@farmerman,
FM, I had to look up "buzzard." In Europe, they're raptors. In the U.S., they're mainly vultures, and there is a variety of them. In some places in the U.S., they're any annoying bird, including hawks.
I knew about the puking. Sorry to hear about the lost pants.
Gawgeous, pup, Barry. But can't he play with his toy inside? In a word, oy.
Chinook. A rare breed of sled dog--cross between a husky and a mastiff. They are beauties, IMO: