snow zoomie action; it impresses the judges!

Finding the frisbee in deep snow is another handy skill!

"Hi Mom!"

Zoom-zoom!

I got it!

"Coming through!"

We're definitely ready for the medal competition!

Abby has also been working on the Olympic exhibition sport of frisbee tug-o-war.

With such fine technique, I have no doubt frisbee tug-o-war will be a medal event at the next Olympics!

While we were having fun in the snow, Dad was having a bit less fun...

But thanks to Dad our competition area was kept in tip-top condition!

In addition to getting all the action photos, our press corps made sure she had some 'athlete portraits' ready to be released to the international press.  We, of course, happily obliged.

Abby, with the tools of our trade!

Abby's 'game face'!

Ready for action!

Abby's 'serious' look.  (Note, she doesn't really DO serious...)

Her 'pin-up girl' pose!

Snooter kisses please!

Contemplative preparation for competition.

My 'wild hair' look!  Snow frisbee IS a 'freestyle' event after all!

And a few 'technicolor' photos for our fans!  (Mom is still playing around with 'Lightroom', which is why the photos are so colorful!)

See you all at the Snow Frisbee medals ceremony!

*kissey face*

-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus

You Guessed It - More Photos!

You'd think our Mom would run out of things to take pictures of.  I mean, how many pictures like this,

 or this,

 or this,

or this

can you really get?

Apparently a bunch.  Mom says she was "learning about the settings" with those photos.  Uh-huh.  Something about "aperture" and "shutter-speed".  Whatever.  Just get good pictures of us!

At least Mom got some pictures of Abby being the Dork-a-doodle that she is.

Lookout, Mom!  Dorkadoodle coming in fast!

She's really four years old?  Really?

Crazy puppy.

At least she got some pictures of me looking dignified.

"Yes, I AM strikingly beautiful!"

A cold snooter, but still strikingly beautiful.

Mom cannot get enough pictures like this, apparently!

Mom "liked the light" in this photo.  At least my snooter doesn't look huge!

She did get a few pictures of Abby where she wasn't looking dorky...  Which means her camera must be magic! Heehee!

Pensive?  Or trying to figure out if the UPS truck in the street has bully sticks in it?

"Yay!  The UPS man DOES have bully sticks!  I knew it!"

This would be Abby's "you have something really tasty in your hand, Mom, so I'll sit still for a second or two" face.

And her "The treat in your hand this time isn't that appealing, so I'm not going to look at you" face.

Okay, enough with the posing.  Let's get back to the action!

Sometimes Abby gets the frisbee...

...and sometimes I do!

"Abby!  Deploy the parachute!  There's a brick wall ahead of you!"  (note: no Dorkadoodles were injured in the taking of this picture)

More of Mom playing around with the shutter speed setting...

A little less playing with the camera and a little more focus on your throws, Mom!

Snow zoomies!

Mom seemed to have some issues with the Doodle Launcher this weekend.

The vertical leap lever seemed to be stuck in the 'sproing' position here.

Here it seemed to be in 'springing deer' mode.

Is it too late to pull Abby out of the Winter X-Games?

And here the whole thing seemed to have gone haywire!

Oh well, no Dorkadoodles were hurt in the Doodle Launcher, so I guess it's all good!

"Mom!  Throw my frisbee first!"

Mom thought we should have a sing-a-long, but Abby is tone-deaf!  (Actually, Mom is tone-deaf; Abby is a pretty good singer...)

"La-lah-la-lah-la-la-LAH"

If I sing louder, maybe I'll drown out Mom and Abby!

Heehee!

Here's a few other photos Mom has taken with her camera...

I don't know what Mom's thing is with disembodied feet, unless she's trying to suggest Abby needs her toes trimmed...

Sunset in winter.

So, until next time, we'll be the Doodles posing for treats!

"Be patient, Abs.  I know Mom's got the good treats in her pocket!"

Have a great week!

*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus