Good gawd....I hope people will heed this message. ( click on *Chai* )
Chai
PLEASE send this to all the people you know who are guardians of canines
August 21, 2008
August 14, 2008
Cawston B.C. Peaches and Hunter Creek swimin'!
The dogs and I went up to Cawston yesterday for peaches for canning, and whatever else I could see that I wanted to snarf back.
Here's what 80 pounds of peaches look like...
20 pounds per box, at $12 per, straight from the orchard....you can't beat that! They just need a few days to ripen up more, and I will be a canning maniac for a day. I also bought some organic Russian Garlic, and small container of organic Apricots. The apricots lasted me the 3 hour ride on the way home. :-)
My gaaaawd it was hot in Cawston. I blasted the air conditioning for an hour before we arrived, and while it was cool in the van, I knew that with 3 big dogs it would be boiling inside the van in a matter of minutes. I sprinted in and told the gorgeous young man that I would pull my van around to the front to load 80 lbs of peaches and that I was loading there because I had dogs who were heating up.
Paid him and I sprinted back to my van, got in and was overwhelmed with the heat, and that was leaving it for 2 minutes MAX! Blasted the air conditioning, drove to the front of the fruit stand, and the gorgeous young man and an equally gorgeous other young man loaded my van for me. Sweet deal.
We stopped off a logging road for a pee/van/water-walk break on the way there, and did the same on the way home. It was beautiful!
Ticket shaking, and Frankie
Ticket drinks water as if she is front end loader.
Ticket snags a stick!
Frank
This is the west entrance gate at Manning Park....that's a Marmot on the sign. And those cute buggers are everywhere.
Purple Thistle, so pretty!
Today, in the sweltering heat, I took my buddies down to Hunter Creek to go for swim. Watcher and Ticket tried to out tussle each other with a thrown stick.
Watcher wins....
Hunter Creek is a 5 minute drive from our house, we go there a few times a week to cool down in this hot weather we have been having.
Frank and Ticket have yet to go in the water past their bellies. Today I was on an inner tube just floating around and Watcher was swimming with me, and hanging onto the tube when he was needing to catch his breath, but Frank and Ticket both just whined from shore. They both came out further than they had before, but are just not brave enough to actually swim. I think Frankie might grab his balls and bite the bullet next time though. He was almost frantic in his wanting to be swimming, and involved with Watcher and I.
I went behind the house a few days ago to pick the harvest of Catmint I planted last year. It was doing great!
Closeup...
Other plants behind my house....Wild Rose hips ( I apologize for the shitty focus )
Sweet Pea, Tansy, and Fern
Wild flowers are a gift....
Here's what 80 pounds of peaches look like...
20 pounds per box, at $12 per, straight from the orchard....you can't beat that! They just need a few days to ripen up more, and I will be a canning maniac for a day. I also bought some organic Russian Garlic, and small container of organic Apricots. The apricots lasted me the 3 hour ride on the way home. :-)
My gaaaawd it was hot in Cawston. I blasted the air conditioning for an hour before we arrived, and while it was cool in the van, I knew that with 3 big dogs it would be boiling inside the van in a matter of minutes. I sprinted in and told the gorgeous young man that I would pull my van around to the front to load 80 lbs of peaches and that I was loading there because I had dogs who were heating up.
Paid him and I sprinted back to my van, got in and was overwhelmed with the heat, and that was leaving it for 2 minutes MAX! Blasted the air conditioning, drove to the front of the fruit stand, and the gorgeous young man and an equally gorgeous other young man loaded my van for me. Sweet deal.
We stopped off a logging road for a pee/van/water-walk break on the way there, and did the same on the way home. It was beautiful!
Ticket shaking, and Frankie
Ticket drinks water as if she is front end loader.
Ticket snags a stick!
Frank
This is the west entrance gate at Manning Park....that's a Marmot on the sign. And those cute buggers are everywhere.
Purple Thistle, so pretty!
Today, in the sweltering heat, I took my buddies down to Hunter Creek to go for swim. Watcher and Ticket tried to out tussle each other with a thrown stick.
Watcher wins....
Hunter Creek is a 5 minute drive from our house, we go there a few times a week to cool down in this hot weather we have been having.
Frank and Ticket have yet to go in the water past their bellies. Today I was on an inner tube just floating around and Watcher was swimming with me, and hanging onto the tube when he was needing to catch his breath, but Frank and Ticket both just whined from shore. They both came out further than they had before, but are just not brave enough to actually swim. I think Frankie might grab his balls and bite the bullet next time though. He was almost frantic in his wanting to be swimming, and involved with Watcher and I.
I went behind the house a few days ago to pick the harvest of Catmint I planted last year. It was doing great!
Closeup...
Other plants behind my house....Wild Rose hips ( I apologize for the shitty focus )
Sweet Pea, Tansy, and Fern
Wild flowers are a gift....
July 31, 2008
Frank Sucks
He does!
Exhibit A :
Exhibit B ...
Frank sucks blankies.
He does this when he is feeling especially content. And then he nods off into lala land.
I love my Frankie. (said in a sickening sweet voice,)
July 30, 2008
My Ticket
Ticket is my new German Shepherd Dog. She just turned one....and is gorgeous dahling! Her 1 year birthday celebration was July 11th.
She came to me when my heart and head were ready.
She has become Frankie's confidante, co-nutbar, wrestling partner, and all-round co-conspirator. I LOVE IT!!!! And I KNOW Frank does too.
Here she is taking a round out of Frankie. My gawd....these 2 are non stop most of the day.
Catching their breaths for the next round....
She has become Watcher's lil sista/bed buddy. Watcher is the alpha here, and never allows Frank up on my bed when he is on it. But Ticket can leap up, close in on Watcher, and sleep tight in with him and he doesn't blink. Poor Frank....he adores Ticket, and most especially adores Watcher, and is seriously puzzled all the time by this phenomenal turn of events.
It will play out the way it is meant to play out with the 3 of them. I will not interfere in their pecking order.
Ticket was kenneled her whole life, She had no idea of balls being thrown. It took her 3 days to realize that the ball in my hand, was the same ball Watcher and Frankie chased. She saw the ball in my hand, but missed the throwing part. It was toooo quick for her.
She's been having a blast discovering all the little things she never saw, heard, smelled etc etc before. Swimming is getting to be her favorite thing. Although she has never gone in deep enough to actually swim, she does go out till her sides get soaked and then walks around in the water. She LOVES our mountain walks, but I've cut back on them till the bears are hibernating. We'll stick to field and river walks till then.
Watcher, Frank, and Ticket
Some photos of a very few of the wildflowers growing here in Southwest British Columbia....
Queen Anne's Lace with Chicory in the background
Foxglove
Chicory
Marsh Yellow Cress
Fireweed
And one more of my girl Ticket!
She came to me when my heart and head were ready.
She has become Frankie's confidante, co-nutbar, wrestling partner, and all-round co-conspirator. I LOVE IT!!!! And I KNOW Frank does too.
Here she is taking a round out of Frankie. My gawd....these 2 are non stop most of the day.
Catching their breaths for the next round....
She has become Watcher's lil sista/bed buddy. Watcher is the alpha here, and never allows Frank up on my bed when he is on it. But Ticket can leap up, close in on Watcher, and sleep tight in with him and he doesn't blink. Poor Frank....he adores Ticket, and most especially adores Watcher, and is seriously puzzled all the time by this phenomenal turn of events.
It will play out the way it is meant to play out with the 3 of them. I will not interfere in their pecking order.
Ticket was kenneled her whole life, She had no idea of balls being thrown. It took her 3 days to realize that the ball in my hand, was the same ball Watcher and Frankie chased. She saw the ball in my hand, but missed the throwing part. It was toooo quick for her.
She's been having a blast discovering all the little things she never saw, heard, smelled etc etc before. Swimming is getting to be her favorite thing. Although she has never gone in deep enough to actually swim, she does go out till her sides get soaked and then walks around in the water. She LOVES our mountain walks, but I've cut back on them till the bears are hibernating. We'll stick to field and river walks till then.
Watcher, Frank, and Ticket
Some photos of a very few of the wildflowers growing here in Southwest British Columbia....
Queen Anne's Lace with Chicory in the background
Foxglove
Chicory
Marsh Yellow Cress
Fireweed
And one more of my girl Ticket!
July 18, 2008
Tagged!
Viooltje from Lady Greenthumb's Garden tagged me! Below are the rules of this tag..... ( oh, an aside: Viooltje is a beautiful person. I would bet that if we ever met in *real* life, we would be firm and fast friends )
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4.Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
K, six random things about me.....
1. I am a dogaholic. I admit it. I don't think I will ever have less than 3-4 dogs in my pack. I love the smell of them, the feel of them, their intelligence, thier softness, their kindness, their generosity of spirit and love...just every damn thing about them. They make my heart smile.
2. I love old black and white classic movies. Romance especially. "An Affair To Remember" with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant being one of my favorites. Oh my gosh what a handsome man.
3. Purple is my favorite color. Any shade will do, but I am partial to deep dark purple. It makes me happy!
4. I abhor it when I hear of wealthy people spending millions and millions of dollars on weddings, or bar mitzvahs, or their 4th or 5th homes. Selfishness I say. Help find a cure for a disease, or buy a poor village a water well and some cows.....whatever. Just do something good and decent with your EXCESSIVE wealth.
5. Politicians nauseate me. When I was young I believed in them. Now that I am wiser and older ( and more cynical ) I don't look at them in any way, except to wonder when they will fall and fail us.
6. True leaders inspire me. Dr. King, Ghandi (s ), Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Carol Hine from S.A.I.N.T.S., ( although I am sure Carol would cringe for me to mention her along with the others, but hell, it's how I feel ), and many people who are nameless and faceless, but walk among us as angels might. They lead with grace, humor, and truth.
And that's 6! Yes! I thought I'd never get through that!
K, so here's my 6 blogs to tag....
Netnerd This is Kelly's ( my son ) blog. I gain all my political and other interesting and thought provoking reading done with him.
hollywood farm girl This is Tammy Lynn Michaels blog. She is the wife of Melissa Etheridge....very interesting feelings she has.
My Life With The Critters This is Jean's blog. She fosters and is owned by Pot Bellied Pigs, Dogs, a Cat and an Alpaca. Wonderful stories, great photos, and she either makes me think, or makes me smile,and sometimes both!
S.A.I.N.T.S. This is Carol Hine. She runs a senior animal sanctuary here in B.C. Canada. Her blog will make you sob, laugh, and, hopefully, think deeper concerning the rights of animals, specifically seniors.
Nicaragua Redux: The Sarna Dog Chronicles From her bio: For the moment I live in Granada, Nicaragua. Through an organization called Building New Hope I work with Casa Lupita, a spay/neuter clinic that also works to improve the quality of life of street animals in Granada.
Three Woofs And A Woo This woman has an incredible and addictive wit. She is a professional photographer,who's specialty is dogs. One day I hope to have her come out my way to photograph my dogs.
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4.Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.
K, six random things about me.....
1. I am a dogaholic. I admit it. I don't think I will ever have less than 3-4 dogs in my pack. I love the smell of them, the feel of them, their intelligence, thier softness, their kindness, their generosity of spirit and love...just every damn thing about them. They make my heart smile.
2. I love old black and white classic movies. Romance especially. "An Affair To Remember" with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant being one of my favorites. Oh my gosh what a handsome man.
3. Purple is my favorite color. Any shade will do, but I am partial to deep dark purple. It makes me happy!
4. I abhor it when I hear of wealthy people spending millions and millions of dollars on weddings, or bar mitzvahs, or their 4th or 5th homes. Selfishness I say. Help find a cure for a disease, or buy a poor village a water well and some cows.....whatever. Just do something good and decent with your EXCESSIVE wealth.
5. Politicians nauseate me. When I was young I believed in them. Now that I am wiser and older ( and more cynical ) I don't look at them in any way, except to wonder when they will fall and fail us.
6. True leaders inspire me. Dr. King, Ghandi (s ), Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Carol Hine from S.A.I.N.T.S., ( although I am sure Carol would cringe for me to mention her along with the others, but hell, it's how I feel ), and many people who are nameless and faceless, but walk among us as angels might. They lead with grace, humor, and truth.
And that's 6! Yes! I thought I'd never get through that!
K, so here's my 6 blogs to tag....
Netnerd This is Kelly's ( my son ) blog. I gain all my political and other interesting and thought provoking reading done with him.
hollywood farm girl This is Tammy Lynn Michaels blog. She is the wife of Melissa Etheridge....very interesting feelings she has.
My Life With The Critters This is Jean's blog. She fosters and is owned by Pot Bellied Pigs, Dogs, a Cat and an Alpaca. Wonderful stories, great photos, and she either makes me think, or makes me smile,and sometimes both!
S.A.I.N.T.S. This is Carol Hine. She runs a senior animal sanctuary here in B.C. Canada. Her blog will make you sob, laugh, and, hopefully, think deeper concerning the rights of animals, specifically seniors.
Nicaragua Redux: The Sarna Dog Chronicles From her bio: For the moment I live in Granada, Nicaragua. Through an organization called Building New Hope I work with Casa Lupita, a spay/neuter clinic that also works to improve the quality of life of street animals in Granada.
Three Woofs And A Woo This woman has an incredible and addictive wit. She is a professional photographer,who's specialty is dogs. One day I hope to have her come out my way to photograph my dogs.
Friends and Dogs....2 of my favorite things.
I had the extreme pleasure of having my friends Jo ( and her niece Taya, a lovely 14 y/o ) and Jen, ( and her daughter Bailey, a most insightful young girl ) and Jo's Australian Shepherd, Gunny, Jen's Sable German Shepherd Dog, Hailey and my new German Shepherd Ticket! ( they brought Ticket over for me from Vancouver Island, and my next blog will be about Ticket,and the insane joy she has brought us all!)
That made 5 dogs ( including Watcher and Frankie ) and 5 humans sharing a space of 950 square feet of indoors and 3/4 of a fenced acre for all of us. It worked out exceptionally well! Whew!
It was a great time. Some insightful conversations about dogs, about humans, life etc., a BBQ, a few cocktails and snacks....and a few more cocktails. hehehe! And dogs, dogs, dogs....I was in heaven with it all.
Jo, Jen and the dogs came over for a Herding Clinic nearby. They worked with sheep, as well as cattle. I went for an hour on the last day, but damn it, Gunny and Hailey weren't up, and I had to leave. But I did take a few photos of a couple of other dogs.
A shaved Old English Sheepdog, a male.
Peking and Racer Ducks
6 month old Border Collie pup, JJ.
Australian Cattle Dog
That made 5 dogs ( including Watcher and Frankie ) and 5 humans sharing a space of 950 square feet of indoors and 3/4 of a fenced acre for all of us. It worked out exceptionally well! Whew!
It was a great time. Some insightful conversations about dogs, about humans, life etc., a BBQ, a few cocktails and snacks....and a few more cocktails. hehehe! And dogs, dogs, dogs....I was in heaven with it all.
Jo, Jen and the dogs came over for a Herding Clinic nearby. They worked with sheep, as well as cattle. I went for an hour on the last day, but damn it, Gunny and Hailey weren't up, and I had to leave. But I did take a few photos of a couple of other dogs.
A shaved Old English Sheepdog, a male.
Peking and Racer Ducks
6 month old Border Collie pup, JJ.
Australian Cattle Dog
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