Coco at Play, Homolovi State Park, Winslow, Arizona

Coco took advantage of our downtime at Homolovi State Park to begin the painstaking process of tearing apart her green dino squeaky toy. It was an early Christmas gifts from her Aunties, Lisa and Julia, who live in Florida.

I’d been busy, busy, busy since finally escaping San Angelo, Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Mostly driving. My body said “Stop!” So I did. I slept much of the day.

One of the things about a long-term trip like Milkweed Memoir is that you simply can’t do something new and exciting every day. This is a life, not a vacation. You have to pace yourself. It’s more than stopping to smell the roses. Some days you just need to veg.

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PS: The squeaky toy has since been utterly destroyed.

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Natural Water Dish, McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Texas

Nature provides Tiarra a cool, fresh, clean drink of water along the trail at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas.

Dogs in Blanket, Nantahala National Forest, Blue Valley, Highlands, North Carolina

When it's below freezing outside, Daddy lets us eat breakfast in bed. — Tiarra & Coco

Chihuahuas in Winter Coats, Silver Springs Park, Stow, Ohio

Today in microfashion ...

Chihuahua in Hammock, Los Fresnos, Texas

Coco says that she'd prefer her in-hammock portrait taken with mountains or canyonlands in the background. I'll see to that ASAP!

Warm Puppy, Bentonville, Arkansas

There are severe thunderstorms this morning and flash flood warnings here in Bentonville. So Coco is taking the only rational action.