https://sneakingbliss.com/2024/02/15/its-a-tie-not-so-fast-we-didnt-see-it-coming/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/at_booth_7263_sm.jpgat_booth_7263_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/roydereckberridgeaward_sm-1.jpgroydereckberridgeaward_sm-1https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/roydereckberridgeaward_sm.jpgroydereckberridgeaward_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024_livingstonartchallenge.jpg2024_LivingstonArtChallenge2024-02-17T02:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2019/03/04/nest-building-underway/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nestingcavity_9591_sm.jpgNestingCavity_9591_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nestingseason_9573_sm.jpgNestingSeason_9573_sm2019-03-12T18:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2019/02/05/final-reveal-almost/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/blue_ridge_heritage_2019_hidden_sm.jpg____Heritage_2019_hidden_sm______ Heritage Original Watercolor by Mary A Livingston2019-02-06T15:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2018/10/11/autumn-in-the-garden/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/image.pngimagehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maryalivingston_5037_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_5037_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maryalivingston_5038_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_5038_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maryalivingston_5039_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_5039_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maryalivingston_5042_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_5042_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maryalivingston_5043_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_5043_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/maryalivingston_5044_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_5044_sm2018-10-12T15:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2018/09/07/wild-wednesday-hunting-season-2017-revisited/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-30.jpgFollow the yellow leaf road!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-651.jpgMy hunting buddy and me.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-45.jpgHunting2017-45https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-47.jpgThe dogs love to investigate our bounty when we get home.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-62.jpg"I see you!"https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-46.jpgNo the camera isn't tilted. We hunt some steep country.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-34.jpgFall color and snow.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-55.jpgDowny woodpecker.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-35.jpgWhat a view!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hunting2017-37.jpgBlack bear.2018-09-07T22:05:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2018/08/26/rattlesnake-strike/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_0085_sm.jpgIMG_0085_smKelly, one of the techs shared this image with us.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/img_4887_sm.jpgIMG_4887_smThe envenomation site outlined by ink dots.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180824_fang_4889_sm.jpg20180824_Fang_4889_smThe puppy resting in Tim's arms after pain meds.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180824_fang_4884_sm.jpg20180824_Fang_4884_smOn the way to the vet.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180824_fang_4885_sm.jpg20180824_Fang_4885_smOn the way to the vet.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/snake_small.jpgsnake_smallTim with the culprit.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180826_fang_5597_sm.jpg20180826_Fang_5597_sm36 hours after the rattlesnake bite, the puppy is on the mend.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180825_fang_5594_sm.jpg20180825_Fang_5594_smHis first night back home.2018-09-03T15:18:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2018/08/29/rattlesnake-attacks-puppy/2018-08-30T20:30:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2018/02/11/win-win-auction-results/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/timbermaster_buzzinthepumpkin.jpgTimbermaster_BuzzinThePumpkinBidders stepped up with $10,000 for Timbermaster and $15,000 for Buzzin' the Pumpkin for a total of $25,000 for our art in support of environmental resource education. We couldn't be happier.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/meades_timlivingston.jpgMEades_TimLivingstonLeft to Right: Zane Peterson, Neil Gould, Muriel Eades, and Tim Livingston with the winning art, Buzzin' the Pumpkin.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/dueling_competitors.jpgDueling_competitorshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-11-at-2-53-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-11 at 2.53.14 PMhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1975_northwest_johnmiller_03_sm.jpg1975_Northwest_JohnMiller_03_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1975_northwest_johnmiller_01_sm.jpg1975_Northwest_JohnMiller_01_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/1975_northwest_johnmiller_02_sm.jpg1975_Northwest_JohnMiller_02_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/buzz-eades-1976.jpgBuzz Eades 1976Buzz Eades 19762018-07-04T14:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2018/01/14/winter-sunset-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wintersunset_maryalivingston_sm.jpgWinterSunset_MaryALivingston_smWinter sunset in my backyard. Spectacular.2018-01-24T13:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/11/26/puppy-play-bliss/2017-12-03T15:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/11/23/whimsday-bliss-turkey-dinner-old-school-3/2017-11-23T17:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/11/01/a-little-more-of-that-back-door-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tessabasket.jpghttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/105_0097.jpg2017-11-01T14:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/10/31/happy-halloween/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/zombiedeer1.jpgZombie Deer!, zombie, deer, Halloween2017-11-01T13:06:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/08/26/dog-day-bliss/2017-08-29T03:35:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/08/21/outside-the-zone/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipsemaryalivingston2017_sm3-e1503372307381.jpgEclipseMaryALivingston2017_smEclipse 20172017-08-26T20:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/06/11/the-blind-date-her-side-2/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/tim.jpgThis is what Tim looked like when we met.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/timmary.jpgThis was a few months after the infamous wrestling match...we were still smiling.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/weddingtimmary.jpgTim and Mary Livingston Weddinghttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mary.jpgThis is what I looked like when we met.2017-06-12T21:58:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/06/05/another-organic-mouser/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1397.jpgGopher Snake2017-06-06T13:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/03/14/puppy-play/2017-04-02T18:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/03/08/stop-and-smell-the-poppies/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170308_phanny_3940_sm.jpg20170308_Phanny_3940_smPhanny photobombs!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170308_mandarine_spice_female4002_sm.jpg20170308_Mandarine_Spice_female4002_smSitting pretty.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170308_mandarine_spice_female3999_sm.jpg20170308_Mandarine_Spice_female3999_smPure joy, she is such a happy puppy!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170308_mandarine_spice_female3952_sm.jpg20170308_Mandarine_Spice_female3952_smA beautiful day in the frying-pan poppies for the puppy in the mandarine spice collar.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170308_mandarine_spice_female3958_sm.jpg20170308_Mandarine_Spice_female3958_smStrolling through the grass.2017-03-09T03:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/27/have-a-ducky-day/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-26_puppy_duck-sm.jpg2017-02-26_puppy_duck-smHope your day is ducky!2017-03-01T21:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/18/19-days-of-cute/2017-02-18T18:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/17/photobomb-friday/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017-02-17_photobomb-sm.jpgPhotobombedBliss and Phanny photobombed a puppy photo shoot. 2017-02-18T14:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/16/on-the-hunt/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170215_phanny_hunting_2572_sm.jpg20170215_phanny_hunting_2572_sm2017-02-17T01:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/12/28/phannys-first-pheasant/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/featurephanny-sm.jpgfeaturephanny-smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/phanny1stpheasant_sm.jpgphanny1stpheasant_smPhanny on her first hunting retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/timphanny-sm.jpgtimphanny-smPhanny delivers her pheasant to Tim.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/pheasant-sm.jpgpheasant-smPhanny's first Pheasant.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/phannymary-sm.jpgphannymary-smPhanny and I pose with her pheasant.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/phanny-sm.jpgphanny-smPhanny - Saturday Night Redtail Phantomhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/phannymarytim-sm.jpgphannymarytim-smThe three of us.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/phannytim-sm.jpgphannytim-smPhanny and Tim.2017-02-15T16:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/11/catching-my-breath-what-a-ride/2017-02-12T18:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/09/off-highway-hauler/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/off-highway-hauler_sm.jpgOff-Highway HaulerFeather River Pine Mills butane-burning off-highway log truck. Feather Falls, CA. Truck number eleven driven by Hank Mitzel. Circa 1950.2017-02-12T03:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/06/home-stretch/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wip_tightentheload.jpgwip_tightentheloadSierra Cascade Logging Conference WIP2017-02-07T16:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/02/02/puppy-pic-of-the-day/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170130_puppies_dsc_2128_sm.jpg20170130_puppies_dsc_2128_smHere, have a smile!2017-02-04T18:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/01/30/out-of-the-shadows/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tightentheload_shadows-sm.jpgtightentheload_shadows-sm2017-02-02T00:33:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/01/28/a-friendly-head-to-head/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tightentheload-sm.jpgtightentheload-sm2017-01-29T17:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/01/21/any-day-now/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170121_tasha_1941sm.jpg20170121_tasha_1941smTasha's puppies are due any day!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170121_tasha_1939sm.jpg20170121_tasha_1939smTasha enjoying a beautiful winter day.2017-01-22T22:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2017/01/01/happy-new-year/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_4_dog_group_321_sm.jpg20161231_4_dog_group_321_smThe entire pack when we returned home. Tasha is on maternity leave so she wasn't at the club with us. She enjoyed the birds once we got home.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_bliss_005sm.jpg20161231_bliss_005smBliss pointing her pheasant.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_sailor_105sm.jpg20161231_sailor_105smSailor pointing his pheasant.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_phanny_144sm.jpg20161231_phanny_144smPhanny's first retrieve of the day lands in the water.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_phanny_168-2sm.jpg20161231_phanny_168-2smPhanny flushes a beautiful rooster.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_sailor_095sm.jpg20161231_sailor_095smSailor bringing dinner in.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_3_dog_group_308sm.jpg20161231_3_dog_group_308smA nice wrap to a day at Clear Creek Sports Club.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_bliss_044sm.jpg20161231_bliss_044smBliss on another point.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_bliss_019sm.jpg20161231_bliss_019smBliss bringing in her bounty.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20161231_bliss_011sm.jpg20161231_bliss_011smBliss with a nice rooster.2017-01-02T14:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/12/08/magnus-ruler-of-mouse/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-11-16-magnus.jpg2016-11-16-magnusMagnushttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magnus_1203sm.jpgmagnus_1203smScore!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magnus_1198sm.jpgmagnus_1198smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magnus_1197sm.jpgmagnus_1197smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magnus_1191sm.jpgmagnus_1191smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/magnus_1190sm.jpgmagnus_1190smMagnus spots movement in the leaves.2016-12-10T17:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-turkey-dinner-old-school/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/maryalivingston_turkeydinner.jpgNo shortcuts in dinner prep here. We like our turkeys organic.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/americanstandardad.jpgTurkey dinner prep circa 1946 in American Standard advertisement.2016-11-24T22:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/09/21/splash-dog-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tasha-sm.jpgtasha-smTasha takes her leap from the side. Happy girl.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sailor2-sm.jpgsailor2-smSailor's tie-breaking​ jump gains another foot in distance.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sailor-sm.jpgsailor-smSailor's second jump ties him with Bliss.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/phanny-sm.jpgphanny-smFluffy puppy Phanny builds confidence in her jumps before taking on the full run.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bliss-sm.jpgbliss-smBliss' 1st jump of the night.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/bliss-2-sm.jpgbliss-2-smBliss and Tim on her 2nd jump2016-09-23T15:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/about/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marylivingston.jpgMary A Livingston2016-05-07T20:57:39+00:00weekly0.6https://sneakingbliss.com/2016/04/19/new-puppy-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160409_phanny_3370sm.jpg20160409_Phanny_3370smWait for me!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160407_lulu_3247sm.jpg20160407_Lulu_3247sm"Lulu" Saturday Night Shenanigans - Phanny's Damhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160407_canuck_3025sm.jpg20160407_Canuck_3025sm"Canuck" Heads Up Run For The Border RN - Phanny's Sirehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yellowstonewest.jpgYellowstoneWestA wintery scene from Yellowstone.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yellowstone-all-sm.jpgYellowstone-all-smWe stopped at the Gallatin River for a family shot on our way to the west side of Yellowstone while heading home.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/stickoff_sm.jpgStickOff_smBliss plans a twig thieving strike.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sailorback_sm.jpgSailorBack_smI took an opportunity to do a few drills with Sailor once we reached Saturday Night Golden Retrievers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rabbitspringid2sm.jpgRabbitSpringID2smPhanny in the Idaho desert before crossing into Nevada.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rabbitspringid_sm.jpgRabbitSpringID_smAbout half way home near the border between Idaho and Nevada, Tim snapped this shot of me with Phanny.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/phannytasha_sm.jpgPhannyTasha_smPhanny is determined to snatch the ball from Tasha. 2016-04-30T03:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/04/11/national-pet-day/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/poetry-month.pngpoetry monthhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bliss-s.jpgbliss s2016-12-12T14:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/03/07/the-mouse-and-the-fire-pit-mystery/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/firepitmickey.jpgFirePitMickey2016-03-08T17:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/03/06/first-birthday-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss-buttercups.jpgBliss-ButtercupsTaking time to smell the flowers. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss231.jpgBliss one year old.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/timbliss.jpgTimBlisshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss25.jpgBliss with her hunting partners.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss24.jpgShe puts a bird into the air.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss26.jpgBringing home the bacon.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss27.jpgBliss points a pheasant in the grass.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tresamigos.jpgBliss, Sailor and Tasha the three amigos.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss10.jpgShe loves playing with her buddy Sailor.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/bliss11.jpgBliss112016-03-07T16:59:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/02/29/and-the-winner-is/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/unclesam-timlivingston-sold-sm.jpgunclesam-timlivingston-sold-sm"Uncle Sam" mixed media by Tim Livingston rocked the competition, scoring $2,700 for Forestry Education.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-maryalivingston-sold-sm.jpgfoodchain-maryalivingston-sold-sm"Food Chain" watercolor by Mary A Livingston sold for $1,200 to support Forestry Education. Not bad for "left-overs."2017-01-29T03:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/02/28/happy-birthday-tasha/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/redtailshottytoddytasha-3yrs_sm.jpgRedtailsHottyToddyTasha-3yrs_smIn our area, the first showing of wild flowers happens around Tasha's birthday. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160228_redtailshottytoddytasha_sm.jpg20160228_RedtailsHottyToddyTasha_smRedtail's Hotty Toddy Tasha - turns 3 years old today.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/tresamigos.jpgtresamigosTasha is joined by Sailor and Bliss. Bliss, Sailor, Tasha2016-02-29T14:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/02/10/ready-to-rumble-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/unclesam-timlivingstonsm.jpgUncleSam-TimLivingstonsm"Uncle Sam" mixed media by Tim Livingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/livingston-head2head.jpglivingston-head2headGoing head to head. What married couple doesn't thrive on a little friendly competition?https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-maryalivingstonsm.jpgFoodChain-MaryALivingstonsm"Food Chain" watercolor by Mary A Livingston2016-02-11T20:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/02/05/head-to-head-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-wip06sm-maryalivingston.jpgFoodChain-WIP06sm-MaryALivingstonFood Chain WIPhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-wip05sm-maryalivingston.jpgFoodChain-WIP05sm-MaryALivingstonFood Chain WIPhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-wip04sm-maryalivingston.jpgFoodChain-WIP04sm-MaryALivingstonFood Chain WIPhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-wip03sm-maryalivingston.jpgFoodChain-WIP03sm-MaryALivingstonFood Chain WIPhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/foodchain-wip02sm-maryalivingston.jpgFoodChain-WIP02sm-MaryALivingstonFood Chain - WIP Getting some paint on paper.2016-02-06T16:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/02/03/whimsy-bliss-pups-at-play/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/24-toothyplay-sm.jpg24-toothyplay-sm2016-02-03T20:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/01/21/squirrel-appreciation-day-wip-1/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wip-01-foodchain-maryalivingston.jpgWIP-01-FoodChain-MaryALivingstonWIP - 1 "Food Chain"2016-01-22T13:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/01/21/wild-wednesday-the-burr-bear/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/burrbear02.jpgFeatured Image -- 1385https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/burrbear021.jpgblack bear, bear, wildlife, photographyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/burbear.jpgblack bear, bear, wildlife, photography2016-01-21T22:33:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/01/12/tender-moments/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tashanpuppy_sm.jpgTashaNPuppy_smEveryone needs a hug now and then. Tasha and one of her 2-day-old puppies. Too cute.2016-01-15T16:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2016/01/11/different-approach/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/differentapproach_sm.jpgdifferentapproach_smSometimes life requires a different approach.2016-01-15T03:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/11/22/my-husbands-mother/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mary-norma.jpgmary-normaThe most recent picture of us. She graciously tagged along while I was shooting research pictures at San Francisco Zoo. Tim snapped a few shots with his phone.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/normalivingston-trillium-sm1.jpgNormaLivingston-trillium-SM"Trillium" by Norma Livingston2015-11-22T17:07:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/09/10/saving-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-07-22_bliss_first-pigeon_5794.jpg2015-07-22_Bliss_first-pigeon_5794She has no idea that she almost died. You'd never know by looking at her.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-07-22_bliss_first-pigeon_5714.jpg2015-07-22_Bliss_first-pigeon_5714https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blissdestroyingangel-timlivingston.jpgBlissDestroyingAngel-timlivingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/amanitaocreata-kevinlentz.jpgAmanitaOcreata-KevinLentzAmanita ocreata. © Kevin Lentz original image from mushroom observer.org https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-07-16_blisssofa_5433.jpg2015-07-16_BlissSofa_5433Bliss has taken full advantage and sneaks a nap on the sofa any time she can.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/maryalivingston-sticking-around.jpgmaryalivingston-sticking-around"Sticking Around"https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0784-1.jpgIMG_0784 (1)Another morning visit.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0768-1.jpgHappy to see me!I often took afternoon visits.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/timvisit_sm.jpgTimVisit_smhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-06-14_fluids_4813_sm.jpg2015-06-14_fluids_4813_sm2016-03-22T12:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/05/29/just-one-last-thing/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bernicewflag.jpgberniceWflagBernice is presented with his flag.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-22_walterfellowship_4511.jpg2015-05-22_WalterFellowship_4511Dan, Walt's nephew, shared memories.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-05-22_walterfellowship_4506.jpg2015-05-22_WalterFellowship_4506Walt's nephew, Jesse, shared memories.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waltermatthews20151.jpgWalterMatthews2015https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waltermatthews_boy1.jpgWalterMatthews_boyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pallbearers.jpgpallbearersPall bearers with Walt's casket.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waltermatthews2015.jpgWalterMatthews2015Walter, April 2015, in his favorite hat gifted to him from his dear friend, Frank.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waltermatthews.jpgWalterMatthewsWalt just as he started courting Bernice.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/waltermatthews_boy.jpgWalterMatthews_boyWalter as a boy.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/patriciamatthews.jpgPatriciaMatthewsWalt's daughter Patricia (1947-1985) with the family chickens.2015-08-14T15:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/08/12/wild-wednesday-osprey-update/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/osprey04.jpgosprey, fishing, fish hawkhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/osprey03.jpgospreyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/osprey02.jpgosprey, fishinghttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/osprey01.jpgFeatured Image -- 1304https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/osprey011.jpgospreyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/osprey05.jpgosprey2015-08-12T14:05:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/08/05/wild-wednesday-a-death-in-the-family/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ospreycasualty03.jpgThe osprey was cut to pieces defending it's nest.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ospreycasualty02.jpgtalons, ospreyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ospreycasualty.jpgosprey, nesting, helicopterhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ospreyfamily.jpgosprey, bird strike, osprey nest2015-08-06T00:55:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/07/31/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/whoscommingtodinner.jpgWhosCommingToDinnerWe were both hunting turkeys this Spring. There is something to be said about harvesting an animal that is perfectly capable of harvesting you.2023-10-07T16:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/05/13/dams-of-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015-blissduck-m_42931.jpg2015-BlissDuck-m_4293Bliss loves playing retrieve with Tim.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_blissduck-m_4285.jpg2015_BlissDuck-m_4285Bliss, 9-weeks-old, taking her place in her family of hunting retrievers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_sailorblissduck-maryalivingston1.jpg2015_SailorBlissDuck-maryalivingstonRetail's Guilty Pleasure "Bliss" sneaking Saturday Night Redtail Ducks Ahoy "Sailor's" duck.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_blissduck-m_43331.jpg2015_BlissDuck-m_4333Bliss loves birds...https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_bliss-familypics_maryalivingston1.jpg2015_Bliss-familypics_maryalivingstonBliss with Granddam Gracie, Aunt Bella, Great-granddam Chloe.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_bliss-chloe_maryalivingston1.jpg2015_Bliss-Chloe_maryalivingstonBliss and her great-granddam, Chloe. Two peas in a pod.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_bliss_tim_duck1.jpg2015_Bliss_Tim_duckBliss is all in for time to play.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blaze-2years1.jpgBlaze-2yearsGreat-granddam, Blaze, at 2-years-old.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_bliss_tim_duck.jpg2015_Bliss_Tim_duckBliss is all in for time to play.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015_sailorblissduck-maryalivingston.jpg2015_SailorBlissDuck-maryalivingstonRetail's Guilty Pleasure "Bliss" sneaking Saturday Night Redtail Ducks Ahoy "Sailor's" duck.2015-05-17T06:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/05/08/forester-friday-a-foresters-new-dog/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/livingstonmeetbliss.jpgHere, Mary and I just picked up Bliss from the breeder Susan Liptak.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blisspuppy.jpgFeatured Image -- 1228https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/blisspuppy1.jpggolden retriever puppy, golden retriever, dog, puppy2015-05-13T00:23:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/04/20/art-to-beat-cancer-for-childrens-research-institute/2015-04-21T01:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/28/another-odd-duck/2015-04-20T23:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/04/04/shasta-wildlife-rescue-open-house-2015/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ohnobaby-o_sm.jpgOhNoBaby-O_smOh No! Baby-O When a dog frightens mama opossum, Baby-O flings from her mama’s back and begins an exciting adventure.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maryalivingston-opossum-rehab-email.jpgmaryalivingston-opossum-rehab-emailShasta Wildlife Rescue volunteer feeds an orphaned baby opossum.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/maryalivingston_swrr_donation_sm.jpgmaryalivingston_SWRR_donation_smDonated original painting for Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation.2015-04-04T12:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/02/hidden-beauty/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/puppy-distraction.jpgpuppy-distractionPuppies serve as a perfect distraction to capture her beautiful smile. Along with our grand-daughter, she enjoys the pups. The one she is petting will grow up to be the sire to her dog.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/invitation-image-copy.jpginvitation image copyThis is perhaps one of my favorites. I was so surprise how easy it was to take her picture for their wedding invitation.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/deployment-by-a-adams.jpgdeployment-by-a-adamsAmanda captures a moment. Two little girls saying "good-bye" to their daddy as he departs for a deployment. This one chokes me up every time I see it.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/art-distraction.jpgart-distractionThe finger paints were for our grand-daughter. Much to our surprise and delight...Amanda and Stephen enjoyed them the most.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dont-shoot.jpgdont-shoot2015-04-01T14:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/03/20/sneak-a-peek-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/maryalivingston-sneakpeek01.jpgMaryALivingston-sneakpeek01Something special is on its way!2015-10-08T13:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/01/a-little-more-of-that-backdoor-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/105_0097.jpgTessa at 16 years.This photo was taken a few weeks before she died in this last spring. Today is the first birthday without her. Many lives were touched by this wonderful girl.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tessabasket.jpgAll Hallow's TessaTessa all ready for a visit. She was an active participant in Rx Pets. http://www.prescriptionpets.org/ She often carried a basket of fun while cheering people.2017-11-02T04:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/03/16/old-dogs-new-dogs/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-03-14_ht-gracie_2112.jpghunt test, AKC Hunt Test, marking, duck, golden retrieverhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blitz001.jpgFeatured Image -- 1201https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/blitz0011.jpggolden retriever, Blitz, pen and ink, drawing, pen, inkhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/bliss.jpgpuppies, golden retriever, puppy, dogshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gracie.jpggolden retriever2015-03-20T12:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/03/10/happy-birthday-bliss-gracie/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/maryalivingston_sailorgracie_fryingpanpoppies.jpgMaryALivingston_SailorGracie_fryingpanpoppiesGracie and Sailor in a patch of Frying Pan Poppy, Eschscholzia lobbii.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/maryalivingston_sailorgracie_bluedicks.jpgMaryALivingston_SailorGracie_bluedicksGracie and Sailor in a small patch of blue dicks, Dichelostemma capitatum.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/maryalivingston_graciesailor_duckwatching.jpgMaryALivingston_GracieSailor_duckwatchingGracie and Sailor watch ducks on the big pond.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/happybirthdaygracie.jpgHappyBirthdayGracieHappy 6th Birthday! Nothing common about this girl in a patch of Common Buttercups, Ranunculus acris.2015-03-12T08:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/03/08/sunset-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/maryalivingston_sunsetbliss.jpgmaryalivingston_SunsetBlissSailor in a late winter sunset with ducks on the pond at our place.2015-03-20T12:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/02/15/saving-sailor/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/undie-raid.jpgundie-raidSailor quickly graduated from TPeeing the house to undie raids. Yep, growing up fast from teenager to frat boy!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/blitz-sailor-kinta.jpgBlitz-Sailor-KintaA nice shot of Blitz (front) with Kinta and Sailor in a patch of frying-pan poppies.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sailor.jpgsailorSailor's early days with his littermates at Saturday Night Goldens. Images courtesy Jill Flament.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1050629.jpegP1050629Sailor and his littermates. Image courtesy of Jill Flament, Saturday Night Golden Retrievers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p1050613.jpegP1050613Sailor rests on his siblings. Image courtesy of Jill Flament, Saturday Night Golden Retrievers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0095.jpegIMG_0095Sailor. Image courtesy of Jill Flament, Saturday Night Golden Retrievers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0036.jpegIMG_0036Sailor as a puppy. Image courtesy of Jill Flament, Saturday Night Golden Retrievers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20150213_sailorpheasant_138.jpg20150213_SailorPheasant_138Sailor wraps up his first pheasant season.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/retriever_reference_maryalivingston.jpgretriever_reference_maryalivingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/maryalivingston_splashseries2.jpgMaryALivingston_splashseries2Splash!2019-02-15T22:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/02/03/a-ghost-in-the-forest/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/eduday2013.jpgSierra Cascade Logging Conference, Education Dayhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steamdonkey.jpgA Ghost In The Forest, steam donkey, steam yarder, willamette steam donkeyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steam-donkey15.jpgI elevate the mounted paper for good air circulation. Even drying makes for a nice tight stretch. Let it dry naturally. Using a heater or blow drier can cause ripples in your paper. It should thump like a drum when dry.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-01-29-wip-003.jpgThe color is going and the background is developing. I'm well into the awkward phase and the quality of the photo doesn't show very well.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-01-31-steamdonkeywip-007.jpgOne Step Closer. The forest is coming along.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/a_ghost_in_the_forest.jpg"A Ghost In The Forest, completed and framed.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steam-donkey11.jpgTwo minutes on the timer for soaking 90 lb paper. It came out a little too saturated. I should have used cold water. For 140 lb paper I soak for seven minutes in cool water.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steam-donkey12.jpgYou need a very clean surface, because the sheet goes ink down. On go the stretcher boards.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steam-donkey13.jpgStaple it to the boards. Snug it as you go, but not overly tight or the paper may rip when it dries.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/steam-donkey14.jpgUse a paper towel to mop up excess water. Don't push down or you'll damage the paper. A feather light touch is required.2015-02-04T04:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/27/steam-donkey-wip-update/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey4.jpgsteam donkey, steam yarderhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey14.jpgUse a paper towel to mop up excess water. Don't push down or you'll damage the paper. A feather light touch is required.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey15.jpgI elevate the mounted paper for good air circulation. Even drying makes for a nice tight stretch. Let it dry naturally. Using a heater or blow drier can cause ripples in your paper. It should thump like a drum when dry.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steamdonkey2067sm1.jpgsteam donkey, steam yarder, Willette Steam donkey, Willamette Iron Works, pen and ink, pen, drawing, watercolor, WIPhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey5.jpgWillamette steam donkey, steam yarderhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey11.jpgTwo minutes on the timer for soaking 90 lb paper. It came out a little too saturated. I should have used cold water. For 140 lb paper I soak for seven minutes in cool water.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey12.jpgYou need a very clean surface, because the sheet goes ink down. On go the stretcher boards.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey13.jpgStaple it to the boards. Snug it as you go, but not overly tight or the paper may rip when it dries.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey7.jpgI did the black shading with the Yuretake No. 50 brush pen. Then started detailing with a Staedtler 0.05 pigment liner. It has a finer line than the Lamy extra-fine tip.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/steam-donkey8.jpgThe donkey detail is mostly complete.2015-01-27T17:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/25/grandkids-family-portrait/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/livingstongrandkidart.jpgLivingstonGrandkidArtFamily Portrait by our grandkids.2015-01-26T16:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/21/squirrel/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo14.jpg2015-01-22T01:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/21/its-squirrel-appreciation-day/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/graysquirrel01.jpgGray sqirrel, pen, ink, pen and ink,pen & ink, drawing, wildlife2015-01-21T14:19:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/18/ducks-ahoy/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/maryalivingston_ducksahoy.jpgMaryALivingston_DucksAhoySaturday Night RedTail Ducks Ahoy - Sailor2015-01-28T22:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/14/behind-the-scene-making-a-splash/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_06.jpgsplash_06https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_05.jpgsplash_05https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_04.jpgsplash_04https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_03.jpgsplash_03https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_02.jpgsplash_02https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_01.jpgsplash_01https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/splash_00.jpgsplash_00https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/retriever_reference_maryalivingston.jpgSplash referenceSailor offers reference photo display.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/letsgo_maryalivingston.jpgLet's Go!Sailor's always ready to go!2015-01-20T10:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/11/making-a-splash/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/maryalivingston_making_a_splash.jpgMaking a SplashSailor on the retrieve in watercolor. 2015-01-12T22:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2015/01/06/common-goldeneye/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/common_goldeneye-maryalivingston.jpgCommon_Goldeneye-MaryALivingstonCommon Goldeneye on our pond this morning.2015-01-08T14:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/11/27/whimsday-bliss-turkey-dinner-old-school-2/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/maryalivingston_turkeydinner.jpgNo shortcuts in dinner prep here. We like our turkeys organic.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/americanstandardad.jpgTurkey dinner prep circa 1946 in American Standard advertisement.2014-11-27T19:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/10/14/black-tail-in-velvet/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/velvet_buck001.jpgdeer, black tail deer, buck, Columbia black tail deer2014-10-20T01:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/08/11/super-moon-miss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sailorsupermoon.jpgSailorSuperMoonI can't believe this week marks six months since Sailor came into our home. He blossoms a little more each day.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140811.jpgSaturday Night Kintaro of AkiyamaYoung Kinta is almost 11 months old. Next month, he goes home to his forever home with his family in Japan.2014-08-15T12:10:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/07/17/dr-jeans-callie-a-vets-pet/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/callie05.jpgCallie FramedAll framed and ready for Dr. Jean.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/callie04.jpgCallie The final watercolor of Callie. Dr. Jean's Welsh Corgihttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/callie03.jpgCallie WIPBringing out her eyes.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/callie01.jpgCallie WIP The first layers of paint.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/callie00.jpgCallie's Close-upSweet little corgi, Callie poses for reference photos.2014-07-18T01:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/07/16/wildfire-weekend/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully10.jpgBy the time we finished the truck was covered in ash.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully6.jpgSailor and Kinta find this whole adventure thing quite exhausting.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully2.jpgwildfire, forest firehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully3.jpgwildfire, forest firehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully5.jpggolden retrievershttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully9.jpgIt was still very smoky up near camp.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully14.jpgair tanker, fire fighting, wildfire, forest firehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully4.jpgwildfire, forest firehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully1.jpgwildfire, forest firehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bully13.jpgwildfire, forest fire, lighting2014-07-16T14:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/07/04/pursuit-of-happiness-2/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup07.jpgHappyPup07https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup08.jpgHappyPup08https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup09.jpgHappyPup09https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup10.jpgGolden retriever 4th of July.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup05.jpgHappyPup05https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup06.jpgHappyPup06https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup02.jpgHappyPup02https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup03.jpgHappyPup03https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup04.jpgHappyPup04https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/happypup01.jpgHappyPup012014-07-05T17:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/06/14/kintas-lucky-13/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050176.jpg20140613_1050176Kinta's second land retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050133.jpg20140613_1050133Tim and Kinta wait for their turn.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050219.jpg20140613_1050219Success! Kinta earns his first JH qualifier. L-R: Noriko, Mary, Tim - Kinta with his ribbon.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050197.jpg20140613_1050197Kinta returns with his final retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050189.jpg20140613_1050189Kinta crosses water, land, water, land, water, and finally land for the final bird. A difficult retrieve for a young dog,https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050183.jpg20140613_1050183Tim and Kinta watch the final mark of the day.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050181.jpg20140613_1050181First water retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050160.jpg20140613_1050160Kinta's first retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050130.jpg20140613_1050130Eager puppy. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140613_1050126.jpg20140613_1050126Kinta is wide-eyed. This is his first event experience.2014-06-19T21:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/05/23/a-childs-take-on-the-digital-vs-print-debate-with-mary-a-livingston-childrens-book-academy/2014-05-28T00:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/05/05/dog-drool-bliss/2014-05-11T02:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/30/a-dogs-life/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz_portrait.jpgAugust 6, 2006 -- April 25, 2014https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz_mary.jpgFeel the love.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz-me.jpgMe and Blitz.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitzlasthunt.jpgBlitz's last hunt with us.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz-would.jpgThe forester's dog and the loggers dog.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz_mary2.jpgShe was still that little puppy at heart.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2013-10-25-deer-hunting-015.jpg2013-10-25-Deer-hunting-015https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz-annoucement.jpgBlitz-annoucementhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz-wirh-pheasant-4.jpgBlitz on a water retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blitz-wirh-pheasant.jpgBlitz is happiest while doing her work.2014-05-08T00:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/23/whimsday-bliss-turkey-dinner-old-school/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/americanstandardad.jpgamericanstandardadTurkey dinner prep circa 1946 in American Standard advertisement.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maryalivingston_turkeydinner.jpgMaryALivingston_turkeydinnerNo shortcuts in dinner prep here. We like our turkeys organic.2014-11-27T19:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/18/traveling-tips-digital-devices-and-kids-by-mary-a-livingston-childrens-book-academy/2014-04-18T10:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/16/whimsday-bliss-baby-opossum-hanging-on/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maryalivingston_babyopossum.jpgMaryALivingston_babyOpossumBaby Opossum Hanging On2014-04-17T22:37:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/09/naughty-dog-stealing-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maryalivingston_naughtysailor.jpgNaughty SailorSailor TP'd the yard and house. Classic teenager.2014-04-24T20:43:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/09/whimsday-bliss-fun-with-t-shirts/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014_swrr.jpg2014_SWRRMary A Livingston, Tim Livingston and Ivy Smith all donate time to raise funds for Shasta Wildlife Rescue.2014-04-13T12:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/08/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lupine.jpglupine, wildflowers, spring, photographyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/doe-lunch.jpgdoe, deer, lupine, wildflowers, spring, photography, wildlifehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/doe-lupine.jpgdoe, deer, lupine, wildflowers, spring, photography, wildlife2014-04-09T00:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/04/its-fasten-your-seat-belt-friday/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sestina-image-3-e1396575815706.jpgsestina image 3https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rhypibomo-pledge-e1393903382925.jpgRhyPiBoMo Pledgehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mary-a-livingston-3.jpgMary A Livingston 3https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/troubadaur-e1396571316694.jpgtroubadaurhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sestina-image-2-e1396571602429.jpgsestina image 2https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sestina-image-1-e1396575377319.jpgSestina image 1https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/keeshas-house-e1396576969557.jpgKeeshas househttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rhypibomo-guest-blogger-badge-e1396070501589.jpgRhypibomo Guest Blogger Badgehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mary-a-livingston-1.jpgMary A Livingston 1https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mary-a-livingston-2.jpgMary A Livingston 22014-04-04T15:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/04/02/whimsday-bliss-body-language/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maryalivingston_boysinbuttercups1.jpgMaryALivingston_BoysInButtercupshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/maryalivingston_kinta_sailor_blitz.jpgmaryalivingston_Kinta_Sailor_Blitz2014-04-24T20:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/28/stalking-butterflies/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_stalkingbuterflies.jpgMaryALivingston_StalkingButerfliesStalking Butterflies2014-04-01T04:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/30/rainbow-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_rainbowbliss.jpgmaryalivingston_rainbowblissSpring storm breaks for a little rainbow bliss in my backyard.2014-03-31T18:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/26/whimsday-bliss-my-backyard/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_mybackyard.jpgMaryALivingston_mybackyardMorning inspiration as the sunrise rises over our home, illuminating our view. I love where I live. 2014-03-27T19:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/21/digital-kids-books-privacy-policy-clear-as-mud-childrens-book-academy/2014-03-21T13:12:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/19/whimsday-bliss-stalking-butterflies-wip/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_stalkingbutterflieswip.jpgMaryALivingston_StalkingButterfliesWIPWIP - Kinta stalking butterflies2014-03-26T03:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/12/whimsday-bliss-back-again-next-week/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston-sailorsadvice.jpgmaryalivingston-sailorsadviceSailor's advice: Find a lovey and snuggle up for a nap. 2014-03-14T23:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/10/romantic-osprey-triangle/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-9.jpgThrow in some dramatic maneuvers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-4.jpgFinally, one bird prevailed.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-2.jpgTaking his place at his castle.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-1.jpgHe diligently stands guard.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-12.jpgHe continued pressing his rival.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-8.jpgHe begins to wear his opponent down.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-11.jpgFinally, both birds take to the air.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-6.jpgMost of the aerial contest was a game of chase.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-3.jpgThe osprey near the nest took off.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/osprey-3-5.jpgTrying to drive his opponent away he begins his assualt.2014-03-10T14:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/03/05/whimsday-bliss-vuture-visit/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture10.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture10A safe place to roost for the night.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture09.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture09The turkey vulture airs its wings while standing on a post pile.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture08.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture08Stretched out on a garden post, it's easy to see the missing feathers.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture07.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture07The turkey vulture makes its way to the garden area.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture06.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture06The tattered wings of the turkey vulture look lacy in an attempt to fly.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture05.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture05Here's looking at you.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maryalivingston_visiting_vulture04.jpgmaryalivingston_visiting_vulture04Once it left the deck, the vulture stretched its wings in the yard.2014-04-06T17:06:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/26/whimsday-bliss-school-visit/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston-bellavista05.jpgMaryALivingston-BellaVista05We wrapped up with an action packed preview of Buddy and the Magic Chicken Tree.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston-bellavista04.jpgMaryALivingston-BellaVista04One student stumped everyone with his active verb.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston-bellavista03.jpgMaryALivingston-BellaVista03One by one they come up with creative options.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston-bellavista02.jpgMaryALivingston-BellaVista02We started with acting out verbs.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston-bellavista01.jpgMaryALivingston-BellaVista01Meeting a wonderful group of 3rd and 4th grade students of Bella Vista Elementary.2014-04-06T17:04:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/23/sailor-overboard/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat01_110.jpgretrievers_boat01_110Kinta and Sailor are curious about the peddle boat.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat02_075.jpgretrievers_boat02_075Everyone gets settled in.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat04_086.jpgretrievers_boat04_086A beautiful day on the pond.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat05_090.jpgretrievers_boat05_090Sailor eyes Tim taking pictures from the shore.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat06_092.jpgretrievers_boat06_092Sailor makes his move.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat07_093.jpgsailor_boat07_093Overboard he goes! Kinta cant' believe his eyes. That crazy Sailor!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat08_119.jpgsailor_boat08_119Sailor begs to go again.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat09_144.jpgretriever_boat09_144Of course, I take him for another spin.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat11_162.jpgretriever_boat11_162We smile for the camera. He's liking the boat.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20140223_boat12_212.jpgretriever_boat12_212Then he makes his move.2014-03-05T17:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/21/digital-limited-pallete-with-mary-a-livingston-childrens-book-academy/2014-02-21T15:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/19/whimsday-bliss-sailor/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston_ducks_ahoy.jpgmaryalivingston_ducks_ahoyMeet Sailor, he's my new boy. At 17 months old he's still a puppy discovering his world. This morning, it was ducks on the pond. Yep, Whimsday Bliss!2014-02-24T20:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/12/whimsday-bliss-pet-pig/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston_petpigsleeping.jpgMaryALivingston_petpigsleepingI couldn't help it. Porky was so little, he really needed a nighttime snuggle.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/maryalivingston_petpig.jpgFlash Catalyst2014-04-06T17:02:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/10/2014-sierra-cascade-logging-conference-education-day/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014scls_ed_day_maryalivingston04.jpgStudents are surprised by the attractive properties of static electricity.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014scls_ed_day_maryalivingston03.jpgDark balloons show the dust best.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014scls_ed_day_maryalivingston02.jpgStudent volunteers help demonstrate static electricity.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014scls_ed_day_maryalivingston01.jpgMany brave girls stepped up to assist collecting a static charge.2014-02-11T05:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/07/forestry-friday-sierra-cascade-logging-conference/2014-02-07T14:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/02/05/whimsday-bliss-presentation-prep/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/crazy_author_face.jpgcrazy_author_faceMy 2013 presentation on Hydrophobic Soil. Thanks, Tim (The Forester Artist) for the fun shots.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/electrostaticauthor.jpgElectrostaticAuthorPracticing for demo. Hmmm, I may ask for a student volunteer, otherwise I'll look like a crazy scientist after 8 presentations!2014-02-06T22:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/31/forestry-friday-drought/2014-02-05T12:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/29/whimsday-bliss-rain/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maryalivingstonraindrop.jpgMaryALivingstonraindropA welcome shower today.2014-01-30T20:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/22/whimsday-bliss-color-my-family/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maryalivingston_colormyfamily.jpgMaryALivingston_ColorMyFamilyThe 2014 installment for family coloring pages for my grandchildren, Color My Family,™ includes the family pets. Fun, fun, fun, bliss.2014-01-27T20:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/18/forestry-friday-the-real-buddy/2014-01-19T06:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/17/2014-childrens-digital-book-awards-with-mary-a-livingston-childrens-book-academy/2014-01-19T17:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/15/craft-and-business-of-writing-childrens-picture-books/2014-01-15T23:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/15/whimsday-bliss-noriko/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/noriko.jpgNorikoNoriko at my desk, exploring watercolor. A beautiful friend and artist.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/norikintaro201401-small.jpgNoriKintaro201401-smallHer first watercolor. Isn't it stunning? She captured Kinta perfectly. Kinta by Noriko Akiyama 2014-01-22T03:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/08/whimsday-bliss-kinta-meets-his-person/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/20140108-154041.jpg20140108-154041.jpg2014-01-11T00:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/02/cox-bar-school-visit/2014-01-03T00:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2014/01/01/whimsday-bliss-naughty-puppy/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maryalivingston-kintashoe1.jpgMaryALivingston-KintaShoe1He’s pretty doggone cute if I ignore the fact that this was one of my favorite shoes. 2014-01-04T21:43:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/12/26/puppy-fetch-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/blitz-maryalivingston.jpgBlitz-MaryALivingstonBlitz shows Kinta the happy retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kinta137maryalivingston.jpgKinta137MaryALivingstonHappy retrieve!https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kinta132maryalivingston.jpgKinta132MaryALivingstonKinta watches Blitz and the happy retrieve.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kinta119maryalivingston.jpgKinta119MaryALivingstonBringing it in with smile.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/kinta110maryalivingston.jpgKinta110MaryALivingstonOh, yeah, I got this!2013-12-27T17:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/12/24/merry-christmas/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/maryalivingstonmerrychristmas.jpgMerry ChristmasMay the hope of this joyous season fill your heart and home throughout the year - Merry Christmas!2013-12-26T09:44:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/12/21/winter-break-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/maryalivingston-kintasnow.jpgSnow KintaWoot! Woot! Snow day! Time for a happy romp! Inked on 300lb arches rough then watercolor washes. 2013 MaryALivingston2013-12-23T18:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/12/09/picture-book-academy-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/3209255.jpg3209255https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5600737_orig.jpg5600737_orighttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5433802_orig.jpg5433802_orig2013-12-10T13:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/12/01/piboidmo-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/piboidmo2013-winnerbadge-700x700.jpgpiboidmo2013-winnerbadge-700x7002013-12-01T21:53:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/12/02/thankful-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/percygelettburgessaward.jpgPercyGelettBurgessAwardPercy sports his award bling. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/timmary.jpgTim and Mary LivingstonI couldn't have illustrated Percy Learns to Fly without loving support from my wonderful husband, Tim, The Forester Artist.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kandismarypatty.jpgKandisMaryPattyKandis Lighthall, Mary A Livingston and Patricia Schetter sport their new book award bling. Percy Learns to Fly was awarded Gold in the Motivatin and Inspiration category.2013-12-12T15:58:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/28/make-yourself-at-home-i-made-turkey/2013-11-28T16:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/26/grammar-groove/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/thereare-theyare.jpgThereAre-TheyareGrammar Fail from FB, classic there-they're-their mix up, should be "they are" The Meta Picture needs grammargroove2013-11-26T22:49:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/26/sunrise-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunriseblissmaryalivingston.jpgSunrise BlissI love where I live. Moments like this are why I am a morning person. Simply bliss. :)2013-12-02T14:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/22/tail-wagging-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kintaroreads.jpgKintaro ReadsThe impish look comes right before the paper shred. Don't worry Rhythm, the book was saved in the nick of time!2013-11-30T18:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/15/friendship-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/guardian.jpgFriendship BlissSneaking a little bliss with Tim's pens... shhh, he doesn't know :)2013-11-18T22:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/14/heros-art-journey-class-has-made-me-fierce/2013-11-14T13:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/12/puppy-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kintaro-maryalivingston.jpgKintaro-MaryALivingstonSaturday Night Kintaro of Akiyama - watercolor by MaryALivingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kintaro-8weeks.jpgSaturday Night Kintaro of AkiyamaSaturday Night Kintaro of Akiyama - Kinta helps me haul firewood.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kintaro-05.jpgKintaro Kinta on the move - this is his standard pose.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kintaro-04.jpgKintaro-04Handsome boy watches down the driveway... are those quail he sees?https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kinta-03.jpgKinta-03Kinta checks out the pond. He'll be swimming in no time.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kinta-02.jpgKinta-02Kinta enjoys some Northern California sunshine.2013-11-17T14:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/11/thank-you-for-your-service-veterans/2013-11-12T05:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/11/06/creative-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/20131106-183904.jpg20131106-183904.jpg2013-11-07T01:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/10/17/heros-art-journey/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/herosartjourney.jpgHerosArtJourneyHero's Art Journey2013-10-17T17:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/10/04/percy-wins-book-award/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/percylessons.jpgPercy's LessonsA page from Percy Learns to Flyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sm-cover-front-award.jpgPercy Learns to FlyGold Medal Inspiration and Motivation Author: Patricia Schetter Illustrator: Mary A Livingston Educational Contributor: Kandis Lighthall Publisher: ABTA Products and Publications 2013-11-12T16:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/10/03/meet-percy/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/percylearnstofly18.jpgMother's LoveMrs. Hatcher comforts Percy after a long day. Percy Learns to Flyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/percyindanger.jpgPercy in DangerIn Percy Learns to Fly, Percy faces danger.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/growingpercy.jpgGrowing PercyPercy is hatched to a gull family. Character development for Percy Learns to Fly. ABTA Products and Publications. Schetter/Livingston 20132013-10-08T22:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/10/01/pursuing-bliss/2013-10-02T03:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/09/27/on-the-road-to-smith-river/2013-10-04T03:34:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/09/11/birthday-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/birthdaybliss.jpgBirthdayBlissAn awesome start to the day - pure bliss!2013-10-04T03:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/07/28/authors-day-at-lumberjack-fiesta/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130728-175148.jpg20130728-175148.jpghttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/20130728-175126.jpg20130728-175126.jpg2013-07-29T23:25:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/07/17/bare-bear-butt-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/offgrid.jpgOff the GridOur little get away. No amenities to speak of, just the "bare" necessities.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blackbear05.jpgBare FootThe bare foot of the black bear.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blackbear04.jpgYoung black bearThis is a young black bear, we think a young female. We saw her on our drive in, just up the hill a bit.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/blaackbear06.jpgBlack BearFinally a smile for the camera.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/barebearbuttbliss.jpgBare Bear Butt BlissA composite of bear images with our rig to show size comparisons. 2013-07-24T15:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/07/04/pursuit-of-happiness/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup10.jpgHappyPup10Never too old to pursue happiness.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup09.jpgHappyPup09https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup08.jpgHappyPup08https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup07.jpgHappyPup07https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup06.jpgHappyPup06https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup05.jpgHappyPup05https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup04.jpgHappyPup04https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup03.jpgHappyPup03https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup02.jpgHappyPup02https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/happypup01.jpgHappyPup012014-07-05T14:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/07/03/baby-its-hot-outside/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/babyitshot.jpgHotOutsideNot the hottest temp this year, but still pretty toasty. Welcome to Northern California summers.2013-07-06T14:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/27/lions-deer-and-bears-oh-mine/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cougar.jpgCougarMountain lions call this area home. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/deer02.jpgDeerDoe passing through.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/deer01.jpgDeerBlack tail deer, a doe along with a buck still growing his antlers for the season. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/blackbear03.jpgBlack BearDefinitely a young black bear. Most likely about a year old.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/blackbear02.jpgBlack BearBlack bears also come in cinnamon. The size of this one suggests a sow or a young boar. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/blackbear01.jpgBlack bearA big boar black bear, no doubt checking for wild blackberries.2013-07-13T04:45:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/22/oldest-and-boldest/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vulturenostril.jpgvulture NostrilThis is the eldest of the two fledgling age vultures in our backyard.2013-06-25T02:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/20/publishing-birdies-and-beasts/2013-06-22T13:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/20/first-flight-soon/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/turkeyvulturefledglings.jpgTurkey Vulture FledglingsThe turkey vulture siblings spend a large part of their day out of the nest cavity.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/9weeks.jpgTurkey Vulture 9 weeksThe fledglings are about 9.5 weeks now. The stretch their wings often. The downy white is almost all gone. At this age they have more black in their dark brown than their parents.2013-06-22T13:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/19/out-of-the-blue-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/liturgicalcatechesiscover.jpgLiturgical Catechesis CoverCover art by Mary A Livingston 6'x9' in fabric2013-08-11T22:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/14/turkey-vulture-chick-debut/2022-05-11T23:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/11/the-blind-date-her-side/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/weddingtimmary.jpgWeddingTimMaryOur favorite wedding photo. A quiet moment, just us two.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mary.jpgMary 1980This is what I looked like when we met.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tim.jpgTim Livingston 1980This is what Tim looked like when we met.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/timmary.jpgMary and Tim 1981This was a few months after the scandalous wrestling match...we were still smiling.2017-06-13T04:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/12/color-my-family/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/thing3.jpgGrandThing3GrandThing3 - a new line drawing for his new coloring book.2013-06-16T03:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/06/timeout-for-art-tomboy/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pocket-lizard-maryalivingston.jpgpocket-lizard-maryalivingstonShe has a little bit of attitude and a great sense of adventure. I just need to name her. Tomboy with lizard. pencil by MaryᴀLivingston2013-06-09T22:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/06/01/down-the-vulture-hole/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vulture_chick_03.jpgVulture Chick 6.5 WksAt 6.5 weeks old the chicks are changing rapidly.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vulture_chick_02.jpgTurkey Vulture Chicks 6.5 WeeksA little camera shy. The red glow is the GoPro record light.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vulture_chick_01.jpgTurkey Vulture Chicks 6.5 wksThey puff up to look really big and really scary. Good job of it too.2013-06-15T02:36:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/26/i-ran-today-my-bones-did-not-hurt/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fibrousdysplasiawrist.jpgFibrous Dysplasia WristComparison: lower wrist has fibrous dysplasia, upper wrist is normal.2016-08-19T22:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/30/through-a-childs-eyes-friends/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/friends.jpgfriendsFriends in pencil, by Maryᴀ Livingston2013-06-03T17:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/24/wood-duck-invades-vuture-nest-ghost-babies-fight-back/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vulture_chicks_5weeks.jpgTurkey Vulture Chicks - 5 weeksTurkey Vulture Chicks at 5 weeks - © Maryᴀ Livingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wood_duck_flock1.jpgWood Duck Flock - In the spring wood ducks flock to the pond. They often feed in the grasses and on sprouting acorns under the oaks. © Maryᴀ Livingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wood_duck_hen1.jpgWood Duck Hen- A wood duck hen on the pond in my backyard.© Maryᴀ Livingstonhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wood_duck_drake1.jpgWood Duck Drake- A beautiful view from my office desk of a wood duck drake. © MaryA Livingston2013-06-02T03:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/23/vulture-chick-wood-duck/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vulture_chick_wood_duck.jpgVulture_chick_wood_duckVulture Chick and Wood Duck Hen in pencil.2013-06-01T23:15:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/21/puppies-friends-and-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscn3498.jpgNoriko and YoshiNoriko and Yoshi with the pack.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/noriko-mary.jpgnoriko-maryNoriko, Sakurako, Mary & Hawkhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0165.jpgNoriko and MaryHawk and Saku with Noriko and Maryhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/105_0292.jpgThe Entire FamilyPeople: Noriko, Yoshinori, Mary, Tim Goldens: Jutaro, Hawk, Blitz, Tessa, Tom, Nelliehttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hawk_by_nori.jpgHawk_by_NoriRedTail's Wind Walker "Hawk" - by Noriko Akiyama2013-07-18T01:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/14/eerie-sounds-from-the-vulture-chicks/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fleetingcuteness-4wks.jpgHissing They chicks begin hissing a warning...stay away...they hiss.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/all-tuckered-out.jpgAll tuckered outThis little guy was all sprawled out on the nest floor. Must have been a busy day.2023-05-29T02:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/05/07/vulture-chicks-3-weeks/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vulturechicks-0505close.jpgVulture Chicks 3 weeks.Turkey Vulture chicks at about 3 weeks old.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vulturechicks-0505.jpgVultureChicks-05052013-05-24T19:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/29/more-from-the-backyard/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mallards.jpgMallards on the pond.With all of this wildlife out my backdoor, it is a wonder I get anything done!2013-05-06T03:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/25/peek-a-boo-we-see-two/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkey_vulture_chicks-8-10days1.jpgTurkey_Vulture_Chicks-8-10dayshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkey_vulture_chicks-8-10days-wide.jpgTurkey_Vulture_Chicks-8-10days-wideA wider shot. These babies will not be able to leave the nest until they can climb the 14 feet to the entrance of the hollow cavity.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkey_vulture_chicks-8-10days.jpgTurkey Vulture Chicks 8-10days A closer view of the cute little fellas. Can you believe how adorable they are?2013-06-01T12:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/24/sweet-nellie-left-us-today/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nellie-years.jpgNellie yearsNellie 2000-20132013-05-02T13:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/22/turkey-vulture-shift-change/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/broodingvulturenightvision.jpgBrooding Vulture Night VisionDuring the day we cannot see into the nest from the camera. At night, we can see deep inside with night vision. Fourteen feet to the bottom.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkey_vulture_chick.jpgTurkey Vulture with chick.Deep in the nest cavity, the little white fluff under the breast of the parent is a new turkey vulture chick.2013-05-07T17:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/18/turkey-vultures-hatched/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tv-shells.jpgTV-shellsEst. hatch date range: sometime April 15-17. Empty shell pieces indicates hatched chicks. 2013-04-28T22:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/17/wolf-at-the-door/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wolf-inourbackyard.jpgWolf in our backyard.Blue path - the wolf. Red dot - Our Househttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/march132013c.jpgMarch132013cMap of OR7's path in California.2013-11-28T05:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/13/bigger-on-the-inside/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkey-vulture-nesting.jpgBrooding Turkey VultureBrooding turkey vulture in a 14 ft. hollow of a blue oak tree.2013-04-30T19:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/06/volunteering-for-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/happyvulturehugger.jpgHappy Vulture HuggerOne of the volunteers, absolutely ecstatic to purchase a turkey vulture plush.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turkeyvulture.jpgTurkey vulture"Sunny," a turkey vulture too injured to soar with his feathered kind, is a little camera shy.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/redtailedhawk1.jpgRed-tailed HawkThe care taker of an injured red-tailed hawk answers questions from the public.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/owlandhawk.jpgOwl and HawkThis child is very curios about the owl and red shouldered hawk.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/greathornedowl.jpgGreat horned owlA great horned owlhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/grayfox.jpggray foxThis gray fox was kit-napped as a baby. He is too imprinted on people to live on his own in the wild. As sad, to often occurring situation.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/facepainting.jpgFace PaintingFace painting and other fun for the kids (small and tall). The RTP booth is in the back.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/educationstation.jpgEducation StationEach exhibit at the event provided valuable information about wildlife rescue.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/darkmorph-red-tailed-hawk.jpgDark morph red-tailed hawkThe Red-tailed hawk is the most common buteo (hawk) in North America.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/caretaker.jpgCare takerAll of the care takers were happy to answer questions.2013-04-21T08:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/06/mary-and-norma/2013-04-15T13:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/04/05/shasta-wildlife-rescue-run-for-the-wild/2013-04-09T00:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/03/21/spring-strut/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spring-geese.pngSpring-GeeseStrutting his stuff for his lady. Spring is in full swing in my backyard.2013-03-28T22:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/03/25/living-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/timblitzteka.jpgTim Blitz TekaTim, The Forester Artist, with Blitz and Teka.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tekaretrieve.jpgTeka RetrieveTeka completes her land series.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tekakathline.jpgTeka and KatheenTeka greets Kathleen, one of her people who came to watch her at the event. Teka properly loved up both Doug and Kathleen.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tekablind.jpgTeka BlindTeka shows speed and style on her blind.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tekaair.jpgTeka AirTeka is fast, that is because she spends more time in the air than most dogs.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/teka.jpgTekaTeka on the return with her first water mark.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/blitz-bliss.jpgLiving BlissBlitz display style, drive, steadiness and pinpoint accuracy to start the day.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/blitzblind.jpgBlitzon the BlindBlind retrieve: the retriever does not know where the bird is. The handler must guide the retriever with whistle and voice command.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/blitz.jpgBlitz retrieving duckBlitz, a working golden retriever, shows nice style on her water retrieves.2013-04-20T13:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/03/17/ugly-birds-gather/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ugly-birds-001.pngUGLY-birds-001Turkey vultures check out a dead rat.2013-04-16T01:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/03/05/just-one-more-thing/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/walt-bee.jpgWalt and BeeBee and Walt, just after Valentine's Day 2008.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sgtmatthews.jpgSgt MatthewsSgt. Matthews Photo from the Walter Matthews collectionhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/marywalt.jpgMary and WaltThe two of us. Photo by Bernice Bennett (Bee)2013-03-22T00:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/03/04/ugly-birds-to-appear-at-annual-return-of-the-buzzards/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/np4ub-cover-small.jpgNo Place for UGLY BirdsNo Place for UGLY Birds - a picture book about turkey vultures.2013-04-15T12:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/28/across-the-threshold/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulturepair.jpgTurkey Vulture PairA pair of turkey vultures at the threshold of the nest cavity.2013-03-05T08:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/27/night-visitor/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-9.jpgRaccoon-9https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-8.jpgRaccoon-8https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-7.jpgRaccoon-7https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-6.jpgRaccoon-6https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-5.jpgRaccoon-5https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-4.jpgRaccoon-4https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-3.jpgRaccoon-3https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-2.jpgRaccoon-2https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/raccoon-1.jpgRaccoon-12013-03-05T17:57:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/26/turkey-vulture-rendezvous/2013-03-05T12:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/25/342/2013-02-26T17:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/23/spying-on-the-vulture-nest/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130221_2719.jpgFinal TweaksA few final tweaks to secure the camera.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130221_2705a.jpgAdjusting cameraJust a few tweaks to the camera angle.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130221_2635.jpgClose EnoughWe figured we were close enough. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-23.jpgHeading outTim and I head out to set up the vulture cam.2013-02-26T17:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/21/vulture-turf-wars/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-victor1.jpgVulture VictorAfter successfully chasing the intruder away, the vulture perches in the nest tree.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-stand-off1.jpgStand OffVultures gather by at the lower gate. Two offer a display.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-fight1.jpgVulture FightThe fight ensues.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-chase1.jpgVulture ChaseThe intruder is chased away.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/parting-shot1.jpgParting ShotTh vulture delivers a parting shot (bite).https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/game-on.jpgGame OnThe vulture on the gate pounces on the other.2013-02-24T00:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/02/19/theyre-back/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-nest.jpgTurkey Vulture NestA shot into the cavity of the tree where the turkey vultures raise their young.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-nest-tree.jpgVulture Nest TreeHollow oak tree. The vultures nest in the cavity every year. The entrance is 14 feet off the ground. to give you size perspective, I am 5'9" tall.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vulture-pair.jpgTurkey Vulture PairThe pair of vultures in the nest tree. Turkey vultures live in our area year round. In February, a pair claims the nest. I don't know if it is the same pair each year.2013-03-08T15:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/01/28/in-search-of-dirt/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/search4dirt.jpgSearch for DirtGrandThing 3 sets out to find dirt.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/painting.jpgPaintingGrandThing 3 tells Grandma all about his painting.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fishwithgrandpa.jpgFishing with GrandpaFishing with Grandpahttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fishcatch.jpgGrandson with fishShowing off his catch. This one went back after the photo.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dirt01.jpgGood dirtBliss! perfect dirt for play.2013-04-30T12:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/01/10/frosted-buttercups/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/frosted-buttercup2.jpgfrosted-buttercup2https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/frosted-butterstar2.jpgfrosted-butterstar2https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/frosted-butterstar.jpgfrosted-butterstarhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/frosted-buttercup1.jpgfrosted-buttercup1https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/frosted-blossom.jpgfrosted-blossomhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/butterstar.jpgbutterstarhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/buttercup.jpg2013-03-18T23:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2013/01/06/good-bye-tom-dog/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/pet-sympathycard-1.jpghttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/grandsontomjake.jpgGrandson Tom JakeTom dog (R) walks with Grandthing 3 and Jake (L) Jake is Tom dog's grand-pup.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tomhisboy.jpgTom and his First PersonTom dog came home to a young 11 year old boy. Now 26, Tom's "boy" misses him the most.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tom-14y8m.jpgGolden Bo Thomas SH WCXhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shq.jpgSenior Hunter QualifierStephen and Tom with Tim and Blaze following successful Senior Hunter Qualifiers.2017-06-10T19:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/12/31/2012-in-review/2013-01-02T15:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/07/summers-dusk/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/summersduskpoem1.jpgsummersduskpoemSummer's Dusk © Mary Livingston2012-12-23T17:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/12/13/271/2013-01-07T02:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/12/11/animal-attraction/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/doeatpond.jpgDoe at pondThe doe he was fixated on.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buckwatchingdoe.jpgBuck watchingThe buck stares longingly at the doe. He did not notice us at all.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buckleaving.jpgbuck leavingWhen she fled to higher ground, he pranced after her.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buckanddoe.jpgbuck chasing doeI predict twins in the spring.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/105_0115.jpg105_0115https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/morning-distraction.jpgBuckA buck in rut in the lower field.2022-12-19T00:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/12/07/granddaughter-gift-part-1/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/maryalivingston-thing1christmaswip.jpgmaryalivingston-thing1ChristmasWIPWork in Progress…girl on horse for T1. She loves horses. This is a start to a Christmas painting for her. What do you think so far?2013-07-05T12:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/11/0911birthdays/2013-06-22T03:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/12/02/the-duckeling/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/thing1reads.jpgThing1readshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/thing1-duckling.jpgThing1-ducklinghttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/grandma-thing1.jpggrandma-thing1GrandThing1 draws pictures for Grandma in a hangout. https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/duckel-ing-grandthing1.jpgduckel-ing-GrandThing1 The Duckel'ing by GrandThing1 Of course, now she says "duckling" it has been many birthdays since this event. We will always remember the "duckel'ing."2013-01-23T03:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/12/01/piboidmo-2012-i-did-it/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/piboidmo12winnerlarge.jpegpiboidmo12winnerlarge2013-01-07T02:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/30/atmosphericriver/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nightwork5.jpgnightworkThis was the view of our backyard at about 7 a.m. local time. The lights from the PG&E crews are impressive. Not to be outdone, the moonlight shows a bit through the broken clouds.2012-12-03T17:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/23/bliss-nicely-wrapped/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/maryalivingston-blisswrapped.jpgmaryalivingston-blisswrappedGazing in the gift shop at the nutcrackers and dancers following the performance of "The Nutcracker." © 2012 MaryALivingston Photo reference provided by Lightly Spiced Photography by A. Adams2012-11-29T17:50:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/22/liebster-blog-award-thank-you/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/liebster_award.jpgliebster_award2012-11-27T19:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/20/by-candlelight/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/maryl-bycandle.jpgmaryl-bycandleWork in progress being painted by candlelight.2013-01-13T16:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/04/wedded-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/marytim-roaringcamp.jpgMary and Tim at Roaring CampUs with a few of our golden retrievers on vacation at Roaring Camp. It's a great place to learn about gold mining.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/timmary-camo.jpgTim and Mary - huntingSitting in a blind one morning. Our version of dressing up for a date.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/timswalljpg1.jpgTim's WallSome of the art on Tim's wall 31 years ago. Check out his blog if you would like to see what he is up to today. Tim Livingston - The Forester Artist2012-12-18T14:20:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/11/14/i-dont-do-princess/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/thing2.jpgArt by Thing2One of Thing2's art pieces displayed on The Repository of Bliss.2012-12-22T02:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/22/granddaughters-note/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/granddaughternote-sm.jpgGranddaughter's NoteGrand Thing One wrote an wonderful "Rainbow Note" to Grandma and Grandpa. Fresh out of Kindergarten and on the way to first grade, here is Grand Thing One's "Rainbow Note"2012-11-03T19:11:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/17/becoming-an-illustrator/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wheat0021.jpgPractice Form and color practice to present to the liturgy team for review. I sneaked into my husband's watercolors, this was this was the second time using watercolors since I was a child. (I have since remedied that dry spell.)https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pict0397.jpgAutumn - Ordinary SeasonThe final piece. The background is painted with dyes on cotton muslin. The wheat is painted with dyes on felt. For the last 9 years it occasionally appears during the late summer/autumn ordinary season. 6'x9'https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/wheat002.jpgBanner PracticeForm and color practice to present to the liturgy team for review. I sneaked into my husband's watercolors, this was this was the second time using watercolors since I was a child. (I have since remedied that dry spell.)2012-11-12T14:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/08/repository-of-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/repository1.jpgrepositoryhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/repository.jpgRepository of BlissI was so excited 11 years ago to get our new stainless refrigerator. Until I plopped the first magnet up. Thankfully, one side still allows us to have an open gallery. Hint to refrigerator manufacturers, if you make a magnetic panel on the stainless front, sales to grandmas will increase.2012-11-03T19:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/22/fall-salmon-run-is-here/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chinook-salmon-blog.jpgFall Salmon RunThis illustration for a children's book features Chinook salmon. The salmon begin dying and rotting once they leave the ocean. By the time they reach their spawning grounds they are in rough shape.2012-12-03T13:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/26/our-littlest-heroes/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/maryl-touch1.jpg"Touch"“Touch” © 2012 Mary Livingston Photo reference provided by Lightly Spiced Photography by A. Adamshttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/maryl-touch.jpg"Touch"© 2012 Mary Livingston Photo reference provided by Lightly Spiced Photography by A. Adams2012-12-23T06:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/31/beautiful-blogger-award/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bblogger1.jpgbeautiful bloggerhttps://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bblogger.jpgBeautiful Blogger Award2012-11-12T02:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/27/catching-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sjl1.jpgPlane with Red Sun- By Stephen Livingston (age 5 years)https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sjl.jpgPlane- By Stephen Livingston (age 5 years)2012-10-31T14:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/02/taming-the-not-so-idle-hands/2012-10-30T20:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/10/09/wings-of-autumn/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/turkey_vulture1.jpgTurkey VulturesTurkey Vultures – This is an illustration from a children’s book I am working on called “No Place for Ugly Birds.”https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/turkey_vulture.jpgTurkey VulturesTurkey Vultures – This is an illustration from a children’s book I am working on called “No Place for Ugly Birds.” 2012-12-27T20:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/26/113/2012-10-17T14:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/12/grandmas-morning-cup/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/grandmas-mug.jpggrandmas-mugA child's art is a moment of bliss that continues to give.2012-09-22T01:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/09/16/her-papas-eyes/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hawk-bella.jpgHawk and BellaHawk at 7½ weeks on the left. Bella at almost 10 weeks on the right.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bella.jpgBellaTaken at almost 10 weeks. Although an older puppy photo than her sire, it is clear, she has his eyes.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hawk.jpgHawkTaken at 7½ weeks. Hawk was a very special dog.2013-01-13T21:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/31/a-tip-for-sneaking-bliss/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/colormyfamily2.jpgColor My FamilyOur grandkids love to color. Using predesigned frames, I inserted line drawings of each of their family members, from siblings, to great grand-parents. The smiles make them great. Our smiles, whether shy or bold, are remembered by our grandchildren. Sneak a little bliss, smile.https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/colormyfamily1.jpgColor My FamilyOur grandkids love to color. Using predesigned frames, I inserted line drawings of each of their family members, from siblings, to great grand-parents. The smiles make them great. Our smiles, whether shy or bold, are remembered by our grandchildren. Sneak a little bliss, smile. 2012-10-24T00:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/25/68/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mary-boa-constrictor.jpgAn odd duckOne of the boys grabbed the snake from her cage, she bit him. He dropped her and she quickly hid behind textbook boxes. The kids all stepped back. When I reached into the six-foot boa's hiding place, she calming slid into my hand. We became friends. It was the first week of school, I turned 11 that week. I liked drawing pictures, racing bikes, climbing trees, snakes, and math. I was an odd duck. 2012-11-21T05:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/22/a-backdoor-opening/2012-08-25T06:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/24/many-parents-ha/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cll-hotairballoon.jpgCLL-hotairballoon2012-08-25T01:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/21/41/https://sneakingbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/not-good-enough.jpgnot-good-enough2012-11-03T05:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/20/seed-planted-3/2012-08-20T17:43:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/19/seed-planted-2/2012-10-13T15:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.com/2012/08/18/seed-planted/2012-08-20T02:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sneakingbliss.comdaily1.02024-02-17T02:14:42+00:00