Nico practicing chilling while hanging out with me in the yard.

Which one to choose? Actually, there is no choice, he plays with them all, sometimes all at once.

Nico will sit down and slowly slide into a lying position over several minutes.

Nico is channeling the Adirondack life and just chilling in an Adirondack chair.

Nico was ready to supervise some work this afternoon, but all of his staff called in for the day.

Nico and I went for a walk in the woods despite a light drizzle.

It was a day full of chores around the house and Nico wanted to monitor everything going on.

We refer to this as Nico in periscope mode.

Wet grass = Nico only stands on rocks.

It’s been so hot that the only time to play is late in the evening.

Nico is standing in the yard contemplating how incredibly hot and humid it is outside.

I had a long day out in the field and all this bugger face could think of when I came home was getting fed dinner.

Nico is drying off in the sun after long fetching in the water.

It was a windy day to be out on the lake, but Nico didn’t care about fetching in the water.

The days are getting shorter, and so is the opportunity to take Nico’s daily photo using natural light.

I set my alarm for 30 minutes earlier than normal, so I have more time to spend with Nico in the morning.

Nico says, “Why are you pointing that camera at me instead of playing with my ball?”

Nico enjoys standing on this little perch in our backyard.

Nico enjoys standing on this little perch in our backyard.

Nico had a blast running around the woods on a short mid-day hike with Shelly and me.