Doggy, doggy, what are you thinking of?

I was walking around the house with my camera, snapping pictures of this and that, and noticed Parisse dozing on the sofa. Clearly I disturbed her rest, but what was going on in her doggy mind besides that?

I tried one last value study of tree leaves (don't know what kind) for the pastel class tomorrow night. I have so many questions -- does it matter if you work dark to light or is it light to dark? What's the difference between soft and hard pastels (Rembrandt and Nupastel)? -- they feel the same to me but the boxes are clearly labeled. When do you use which one? I'm feeling challenged....