And what better way to work off a mongo pancake...

... than with a hike to the very tip top of Noon Hill?

Sophie's keen canine senses told her we were being watched...

After the long ascent, Sylvie caught some quick Zs at the top. Is it just me, or does she look shockingly LONG here?

Of course...

...a new love of spinach doesn't preclude love also for things like chocolate chip pancakes. For example: one twice the size of her head that she tried to eat for lunch today at Noon Hill Grille...

Sylvie's New Love

Spinach!!

That's right: after a lifetime of scorn for the leafy greens, Sylvie has discovered a love of Popeye's favorite leaf.  She can't get enough!

A great day with Patrick and Alex

Sylvie and I met up with Patrick and Alex in Boston for the Museum of Science, lunch in Beacon Hill, and ice cream on the Esplanade. Sylvie proclaimed it an awesome day, and I agreed!  

* My iPhone camera is broken so I can only take "selfie" photos, but I eventually figured out how to take a few fun ones of Sylvie. Plus Sylvie insisted on the photo booth pic.  :)

Some of my favorite pics from Florida

A discerning observer will note that a lot of these involve her new buddy Collman. They sure do photograph nicely together!

Quite a few more in the March 2014 gallery! Thanks for a great time Grammy and Grampy!

Miscellaneous scenes of Naples

These are all off the phone. Many more to come. 

A day at the beach

Everyone knows the beach is more fun with a friend... And big waves!

A corollary benefit to Collman: Collman is not at all scared of the water. Ergo, Sylvie is not at all scared of the water any more. 

Meet Collman

Sylvie is over the moon that one of Grammy's friends has her 5 year old granddaughter Collman in town. On an hour's acquaintance Thursday she was declared Syl's "Florida best friend." 

Safe in FL

Bumpy flight but we made it. 

It took Sylvie all of five minutes to get in the pool. 

Grampy is kind of a wise-ass: