tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27765679970312171422024-02-07T21:05:31.360-07:00Walkies(aka Taking a Constitutional)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-959622302253615522010-02-18T20:28:00.001-07:002010-02-18T20:29:21.213-07:00You Know Spring is Around the Corner When . . .You see squirrels on morning walkies!!!! <br />
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This morning my Dear Hubby (it was his turn for the a.m. run) was walking the pooches and to their great excitement (the dogs, not my spouse) came across a wonderous sight -- a neighborhood cat in hot pursuit of a SQUIRREL! The cat was just a hair's breadth away from pouncing on the little mammal, when she spotted the dogs and came to a screeching halt. The dogs went crazy with joy!<br />
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The squirrel said a prayer of thanks and bolted up the nearest tree, and the cat took off running the other way. Rusty stared longingly up into the bare branches hoping for another glimpse of the furry critter and Allie -- well, she tried to climb that tree because she wanted her some sqwer-rell. Hubby finally had to peel her off so they could finish the walk, but both dogs kept stopping and peering over their shoulders for the rest of the way home.<br />
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It was a grand day for walkies at our house. (<em>Sorry, no pictures of this exciting event, Hubby didn't think to use his camera phone as he was trying to keep hold of the dogs' leashes</em>.) :DUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-79884613104202771272010-02-13T11:23:00.001-07:002010-02-13T11:25:17.399-07:00Puppies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqnY3TAeWyyS8My607lif7nC5Xi44mnUQS47q3IO5AGboZC-zpzhHiTFvRrA8izmexOLj1cw8iO7u1SDnkY5-R6osI25tCmtxbb6ogQxhimrpw-TS_5LtR8T22UHgaMWuFF2WKe0a8Bg/s1600-h/Puppies+Play+Tug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQqnY3TAeWyyS8My607lif7nC5Xi44mnUQS47q3IO5AGboZC-zpzhHiTFvRrA8izmexOLj1cw8iO7u1SDnkY5-R6osI25tCmtxbb6ogQxhimrpw-TS_5LtR8T22UHgaMWuFF2WKe0a8Bg/s320/Puppies+Play+Tug.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meet the "M" Puppies and Tigger, too! These pups are Western Border Collie Rescue's newest litter of puppies! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD5-JTKzvJj8BF1txo2trfNUgvDP56OfRVDqj7mN9F2L1FSw3ew5c3wZMh0jJ4iB3GYdb7QmPqJyu9Lp9XAFrFvyiZhmKh-MyMTskB_V_JfxAbEUNPkNABxJPn6IS8frnjSYUZFDdT8U/s1600-h/Tigger+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD5-JTKzvJj8BF1txo2trfNUgvDP56OfRVDqj7mN9F2L1FSw3ew5c3wZMh0jJ4iB3GYdb7QmPqJyu9Lp9XAFrFvyiZhmKh-MyMTskB_V_JfxAbEUNPkNABxJPn6IS8frnjSYUZFDdT8U/s320/Tigger+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tigger was picked up as a stray and is probably about 4 months old. He is KEEUUUUTE!!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>These lucky pups are living in Gracie's Fris-Barn with 3 other resident canines and some really cool horses.<br />
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Anybody need a dose of puppy breath? :D<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-74416896987436321742010-01-03T12:36:00.005-07:002010-01-03T20:51:38.512-07:00Farewell 2009!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJewLIC691Z8iMME5EbYD6E4iu9aPnHRm-v0xlCrVRxuqPKl7mr2Qcm-LXG7eRr126alhQFo5PTEq1zHJDrtNZX62NLwsWwiLAxv2F86JS0fRfZyAwNeaq1F7m6nw3YiGt4LS8p_rTeg/s1600-h/Allie's+Cold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJewLIC691Z8iMME5EbYD6E4iu9aPnHRm-v0xlCrVRxuqPKl7mr2Qcm-LXG7eRr126alhQFo5PTEq1zHJDrtNZX62NLwsWwiLAxv2F86JS0fRfZyAwNeaq1F7m6nw3YiGt4LS8p_rTeg/s400/Allie's+Cold.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">2009 was a very busy year</span> for us and I didn't get the chance to post much. Oh well, I will hopefully do a better job in 2010. Here's just a little "walk" through some of the fun times in 2009.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We went on lots and lots of fun walks, hikes and camping trips in 2009. However, as the dogs say, you can never have too many. Here are just a few pics.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I did a ton of reference checks, home visits and shelter pulls for <a href="http://www.wybcrescue.org/index2.php">Western Border Collie Rescue</a>, and even had a couple of guests for a few days.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Trina, a 4 yr. old female BC that we pulled from the Tooele County Shelter (she looks a lot like Rusty!). She stayed with us for about 4 days until we could ship her to her regular foster home in Colorado. Poor girl had recently had puppies (but there was no sign of them when she was picked up as a stray). She is a great dog and now has a wonderful forever home.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year, WBCR was invited to have a booth at the <a href="http://www.soldierhollowclassic.com/">Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Trials</a> in Heber City, Utah. What an experience! I go to the trials every year for at least a day or two, but this year was incredible as the dogs and I camped at the venue with the WBCR volunteers and manned a booth. Attendance was a record breaking 25,000+ spectators over the course of the four days. WBCR gained some much needed exposure, lots of applications on our dogs, some new volunteers and foster homes and got to instinct test some of our dogs on sheep. We even did 2 or 3 home visits and a shelter pull of four dogs from the Spanish Fork shelter during that four days :D<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our booth was located in the IFA Tent Pavillion (so we got some protection from the crazy Labor Day weather - cold, wind, rain and intense sun and heat - all in just four days).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the WBCR Adoption Board - now that they're up to well over 500 successful adoptions, they might need a second board.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We did a couple of WBCR walks with WBCR foster and adoptive families. It was fun to get together with our dogs and we hope to do quite a few more activities in the upcoming year. We even had a friend and WBCR supporter from San Diego join the fun (hope you'll come again soon, Jan).<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Western Border Collie Rescue</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Barn Bash</span></u></strong><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2009 WBCR grew it's Utah contingent of volunteers by leaps and bounds! (Hurray!) Some of us were able to get together in December in one of the volunteer's large barn (thanks, Karen!) and share some fundraising ideas, get to know each other and snack on bagels and dog biscuits. It was great to be out of the cold and snow and still be able to let the dogs play. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Ever wonder what happens when you have 14 Border Collies, their 4 "siblings" and only one frisbee??? :D<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, we were pretty busy, but we are looking forward to many more great "Walkies" in 2010!<br />
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</div>Today we joined some friends and went for a walk up to Memory Grove Park, which abuts the Capitol Building in Salt Lake City. It was a balmy 18 degrees, so we dressed up warmly and I did my best to keep the dogs out of the stream and ponds (they just cannot stay out of the water and I didn't want to drag along frozen pupsicles).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Allie really had a great time. (Although she had a bit of a collision with Zephyr, one of her friends, and got knocked into the air as he ran by -- she's limping around a bit tonight.)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Zephyr said he was sorry.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We met some new friends along the way.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dogs [mostly] stayed out of the water -- so they only had a few icicles hanging from their fur.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">This is Zip -- he's a gorgeous little split-face BC who is looking for a forever home. He's a great dog and is very friendly and loving. Check out <a href="http://www.wybcrescue.org/dogbio.php?id=481&title=Available for Adoption">Zip's Webpage</a> on Western Border Collie Rescue's website.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Rusty says "Ya'll come along with us on the next walk, ok?"<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-1620772520474530062009-11-22T10:34:00.004-07:002009-11-22T10:55:11.006-07:00It's That Time of Year . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4zloegSc5cOJV1XbCVoBaCvtIWDIb8M5r6wnr7zMZQ5GLPF7lEKcc3jveE-LIwVDm0a7c9iuu4tn0JMl6dsHYLSBgNNIbMli29qJwu2_sxcs7WVJcgY-CQF6koudxc2wqXDAEi85TUg/s1600/wbcr_2010_calendar_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4zloegSc5cOJV1XbCVoBaCvtIWDIb8M5r6wnr7zMZQ5GLPF7lEKcc3jveE-LIwVDm0a7c9iuu4tn0JMl6dsHYLSBgNNIbMli29qJwu2_sxcs7WVJcgY-CQF6koudxc2wqXDAEi85TUg/s320/wbcr_2010_calendar_cover.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
To be thinking of Christmas shopping! As the holidays approach and the new year is getting closer, what better gift to give family and friends than a calendar full of gorgeous dogs AND (here's one of the best parts), almost all of the proceeds from the sale of these beautiful, well designed calendars goes to help dogs in need. <br />
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The bulk of the money raised by WBCR goes to provide spay/neutering and other much needed veterinary care for the dogs, as quite a few of the dogs arrive in rescue in bad physical shape and often very heartbreaking situations.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Dogs like Callie.<br />
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</div>Darling little Callie is one of the special WBCR girls that came from a hoarding situation in Oklahoma, where 120 + dogs were found to be living in desperate circumstances, many of them Border Collies. Callie was transferred to a Colorado shelter and was determined to be too shy for the shelter to care for very well...so, she was transferred to WBCR where she could gets lots of TLC and special attention as a loved dog in a foster home. <br />
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Like many of the Ada rescues, Callie had no idea what people were or how to trust them. When she first arrived in her foster home, she had to be hand fed for a couple days before she would even allow anyone to touch her. Slowly she has come around to her new situation and is making great progress in gaining confidence and trusting people. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then there's Banjo. <br />
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</div>This chocolate-eyed, baby faced cutie was picked up as a stray by a highway in Idaho and was one saaaaad puppy dog --confused, dejected, frightened, you name it. BanJo curled into a ball and cried for a full day. But on day 2, we caught a glimpse of an impish grin, and by Day 3, it was clear BanJo has quite the irrepressible spirit! <br />
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But, the next month in foster care was up and down. She seemed to have good days (when she felt great and was full of play and fun) and bad days (when she was lethargic, restless, uncomfortable), so we took her to the vet again and in late July, BanJo was diagnosed with liver failure, and given just a few weeks to live. But nobody told her that, and she continued to have good days...so we went and got another opinion, and it seems that she was NOT in liver failure, but had a liver shunt which was thought could be easily remedied with one surgical procedure. Thanks to a caring vet in CO, BanJo’s surgery was done with a deep discount, and was performed in mid-August. Unfortunately it did not go as well as we’d hoped. Her shunt was inside the liver rather than outside of it, which complicated things considerably, but the surgeons did what they could to redirect blood flow to her liver, and now it’s a waiting game to see how she does post-op and over the following few weeks. She's been clearly feeling better since surgery although we won't know for sure till what her long-term prognosis will be. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">So, here's your chance to help us help dogs in need. Buy calendars for everyone on your Christmas list this year. :D<br />
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</div> A <strong><span style="font-size: large;">BIG</span></strong> thanks in advance from:<br />
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</div> Vixen! <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> Daisy<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-50184169789955505132009-09-12T14:19:00.005-06:002009-09-12T15:58:36.426-06:00WBCR at Soldier Hollow 2009<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2sjd1gQ84AKuEVYqPkUwTsEseDwBC1FQTH8Wd1pG3U4CrV3JguXUvGXyGN5_M-IjuYKnKd_7LNbtITlriBfm3qNa7QAkefsL3ZT4sX2AWrbrj91Vs6gzKbRtWrnxE1T27X0-zMC3Z2Y/s1600-h/Let+me+at+%27em.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380630782816797122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2sjd1gQ84AKuEVYqPkUwTsEseDwBC1FQTH8Wd1pG3U4CrV3JguXUvGXyGN5_M-IjuYKnKd_7LNbtITlriBfm3qNa7QAkefsL3ZT4sX2AWrbrj91Vs6gzKbRtWrnxE1T27X0-zMC3Z2Y/s320/Let+me+at+%27em.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2sjd1gQ84AKuEVYqPkUwTsEseDwBC1FQTH8Wd1pG3U4CrV3JguXUvGXyGN5_M-IjuYKnKd_7LNbtITlriBfm3qNa7QAkefsL3ZT4sX2AWrbrj91Vs6gzKbRtWrnxE1T27X0-zMC3Z2Y/s1600-h/Let+me+at+%27em.JPG"></a><br />
<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>We had a great adventure over the Labor Day weekend (and I am still recovering). Western Border Collie Rescue had a booth at the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Trial and it was such a great experience. I haven't heard an official tally yet, but rumor is the attendance numbers were close to 30,000 people attending over the four days this year. It was quite the crowd! I was at the venue from early morning until evening, but only managed to see one single run. <br />
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<div>One of the activities that the Soldier Hollow organizers set up was an instinct test for WBCR's rescue dogs. They thought this activity would be a good way to show the public that even rescued Border Collies had sheepherding instinct and it would also give good to exposure to our rescue, because we don't have many foster homes and volunteers here in Utah. However, they wanted 10 dogs to test - which meant we had to try to arrange to get 10 foster dogs to Utah from Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Well . . . that didn't quite happen, but we did have 10 WBCR dogs (either foster or alums) at the exhibition round pen at 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning. <br />
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Mark Peterson, the man behind SHSDT, did a quick check with each dog in the pen prior to the exhibition and 9 of our 10 dogs passed muster and we were set for the 10:00 a.m. demonstration (Trixie*, an adorable little blue merle BCx new to WBCR, got herself booted because she was extremely reactive to Mark and the sheep and barked herself silly.) *<em>On a side note, pretty little Trixie got adopted while at the trial by a very nice couple who had been cleared for adoption through WBCR's application process about a year ago and who came up to the trial to meet her. </em></div><br />
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<em>Max works the sheep.</em></div><br />
Don Hensley, a former judge for the Soldier Hollow trial who was a competitor this year, graciously offered his time and expertise to evaluate our dogs for their interest and potential ability to work sheep. It was a very interesting experience and most of our dogs did quite well.<br />
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<div><em>Zeke likes working the sheep.</em></div><div><br />
Cade, a sweet, big (55 lb.), BC boy who spent 3 months languishing in a Nebraska shelter before WBCR pulled him in early August, was a star, despite never having been on sheep! Don thought he showed an amazing amount of potential as a stockdog and Mark Peterson got on his phone to let some friends know about Cade and his availability. One of the best things about Cade is he also a very sweet and friendly BC and is fabulous with kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqa1DTIXKSUkEFc3s-9YQjQagVuNKrGtQM4sa5wP3Uwfm_NXzg6L5EoJXgjJrk35Wd7O98drS-2LLaYFYlHzdGda8rUcn_v1oxQfwpvVCROIyOxvq8t4A3pZpAGELlfmd_uxgooDYfyo/s1600-h/cade4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380644841297332850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqa1DTIXKSUkEFc3s-9YQjQagVuNKrGtQM4sa5wP3Uwfm_NXzg6L5EoJXgjJrk35Wd7O98drS-2LLaYFYlHzdGda8rUcn_v1oxQfwpvVCROIyOxvq8t4A3pZpAGELlfmd_uxgooDYfyo/s320/cade4.jpg" style="height: 267px; width: 223px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cade (<em>Photo courtesy of WBCR</em>)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqa1DTIXKSUkEFc3s-9YQjQagVuNKrGtQM4sa5wP3Uwfm_NXzg6L5EoJXgjJrk35Wd7O98drS-2LLaYFYlHzdGda8rUcn_v1oxQfwpvVCROIyOxvq8t4A3pZpAGELlfmd_uxgooDYfyo/s1600-h/cade4.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa9R3sjBL519yGnGjLLS7eS-_bp9hInamk-fDIyXyUzfzdGZEz0wG4xFkEYHo2TIn8pALA9FMrjH_omgmadN4kkpnKr2x5qGFQR8U51b7iynS3FLIkMe24gEd8QDg5BGMtEt240ISITQ/s1600-h/grace4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380644848619919234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVa9R3sjBL519yGnGjLLS7eS-_bp9hInamk-fDIyXyUzfzdGZEz0wG4xFkEYHo2TIn8pALA9FMrjH_omgmadN4kkpnKr2x5qGFQR8U51b7iynS3FLIkMe24gEd8QDg5BGMtEt240ISITQ/s320/grace4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 270px;" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Grace (<em>Photo courtesy of WBCR</em>)</div>On the other hand, we were told little Grace, a petite, but intense little foster BC in Idaho, would make someone a "great little frisbee dog." She just didn't care about the sheep at all. Oh well, Grace was absolutely a trooper in our booth and is wonderful with people (and like Don said, is a terrific frisbee dog).<br />
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And Allie . . . well, Allie's evaluation was amazing to me. Allie had never seen sheep before, but from the minute she laid eyes on the wooly creatures she was enthralled.<br />
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She went into a low crouch, her eyes glazed over and she went for the sheep with a gusto! (I was glad she was on a long dragline!)<br />
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<em>Let me at 'em! I'm goin' to eat me some sheepies!</em> </div><br />
<div>Ahem . . . I asked Don, "Is she really supposed to be chewing on the sheep's feet like that?" "It's ok," he said, "she's actually a little tentative and needs to be more assertive or they won't take her seriously." Assertive??? If she was any more "assertive" I was afraid we were going to be banished from the venue in disgrace for taking a big bite out of somebody's sheep.</div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiWdDzw69oP8M5DYB7ydP5fdkSheY8kU4OIM0aghcl5ZD43NWteD0ivLW3dSqTPLcDhsE7I8JgOFuT51tc9ilANfuoCxF0MzgGOrLkatzKMeTpFINrNY7yDjuj1EXi2yveOYde935M6w/s1600-h/Allie+Really+Wants+Sheep.jpg.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380629434574244450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiWdDzw69oP8M5DYB7ydP5fdkSheY8kU4OIM0aghcl5ZD43NWteD0ivLW3dSqTPLcDhsE7I8JgOFuT51tc9ilANfuoCxF0MzgGOrLkatzKMeTpFINrNY7yDjuj1EXi2yveOYde935M6w/s320/Allie+Really+Wants+Sheep.jpg.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 190px; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Don said Allie showed a lot of interest and had some good instincts, but needed training before he would turn her loose on stock. (No kidding. I kept imagining blood and gore everywhere.) Then there was the problem of his using the command "That'll do." She just didn't know what the heck that meant. She was used to "Leave it!, Allie, dam*&@# leave it!"<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>Please note the wildly twirling eyes as Allie gazes longingly at the sheep.</em></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQRoBHhSoWt-lU2sToowaAeNqyhcWRXQF398n39GHmFKQlpZ39pav5-0IStqUULoyH-jNZYgE8K9idSv8kWrBeNymBR447gms-W1OBB_nolrE9ywSaagJ659jDrgr57o-JxI-mq0Iixk/s1600-h/Twirling+Eyes+small.jpg" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380650872480000882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQRoBHhSoWt-lU2sToowaAeNqyhcWRXQF398n39GHmFKQlpZ39pav5-0IStqUULoyH-jNZYgE8K9idSv8kWrBeNymBR447gms-W1OBB_nolrE9ywSaagJ659jDrgr57o-JxI-mq0Iixk/s320/Twirling+Eyes+small.jpg" style="height: 291px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Al was like a whole different animal after her 10 minutes in the roundpen and for the rest of the time we were at Soldier Hollow kept trying to drag me back to the scene of the crime.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">But seriously, it was a very exciting experience for both me and Allie. It was interesting to see those generations of Border Collie genes kick in and I was amazed at her desire to work those sheep. <em>She really wasn't quite as terrible as the pictures or my commentary would suggest and she could be called off the sheep (once we straightened out the confusion over the commands).</em></div><br />
<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8taCUOrr3gAybopd3quAXzDtxpaT41Ulqk00pCb9MwTyMpB0-3cIkHKV_SCE3CuB0XjGVUdcSmBJEl9cWf6j12L2mALf2CKF5N7julmqfwMxWAoIZv4RqAzPo2U0cxkYO1UCr2WnDKY/s1600-h/Allie+Needs+to+Settle.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380629426698332338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8taCUOrr3gAybopd3quAXzDtxpaT41Ulqk00pCb9MwTyMpB0-3cIkHKV_SCE3CuB0XjGVUdcSmBJEl9cWf6j12L2mALf2CKF5N7julmqfwMxWAoIZv4RqAzPo2U0cxkYO1UCr2WnDKY/s320/Allie+Needs+to+Settle.JPG" style="height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Oh yeah, and Don's verdict on Allie -- she would probably make a "real nice little farm dog." :) <br />
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WBCR was treated very well by the organizers of Soldier Hollow and we got to camp in the vendor camping area which is below where the handlers and their dogs set up base. It was a great site, with a gorgeous view, a large covered pavillion and nice restrooms. It was also a good place to exercise the 15+ dogs we had with us.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68bBASjzqmGiwbA0MjtGR0EcqkWPM_BOUNjxStqCKHgHAqW0jflePuyKSko9r7TnPW_P8JJeiESUmARhBfN9t8WD4e1Ia-4lz12PxqO-qCuw1h80qYRz4JZU6wJCiGc2l5vv42PN2qvo/s1600-h/Hanging+Out+in+Camp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68bBASjzqmGiwbA0MjtGR0EcqkWPM_BOUNjxStqCKHgHAqW0jflePuyKSko9r7TnPW_P8JJeiESUmARhBfN9t8WD4e1Ia-4lz12PxqO-qCuw1h80qYRz4JZU6wJCiGc2l5vv42PN2qvo/s320/Hanging+Out+in+Camp.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Cade and Wylie (fresh from a pull at the Spanish Fork shelter)</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirewp2lQ50LsWhQJN7PIqoQR4soo-e2OVTCLR4ntEnLSG-zsNl0TQdp42755frwTVaXZMpV2_qY6VLO5LjavvItjmvNoWodRKq8n1HhyphenhyphensksF0aTx4c9xVoCUqgqN-Y9E_-xlE491t68EE/s1600-h/Case+and+Wylie+II.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirewp2lQ50LsWhQJN7PIqoQR4soo-e2OVTCLR4ntEnLSG-zsNl0TQdp42755frwTVaXZMpV2_qY6VLO5LjavvItjmvNoWodRKq8n1HhyphenhyphensksF0aTx4c9xVoCUqgqN-Y9E_-xlE491t68EE/s320/Case+and+Wylie+II.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our booth at the event was set up in the big canvas Intermountain Farmers Association tent (IFA is a major sponsor of SHSDT). We had a lot of room and protection from the elements. We got a lot of inquiries, answered a lot of questions and sold calendars and t-shirts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJta-wTFjK4tyUzNwcEF8p-jrbevPdEVmULz-zyebZ17UmzqXHQUtHPKI0F8F00xxSndv9EDvHIJv5SsJbIRMG0aDFURl9WcRL4xKqxsqld03iStYT0cL2MvuhtrXS780xFs8qLwb2Jsk/s1600-h/Booth+Set+Up.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJta-wTFjK4tyUzNwcEF8p-jrbevPdEVmULz-zyebZ17UmzqXHQUtHPKI0F8F00xxSndv9EDvHIJv5SsJbIRMG0aDFURl9WcRL4xKqxsqld03iStYT0cL2MvuhtrXS780xFs8qLwb2Jsk/s320/Booth+Set+Up.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjss0l8gyYFIhlxlAoH_3fD8-jXbkwegBHJewcIk88nI7HpHZSPQXdecddmI1gZX4Iowu2x4IG1DpcftkNf6_zofyqu7rC5SapW60NV3qui3yfykO2SYyWLhIinM1xsz5NEz939nyP10/s1600-h/Mike+Lori+in+Booth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjss0l8gyYFIhlxlAoH_3fD8-jXbkwegBHJewcIk88nI7HpHZSPQXdecddmI1gZX4Iowu2x4IG1DpcftkNf6_zofyqu7rC5SapW60NV3qui3yfykO2SYyWLhIinM1xsz5NEz939nyP10/s320/Mike+Lori+in+Booth.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On top of manning our very busy booth for the four days, we managed to squeeze in a shelter pull, two home visits (one for adoption, one for a potential foster home), an adoption (Trixie, who was mentioned above) and Tonya, WBCR's fearless leader, manning the phone non-stop trying to arrange a foster home and transport for 7 brand new BC puppies dumped in a Wyoming shelter (which is no mean feat, considering that these puppies didn't even have their eyes open and were going to have to be fed via eye dropper every three hours). Whew! Add all that to wrangling foster dogs and volunteer dogs at the venue, it's no wonder we were all exhausted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shelter pull was from the Spanish Fork, Utah shelter and we pulled four BCs (well, actually three BC/BCx and one little Aussie who was on the "E" list, so Tonya just couldn't leave him there). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIZxPe4-BE-oXzKs1GglX-ZK40ZRlintzsBtIbosQDqLpcWiNlZiRGQEkfe-6GoTXETw7eUzYq9X-812K58wQ27u8f2sVuIhaAWbbUKgai7QQY1G0yO7_omXU1arSsDPq9uZOGqEu7IQ/s1600-h/Back+from+the+Shelter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKIZxPe4-BE-oXzKs1GglX-ZK40ZRlintzsBtIbosQDqLpcWiNlZiRGQEkfe-6GoTXETw7eUzYq9X-812K58wQ27u8f2sVuIhaAWbbUKgai7QQY1G0yO7_omXU1arSsDPq9uZOGqEu7IQ/s320/Back+from+the+Shelter.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Just back from the shelter</em>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7QKkmsCTH8gMYczeBmG1sE9OG7FcXRFmTy9JwyQq9X3poBSNCFO0ZgWIcJodyrx-IpbglJgJzg5vAwvCqdBDEy8klM-Kt09SmVvWH_tEqO61Ilz7L1Gljy7QKdmWn9vqBUigj691hZc/s1600-h/Spanish+Fork+Dogs+and+Ron+Colter.jpg.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7QKkmsCTH8gMYczeBmG1sE9OG7FcXRFmTy9JwyQq9X3poBSNCFO0ZgWIcJodyrx-IpbglJgJzg5vAwvCqdBDEy8klM-Kt09SmVvWH_tEqO61Ilz7L1Gljy7QKdmWn9vqBUigj691hZc/s320/Spanish+Fork+Dogs+and+Ron+Colter.jpg.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Spanish Fork dogs relishing their freedom.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBCEYFw1Ci_UtrZ5UGIYX5mZbLA9MmozVZuwXwVIODyyjBNCtRr-YuIADITObk0r1yWsmad_ZlY3VaYBTmGVhFyOP0T4EmVHgG3mORhbBQLU_LF8HULAuUVABhGteo0IhiZBmldUhWOA/s1600-h/Spanish+Fork+Dogs+Meet+Rusty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBCEYFw1Ci_UtrZ5UGIYX5mZbLA9MmozVZuwXwVIODyyjBNCtRr-YuIADITObk0r1yWsmad_ZlY3VaYBTmGVhFyOP0T4EmVHgG3mORhbBQLU_LF8HULAuUVABhGteo0IhiZBmldUhWOA/s320/Spanish+Fork+Dogs+Meet+Rusty.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Wylie and Bandito (Spanish Fork dogs) meet Rusty</em>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a whirlwind weekend and a lot of hard work, not to mention I saw only one run of the actual sheepdog competition, but it was fun and I would do it again in a heartbeat. WBCR got some much needed exposure, I met some great people and we were able to help some dogs in need. The whole thing was a big dog party back in camp most of the time, so Allie and Rusty loved it, too. I'm looking forward to next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Colter (chief dog wrangler) and Molly, a WBCR foster dog, chillin' in camp. :D</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyty1EvSrOqPhCMGmFQCwrBP2q3QYL78ZhQZ8PGcaxxX17G3NP7W6uhRsawtrpfVXF8YEvVJOod1WsWDAFfmhZ33CClkNE1ZQlnEJPPy4DtwNtFjdXR-vcR1N49Opvhk2L8TvQX31wCv8/s1600-h/Colter+Mollie.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" mq="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyty1EvSrOqPhCMGmFQCwrBP2q3QYL78ZhQZ8PGcaxxX17G3NP7W6uhRsawtrpfVXF8YEvVJOod1WsWDAFfmhZ33CClkNE1ZQlnEJPPy4DtwNtFjdXR-vcR1N49Opvhk2L8TvQX31wCv8/s320/Colter+Mollie.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-27198245732385251042009-08-29T22:19:00.019-06:002009-08-29T23:06:07.320-06:00A Summer of Travels<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhETRwjp2duF5czq3PbhKaxS05gOFqPLQ_xEPvn6b9EaRuR7UGXCkde897kuEx0IRLvKGI6coYn_JnlW8HUIlxtg0-rR92ZYGLtEZkwg7HxuS23xfq5xcdVbu134GHqvaJo4j2OaZXQo/s1600-h/Ron+Dogs+City+of+Rocks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375607133792112306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhETRwjp2duF5czq3PbhKaxS05gOFqPLQ_xEPvn6b9EaRuR7UGXCkde897kuEx0IRLvKGI6coYn_JnlW8HUIlxtg0-rR92ZYGLtEZkwg7HxuS23xfq5xcdVbu134GHqvaJo4j2OaZXQo/s320/Ron+Dogs+City+of+Rocks.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left">It's been a very busy summer. L0ts of things going on, including a tw0-week camping trip with Allie & Rusty. </p>We spent the first night in City of Rocks in Idaho. It's a rock climber's paradise and pretty cool camping. Big rain storm that night, however, with lots of thunder, lightning, and wind. Allie spent the night curled up on a bed underneath the dining table in the trailer.<br /><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC0DZhnNlySkHI20xpujeJTEShrdg1uRQ4TvGxyFme6qKbkZiK5PAb6OWm0641M0Snwspt3JNSTbiB5gZhTZByfPOunNdY6sanIEEbSaG8d3WUQpgRuLNVq1r06LcBpmBJjOtp0AUHoY/s1600-h/Trailer+City+of+Rocks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375607361712544594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC0DZhnNlySkHI20xpujeJTEShrdg1uRQ4TvGxyFme6qKbkZiK5PAb6OWm0641M0Snwspt3JNSTbiB5gZhTZByfPOunNdY6sanIEEbSaG8d3WUQpgRuLNVq1r06LcBpmBJjOtp0AUHoY/s320/Trailer+City+of+Rocks.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhql3zKO3HSHzI8rCMxpgIg3VI1H7PVhkfEK-3yrdKp3ueVrc_U3GPDbXyS1tlHhhQsQ1VQcKzcQ3HPoTqfrFnE_wBC8k9hcXyEa5_VRd7DRLj_RrECIIK9QUSRW68qGt7DQSyML4JQHg/s1600-h/Colter+Dogs+City+of+Rocks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375606944170036770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhql3zKO3HSHzI8rCMxpgIg3VI1H7PVhkfEK-3yrdKp3ueVrc_U3GPDbXyS1tlHhhQsQ1VQcKzcQ3HPoTqfrFnE_wBC8k9hcXyEa5_VRd7DRLj_RrECIIK9QUSRW68qGt7DQSyML4JQHg/s320/Colter+Dogs+City+of+Rocks.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Another fun place that the dogs really liked was the Anaconda Sportsmen's Park near Anaconda, Montana. Right on the Big Hole River, the fishing is usually good and the dogs spent a lot of time swimming in the river.<br /><br /><div align="center"><em>("Oooh", Rusty says "That's a good spot".)<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxqGFpuBGECfylNfceG82oPmb1evUml1kzrj783pwMbzfZ0JsHLqEP0OJe_NCai83kSXN8bE7A9Kr7qJIoYEAJ8j_1ZHK9iTHgBrlBUl4J2_v2z5-_C4OJK_u-VF6aUE7rw3vrcsi-uI/s1600-h/Anaconda+Ooh+Good+Spot.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375607966133792034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxqGFpuBGECfylNfceG82oPmb1evUml1kzrj783pwMbzfZ0JsHLqEP0OJe_NCai83kSXN8bE7A9Kr7qJIoYEAJ8j_1ZHK9iTHgBrlBUl4J2_v2z5-_C4OJK_u-VF6aUE7rw3vrcsi-uI/s320/Anaconda+Ooh+Good+Spot.jpg" /></a></div><br />We spent a few days camping in Yellowstone. Saw a Grizzly by the side of the road.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuAo4JoOH5ss5FvERKTZxRW-W7_4nvV6ZSJcRSoNgkRfymDvE28YxPOJ8oN1f2vCB3Htwo54i5vfNZbyV4vKowRcM8EnMtzQM7ExB-N12ggcgaHujhvSw7CLcscrEFNUU41S9ljp6hyphenhyphen8/s1600-h/Yellowstone+Bear+1.jpg"></a><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_izrn0c8tHD5Gni4gb1VgFnkIoOwHxewvEqeFSItA3Ff58fjZ4XxymwwDwU4tf82QQDmpF1Udm0x-7HOvOU9oopX9eO75ts2suWdx259MevrwHRwWf5FiwxTVrS_LYiQGkCOtL3JwNgg/s1600-h/Yellowstone+Bear+II.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375609526862578226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_izrn0c8tHD5Gni4gb1VgFnkIoOwHxewvEqeFSItA3Ff58fjZ4XxymwwDwU4tf82QQDmpF1Udm0x-7HOvOU9oopX9eO75ts2suWdx259MevrwHRwWf5FiwxTVrS_LYiQGkCOtL3JwNgg/s320/Yellowstone+Bear+II.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7Ss-lP5oh7ms-smNzAWyC605uCcGiH2tUt25KPdk7CNzo4oEONAnuMuw2AujVzq6OnzIpWmV45wpEU5OLOhon7lBu1hsSsk0EM-D0i7pAKW5Nw7QQXgVVZaPenHbyz-NlV6jsrtP8Jo/s1600-h/Yellowstone+Bear+III.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375609684780392658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7Ss-lP5oh7ms-smNzAWyC605uCcGiH2tUt25KPdk7CNzo4oEONAnuMuw2AujVzq6OnzIpWmV45wpEU5OLOhon7lBu1hsSsk0EM-D0i7pAKW5Nw7QQXgVVZaPenHbyz-NlV6jsrtP8Jo/s320/Yellowstone+Bear+III.jpg" /></a></p><div align="left">One evening, while we were camping at Norris Geyser Basin Campground, we were just settling down to dinner and a lot of the dogs in the campground started to bark. Not just a little bark, but loud persistent barking. Then Rusty joined in. I turned about and there behind me was . . . . Sasquatch! Seriously.</div><br />I didn't get a picture, because to put it mildly we were a bit taken by surprise. There was this great big, 6 ft. 5 in. guy, in a Sasquatch suit. He waved and started running off through the campground. You could tell where he was he in campground by the dogs barking wildly and the screams. I don't know who he was, but it was actually a pretty good gag.<br /><br /><div align="center">Another highlight was the Grand Tetons.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhCWr95sntu18MJIY1SblALv2wDJN2895Xh6gAb4TfWsDdD3T-MPMfiQ7PzCyIUJzNccpp63tO65mcqd3Ci9-BkukYDDVBhhqHIGoUND0sFeXWrWPyxeegZgFAGkd_URsDhQRgQA1CUI/s1600-h/Chapel+Tetons.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375609916789702274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhCWr95sntu18MJIY1SblALv2wDJN2895Xh6gAb4TfWsDdD3T-MPMfiQ7PzCyIUJzNccpp63tO65mcqd3Ci9-BkukYDDVBhhqHIGoUND0sFeXWrWPyxeegZgFAGkd_URsDhQRgQA1CUI/s320/Chapel+Tetons.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3dxchVOTEUROfRappLRgyZvAG0LKgesV8unbxxQxyQB1_fIRPQ5nOuaZUk6hCH3oaU7GHT_l_EN_UCMCAVBZybmF5SLJliR4Hzy0ossldgLMsUAciSd_iWCY_QEyDYBtmA0fZR9O8kM/s1600-h/Dogs+Tetons.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375608965910098098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3dxchVOTEUROfRappLRgyZvAG0LKgesV8unbxxQxyQB1_fIRPQ5nOuaZUk6hCH3oaU7GHT_l_EN_UCMCAVBZybmF5SLJliR4Hzy0ossldgLMsUAciSd_iWCY_QEyDYBtmA0fZR9O8kM/s320/Dogs+Tetons.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QhRbXE9tls77s01tHGKFY1glQZ52xNr2V4khL6gkFBx822QHVH_Qvo6Yh6Fv6X9ejhzjE09NduvP_CV_RIdsiEHY_0QdM7bvIMocLfMvy2-0IsfsoVzti1dG5OaRYq8tM7-8covdouQ/s1600-h/Dogs+Bar+D+Ranch.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375608214768203458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QhRbXE9tls77s01tHGKFY1glQZ52xNr2V4khL6gkFBx822QHVH_Qvo6Yh6Fv6X9ejhzjE09NduvP_CV_RIdsiEHY_0QdM7bvIMocLfMvy2-0IsfsoVzti1dG5OaRYq8tM7-8covdouQ/s320/Dogs+Bar+D+Ranch.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaDunGdXiT93vofe17rnCmUNnsZxroa2XRTCBd5T8BWd0FF5naLTnQYksyr93Pj652jWA-6vk7y3SAd-BknC10LKNDwcF3WTiP0RXcZgRvi8z63s3BTDjK1uENVVsiXWnrcbOzvzZ-Sk/s1600-h/Dogs+II+Tetons.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375608765548472466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaDunGdXiT93vofe17rnCmUNnsZxroa2XRTCBd5T8BWd0FF5naLTnQYksyr93Pj652jWA-6vk7y3SAd-BknC10LKNDwcF3WTiP0RXcZgRvi8z63s3BTDjK1uENVVsiXWnrcbOzvzZ-Sk/s320/Dogs+II+Tetons.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">My next adventure will be the 2009 Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Trials. Western Border Collie Rescue is having a booth at the trial this year! It should be a great adventure. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">So, if anyone is up in Heber City, Utah over the Labor Day weekend, be sure to stop by and say "hello".<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-2126310089420377202009-04-19T10:36:00.039-06:002009-04-19T13:19:24.808-06:00Spring Break<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz000nGMlj_IH_HrIlx4Jud7zUtan9RHI-0kbYq_5HsAnP5AdRxRzlw_f4zwUCkPfz0IDsDWm_RvHIv2JO-g_uv0vcmvHCbz9MJu-FYdybWh4Xx2kpIagI9vK1j5HEnYvt1LwMkGyU7w/s1600-h/zionsnow.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326456440083234594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz000nGMlj_IH_HrIlx4Jud7zUtan9RHI-0kbYq_5HsAnP5AdRxRzlw_f4zwUCkPfz0IDsDWm_RvHIv2JO-g_uv0vcmvHCbz9MJu-FYdybWh4Xx2kpIagI9vK1j5HEnYvt1LwMkGyU7w/s320/zionsnow.jpg" /></a></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:0;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;">It's been a long time since we made a post to this blog -- things have been crazy lately -- sure hope it slows down for a while. Whew!</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:0;"></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span>We just got back from our annual Spring Break trip down to "sunny" southern Utah and like most things in our lives lately -- it was a wild one. I won't bore you with all of the details (i.e., multiple emergency room visits, CAT scans, high winds, snow storms, etc.), but it wasn't the most relaxing vacation we've ever taken. We did have a pretty good time (overall) -- the dogs thought it was keen.</p><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326475605162503634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppn1s-YtRg73IKS6Ef0qmblP88pUvQbEFi-fKM8Ud4q0XAVSew4F7a-SGAfkpO-ABMDcEtpYq9jtC5lZgJtw2WzW36gCfQ4W_cNG8LDLdAPq2k9SRRZQjJDXhs6gQJObh99AUyCPYz3s/s320/gmaandgpa.jpg" />We spent the first four days of the trip visiting family in their newly purchased little winter cottage, located in St. George, Utah -- a place supposedly much warmer than home during the snowy, cold months. Unfortunately, we experienced unseasonably cold, wet weather and ended up hunkering inside of the tiny house for most of that time.<br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Rusty demonstrates the fine art of playing fetch in a very small living room because the weather outside sucks.<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIrHgwt5oGcv8Id2HHzaeSaoNb95DugZ0kIiCZRBPy4wVSCNPqbUNbcpD_qoUvNmtlv7u31B_Kiy6NaxT2PN5wJm6dTDq5vr7_745Fvw3gbzBAdumgUUDVfDchIQUpxMcx8SCAKVaeD4/s1600-h/rustypheasant.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326454691285107378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRIrHgwt5oGcv8Id2HHzaeSaoNb95DugZ0kIiCZRBPy4wVSCNPqbUNbcpD_qoUvNmtlv7u31B_Kiy6NaxT2PN5wJm6dTDq5vr7_745Fvw3gbzBAdumgUUDVfDchIQUpxMcx8SCAKVaeD4/s320/rustypheasant.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Sleeping quarters were a little tight and<br />Allie slept underneath the end table.<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicRk0AgBnLDKhINE2Y6-dlfvoymnVCSlSL9BQ7J4v48PdGk_6kXfi6I1bTEfylW49JnH50DpAg30fWGgy92vpSLtTY3vhKaWao1m8XjARxWFrj6x-Y1bZlXGxNmTDaNKWParo5mEyjc8/s1600-h/leavemealone.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326450655207770722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicRk0AgBnLDKhINE2Y6-dlfvoymnVCSlSL9BQ7J4v48PdGk_6kXfi6I1bTEfylW49JnH50DpAg30fWGgy92vpSLtTY3vhKaWao1m8XjARxWFrj6x-Y1bZlXGxNmTDaNKWParo5mEyjc8/s320/leavemealone.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:0;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">Grandma and Grandpa were pretty good sports, especially considering they aren't really "dog people," and confining 4 adults, 1 sick teenager and 2 restless Border Collies into a 600 sq. foot house for four straight days was a bit of a challenge. Everyone breathed a big sigh of relief when the weather improved, the teenage boy felt better and we could wave goodbye and push on to spend the last three days of our vacation in Zion National Park.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:0;"></span><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8iyA3vX0L-cYZm_T9Ba6DsUgClyNKzj39TuEXsHiL24qOzAU4ZW1IuPLX6BggM5iW3w1NTNf7n2KicUzkcdFCOXS0_lz41mZFLnYlIAk54HBLAvDW85wwg-a464QbtMhBrEZRxGp-lA/s1600-h/peaksinclouds.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326468051271556002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8iyA3vX0L-cYZm_T9Ba6DsUgClyNKzj39TuEXsHiL24qOzAU4ZW1IuPLX6BggM5iW3w1NTNf7n2KicUzkcdFCOXS0_lz41mZFLnYlIAk54HBLAvDW85wwg-a464QbtMhBrEZRxGp-lA/s320/peaksinclouds.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyidiWBcZ0dFABmRQQHEIQ7w2qwDUgUK6mye7Nv5nDqfEp1W3ZAfb8LgbV3HkvDAtKGswI1ubXkLOoUtpufqmu4kSaabV23t0IoBntKn-qRtZdTJAMQnqcL5FqLfRzRNDNvT-DGBd87l0/s1600-h/pretty.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326451716931004306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyidiWBcZ0dFABmRQQHEIQ7w2qwDUgUK6mye7Nv5nDqfEp1W3ZAfb8LgbV3HkvDAtKGswI1ubXkLOoUtpufqmu4kSaabV23t0IoBntKn-qRtZdTJAMQnqcL5FqLfRzRNDNvT-DGBd87l0/s320/pretty.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center">Rusty loooovvves sleeping on the beds in the tent trailer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOgXnKjS2EXYEL3TWqqdyn-6EA4GekkAMk-KVwb9KhMi7j_-gabxz6OPyDFohyphenhyphenTsYP93Cy7LVq7Au22gDUtV1mB0PG43D6RskytTisNon-tyiRDCwntvH_iA3BqU37uCzVSNweh787A0/s1600-h/rustyreallylovesbed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326454695962148050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOgXnKjS2EXYEL3TWqqdyn-6EA4GekkAMk-KVwb9KhMi7j_-gabxz6OPyDFohyphenhyphenTsYP93Cy7LVq7Au22gDUtV1mB0PG43D6RskytTisNon-tyiRDCwntvH_iA3BqU37uCzVSNweh787A0/s320/rustyreallylovesbed.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9JPsJh25rteljoU-0egwUSyFUP4sa8ZW9kidAo955FAO6aAs02YXioATxkYNRFjTjiLSxqMh92zSl6sJgbXnIGiueZXRSR0UAeCEG5Di-MRT0xUPgVaYnYS9kNrZJ6GO-U7juWrn8Cw/s1600-h/reallyreallylovesbed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326451719023021458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9JPsJh25rteljoU-0egwUSyFUP4sa8ZW9kidAo955FAO6aAs02YXioATxkYNRFjTjiLSxqMh92zSl6sJgbXnIGiueZXRSR0UAeCEG5Di-MRT0xUPgVaYnYS9kNrZJ6GO-U7juWrn8Cw/s320/reallyreallylovesbed.jpg" /></a></p>Hiking the Par'us Trail (the only trail in Zions N.P. dogs are allowed on).<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LKPAFzlpqkozzZZujcPbLcYhQc-krRJlb6hMvK91iNxNzJPmZM_iuKuEBvpWLECut-PiR-29EpaF7X-NV5_Shs_l0aSvt9K5tKzMmjbmNIJQj9b_uM1jTNHs0MhjH1EHxQ8ZVN0VQZc/s1600-h/parustrailii.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326451713754280578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LKPAFzlpqkozzZZujcPbLcYhQc-krRJlb6hMvK91iNxNzJPmZM_iuKuEBvpWLECut-PiR-29EpaF7X-NV5_Shs_l0aSvt9K5tKzMmjbmNIJQj9b_uM1jTNHs0MhjH1EHxQ8ZVN0VQZc/s320/parustrailii.jpg" /></a></p><span style="font-size:0;"></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZxLUUaTJLqMU5Bh0nYAsP5ETQDI7OsTkkx0C2gvuHouXeXXVCUHC_UjMdxifOnhoM9rqam1Ga1vbFyf39Af9ONhuL863wq9TqfJZGSECZS42zRjII8BlAyQviOy3MO-nT0dTdynNmkg/s1600-h/canwestopposing.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326450647580533362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZxLUUaTJLqMU5Bh0nYAsP5ETQDI7OsTkkx0C2gvuHouXeXXVCUHC_UjMdxifOnhoM9rqam1Ga1vbFyf39Af9ONhuL863wq9TqfJZGSECZS42zRjII8BlAyQviOy3MO-nT0dTdynNmkg/s320/canwestopposing.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;">Will you stop taking pictures??? Isn't this supposed to be a walk!?<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTzbLoTqyDqP8fVWAeO0QOxFHWly-1aMGchX8L-5pZW1TODGDzEX5dPcaoAi89cZowHfwt4H8PCnJJOaGnrvwgM6I0z-jEChdCxot9elcGf7xpgceKSr5oAEN4i_SvrY1gROwoLjGZdM/s1600-h/nomore.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326450664124858978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTzbLoTqyDqP8fVWAeO0QOxFHWly-1aMGchX8L-5pZW1TODGDzEX5dPcaoAi89cZowHfwt4H8PCnJJOaGnrvwgM6I0z-jEChdCxot9elcGf7xpgceKSr5oAEN4i_SvrY1gROwoLjGZdM/s320/nomore.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:100%;">Allie hides in her usual spot underneath the trailer. (<em>Oooh! Too many scary noises like chopping wood and popping campfires</em>!) </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:0;"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1FkmkGOqwZfrxLirWXXdAOhINJXacivHXrcOCJd1CV2uLAO4WZKpRQYXjpYbTyaBJ8jrq_MWVV8op0V6xHY39Rf4iZML45orc3K3ycJjien1vn3kfYavqdXXDhxCZmVvEWnM-9gmQWg/s1600-h/allieunderasusual.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326470547245385586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1FkmkGOqwZfrxLirWXXdAOhINJXacivHXrcOCJd1CV2uLAO4WZKpRQYXjpYbTyaBJ8jrq_MWVV8op0V6xHY39Rf4iZML45orc3K3ycJjien1vn3kfYavqdXXDhxCZmVvEWnM-9gmQWg/s320/allieunderasusual.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"><span></span><br />The dogs snooze in the back of the car while we pack up to leave at the end of our camping trip. Aaaahhh, warmth and sun - finally!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUed16cToEjYi6pLST4PW7lvSdx7mp4jQbjmwGU9oCfbv7Ao-er5_9ba6NbFMghXnNJF3JgAKGB1xIankoUzoXUce7u3YV1V78f9tRQq_qqHFeOisjrd4HcRYijj41wVShcNI7Ou-bgbc/s1600-h/waitingincar.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326454701520598578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUed16cToEjYi6pLST4PW7lvSdx7mp4jQbjmwGU9oCfbv7Ao-er5_9ba6NbFMghXnNJF3JgAKGB1xIankoUzoXUce7u3YV1V78f9tRQq_qqHFeOisjrd4HcRYijj41wVShcNI7Ou-bgbc/s320/waitingincar.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div>We spent a little time at Bryce Canyon National Park on our way home, but it was a bit too cold to spend much time outside. Very beautiful though!<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe8rI-PA4Q9NF9CeoIN_2cFi8_k9LeeCT8jKx0Q_L7h39CE8GbnB_18FTt1bD1ux5EVxvI4scE-tUfVYp-jAlJWcJDQBtAg2IH7UGfpxNyBz7cKRnA-SuHd_c7raL4odYcNl26wXTtZk/s1600-h/brycei.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326473461631080914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBe8rI-PA4Q9NF9CeoIN_2cFi8_k9LeeCT8jKx0Q_L7h39CE8GbnB_18FTt1bD1ux5EVxvI4scE-tUfVYp-jAlJWcJDQBtAg2IH7UGfpxNyBz7cKRnA-SuHd_c7raL4odYcNl26wXTtZk/s320/brycei.jpg" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ayOfdbqkDEC5xOAACXqX6T6UsUdLUO138XrMfZAKXOHX6t0yFCmT6RoIhRGzsSELReeRYmT37m7aYvnyn84VhNIpdcPp72A3px0OJqd1iOTg-ZhbeMztyKcacPPJnB2mr0kuZtlirtg/s1600-h/bryceii.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326449884206202418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ayOfdbqkDEC5xOAACXqX6T6UsUdLUO138XrMfZAKXOHX6t0yFCmT6RoIhRGzsSELReeRYmT37m7aYvnyn84VhNIpdcPp72A3px0OJqd1iOTg-ZhbeMztyKcacPPJnB2mr0kuZtlirtg/s320/bryceii.jpg" /></a> I guess I'd better go deal with the 30 ft. pile of laundry from our trip, mopping up the bathroom from the toilet that just overflowed (????) and try to remember how to do trigonometry -- someone just remembered he has a project due tomorrow (did I mention things had been very wild lately . . . .) </p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-9424103328825327852009-01-31T10:21:00.006-07:002009-01-31T21:36:16.239-07:0040 Things About Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cQPbBWQaWAZ9sZr0Utnh9C3VLlc7qbQTBr3y3vJjmdN95YwWIlxIUf4OskZfI_cHcP4w6jII4sdZbhlThfceA6Sga-a_9La86tTwb3bp4tDttH_0hIMMqWqCg1UJgz3nCWtD2j90zeI/s1600-h/Me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297510672476122530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cQPbBWQaWAZ9sZr0Utnh9C3VLlc7qbQTBr3y3vJjmdN95YwWIlxIUf4OskZfI_cHcP4w6jII4sdZbhlThfceA6Sga-a_9La86tTwb3bp4tDttH_0hIMMqWqCg1UJgz3nCWtD2j90zeI/s320/Me.jpg" border="0" /></a>It's taken me a while to get around to this -- I was tagged over a week ago by Danielle -- <a href="http://acagirlandherdog.blogspot.com/">A Girl and HERDogs</a> -- but the sticking point has been trying to find a picture of the dogs <strong>with me in it </strong>(never mind the "<em>most recent</em>" part of the deal). I take 95% of all of the pictures and am rarely in front of the camera myself. <em>This picture was taken at Ft. Bridger, Wyoming at the site of Thornburg the Dog's grave in June 2007 - it was very, very windy.</em><br /><br />Per the rules of this game, I'm supposed to post the most recent picture of myself and my dogs and then write down 40 little known facts about myself. So, here goes . . .<br /><br />1. I never had a dog growing up because my Dad wouldn't let us have one. Thousands of cats, though. I got my first dog from the Humane Society when my spouse and I bought our first house (back in 1992). Kamp was a German Shepherd/Rough Collie mix and he was a wonderful dog!<br /><br />2. I am a Troop Committee Member in my son's Boy Scout Troop and am in charge of the yearly Valentine Rose fundraiser -- last year we sold over 300 dozen roses and they filled my entire living room. What an aroma!<br /><br />3. I hate chocolate. (<em>I ate 2 or 3 of those extra large Hersey Bars back with a couple of friends when I was in grade school and I got very, very sick -- I haven't liked chocolate ever since.)</em><br /><br />4. I also hate cheese -- any kind of cheese. (<em>Yes, I realize that's possibly un-American and people ask me how I can eat pizza without cheese, but I really can't stand it -- it's the texture, I think</em>.)<br /><br />5. My first real job was packing bags of potato chips into boxes at the Clover Club Potato Chip Factory when I was 16.<br /><br />6. I worked as a waitress at a restaurant at Bear Lake (up near the Utah/Idaho border) the summer after I graduated from high school. I lived on the beach in a mobile home with 6 other girls and because we only worked like 4 hrs. a day, spent the rest of my time playing swimming, playing tennis and sailing.<br /><br />7. I love to go flyfishing.<br /><br />8. I moved to Deer Park, Texas (near Houston) with my family when I was 18. It was a major culture shock for somebody who had never lived outside of dry Utah before and the "waterbugs" and humidity about killed me. :)<br /><br />7. I'm an amusement park junkie and love thrill rides, corny midway games and cheap souvenirs. <em>We buy season passes to the local amusement park, Lagoon, and go often during the summer. I especially love roller coasters. Disneyland is a pilgrimage we make every other year. (Oh, and Elitches in Denver, Knotts Berry Farm, Six Flags (California and Texas), etc., etc.)</em><br /><br />8. I like to go to museums and arboretums while I'm on vacation (I'm a sucker for the <em>Model Train Museums </em>at Cyprus Gardens<em>, Old Lighthouse Museum, Head-Smashed-in-Buffalo-Jump, Shore Acres State Park, etc.)</em><br /><p>9. I'm quite short - only 5 ft. tall. Even though I am the oldest of 5 children, my sibs are all quite tall. My two youngest sisters are around 5'10 and my brother is 6 ft.</p><p>10. In high school I won a dance marathon.</p><p>11. I also went to every school dance when I was in high school, but never went once with the same guy.</p><p>12. I once went skinny-dipping in a local reservoir with friends after consuming a number of Tequila Sunrises. (It was still daylight. :O ) I don't drink tequila anymore.</p><p>13. I didn't learn to swim until I was 30. My mom and one of my sisters and I all took lessons, but I was the only one who learned. <em>I can now swim quite well.</em></p><p>14. I'm a pretty good cook and like to collect different kinds of cookbooks.</p><p>15. I am also a book hoarder and, due to space restrictions, recently had to donate around 250 hardback books to a local charity because we had no space available on any of the 12 large books cases we have at our house. I love to read!!!! </p><p>16. I once got to sing in a chorus at the historic old Mormon Tabernacle at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. It was actually pretty exciting.</p><p>17. I like to paint. Water color is my favorite and I love to paint <em>plein air</em>. I also like pastels and charcoal, but am not very fond of using oils. I frequently take my painting supplies with me camping and on vacations.</p><p>18. When my son was in grade school, I used to volunteer teach art as a 2 or 3 times a month. We did fabulous projects from clay sculpture, textile weaving and drawing. We (all of the 3 sixth grade classes and the parent volunteers) even did an extremely ambitious project of doing a large leaded Iraqi Painted Glass window in the library of the school. </p><p>19. I was the manager of the Camera & Records Department at a large department store while I was going to college. </p><p>20. I have 4 or 5 great 35 mm. film cameras I never use anymore because I prefer digital. One of these days I'm going to get a DSLR!!</p><p>21. Gardening is my favorite hobby and I spend hours in my yard every day (when it isn't covered with snow). <em>Pulling weeds is a great way to work off stress</em>.</p><p>22. I love to go hiking in the local foothills and mountains with the dogs.</p><p>23. I used to down hill ski a lot, but once I fell and got "tipped" by my ski. I showed the wound to the Ski Patrol at the top of the lift and they made me ski down and get 5 stitches in the First Aid Clinic at the Lodge. </p><p>24. I prefer to cross-country ski to down hill.</p><p>25. I'm very afraid of heights.</p><p>26. I love a good red wine.</p><p>27. I love Teva sandals and even wear them in the winter (with socks - how granola). I have a really good Teva tan on my feet all year long.</p><p>28. I don't watch television. (Unless I'm traveling for work by myself. I was stuck in Los Angeles in May -- and you don't really walk around much downtown after dark -- so I saw a lot of TV that week.)</p><p>29. I can fall asleep with all of the lights on, music playing, people talking, etc. <em>It drives my spouse crazy.</em></p><p>30. I love all kinds of music - classical, rock, punk, celtic, western, zydecko. I have a very eclectic selection on my iPod.</p><p>31. I learned to play the violin, clarinet and piano and played in both the Orchestra and Band growing up.</p><p>32. I have a "thing" for redheads. :D (<em>Yup, my spouse is a red.)</em></p><p>33. My major in college was physical geography. <em>I really wanted to be a geologist, but there was too much required math - which I sucked at</em>.</p><p>34. I pick up rocks from every where I go. My coat and jacket pockets always have rocks in them and they rattle around in the washer every time I do the laundry.</p><p>35. I can't watch movies about dogs or other animals. <em>They usually end up making me cry. I ran sobbing from the room when my husband rented "The Bear".</em></p><p>36. Yellowstone National Park is my favorite place on Earth and I would live there, if I could.</p><p>37. Walking and spending time with my dogs is one of life's big pleasures. I love my dogs!</p><p>38. Camping is always my vacation of choice (and the dogs love it, too).</p><p>39. My only (human) kid came over 3 months early and weighed barely 2 lbs. <em>He turned out great, but I never dared do it again.</em></p><p>40. I never respond to chain-mail e-mails and delete them promptly (especially if they say "don't delete this").</p><p>Whew! This was kind of an interesting exercise. I'm going to have to reserve the right to "tag' other bloggers at a later date (once I have the chance to scroll through the blogs I read to see who hasn't done this yet.)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-73808685262983373972009-01-19T15:28:00.023-07:002009-01-19T16:23:02.252-07:00A Midwinter's Morning Walk<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN8HIkz53176XGtzgfaT2_D6GM0nc9tL-phW1dRVxrJEtNPXMXdmAGbeTBhoYH1tyD6eue1STDpU_syZNlSnVQTarNemVxI8-GOk8xgi7sN_g42N67d2Nqoeq9vrY2nuWjRfRjvPLpI0/s1600-h/100_4016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293135453567208674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYN8HIkz53176XGtzgfaT2_D6GM0nc9tL-phW1dRVxrJEtNPXMXdmAGbeTBhoYH1tyD6eue1STDpU_syZNlSnVQTarNemVxI8-GOk8xgi7sN_g42N67d2Nqoeq9vrY2nuWjRfRjvPLpI0/s320/100_4016.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left">It was a beautiful day today and in celebration of being on holiday we met with our friends, Zephyr and Zin (and their humans Margie and Gabby - and her friend Mollie) for a mid-winter hike through the Parley's Nature Preserve. <br /><br />It was a momentous occasion because we were taking Margie's temporary foster Border Collie, Zorro, for his first walk with the gang. (I picked Zorro up yesterday at 4:30 p.m. from a small local all-breed rescue that just didn't have a place for him to go. I dropped him off at Margie's last night and he has settled in wonderfully with her crew.)</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><em>Introducting "Zorro"<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhht_0jG3IOw7ZUsuxhAp5H4Pn_SX7_t8GfY1XC9rfiZYj8qEDbRdruTLEKDxEhJJClaVLOOATFt59vJMa2WPkiAPTFgJAFGC3rhn5WP9I5OV3y8hbag6fc7PCKQvWdsy-QkuLjeNZEc/s1600-h/100_4021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293139348178806610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhht_0jG3IOw7ZUsuxhAp5H4Pn_SX7_t8GfY1XC9rfiZYj8qEDbRdruTLEKDxEhJJClaVLOOATFt59vJMa2WPkiAPTFgJAFGC3rhn5WP9I5OV3y8hbag6fc7PCKQvWdsy-QkuLjeNZEc/s320/100_4021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Zorro is telling Rusty a Secret</div><div align="center"><em>(Actually, Rusty is not fond of other dogs -- hence the alarmed look, although they actually got along pretty well.)</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-FWswnn2REN-B6aWEr1HTISepOm_0tGVegPcOdLImWCAQ5i7GYsXcZ6nEfzfa31gU66YA8wQfavbYMQ0f6mZcFjfl-FjR0J85mXGJSJKU4Ea1_xOALjM6yTIKynHMM66zWiszww6HSk/s1600-h/100_4029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293137141598671810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-FWswnn2REN-B6aWEr1HTISepOm_0tGVegPcOdLImWCAQ5i7GYsXcZ6nEfzfa31gU66YA8wQfavbYMQ0f6mZcFjfl-FjR0J85mXGJSJKU4Ea1_xOALjM6yTIKynHMM66zWiszww6HSk/s320/100_4029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Zorro had a marvelous time!</em></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TsTsR67BOvos0oO7cULHOl44TrYe9ZHJfX-s1FWWf2mZNP_32GSHehGbnVZdB19VCKm5aqo3CMQBnBBT5H9s486FnNZomaoojbyz9glK9mP-yYWhHAtTivltrt9WvZ0BVpd92t3ktpA/s1600-h/100_4019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293135966711521586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TsTsR67BOvos0oO7cULHOl44TrYe9ZHJfX-s1FWWf2mZNP_32GSHehGbnVZdB19VCKm5aqo3CMQBnBBT5H9s486FnNZomaoojbyz9glK9mP-yYWhHAtTivltrt9WvZ0BVpd92t3ktpA/s320/100_4019.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left"></div><p><em>Allie loved the hike and had a great time. She ran like a crazy fool!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP33lrQTnW1XPB6VWnttNLBnU5HmuDZQfKGxPI9gnn3aoOAhzixTPc9LvmqwVjUpB0u_DfX8x5DHEzfZ9TNqNUu35aqZP6QwQGOtpTtPGI7Lm_tKaKBl7v33nqMqgzTldihJc73veM0W0/s1600-h/100_4018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293135699743754242" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP33lrQTnW1XPB6VWnttNLBnU5HmuDZQfKGxPI9gnn3aoOAhzixTPc9LvmqwVjUpB0u_DfX8x5DHEzfZ9TNqNUu35aqZP6QwQGOtpTtPGI7Lm_tKaKBl7v33nqMqgzTldihJc73veM0W0/s320/100_4018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><em>Rusty mugs for the camera. :)<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYw9x0NY6LtNKw4QLb2pPkkcSHc7T9Q62aEmCboTbM4iXkGNokoCk0n8hHuKUesQzPnV6PqHgrNUVgVkwQSxSQSY-uLkbI5YOd7ziRe-txOWaBS6YncckXubXnL16SM9AztttmIPOcjg/s1600-h/100_4020.jpg"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293136161967514178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYw9x0NY6LtNKw4QLb2pPkkcSHc7T9Q62aEmCboTbM4iXkGNokoCk0n8hHuKUesQzPnV6PqHgrNUVgVkwQSxSQSY-uLkbI5YOd7ziRe-txOWaBS6YncckXubXnL16SM9AztttmIPOcjg/s320/100_4020.jpg" border="0" /></em></a></div><br />It was also 5 mo. old Zin's first time at the Parley's Nature Preserve. She thought it was great, but stuck close to big brother, Zephyr.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTtZIklt3zzBhWxzwq6VzA_s26jEQH_ydWWpkyzHfIXkAxU1Sh3Zle1shJjrJbqcvNVox_vGVU-49O88fu_4pVU_4S0RC99ZksnGh-OPxzU2uPjF3_BehJimmrgDIOITioh9mphgOqCE/s1600-h/100_4047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293137719910223138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTtZIklt3zzBhWxzwq6VzA_s26jEQH_ydWWpkyzHfIXkAxU1Sh3Zle1shJjrJbqcvNVox_vGVU-49O88fu_4pVU_4S0RC99ZksnGh-OPxzU2uPjF3_BehJimmrgDIOITioh9mphgOqCE/s320/100_4047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="left"><em>Zephyr, Zin and Zorro<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wkjJSKqXU9MVxRj_jUiQ1XzHfAbdwecI46IkqjCwa48KCTv_aPPzvznoJRDk1EuQfRgqcDjMMKitLiT7gEyA3iX0semF7O-rPFJiwpnQmg0e3SkTnJkaUs_zZ9xZfo1cGfOSX1YQTiI/s1600-h/100_4045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293137418691872994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wkjJSKqXU9MVxRj_jUiQ1XzHfAbdwecI46IkqjCwa48KCTv_aPPzvznoJRDk1EuQfRgqcDjMMKitLiT7gEyA3iX0semF7O-rPFJiwpnQmg0e3SkTnJkaUs_zZ9xZfo1cGfOSX1YQTiI/s320/100_4045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Border Collies and Human Folks All Have a Great Time.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrqzGWLcSl1Hwo8lCecvYWOAjr-p4WbpcRzmxGwW35_J25s6ZKjH0ufNUGcZseWACrDC3LCyVZJtPrF8ApADj3NfrB4PrYMXYTtSisJVgh3q5c3kb_RI-0ZPbssWtSI-Y1nmjy2rvvpI/s1600-h/100_4046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293137634563285810" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrqzGWLcSl1Hwo8lCecvYWOAjr-p4WbpcRzmxGwW35_J25s6ZKjH0ufNUGcZseWACrDC3LCyVZJtPrF8ApADj3NfrB4PrYMXYTtSisJVgh3q5c3kb_RI-0ZPbssWtSI-Y1nmjy2rvvpI/s320/100_4046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSfPVRVb05tQHKhNLO4nYIqqwqDj4K7o_z0nt5hjNgu0NW89RAnVDju61EqjDjLmgdAa0ayRPJ2EIP9-Kw9kBRvM3JSX1TEiCs09NOKK3Mh0M-oYm1vMM5Auk45r_PzZdZMHAl03JunU/s1600-h/100_4033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293137331285677778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSfPVRVb05tQHKhNLO4nYIqqwqDj4K7o_z0nt5hjNgu0NW89RAnVDju61EqjDjLmgdAa0ayRPJ2EIP9-Kw9kBRvM3JSX1TEiCs09NOKK3Mh0M-oYm1vMM5Auk45r_PzZdZMHAl03JunU/s320/100_4033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Allie and Rusty (both "Water Babies") love to play in the river. Zin check outs the river.</em></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9mDMVDXr-vcdscrA5d5yYlNFODD2JeqIMAufh-cQwrNoDWbPn2SMJ-PC_2FwaiVXnKaYVOV8rYb2uj1SOrumFHekccZNPkdDZrc8If4vaBq8O_IQVh7c5DxbCKOgUYEJWDc9k-xh224/s1600-h/100_4025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293136632141039010" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9mDMVDXr-vcdscrA5d5yYlNFODD2JeqIMAufh-cQwrNoDWbPn2SMJ-PC_2FwaiVXnKaYVOV8rYb2uj1SOrumFHekccZNPkdDZrc8If4vaBq8O_IQVh7c5DxbCKOgUYEJWDc9k-xh224/s320/100_4025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em>Gabby and Mollie (the human kids) play on a rope swing.<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvIhY1BPenyi-zcOr6ZhZNdLtWv0GPtNPBsJr1TwThfhYJrq7Ae3iodSfdkx41yb7sYylQMUgxtziVQDDZob-es-w3Rh6yvRzGHAVjo-1XWpzeYuIWJur1K7rfPTNP9_F5jCOquqlNj4/s1600-h/100_4060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293138028160358498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvIhY1BPenyi-zcOr6ZhZNdLtWv0GPtNPBsJr1TwThfhYJrq7Ae3iodSfdkx41yb7sYylQMUgxtziVQDDZob-es-w3Rh6yvRzGHAVjo-1XWpzeYuIWJur1K7rfPTNP9_F5jCOquqlNj4/s320/100_4060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyQyZeKO-wl39I11TX2QHUfciPurooiIAVWS5nxL5taRLHLpL6R87iXZ2GEh4wAMblfPo46yb8UaBZN4sGDijgLqvnJqMwHy_j1mj139Qswz2aiddEK8FJjq9PUQ3m_uD-rNNmM1jbi4/s1600-h/100_4062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293138224590514898" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyQyZeKO-wl39I11TX2QHUfciPurooiIAVWS5nxL5taRLHLpL6R87iXZ2GEh4wAMblfPo46yb8UaBZN4sGDijgLqvnJqMwHy_j1mj139Qswz2aiddEK8FJjq9PUQ3m_uD-rNNmM1jbi4/s320/100_4062.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">What a wonderful day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1sxWVZbL-uGcE1YJlrpsW9WC4vJcqr5TPnvWfHwaSadmlgUIJUoAPkooerY6LLvkszN_RmZk6SdA6k1B92gUqY8RMXspZoP8g9sPchUkQJbvodH0w0DZoWvjxGuRQoBJE_0yEJDuM1I/s1600-h/100_4051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293137867980033986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1sxWVZbL-uGcE1YJlrpsW9WC4vJcqr5TPnvWfHwaSadmlgUIJUoAPkooerY6LLvkszN_RmZk6SdA6k1B92gUqY8RMXspZoP8g9sPchUkQJbvodH0w0DZoWvjxGuRQoBJE_0yEJDuM1I/s320/100_4051.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-17023607932166348592009-01-02T16:27:00.026-07:002009-01-11T09:38:15.240-07:00Tales of the Kitchen Coyote<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2wA09N9vafyVjA9Bm35Wb7p5N8pp1cp1tlzVDjxazgmRLANVcOe1dPR0yKCF6xpCnqLwiFbnr63kAHVNsndzQtiVsV1biD9OoRDSBGDEuxJTmaQBWdJoyfpEeokYtR18lEFMHAlzU5w/s1600-h/Picture_1313.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289725853549764338" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2wA09N9vafyVjA9Bm35Wb7p5N8pp1cp1tlzVDjxazgmRLANVcOe1dPR0yKCF6xpCnqLwiFbnr63kAHVNsndzQtiVsV1biD9OoRDSBGDEuxJTmaQBWdJoyfpEeokYtR18lEFMHAlzU5w/s320/Picture_1313.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>We often call Allie our "Kitchen Coyote". It's not really because she looks much like a coyote (anyone who has seen coyotes in the wild knows this), but more because of the way she moves.<br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yellowstone Coyote<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjGUxYLzD4I0oKBRPVvjZxU5TQvpHrvKzuGty82Ieo-3fEb5EKTjQvaEeX4ZUoynOJOjCsOOC0fAEbLg9nMyDyHkcdBcpf5tH8ryuXqK3jykRd5ZMGLQmnqp2uaIL_SNb04OU86rRYQA/s1600-h/Yellowstone+Coyote.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286844169099545234" style="WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjGUxYLzD4I0oKBRPVvjZxU5TQvpHrvKzuGty82Ieo-3fEb5EKTjQvaEeX4ZUoynOJOjCsOOC0fAEbLg9nMyDyHkcdBcpf5tH8ryuXqK3jykRd5ZMGLQmnqp2uaIL_SNb04OU86rRYQA/s320/Yellowstone+Coyote.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><em>Allie<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ScPl-68hVA4ltMc87-7c1oks2kdRIjQglnB3Uazo9GogHRkMhpkNORSw7Wy0aQWDO1r_zvHuRPIX42sYmkfaTcSviK3cjvCI8ZnKwBEyyq4C5YsCAoi0iwkpSYgPum6afiUBR5h14eU/s1600-h/100_0810.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289725085349534642" style="WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ScPl-68hVA4ltMc87-7c1oks2kdRIjQglnB3Uazo9GogHRkMhpkNORSw7Wy0aQWDO1r_zvHuRPIX42sYmkfaTcSviK3cjvCI8ZnKwBEyyq4C5YsCAoi0iwkpSYgPum6afiUBR5h14eU/s320/100_0810.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br />She has the undulating lope, kind of sideways and crooked, that makes you thing "wild creature". She <em>has </em>been mistaken for a coyote several times, however.<br /><br />Once we were on a camping trip in Zions National Park and a group of tourists got off of the tram when Allie and I were walking by. We were quickly surrounding by the tourists who were snapping pictures and pointing at Allie. The only word I understood was "<em>coyote!". </em>I guess that these folks must have thought that here in the wild, wild west we put pink bandanas on our wildlife and walked them on a leash.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpfoS71TwjdmBPsKkifTs0NdyLluU2NuT-CTNSwUrblBq02L_FfLjsB4VP1F8aVUSmO-SJZn6bR4UyPPrCxTpN_T8_W62rFNbCL_2tNCvx6uv4uqZeYTtuWBKT5l0PUZcuvzLYPAW0n8/s1600-h/100_0806.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289724915639223538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpfoS71TwjdmBPsKkifTs0NdyLluU2NuT-CTNSwUrblBq02L_FfLjsB4VP1F8aVUSmO-SJZn6bR4UyPPrCxTpN_T8_W62rFNbCL_2tNCvx6uv4uqZeYTtuWBKT5l0PUZcuvzLYPAW0n8/s320/100_0806.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>The dogs and I were out for an evening walk the other night and, because it was dark, I was ignoring the city's leash laws and the dogs were running ahead of me. Allie sprinted ahead (as she always does), and sat at the corner waiting for permission to cross the street. I could hear voices and picked up my pace, so that I could get to the corner before the people got there. Usually, at this time of night, the only other people we meet are other folks stealth-walking their own dogs, but I guess these folks were returning from a late evening meal at the local French restaurant. As the people approached I heard them say "Look! There's a stray neighborhood coyote!" I quickly apologized for the dogs being off-lead and they laughed and said that they were hoping that Allie really wasn't a coyote, but that she sure looked like one. (Allie did present her paw at that point to shake hands, so fortunately that dispelled the coyote question.)<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8V4Tbotx0iadUMfn37QjHrdop2SJp5K7cJqDwPCZF_fETMvXIDUT9W8xASORbGEjjZvpCpRxVl7Zvf4JcP_xeQvhOQq9nRtAh05lUUbc2DDN5m6q7NjSOLKttxtGNDcH6NoqDIwHNwo/s1600-h/100_0853.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289725271587376210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8V4Tbotx0iadUMfn37QjHrdop2SJp5K7cJqDwPCZF_fETMvXIDUT9W8xASORbGEjjZvpCpRxVl7Zvf4JcP_xeQvhOQq9nRtAh05lUUbc2DDN5m6q7NjSOLKttxtGNDcH6NoqDIwHNwo/s320/100_0853.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">We do like to walk at night (for the afore-mentioned reason that we can stealth-walk the dogs off-leash) and last night my son and I took the dogs for a nice evening stroll. We had just reached the corner of the neighborhood park and there was a sudden explosion of colorful fireworks in the sky and Allie went into terror escape mode. <em>Allie is severely noise phobic and fireworks send her over the edge with fear. On the 4th of July we have to give her valium and she sleeps curled behind the commode in the bathroom.</em> </p><p align="left">We always avoid taking her out when there is any chance for fireworks because she is absolutely terrified of the noise. These were probably leftover fireworks from New Years Eve (and illegal ones, too). We couldn't get to Allie with the leash quickly enough and she frantically sought to escape the horrible noise by quickly jumping into the front seat of a car in a nearby driveway that had unfortunately just opened the door. (<em>Oops!</em>) Imagine the look of surprise on the face of the woman sitting in the front seat with 30 lbs. of quivering Border Collie on her lap.</p><p align="left">I was babbling apologies to the couple and trying, without much success, to releash Allie and get her to leave the safety of car. She kept wrapping her forelegs around the woman's neck and burying her face. It seemed like eternity, but it was probably only a second or two, before Allie responded to her recall and jumped off of the woman's lap. Once the shock wore off, the woman in the car started to laugh, got out and gave Allie a big hug and said what a "sweet little coyote" she was. I was mortified and kept apologizing profusely. Fortunately for us, the couple liked dogs and thought the whole thing was very amusing. They said they'd never had a "coyote" jump in their car before and wanted to take a picture of Allie and give her a dog treat.</p><p align="left">It was a big embarassment, but we did finish the walk. However, we finished it with both dogs on lead. </p><p align="left"><em>Does this look like a coyote to you?<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O4u_7_zFhts3QBshE5ORcDaZuqINle_2JzZl6ofhQJdcPNqV9si5oJHY4IvVqCN1ctoH5TCOE0ifevPKS16N-bC-a9Z0qJkBfMKSjB16HOeb3Xs4UEm1IEJEgoAh0xU8PRmcdNxbHsI/s1600-h/100_0163.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289724034339519058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5O4u_7_zFhts3QBshE5ORcDaZuqINle_2JzZl6ofhQJdcPNqV9si5oJHY4IvVqCN1ctoH5TCOE0ifevPKS16N-bC-a9Z0qJkBfMKSjB16HOeb3Xs4UEm1IEJEgoAh0xU8PRmcdNxbHsI/s320/100_0163.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPd67-3ElJPAzUUe2OehGe1UgwtwgoPxSzcxYdNbzSOVrBbJNv92R6u4ZqcVMVQxvqjz1zw5N8Nq0QfnVjKoYBFzKq-k2bM0ErSeEuh8BKfM2EsYIYItuOCD69Korah0VPeMQDxLjubRs/s1600-h/cabin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289725508070710498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPd67-3ElJPAzUUe2OehGe1UgwtwgoPxSzcxYdNbzSOVrBbJNv92R6u4ZqcVMVQxvqjz1zw5N8Nq0QfnVjKoYBFzKq-k2bM0ErSeEuh8BKfM2EsYIYItuOCD69Korah0VPeMQDxLjubRs/s320/cabin.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-10949415813226997952009-01-01T13:10:00.046-07:002009-01-01T14:48:01.666-07:00Farewell 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-_IipeMibEnGDHVwnUJnUyhX-TChbUaMMhmP3e_C2bOsl3fOgtkmmHwAcQLNJks_F7EgAprss0mjtNCWJTADtKrABibinkTB8CBSAwVxoXCEM9kj9Hd5tG45dLBnlgXsVy1fy7yzH1M/s1600-h/100_4004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286434541608023538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-_IipeMibEnGDHVwnUJnUyhX-TChbUaMMhmP3e_C2bOsl3fOgtkmmHwAcQLNJks_F7EgAprss0mjtNCWJTADtKrABibinkTB8CBSAwVxoXCEM9kj9Hd5tG45dLBnlgXsVy1fy7yzH1M/s320/100_4004.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, 2008 is over. I have to say that I'm glad, because it definitely was a year filled with challenges. Not all of them were bad -- in fact, some of them were wonderful, but I am looking to a bright and shiny new year. Looking back, here are some of the highlights of the outgoing year --<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3rzmvTl5Ngq8x52S56JqJg_soIlwSWNQhxw-upKNFiDP-Lf5YwOnUmYxXVlEXSLOLIyrpTWMY9bE4_s7BZJqm0cep3RbE0ssjX3cmTAk8WNJ4rsVGI9bjsKM_ilzaruQihdGGN38rjo/s1600-h/100_4004.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>2008</strong></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong></strong><div></span><strong>Roses</strong>. Supervising, selling, sorting and delivering over 2500 roses for a Boy Scout Fundraiser on Valentines Day. <em>(I sure had my fill of roses, but we made a lot of money for the Scout Troop.)</em></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DAETTjKsn5A0WZasxMQQILk0WbBv7l7BIV-DHvfqLXCD0gBF9SwHSZnadDmNDsg1Re0nWO1RuiZ66lfvpqja3WuKEmIzggxrUNGw2TDiWvaIZxeu9_cY-VdKoVbWPwsmI6CuOZyNYRQ/s1600-h/Roses+Roses+Roses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286421480054629842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DAETTjKsn5A0WZasxMQQILk0WbBv7l7BIV-DHvfqLXCD0gBF9SwHSZnadDmNDsg1Re0nWO1RuiZ66lfvpqja3WuKEmIzggxrUNGw2TDiWvaIZxeu9_cY-VdKoVbWPwsmI6CuOZyNYRQ/s320/Roses+Roses+Roses.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhHyxcBqQcaADUnNC2fUUaRVMYx-1za55r_PCsVTbKZWWQro5zXwo92-Pq_KVFq6nsBrgttlpHIDjygvF3_TF6VcGdTyU_3UHX3p6CHc_BuiA3AAo0AyhtRSk56i-YTsoycZBI060uE4/s1600-h/Roses+Roses+Roses+Redux.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div align="center"><strong>Family Vacations</strong>. A great family trip to Disneyland.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1d8KqRSbswcV8MyM2AGLHC09KWP4GXr9-NhSVbqYW4XsTTZNGwQ_sMdmo_c2Yj1Ig1G_4o3l1t4onhrud7eK_Jqj7ceqlq3HZSfiSvszIXyTQ9mMWT991EHJXf5KP-gii66WCcb0du8/s1600-h/Disneyland.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286425324882767138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1d8KqRSbswcV8MyM2AGLHC09KWP4GXr9-NhSVbqYW4XsTTZNGwQ_sMdmo_c2Yj1Ig1G_4o3l1t4onhrud7eK_Jqj7ceqlq3HZSfiSvszIXyTQ9mMWT991EHJXf5KP-gii66WCcb0du8/s320/Disneyland.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><strong>Scout Camp</strong>. Heading up a 3 day Boy Scout campout to Moab and riding the Gemini Bridges Trail (a<em>nd not losing a single scout off the sheer drop-offs or out in the desert.</em>)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv2Cg9iM5Ld9MhwM14jB2gjUzUYRme5JStMOxd7sjlNjockNFxhf9BIaUnTGqahgAK7r8itgIzHFXd51iGaqDILfXAIKvTgOZC1O5X2nl6iCk6C5C6BxjpUm3mDEwHJHob7AYHxSYVzU/s1600-h/100_2800.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286427016649308146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilv2Cg9iM5Ld9MhwM14jB2gjUzUYRme5JStMOxd7sjlNjockNFxhf9BIaUnTGqahgAK7r8itgIzHFXd51iGaqDILfXAIKvTgOZC1O5X2nl6iCk6C5C6BxjpUm3mDEwHJHob7AYHxSYVzU/s320/100_2800.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE3chcIAikS4I-6hXjhk82g_YUiHJIbIsOrGk2XyVhiA9uaCCwww_glGQMMHvGzMmHtV_44m0gEcEuS0gxiipIMzggTKpmvcS0J7KJdwU02H4NSIE-xZKUMK22jD_PpUFwYaJ9Hw8Qgqo/s1600-h/100_2879.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286426887459839762" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKKDXRkUuXf0vYDEvwdyLgW0JNuO-7TYHGm4ZFJ8m3CahwI-K0viQCsR7OcCLiHACeYTZnbfhgx2bTSPIlOjDMkj1nPVF1kiVDiVRjgdeLIE_JGuqUEtic75Ky3wW0lTd7vW8D7hWQzxQ/s320/Family+Reunions+I.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu6tcgnSSlpQ8qV81X3DFVc3ypXKnBzKOTqrpPUj6LOgn61xMwcOhyphenhyphenGasqRjs6iU_Ckw8KDZXsq4zxy8AXUByjguY6aw2N6nk0CwoyqupucAG1lyPzCkkCzuluLAfi09x_0kInaqsxhM/s1600-h/Mom+Dad+Paul+Flaming+Gorge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286422435340608194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu6tcgnSSlpQ8qV81X3DFVc3ypXKnBzKOTqrpPUj6LOgn61xMwcOhyphenhyphenGasqRjs6iU_Ckw8KDZXsq4zxy8AXUByjguY6aw2N6nk0CwoyqupucAG1lyPzCkkCzuluLAfi09x_0kInaqsxhM/s320/Mom+Dad+Paul+Flaming+Gorge.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KmqCfLAm9jFEpS6SNdHlx4Tz2H9sSEUQY73_ault24ayRKw86mpzW5qXgCr_q6MNRiKWGdK-2dMXgZeachsn2nDcQNl2m1VNJGQmDS3QI-wjra4tDdoK6Qh3-6KbHrOTdIldrnWb6hI/s1600-h/Flaming+Gorge+Family+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286423455905475314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KmqCfLAm9jFEpS6SNdHlx4Tz2H9sSEUQY73_ault24ayRKw86mpzW5qXgCr_q6MNRiKWGdK-2dMXgZeachsn2nDcQNl2m1VNJGQmDS3QI-wjra4tDdoK6Qh3-6KbHrOTdIldrnWb6hI/s320/Flaming+Gorge+Family+II.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br />Staying in a condominium on the shores of Bear Lake.<br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR96XcaLmcX13y8_q7mYjL3mIGoZ4629aPIHzXEhUTVhZdaG4Y4fE-E-B778gFd1t-JtlglHLISuCHS02qlL31eqUBVcoqBPgKSC1GQ9_jZQro4NlakoYPcJmQUV91ecnnMaamRW3ECz8/s1600-h/Bear+Lake+Family.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286426536175355826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR96XcaLmcX13y8_q7mYjL3mIGoZ4629aPIHzXEhUTVhZdaG4Y4fE-E-B778gFd1t-JtlglHLISuCHS02qlL31eqUBVcoqBPgKSC1GQ9_jZQro4NlakoYPcJmQUV91ecnnMaamRW3ECz8/s320/Bear+Lake+Family.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38Cjsc9yL5VyM_djnr_wCKJzGYI9jjcPqP-yNl6Gniw49Wu7bSswXiBm2zCH9sozvEyGC8GXBGcwavA7XvNSNEOZF1k_FumBQAyXcEi615bKKSgiAB_KsqK_rRZTFg-oXa2jiT0iiomU/s1600-h/Bear+Lake+Family+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286426404674064562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38Cjsc9yL5VyM_djnr_wCKJzGYI9jjcPqP-yNl6Gniw49Wu7bSswXiBm2zCH9sozvEyGC8GXBGcwavA7XvNSNEOZF1k_FumBQAyXcEi615bKKSgiAB_KsqK_rRZTFg-oXa2jiT0iiomU/s320/Bear+Lake+Family+II.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Camping Trips.<br /></strong>Never enough time for camping, but we squeezed in a few great trips.</div><div></div><div>Antelope Island<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi499-Aryt0iXFc2dKLnpH0jcCK2E37T9tGJSgPl6E0RkBmwUsQLqc1BgTQfEljVCVn0Z6_WVrhqekDenVaSgdJtiyQ6gnDexVed-K8b2gu4EDFLDbTK1coIDpV0IDie7mvgnzWLGm1qEQ/s1600-h/Camping+Antelope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286426242095260530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi499-Aryt0iXFc2dKLnpH0jcCK2E37T9tGJSgPl6E0RkBmwUsQLqc1BgTQfEljVCVn0Z6_WVrhqekDenVaSgdJtiyQ6gnDexVed-K8b2gu4EDFLDbTK1coIDpV0IDie7mvgnzWLGm1qEQ/s320/Camping+Antelope.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Grand Tetons<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszAb7K6EJNDTPvRcppKgyXZ-Qc6nWZSU1oL4epxHjImQDztcCJQDDmr7_OC4fdwNGpMxy1RpHTLarGYAxxrFQpkT1NdQiU_wRJbGfbneKRpDRL8Dr0kurSfI4XslzfFK9oMCyMGJW08c/s1600-h/Tetons.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286420720561016082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszAb7K6EJNDTPvRcppKgyXZ-Qc6nWZSU1oL4epxHjImQDztcCJQDDmr7_OC4fdwNGpMxy1RpHTLarGYAxxrFQpkT1NdQiU_wRJbGfbneKRpDRL8Dr0kurSfI4XslzfFK9oMCyMGJW08c/s320/Tetons.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Flaming Gorge<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4b_Lc5o-el-GhbaUJGSnvmXF9Ope-Jv62Ypfivro8qODe07Eyvg5czHMn3brNtfFRHb-Cu8iYLv1RR0wGsY2_Eux61xx92tvwnslKAXbodAxzrM154qy-TKX5gyLNqzuahwGosC7JOc/s1600-h/Camping+Flaming+Gorge.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286426123650402642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4b_Lc5o-el-GhbaUJGSnvmXF9Ope-Jv62Ypfivro8qODe07Eyvg5czHMn3brNtfFRHb-Cu8iYLv1RR0wGsY2_Eux61xx92tvwnslKAXbodAxzrM154qy-TKX5gyLNqzuahwGosC7JOc/s320/Camping+Flaming+Gorge.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Mirror Lake<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaYrWUH2xFc32hw537tkWUNZoWvdNYd3Ebl9iS7QRI7n0nx7S9GLtnZ-giwP8p6thDLSalUNtcoQTHST8bf9Vq_F19FKcfXhhTspH9uVYcqALeYLyM9qXLu2tuaWUAZzk0pW0ms3zohc/s1600-h/Camping+Mirror+Labor+Day+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286425650835278402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaYrWUH2xFc32hw537tkWUNZoWvdNYd3Ebl9iS7QRI7n0nx7S9GLtnZ-giwP8p6thDLSalUNtcoQTHST8bf9Vq_F19FKcfXhhTspH9uVYcqALeYLyM9qXLu2tuaWUAZzk0pW0ms3zohc/s320/Camping+Mirror+Labor+Day+II.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIziLBw6uFlhsUe7at3dLtx4EXfPXbCCTwksKSEMMlxsjakdgW9o9s6ld8uzlXaprtGmQSz3Dy64Ulnthm-V6UoLhyphenhypheneA5IsA4lcOex4khIKyxfqE6dLVlXAhfiGEGjLnSEiknJ7lBkYo/s1600-h/Camping+Mirror+Labor+Day.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286425883654812130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIziLBw6uFlhsUe7at3dLtx4EXfPXbCCTwksKSEMMlxsjakdgW9o9s6ld8uzlXaprtGmQSz3Dy64Ulnthm-V6UoLhyphenhypheneA5IsA4lcOex4khIKyxfqE6dLVlXAhfiGEGjLnSEiknJ7lBkYo/s320/Camping+Mirror+Labor+Day.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Fishing</strong>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7sNFulIyAaVWXeJqVzqYcj1PR9lkRamj86UdkPXBuL2lESqiYuw7OkGdwUM-ZbkBLWUGiR4w9rhEAiDV2ky701UXR1NsrAIac8SaunMHK6xIWYS6NRJ_doLGok5EShIRm-RZ6hOumvg/s1600-h/Ron+Closeup+Fishing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286421967618235250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih7sNFulIyAaVWXeJqVzqYcj1PR9lkRamj86UdkPXBuL2lESqiYuw7OkGdwUM-ZbkBLWUGiR4w9rhEAiDV2ky701UXR1NsrAIac8SaunMHK6xIWYS6NRJ_doLGok5EShIRm-RZ6hOumvg/s320/Ron+Closeup+Fishing.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV7bswaIfRjnq9cdSpoe2B4hPPqyqa21p0hidiR5WpX1H66PXXKe72_MdT3nu6Je9o3GAzugHTh8oTv2TaW2RPyTBH1OlDZMFdj6buVCgZNlyiBR0DbepGpA-MxFCpQDNUpmfezE3-H8/s1600-h/Dogs+Fishing+River.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286424533804960546" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV7bswaIfRjnq9cdSpoe2B4hPPqyqa21p0hidiR5WpX1H66PXXKe72_MdT3nu6Je9o3GAzugHTh8oTv2TaW2RPyTBH1OlDZMFdj6buVCgZNlyiBR0DbepGpA-MxFCpQDNUpmfezE3-H8/s320/Dogs+Fishing+River.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgAeWCPPXLd0nZFOxHOrxHojT41rEGZCCRhTRPmQR7s8RnZRb9rp8-SEANVkozM2SYw7IXUuBpRpVEMlh1hvAGYzpPXOymKJXRROvlm8QlFC1tUyUtGysln9w29vjxsLHqlODJ0btXQ0/s1600-h/Ron+Fishing+Mirror.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286421605352308642" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgAeWCPPXLd0nZFOxHOrxHojT41rEGZCCRhTRPmQR7s8RnZRb9rp8-SEANVkozM2SYw7IXUuBpRpVEMlh1hvAGYzpPXOymKJXRROvlm8QlFC1tUyUtGysln9w29vjxsLHqlODJ0btXQ0/s320/Ron+Fishing+Mirror.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>A Miraculous Recovery</strong>.</div><div>My 8 yr. old nephew, James, defying the doctors' predictions, recovered from a tragic accident. There was a guardian angel hanging around this little guy, that's for sure.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l7xDpBVWzbENTyXZJ5oIlGon5Q37RDvs9j9zDTDe5Ymv3GyewtXIXfnurDlRv4lJ_riRqOip6unrHwGtecWrz0KXUEnxHcigZs8nwXZ36tNpRYQ0yOOqs9BtpANVJE1MitY7tJdicsM/s1600-h/Miraculous+Recovery.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286422593038977490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l7xDpBVWzbENTyXZJ5oIlGon5Q37RDvs9j9zDTDe5Ymv3GyewtXIXfnurDlRv4lJ_riRqOip6unrHwGtecWrz0KXUEnxHcigZs8nwXZ36tNpRYQ0yOOqs9BtpANVJE1MitY7tJdicsM/s320/Miraculous+Recovery.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><strong>Fledgling Leaving the Nest for A Summer in Yellowstone</strong>.<br />My 15 yr. old son spent a wonderful and adventurous summer of hard work, camping and hiking in the backcountry of Yellowstone working with the Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno-sGkbCCgiVfM8diFG1wcktYOeToRJidN-GtPjB6eluqIMyGpAmL2AsVWm5VwJ_P6joZteyetziQSTGPSI91_r6l7T4cXxdGkMBF9Cq3HYaxsUG4EmVKoQzc_ZqXNqwU0vDMDaM48WY/s1600-h/Colter+Yellowstone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286425459329462674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno-sGkbCCgiVfM8diFG1wcktYOeToRJidN-GtPjB6eluqIMyGpAmL2AsVWm5VwJ_P6joZteyetziQSTGPSI91_r6l7T4cXxdGkMBF9Cq3HYaxsUG4EmVKoQzc_ZqXNqwU0vDMDaM48WY/s320/Colter+Yellowstone.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Hangin' Out With Friends.</strong> Allie and Rusty had a great year visiting, hiking and playing with old friends and making new friends.<br /><br /><em>Zephyr, Zandy, Allie & Rusty</em></div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUd7e3i7vq3Yn3bWimCxR42t7Z02YH_tIPR87Ij40gOAS573An2uLIEEYmwnqX_wRRs4niASbM5wbdTgrOWhwSS_Qp7cnPtuMDngicvtVAOeGmRuxUBW1RG18rXROCUnUHuKtvwut-8mA/s1600-h/Dog+Gang.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286425195902555842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUd7e3i7vq3Yn3bWimCxR42t7Z02YH_tIPR87Ij40gOAS573An2uLIEEYmwnqX_wRRs4niASbM5wbdTgrOWhwSS_Qp7cnPtuMDngicvtVAOeGmRuxUBW1RG18rXROCUnUHuKtvwut-8mA/s320/Dog+Gang.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><em>Rusty, Allie and Zandy</em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosVs4hxui4hz6YqXE0sxTJ8IvlYJL8RGOGH65UN-KWRzHiVS4DUnA5lYvBxvuo3XlKfyuTVF_dGlrIJYBFoaTvhoXn54KLPBVRz5VWWzdp6IJSYnLmDArwOGkNU1UQdRcNuJij028xtg/s1600-h/Rusty+Allie+Zandy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286421054820083186" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosVs4hxui4hz6YqXE0sxTJ8IvlYJL8RGOGH65UN-KWRzHiVS4DUnA5lYvBxvuo3XlKfyuTVF_dGlrIJYBFoaTvhoXn54KLPBVRz5VWWzdp6IJSYnLmDArwOGkNU1UQdRcNuJij028xtg/s320/Rusty+Allie+Zandy.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><em>Zephyr, Allie & Zin<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm19jBzhQOabViMGhrOCFJPacuCpXPauPjsZ9A6cbb-aUkyqRAPAj7dX_lqZbrmAt7PHgYR4_j2YA5eCbc14lmLb7Y19pirriX98rTVEC8yzMykuJcGjMg4c02rw8Zq1_Z6tMT7r94qqs/s1600-h/Good+Friends+Dogs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286423275416873394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm19jBzhQOabViMGhrOCFJPacuCpXPauPjsZ9A6cbb-aUkyqRAPAj7dX_lqZbrmAt7PHgYR4_j2YA5eCbc14lmLb7Y19pirriX98rTVEC8yzMykuJcGjMg4c02rw8Zq1_Z6tMT7r94qqs/s320/Good+Friends+Dogs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Adorable Zin!<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLD6T25wfCkjiwhWSVdwuPXxvE_AqU6OqzP76zBC05uApDq1CObtmpXZ88KUPDEFUQbWrEGaXtvl_KQ50hfjvqE2t72sSxrRXkk-xQY0pojuaHVsjzn1Y4EylcsXIden5Nfn1ClzXvG38/s1600-h/Good+Friends+Dogs+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286423106724630034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLD6T25wfCkjiwhWSVdwuPXxvE_AqU6OqzP76zBC05uApDq1CObtmpXZ88KUPDEFUQbWrEGaXtvl_KQ50hfjvqE2t72sSxrRXkk-xQY0pojuaHVsjzn1Y4EylcsXIden5Nfn1ClzXvG38/s320/Good+Friends+Dogs+II.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><strong>Just Spending Time With Each Other.<br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcAbWXQEcQOzw9Bs1c3IUwSgZgtweeg-LPLxAvDO_a4i8kpch7VPOcFBuxg83NSawraqGQkQmK4k5CGhT6dFATmKmf4kGtlwDeuUuZpg0dIqUs6o6a822Mj7U_jzERR8ts7CAh0oUI1k/s1600-h/Rusty+Allie+Mirror+Lake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286421224203967106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcAbWXQEcQOzw9Bs1c3IUwSgZgtweeg-LPLxAvDO_a4i8kpch7VPOcFBuxg83NSawraqGQkQmK4k5CGhT6dFATmKmf4kGtlwDeuUuZpg0dIqUs6o6a822Mj7U_jzERR8ts7CAh0oUI1k/s320/Rusty+Allie+Mirror+Lake.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N8UA7eP_o203pQcGhGHCQhri2NNEfA-1h1LorN79kZYaM1JhCI4044lxdUh1nkGcAwcLvsaZS8Yvl2N2nc53W-9eKvlNQKCYmuEU99a70ZQIgESCDWTvGsG-vS63wy4BFQlH-mxn9HM/s1600-h/Dogs+Bamboo+First+Snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286424940685418146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N8UA7eP_o203pQcGhGHCQhri2NNEfA-1h1LorN79kZYaM1JhCI4044lxdUh1nkGcAwcLvsaZS8Yvl2N2nc53W-9eKvlNQKCYmuEU99a70ZQIgESCDWTvGsG-vS63wy4BFQlH-mxn9HM/s320/Dogs+Bamboo+First+Snow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCTjg0qcTa5eVwnxyRIfHZob1o-hhd0ZLYMim3hMpBJ-fW_XCYu4agH6yy6it5GQuwEe_GB_NPbFya0YHy5zo8_JKkGxPPCOz8tvY5-vY4VHrqiwTAIE8SJHa0Xh7ATvvS1K136utbME/s1600-h/Dogs+By+River.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286424746805157250" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCTjg0qcTa5eVwnxyRIfHZob1o-hhd0ZLYMim3hMpBJ-fW_XCYu4agH6yy6it5GQuwEe_GB_NPbFya0YHy5zo8_JKkGxPPCOz8tvY5-vY4VHrqiwTAIE8SJHa0Xh7ATvvS1K136utbME/s320/Dogs+By+River.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMXK8VCfkAR4FsxylFknUuflwUqieHSEoeMtc3K-40Xc8xTarSDirE19lZPsK_VP-nPbTwPky6-7qP8E2LZJpPeZR3dE1xw54zc6k5GnToA9lm_ryayEbqCGozlA-K6Ea2kcdYKVa3pw/s1600-h/Dogs+Playing+Sept.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286424323446209954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMXK8VCfkAR4FsxylFknUuflwUqieHSEoeMtc3K-40Xc8xTarSDirE19lZPsK_VP-nPbTwPky6-7qP8E2LZJpPeZR3dE1xw54zc6k5GnToA9lm_ryayEbqCGozlA-K6Ea2kcdYKVa3pw/s320/Dogs+Playing+Sept.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Going to the Soldier Hollow Sheep Dog Trials.</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhaVsJf6uSo76hgEq9R5-EfTI1kd5CqPP2fGaSqEkeZQpCSsLaouRzqg9mPrfo7diiuxKk6wyEwB88l3LfuPhbv1ybLKoafK1uBSOfyBxsI4BPYCqr7hPN6hxQpjf6aAbLtWP7xkWdEE/s1600-h/Soldier+Hollow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286420873287088226" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhaVsJf6uSo76hgEq9R5-EfTI1kd5CqPP2fGaSqEkeZQpCSsLaouRzqg9mPrfo7diiuxKk6wyEwB88l3LfuPhbv1ybLKoafK1uBSOfyBxsI4BPYCqr7hPN6hxQpjf6aAbLtWP7xkWdEE/s320/Soldier+Hollow.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>A Historic Election Year.</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6Ot6yI8nmDW8mnAcj67xJx0J2SzIgZFj4angu3GDAJbtpP9q-_8TFr9UFqm4nVtyOxMGi3jdD5_nimVUc8NiYgh-oUnOZNirxuVnejojPaQgCWlMa8WrVC-LWCOqMdYo8GT8_yR7zZ8/s1600-h/Election+Year.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286424124648014802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6Ot6yI8nmDW8mnAcj67xJx0J2SzIgZFj4angu3GDAJbtpP9q-_8TFr9UFqm4nVtyOxMGi3jdD5_nimVUc8NiYgh-oUnOZNirxuVnejojPaQgCWlMa8WrVC-LWCOqMdYo8GT8_yR7zZ8/s320/Election+Year.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"><br /><strong>Holiday Parties With Family and Friends.</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrwvdY7m4lqJie-vR04-Gy4cOrqq2xiUtdubMErmssoY-TUeXpnvBRi_3fia7c51kE_bVEKdcImf87zHR4i9VVUn_FoTtOHAJumCIGdhm8-JVEG3nxTIOlibUP6kNwTlemJ4lIhEX73s/s1600-h/Family+Holiday+Parties.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286423940409512082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrwvdY7m4lqJie-vR04-Gy4cOrqq2xiUtdubMErmssoY-TUeXpnvBRi_3fia7c51kE_bVEKdcImf87zHR4i9VVUn_FoTtOHAJumCIGdhm8-JVEG3nxTIOlibUP6kNwTlemJ4lIhEX73s/s320/Family+Holiday+Parties.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYFy2vS8znx3H196ZK-SIp4f7ssnhMKxdVFLQ2gmlVzQRtk9eOwL8x5sVhzBHGt-PfSmdEYghIJbOPYZ3eD2ceM1VBExFqGvmg3MtyIic4wD6CVdVKWC5dL55nvb4rp22wgaIQXj7rzg/s1600-h/100_3950.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286432563498881826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYFy2vS8znx3H196ZK-SIp4f7ssnhMKxdVFLQ2gmlVzQRtk9eOwL8x5sVhzBHGt-PfSmdEYghIJbOPYZ3eD2ceM1VBExFqGvmg3MtyIic4wD6CVdVKWC5dL55nvb4rp22wgaIQXj7rzg/s320/100_3950.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I won't dwell on stock market plunges, family health problems or any of those things because they are now in the past. I'm going to finish this post to my blog, put on my shoes and take my dogs to the park. <strong>Farewell to 2008 -- Hello 2009!<br /></div></strong><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuuYQaTKgxSABJfynUpWGZtyA4QD7bbO7v1xe89wxb-3B-dsl-J_0WHgmb3fINmxM0h5XZvBaaZIFiDYRWMhqACbbGmkGI9JkKgL-CfATAB7JHon-eXywr3bdKtIt4Iy6dOGC9tamE7c/s1600-h/100_4005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286434126803600418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuuYQaTKgxSABJfynUpWGZtyA4QD7bbO7v1xe89wxb-3B-dsl-J_0WHgmb3fINmxM0h5XZvBaaZIFiDYRWMhqACbbGmkGI9JkKgL-CfATAB7JHon-eXywr3bdKtIt4Iy6dOGC9tamE7c/s320/100_4005.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-65464294228687055482008-12-25T10:30:00.021-07:002008-12-25T11:41:20.198-07:00Seasons Greetings!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtBzIHZBTI9E41h3fnMqWv5uugFVGLGyJx2PzhW0tiBF_dD_JovZwmGJEmY1q0ZiLT6Vkjdzj9iYKnJJ0PegdQT5qCZefs38_QXQza1TllE0IsM6GYpTe7YjcNJPKpv8McKL6gKoQqsc/s1600-h/fussypicbytree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283782499539791778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAtBzIHZBTI9E41h3fnMqWv5uugFVGLGyJx2PzhW0tiBF_dD_JovZwmGJEmY1q0ZiLT6Vkjdzj9iYKnJJ0PegdQT5qCZefs38_QXQza1TllE0IsM6GYpTe7YjcNJPKpv8McKL6gKoQqsc/s320/fussypicbytree.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left">It's been a wild month and this is the first chance I've had to actually sit at my computer and do something fun. Between the medical stuff (Christmas is a crappy time for a family member to have surgery), the finals (teenage son), the work (everybody seems to want to sue everybody else in December for some reason) and the number of dogs being turned into rescue (and shelters that can't tell the difference between a boy dog and a girl dog), I haven't had a spare minute. </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">However, the holidays have arrived, ready or not, and everyone at my house is thankful to be in pretty good health and still gainfully employed. So from our house to yours --<br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Merry Christmas!<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVBZejcdw8bwG1zvHvqtVVWv1vDT95tzT6hzwzmFN3bmmyO_QOzctig8DHkdAX60nvz9qCI8cWk88Otq9FI7VoKniTX_PIuBT6kSLRKrR3qXkH-toB3klxif0lln7dBHjILnT5Mh0kec/s1600-h/Merryxmasbytree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783173552236354" style="WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVBZejcdw8bwG1zvHvqtVVWv1vDT95tzT6hzwzmFN3bmmyO_QOzctig8DHkdAX60nvz9qCI8cWk88Otq9FI7VoKniTX_PIuBT6kSLRKrR3qXkH-toB3klxif0lln7dBHjILnT5Mh0kec/s320/Merryxmasbytree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(Can you tell how much the dogs love to pose in front of the tree.)</div><div align="center"></div><p>Rusty LOVES the holidays and he especially loves presents -- anyone's presents -- and he thinks Christmas is grand. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotbU1t3geYeLsiy-ZI7vJfuJvAUOxBqCn_v7u-Dc3jgx5gY8szpD9fhCuQWJsh_HU_iy1joQ9fWd_2zPTyC2KAALLOGnHwdv5ILjmH13mAlzEXV0JZBHARcxB6sGvEwn9ybMQsP-_12E/s1600-h/rustylovespresents.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783452618326674" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 182px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotbU1t3geYeLsiy-ZI7vJfuJvAUOxBqCn_v7u-Dc3jgx5gY8szpD9fhCuQWJsh_HU_iy1joQ9fWd_2zPTyC2KAALLOGnHwdv5ILjmH13mAlzEXV0JZBHARcxB6sGvEwn9ybMQsP-_12E/s320/rustylovespresents.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>This is Rusty and "Bear". Bear is not really a dog toy, but Rusty fell in love the minute he saw him. Bear has glowing parts and lots of choking hazards, so all play with Bear must be observed by the Stuffie Police.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eAqlX78VmdfKYoZLhXRK07988h8JBFxsQIhIcTOzmROPTVBBVo_r8T7TWxs9v5yrVfD1L8h7gQ7KLJP_rpViEzr4Vk0_lLIkfp-r3oZvJFsRqcveGDuVANqBrXyCwp1eToIjqy1Z0CY/s1600-h/Rustybear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783361058373154" style="WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eAqlX78VmdfKYoZLhXRK07988h8JBFxsQIhIcTOzmROPTVBBVo_r8T7TWxs9v5yrVfD1L8h7gQ7KLJP_rpViEzr4Vk0_lLIkfp-r3oZvJFsRqcveGDuVANqBrXyCwp1eToIjqy1Z0CY/s320/Rustybear.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9f-iWOp764pvM8x65uoxpPGojhCck95cvtS_CVvjJ0temsIb6lWFDNK8JM59kplFgWPRYBgoAfRGq4JM30SRgb671APBkTTHH9y5mYbvstNS9RykbrggrOCoOhcaRQeN0H_DswUgX8g/s1600-h/rustyreallylovesbear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783546185340034" style="WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9f-iWOp764pvM8x65uoxpPGojhCck95cvtS_CVvjJ0temsIb6lWFDNK8JM59kplFgWPRYBgoAfRGq4JM30SRgb671APBkTTHH9y5mYbvstNS9RykbrggrOCoOhcaRQeN0H_DswUgX8g/s320/rustyreallylovesbear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHmpYzgXLU4dMYlYPMUQ_Kw1RfTYWOwwtG037iGixLfWJzWePuGr6qysYrLfRzR1LJir_8GgmEv1wyLsJNlKfK9bM4EgGnrlE3_WxaYzkvUCueEPZB_R-gXmNjdxAQg8Cyj2pqO_gME8/s1600-h/rustyrugbear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783636400631986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHmpYzgXLU4dMYlYPMUQ_Kw1RfTYWOwwtG037iGixLfWJzWePuGr6qysYrLfRzR1LJir_8GgmEv1wyLsJNlKfK9bM4EgGnrlE3_WxaYzkvUCueEPZB_R-gXmNjdxAQg8Cyj2pqO_gME8/s320/rustyrugbear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="center">Everyone got a visit from Santa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo795tbb1BySDMx2YrhZV9UMeiZZqrLFg2yQohfzhCulMCJthxg7E9-t9IWTbNjqPVHadshF-7c025yp1LI2SO6UOosJi6fQIu_7PP3_8HtTHeJyCjyEQiE0MX99mUXBMnqq7RimH05o/s1600-h/stockings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783808822061458" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdo795tbb1BySDMx2YrhZV9UMeiZZqrLFg2yQohfzhCulMCJthxg7E9-t9IWTbNjqPVHadshF-7c025yp1LI2SO6UOosJi6fQIu_7PP3_8HtTHeJyCjyEQiE0MX99mUXBMnqq7RimH05o/s320/stockings.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKUD3vzXZsgaUPuVUt8R7y346p6H9edPAnsh1ZyPH30xRjH5xsdlQedNsQgV5p5_jJvxO0FYyn52zyVeZlr2r7hBuNj6ZHZHzoVXP5zTlwY8fVGtF5qmVcqtKeooKTXjV0MGYHSBslHA/s1600-h/doggietreats.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283782257171609378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKUD3vzXZsgaUPuVUt8R7y346p6H9edPAnsh1ZyPH30xRjH5xsdlQedNsQgV5p5_jJvxO0FYyn52zyVeZlr2r7hBuNj6ZHZHzoVXP5zTlwY8fVGtF5qmVcqtKeooKTXjV0MGYHSBslHA/s320/doggietreats.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">"Look into My Evil Glowing Eyes"</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2fgbu3AX3xexQZdhlfRiXlgn-37d3AcFciFtL8APQ5_w2ynsNfY4jeUqnrtovO0_VtHWncl5IqTSHLvbRMtmpBiPp39TagyKyy2N7812q7_KGTSZTWUbEWFDtqlcjAd0Gn3lO2jOn2w/s1600-h/Lookintomyeyes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283782633256229314" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2fgbu3AX3xexQZdhlfRiXlgn-37d3AcFciFtL8APQ5_w2ynsNfY4jeUqnrtovO0_VtHWncl5IqTSHLvbRMtmpBiPp39TagyKyy2N7812q7_KGTSZTWUbEWFDtqlcjAd0Gn3lO2jOn2w/s320/Lookintomyeyes.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcs63NNL1-ZSSwATYxsWvnOqYFsqL31ac4g94Y1O8eabjCKoDKF_qUoEg6XYeTwPJ5oSnrRXCwsHiamV4ia14k5oUod97dc_IXKlT_VpVAwPYLEesBxTpaOpl48YAAAK3j9aX45yNtfs/s1600-h/evilcateyes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283782374223901090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcs63NNL1-ZSSwATYxsWvnOqYFsqL31ac4g94Y1O8eabjCKoDKF_qUoEg6XYeTwPJ5oSnrRXCwsHiamV4ia14k5oUod97dc_IXKlT_VpVAwPYLEesBxTpaOpl48YAAAK3j9aX45yNtfs/s320/evilcateyes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The real reason that Spike's eyes are glowing, is that after Santa finished filling the stockings, she started digging through the treasure trove of treats and found (oh feline joy!) a package of drugstore catnip mice and liberated one from the wrappings.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lGg7xnSl9ydkSMCfqzWS7O8ubPO8_Ga6fuYEDDXwAVMbwWfjV4sUrSQX2zgIVuXuYQqJaJb7JNi45vhL4gH-5GOzwT72rZ6TCWrSwiznkM5K9Pzax0PKcpWAwild0EqBCp_Usn6A-dI/s1600-h/cattreats.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283782160128781778" style="WIDTH: 193px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lGg7xnSl9ydkSMCfqzWS7O8ubPO8_Ga6fuYEDDXwAVMbwWfjV4sUrSQX2zgIVuXuYQqJaJb7JNi45vhL4gH-5GOzwT72rZ6TCWrSwiznkM5K9Pzax0PKcpWAwild0EqBCp_Usn6A-dI/s320/cattreats.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Miss Spike spent the rest of the night racing around the house, tearing from room-to-room, sending rugs flying and knocking down decorations. She finally settled down in the wee hours of the morning into a catnip induced stupor of pure kitty bliss.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPAltep_qNh_hcM0ZOjffifJEGP9QSuZmAbVSYDz2s3svuhlEd5LkT-H4LNWsrswNBZQazlBr5eJOaiDA5s1C-Y7UxOBmjXV8wwtNFIuMHx-gQEFSpp5T2Fw_L4nqXcr65ShyU1iAAjU/s1600-h/kittybliss.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283791711718839090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPAltep_qNh_hcM0ZOjffifJEGP9QSuZmAbVSYDz2s3svuhlEd5LkT-H4LNWsrswNBZQazlBr5eJOaiDA5s1C-Y7UxOBmjXV8wwtNFIuMHx-gQEFSpp5T2Fw_L4nqXcr65ShyU1iAAjU/s320/kittybliss.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">Not everyone is as fond of Christmas and Allie has spent most of the morning hiding under the bed. (All of those scary, crinkly wrapping papers flapping.) Oh well.</div><div align="center"><br />"I don't wanna pose anymore!"</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeLR-tsLwKYgGwWdHpqHMU5Ye_4nm6nPvGjTIA4lCNnk_CoQDm-zpTHGKUixJmtdDZFrOA830ZintN8WliFL9nuGO31J2r0ax1U_g_gw2GFEL2tpFQb4w0-tuGPoEicUhZaQeiZr7twE/s1600-h/anothertree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283782080383656882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeLR-tsLwKYgGwWdHpqHMU5Ye_4nm6nPvGjTIA4lCNnk_CoQDm-zpTHGKUixJmtdDZFrOA830ZintN8WliFL9nuGO31J2r0ax1U_g_gw2GFEL2tpFQb4w0-tuGPoEicUhZaQeiZr7twE/s320/anothertree.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">We are looking forward to what will hopefully be a great 2009 and<br />Rusty says "Merry Christmas to All"!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxkLRedZ7KA5OD8OMDtRt9II5oYKRmNCXJlrtav2leT-Ly0z3L1AtntLBdIzppHD4m0rX0cnwN_VgXTTx9-IvVmtP-2eWlGwvmS70_uaJGad7rloQ95Xq3NpUEU1eAwmnH1m6UpQv_HI/s1600-h/rustysaysmerryxmas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283783719862132706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxkLRedZ7KA5OD8OMDtRt9II5oYKRmNCXJlrtav2leT-Ly0z3L1AtntLBdIzppHD4m0rX0cnwN_VgXTTx9-IvVmtP-2eWlGwvmS70_uaJGad7rloQ95Xq3NpUEU1eAwmnH1m6UpQv_HI/s320/rustysaysmerryxmas.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-84937894075378615052008-11-16T17:34:00.022-07:002008-11-16T18:34:44.774-07:00And Now For the Main Event -- Mud Wrestling!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVyQ6Nbf5OiT1GyGI8PAhOYshkTnU3K_15W8Ko_emdMRt6WWhvg4ZBwdTAfnjfq42FS3sEB1axy5siGtgXsLxfH42xgKh3LQq7CHKeuolOtezUlVf_TdOzTmo9frxIJRQaHtpZoidvNE/s1600-h/100_3767.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269419442889989938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVyQ6Nbf5OiT1GyGI8PAhOYshkTnU3K_15W8Ko_emdMRt6WWhvg4ZBwdTAfnjfq42FS3sEB1axy5siGtgXsLxfH42xgKh3LQq7CHKeuolOtezUlVf_TdOzTmo9frxIJRQaHtpZoidvNE/s320/100_3767.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><div><div>It was a beautiful fall day today and the temperatures were in the high 50's/low 60's. What a great day to take the pooches out to the dog park. Recently, one of the local off-leash dog parks had a terrible incident of two dogs being poisoned while hiking (both dogs died) and so I was a little worried, but decided to take them to the one dog park that I can keep an eye on them most of the time -- located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon.</div><br /><div></div><div align="center">(Can you say "Mud Pit"????)</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4W_krfdaGUSXEF8vN9J5i_rsHshj2jeVQmijm5RTYiqvEYBWf2EwHaTU7cWT1QmDddRITnm9nxiTiLLGK5P9QX55uc6o_iFRP1qnFUrhVCSRi19wl_do-kMdGZ188r8tVzZ5ClXrGRk/s1600-h/100_3775.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269419827879051554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4W_krfdaGUSXEF8vN9J5i_rsHshj2jeVQmijm5RTYiqvEYBWf2EwHaTU7cWT1QmDddRITnm9nxiTiLLGK5P9QX55uc6o_iFRP1qnFUrhVCSRi19wl_do-kMdGZ188r8tVzZ5ClXrGRk/s320/100_3775.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLC98WIF_LCT1krwpKqr5wa-zEqXtSeEnBUOlk2JmB8d5yNlGnDJMVO2Z4cU_t-ePCZ8vY9KKLsuU9GOHLkwnHj71sFuEo-hmYRD94R3vGLuRksFrYHlBeMpv1odJ9EXelbaJNSZ3_8U/s1600-h/100_3789.jpg"></a></div><div>The major downside to this park is, that whatever the season is, it is almost always muddy -- but today it was even worse than usual. Ugh! However, the dogs LOVE it, so we played frisbee, until the frisbee was dragged into the pond and sucked into the mud, never to be seen again. :(</div><br /><div align="center">"Where did that bright red rubber frisbee go????"</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawUDdiYocLB7t__Ugpd7uIMgJUiu-45-xcxaOpnqRoJeibLvPl0JLyr97ulIHFEXV-EMTcST2i6jmW6CSTKymtuPtKcvbYPDzqvAG-JStyJzolsSkY2VZf9riVz8Q-SLLdyG4VqU5WGU/s1600-h/100_3758.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269418694717732882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawUDdiYocLB7t__Ugpd7uIMgJUiu-45-xcxaOpnqRoJeibLvPl0JLyr97ulIHFEXV-EMTcST2i6jmW6CSTKymtuPtKcvbYPDzqvAG-JStyJzolsSkY2VZf9riVz8Q-SLLdyG4VqU5WGU/s320/100_3758.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">The park is actually located in a beautiful area just at the mouth of a local canyon (above <em>This is the Place Monument</em> and the Hogle Zoo). If the dogs would just stick to the grassy area and chase the frisbee and ball everything would be great. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM-TR3lO129BWbkJV5M4SLdV0g3UJI7XZqstHbZEisALKi7jGtMyOp57cnBWdFYGGjcSPdSr7nz1YeswlpysCgbgVPm2CdHpBCx2NR2LAtP3VtgaYojFnsMY-ASHAw2fAQUBD1TV04g8/s1600-h/100_3771.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269419637232828338" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM-TR3lO129BWbkJV5M4SLdV0g3UJI7XZqstHbZEisALKi7jGtMyOp57cnBWdFYGGjcSPdSr7nz1YeswlpysCgbgVPm2CdHpBCx2NR2LAtP3VtgaYojFnsMY-ASHAw2fAQUBD1TV04g8/s320/100_3771.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">But the huge, muddy pond is a magnet to the dogs.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxuzBOuPW3WkfaDoO9MgW1f4HzQTpFel-aNMszd4wCOYn-QKZ7Pxw_jQqZiGX-pHa9OlcrtKpc5b7BmCdOIf0NkurmhSnk5HXVF50rIXYSLUf_1KXqF1JdI9y9yy3IHobQA7RCex6NUE/s1600-h/100_3782.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269420420622022898" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxuzBOuPW3WkfaDoO9MgW1f4HzQTpFel-aNMszd4wCOYn-QKZ7Pxw_jQqZiGX-pHa9OlcrtKpc5b7BmCdOIf0NkurmhSnk5HXVF50rIXYSLUf_1KXqF1JdI9y9yy3IHobQA7RCex6NUE/s320/100_3782.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p align="left">And so they look like this . . . . . :P (Yes, that round item is, indeed, a mud-caked tennis ball.)</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLC98WIF_LCT1krwpKqr5wa-zEqXtSeEnBUOlk2JmB8d5yNlGnDJMVO2Z4cU_t-ePCZ8vY9KKLsuU9GOHLkwnHj71sFuEo-hmYRD94R3vGLuRksFrYHlBeMpv1odJ9EXelbaJNSZ3_8U/s1600-h/100_3789.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269420907735566562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLC98WIF_LCT1krwpKqr5wa-zEqXtSeEnBUOlk2JmB8d5yNlGnDJMVO2Z4cU_t-ePCZ8vY9KKLsuU9GOHLkwnHj71sFuEo-hmYRD94R3vGLuRksFrYHlBeMpv1odJ9EXelbaJNSZ3_8U/s320/100_3789.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__pPuykeE-FbSpTMRdhvWugx6k4Ds43OtLAiiX9QWzUeJi2Wdr0Umpqo0LThmS_e_TOzFmNRHUqkCN1tFtWcoTD3oinXYijXim-xEVR0wkgpBOOk4IKuiCaAxQmcwae_z1hlMYofMBus/s1600-h/100_3762.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269419040555053106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__pPuykeE-FbSpTMRdhvWugx6k4Ds43OtLAiiX9QWzUeJi2Wdr0Umpqo0LThmS_e_TOzFmNRHUqkCN1tFtWcoTD3oinXYijXim-xEVR0wkgpBOOk4IKuiCaAxQmcwae_z1hlMYofMBus/s320/100_3762.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdMFn0Z737SvXVPDDG5wiUb_wz39lmZ18KsLGr9Uqt8Pgdphr7nNWwxw4CTudZYVQYcmkYR0UZscDMnW66ciC6dYFNHdF6zEUd-mlEwrZ2tjRGLQJ4N7Gfug3lJCIDlHNO8FX_nhhz-E/s1600-h/100_3794.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269421371446961538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdMFn0Z737SvXVPDDG5wiUb_wz39lmZ18KsLGr9Uqt8Pgdphr7nNWwxw4CTudZYVQYcmkYR0UZscDMnW66ciC6dYFNHdF6zEUd-mlEwrZ2tjRGLQJ4N7Gfug3lJCIDlHNO8FX_nhhz-E/s320/100_3794.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eI2KE1BgJhx-ZBWbolbYRko1leVwb6cRpadwPsJTfd7Ih69URzjAN9IrWEBIpnAAfygKShAb7vULXOpJGN6Kij6PH65adcIH9dH0mSm6fefhH-pqvMhShHT-KbCBA_BKrdXpBAz08z4/s1600-h/100_3793.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269421159855616882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eI2KE1BgJhx-ZBWbolbYRko1leVwb6cRpadwPsJTfd7Ih69URzjAN9IrWEBIpnAAfygKShAb7vULXOpJGN6Kij6PH65adcIH9dH0mSm6fefhH-pqvMhShHT-KbCBA_BKrdXpBAz08z4/s320/100_3793.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>They just can't help themselves and stay out of the mucky, nasty water! (Rusty greets a friend - well actually, Rusty hates most other dogs, so he was actually saying "Mom, do I have to be nice????".)</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKc03yHrWivAcST4a-p5ceuStZ_UY8PRPON3GSIokHjMRmDwrj_bWXX0xQky_aZJfN-8BdXDR-bHYlxjbqVOz__AjDr2vHNYTtvAS6Q6i3jS9dC7ijJRKJ5tQKM5ZJK09-NIh4Xct5AaI/s1600-h/Rusty+%26+Friend.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269421982983916562" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKc03yHrWivAcST4a-p5ceuStZ_UY8PRPON3GSIokHjMRmDwrj_bWXX0xQky_aZJfN-8BdXDR-bHYlxjbqVOz__AjDr2vHNYTtvAS6Q6i3jS9dC7ijJRKJ5tQKM5ZJK09-NIh4Xct5AaI/s320/Rusty+%26+Friend.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_32Mnx5wwvaSwvVhwhG5OC4nWnMYusqUh-m_6sZaSGi1OVg7sF7KrtbD95x-P842TalJCDQ34zCYvQfnFqqo9yfHXQQLP2Vu0WOvZ_B1rAeVdRRXpsfPwkYy2Cc8VWo0DyOOta-a3Tdo/s1600-h/100_3761.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269418846842215394" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_32Mnx5wwvaSwvVhwhG5OC4nWnMYusqUh-m_6sZaSGi1OVg7sF7KrtbD95x-P842TalJCDQ34zCYvQfnFqqo9yfHXQQLP2Vu0WOvZ_B1rAeVdRRXpsfPwkYy2Cc8VWo0DyOOta-a3Tdo/s320/100_3761.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCUFNnrYHJbuvSGRMkl7nGh6DUAGOeXAeL-CERdIkM5_BmJkNChudfN-zmAgVusjE_ofGeHCSmJFa1aQlizlGc5D1MhGjTQdJFAWJ1_8VNKQBrdAwjkKNyDXSH-sI3bQlS1PeWJCmQZ8/s1600-h/100_3779.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269420029591792274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCUFNnrYHJbuvSGRMkl7nGh6DUAGOeXAeL-CERdIkM5_BmJkNChudfN-zmAgVusjE_ofGeHCSmJFa1aQlizlGc5D1MhGjTQdJFAWJ1_8VNKQBrdAwjkKNyDXSH-sI3bQlS1PeWJCmQZ8/s320/100_3779.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>(This poor German Shepard pup is only 8 mos. old, but he had the worst dysplasia I had ever seen -- however, his stupid owner said "Oh no, he's fine." This poor puppy could barely walk and he was a major sweetie who hung out with us most of the afternoon.)<br /><p align="center">And we finish out the day with this . . . </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269430912911630114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCuT9Ocpbni7yzqRBhsfPunCBBItMajzjiwORIWyQrQ3zg-kyoLTzX6XksAMuaEsAaaTuKQjnK7boYeWsVU3ZpWUku5tN-BvUMvwMGBzG8twNNVWgxjVYxyDgU16Ujq6BDzZ3n2-63gk/s320/100_3795.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></p><div>With a big sigh, my son and I bathe the dogs and the spouse dries them off. (The mud STINKS!) I don't think I'll be going to this park again for a while.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-76976473898631940522008-11-09T20:26:00.020-07:002008-11-09T21:10:28.556-07:00A Visit With Friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAQb7ak_ViPzt_4oCceP-UyqOjkK7elHb3UVqnhbO7tRPOUVeDK-dkBV-g5Wslbwq4ESaMRuPuZYWVEsm-eOanHTU8YYSNlZOD6JiejfF5o1GLkQ8hqg37URK_H0XuoHo1HnrqMbl3Bk/s1600-h/100_3689.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266875465710317666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAQb7ak_ViPzt_4oCceP-UyqOjkK7elHb3UVqnhbO7tRPOUVeDK-dkBV-g5Wslbwq4ESaMRuPuZYWVEsm-eOanHTU8YYSNlZOD6JiejfF5o1GLkQ8hqg37URK_H0XuoHo1HnrqMbl3Bk/s320/100_3689.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div><div>Today we went to visit a friend who has a new Border Collie puppy. Little Zin (the puppy) is about 11 weeks old and she is sooooo adorable!! </div><div><br />My son sure thought she was especially cute (and all the way home I had to tell him that "NO! We were NOT getting another puppy")!</div><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3KJDwSKMEkyy2GCrdoq_tzbKpfPDdQE9eSFg9UsyqNfJtAgFMpeEXKDKTSM5a5cwLgXivWvS3CpP9Isokl2T_SMB_UwfFWPaoF4QAced8S7d3ZqkEKQeMbY0NTl8KMZHCXLBLzPqUwA/s1600-h/100_3708.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266868670194082514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3KJDwSKMEkyy2GCrdoq_tzbKpfPDdQE9eSFg9UsyqNfJtAgFMpeEXKDKTSM5a5cwLgXivWvS3CpP9Isokl2T_SMB_UwfFWPaoF4QAced8S7d3ZqkEKQeMbY0NTl8KMZHCXLBLzPqUwA/s320/100_3708.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhzVdUA8bA6LKiiOdWVXL0L_SwLCXlu78_56I_bm46LRGO7Pxo2FI9TI5YbosuVu5SziGVlIAXT3GPSylWLen8zAPMgTKcd9dHlWDrVs9E6T_UlU3ZEdeYcRK4RrKEkr2gaR364a8Stk/s1600-h/100_3697.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266869274294170210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhzVdUA8bA6LKiiOdWVXL0L_SwLCXlu78_56I_bm46LRGO7Pxo2FI9TI5YbosuVu5SziGVlIAXT3GPSylWLen8zAPMgTKcd9dHlWDrVs9E6T_UlU3ZEdeYcRK4RrKEkr2gaR364a8Stk/s320/100_3697.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">Zin has a very shiny head in this picture because Margie (her Human Mom) had to clean a big smear of poop off so we could keep taking pictures.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQxUn4YsBqPlwjD8Pr2exwMXMqbcbgm2c3H5-MWXfvgZK8ZeP4lvxQcLTERS1MZDXe0EiPE8XhVnciYuj1CqDmkVrFHKAZNz6W1q3DxvDIc4vQPU388b39vtee4_Y6WBJqFP-kz6Klr8/s1600-h/100_3738.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266869054311797378" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQxUn4YsBqPlwjD8Pr2exwMXMqbcbgm2c3H5-MWXfvgZK8ZeP4lvxQcLTERS1MZDXe0EiPE8XhVnciYuj1CqDmkVrFHKAZNz6W1q3DxvDIc4vQPU388b39vtee4_Y6WBJqFP-kz6Klr8/s320/100_3738.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgwQ8ELfVoeHbU86xvEv5aYDIZqtOWu99fMBQoJU1UqI1sCX-DYSdEiCE6vVXU2zE1mDbrORMj4FJvAk1grbuF6tdN-74m-1YCKd2nI6Ce_iVWGj_QQQs1d0Sa_uMaeXC3i4Ic6piRrs/s1600-h/100_3737.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266868880704219794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgwQ8ELfVoeHbU86xvEv5aYDIZqtOWu99fMBQoJU1UqI1sCX-DYSdEiCE6vVXU2zE1mDbrORMj4FJvAk1grbuF6tdN-74m-1YCKd2nI6Ce_iVWGj_QQQs1d0Sa_uMaeXC3i4Ic6piRrs/s320/100_3737.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><div>Zin was also very willing to get into the wild ball game that Zephyr (Zin's older brother) and Allie were having. She likes to run with the Big Dogs!</div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvx56u95JTVOlLdx2rr_XpIEF2HXLco9tAx5kqBrXZ101paGc6a-YXnSMYcHFQW5bVBHta2zjxCh4RwvPGwOpemn0uJUS6NwiI-MTuApjeslaJ4Hf8LjO_7E82aVGXDBEMWF-pqW1fWk/s1600-h/100_3693.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266867007136606578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvx56u95JTVOlLdx2rr_XpIEF2HXLco9tAx5kqBrXZ101paGc6a-YXnSMYcHFQW5bVBHta2zjxCh4RwvPGwOpemn0uJUS6NwiI-MTuApjeslaJ4Hf8LjO_7E82aVGXDBEMWF-pqW1fWk/s320/100_3693.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div align="center">This is as close as Rusty would get to Zin -- he was afraid of her. (Big wuss kept growling and hiding behind my legs.)</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJrNZbcthltcy7Qm7D-AhxZ_qBZ74QxeJYSJiV20QalLmoMOLqxS7GdcKBIpMle9Oep-H9xbr-vbzzEIQ5jdJQ5QZNAHNHRw54dNiqPpFfM8anR853wRMUXFVR734OJ3-7roQnhyH9G8/s1600-h/100_3741.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266866117963903874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJrNZbcthltcy7Qm7D-AhxZ_qBZ74QxeJYSJiV20QalLmoMOLqxS7GdcKBIpMle9Oep-H9xbr-vbzzEIQ5jdJQ5QZNAHNHRw54dNiqPpFfM8anR853wRMUXFVR734OJ3-7roQnhyH9G8/s320/100_3741.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>A little sibling rivalry here. (Zephyr and Zin toussle.)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3jMPF2_hydj7hv3qRhkqlhaygByB5JaIhSQ0-V13rHye7xh-BNXT9LT9ISWDIYLRO-bYNbmkz7TjdubOVbRSH2TVH4vacy3Wj00StYaWn3NSjj1mVrgluz17DrtbKjt1wF2F7tYQCyM/s1600-h/100_3705.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266865944275219970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3jMPF2_hydj7hv3qRhkqlhaygByB5JaIhSQ0-V13rHye7xh-BNXT9LT9ISWDIYLRO-bYNbmkz7TjdubOVbRSH2TVH4vacy3Wj00StYaWn3NSjj1mVrgluz17DrtbKjt1wF2F7tYQCyM/s320/100_3705.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br />Allie and Rusty are actually watching the ball -- not ready to pounce on Zin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLfIPv9bzi99WtMgym5BgIG5N0lYvFJ6oXRulhMRFyvvkjAkoTkg2HgPzlxDcGMvnCBSdReRL1pRJAmIiBimxDhhxapPYXZpm1RPBlhat5NwKvULg-1ogGoOnjjLEQc-ZEk7UV-eqY8E/s1600-h/100_3690.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266865732585135474" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLfIPv9bzi99WtMgym5BgIG5N0lYvFJ6oXRulhMRFyvvkjAkoTkg2HgPzlxDcGMvnCBSdReRL1pRJAmIiBimxDhhxapPYXZpm1RPBlhat5NwKvULg-1ogGoOnjjLEQc-ZEk7UV-eqY8E/s320/100_3690.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq7Y1hqwyD5rl53dgWQl16CmS-shTbENcsCMxwi2ERLZq1WItbp4p8EaQ-nuE1AB1WPFda1BfRg9XctFWvV6Ht8vi_OJhBZbgLWjuHT3z25lzv3hHcaJIorbJLrv399YrCpk3B6BtHCU/s1600-h/100_3683.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266865398997686082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq7Y1hqwyD5rl53dgWQl16CmS-shTbENcsCMxwi2ERLZq1WItbp4p8EaQ-nuE1AB1WPFda1BfRg9XctFWvV6Ht8vi_OJhBZbgLWjuHT3z25lzv3hHcaJIorbJLrv399YrCpk3B6BtHCU/s320/100_3683.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a good way to end the week and I'm looking forward to our next visit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-4923980258480470652008-10-28T22:19:00.018-06:002008-10-29T06:48:27.888-06:00Ghosties and Ghoulies and Long-Legged Beasties . . .<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgyMM_vyxA-rYGKr-jYC9PBxw3BqLmgkWf4_pLs7BjSs6YIGhUI-n8Q-MKuesMuA0LWH-0dXzG2vhMJLzCD_0CxtAXg9IR4rasfuBYmT7Y3pN16xjdFkbsyyxK0dlsgEVA_8CA9eCvh8/s1600-h/100_3644.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262426555706197362" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgyMM_vyxA-rYGKr-jYC9PBxw3BqLmgkWf4_pLs7BjSs6YIGhUI-n8Q-MKuesMuA0LWH-0dXzG2vhMJLzCD_0CxtAXg9IR4rasfuBYmT7Y3pN16xjdFkbsyyxK0dlsgEVA_8CA9eCvh8/s320/100_3644.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(Yes, this is my front yard -- sick, I know, but the neighbor kids love it.)</div><p align="center">I love Halloween! I've always enjoyed decorating my yard with spooky decorations and creating elaborate pumpkin carvings. Dressing up on Halloween (even at work) was something that we've always done. Last year, my law firm had at least 130 children who came "trick-or-treating" through the office and we'll probably have even more this year. (These are the children of employees of the company, or former employee's children, some kids that wander in from other offices in the building . . . and some we just aren't sure where they come from.) </p><p align="center">It's a safe alternative to going door-to-door at night and all of the employees bring in candy and toys to give out to the little goblins, princesses and little Sharpays and Gabriellas (characters in the Disney Movie - <em>High School Musical,</em> for those of you without grade-school age children<em>.</em>)</p><p align="center">Because this kind of celebration is often the norm in the area, I've never given too much thought to how others in the rest of the country (or world) might observe this kind of activity. However, my sister and her family recently returned from living in a geographically opposite part of the U.S. and told me of the shock and horror her neighbors expressed when she cluelessly pulled out her inflatable Scooby Doo and Ghosts (although, perhaps their dismay was at the lack of taste this kind of lawn ornamentation showed, rather than the subject matter) and the endlessly-repeating musical theme songs of Halloween V and The Exorcist playing in the background. </p><p align="center">It took more than a few months for the furor to die down in her neighborhood after "The Halloween Exhibition". So the following year she toned down her ornamentation and limited her celebration to lots of carved, lighted pumpkins. (Her neighbors were kind, however, and she made many good friends and it was with real regret that she left the beautiful area she'd come to love.)</p><p align="center">So, I hope that those of you who prefer not to celebrate Halloween will not be offended, but I wanted to share some of my photos of my spooky decorations.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWsS1XnOwqkvCFlzUYWdMObQx2pf6DJOOhbloHgkw5oIQVGftEcDmgnjRzlqsaD-W-Wr1XtEQyDp8v16Yzw9qpgy3KX8oUx2Lf_PH0yS8DCb-TEVVE5XmDqvchl6jAebTqOg8Yn_6yLw/s1600-h/100_3646.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262426935732328178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWsS1XnOwqkvCFlzUYWdMObQx2pf6DJOOhbloHgkw5oIQVGftEcDmgnjRzlqsaD-W-Wr1XtEQyDp8v16Yzw9qpgy3KX8oUx2Lf_PH0yS8DCb-TEVVE5XmDqvchl6jAebTqOg8Yn_6yLw/s320/100_3646.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnDJioBdeq9wIiMVmL2yoPK-HiM_4y4kJz35eB606cm0XkRuenPmF2XcSt-aovuUEN49SYXb_R3l5PlsD6CmVWwq79wAukjVpBFmsQX2M6BOTIwzChSry2jShj90Dz9GpOhoIsoku0ns/s1600-h/100_3645.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262426744060992498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnDJioBdeq9wIiMVmL2yoPK-HiM_4y4kJz35eB606cm0XkRuenPmF2XcSt-aovuUEN49SYXb_R3l5PlsD6CmVWwq79wAukjVpBFmsQX2M6BOTIwzChSry2jShj90Dz9GpOhoIsoku0ns/s320/100_3645.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZWXZFWt9LiqQNlanaQnDxUvppoKUkkinq97dE-fO__cnw23XPJ1VB8RYIJyebCd_pv3Ao24Q-rq9GlCmzOO-l969GQOz34Jqpk6_HqWSSSOoK257_UXwHkraQpS3XRCBWk1y3aisZr0/s1600-h/100_3648.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262427432920046882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZWXZFWt9LiqQNlanaQnDxUvppoKUkkinq97dE-fO__cnw23XPJ1VB8RYIJyebCd_pv3Ao24Q-rq9GlCmzOO-l969GQOz34Jqpk6_HqWSSSOoK257_UXwHkraQpS3XRCBWk1y3aisZr0/s320/100_3648.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">(Pumpkins from last year -- I haven't gotten around to carving any yet this year, but am planning on starting tomorrow night.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzGSqBSIrDNldizGhm2mfPwM728w9b5uzOVndiSMTv3t5BwOLyQli35V6KW62IyBqAlJU0kC_O4tKOPr_RKpf281ZpN5LY9nAlQ0pG8T88kelyyTD4ZSz-PD40raNowhkiIGp6p4DFOA/s1600-h/Picture_0733.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262427695163765810" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzGSqBSIrDNldizGhm2mfPwM728w9b5uzOVndiSMTv3t5BwOLyQli35V6KW62IyBqAlJU0kC_O4tKOPr_RKpf281ZpN5LY9nAlQ0pG8T88kelyyTD4ZSz-PD40raNowhkiIGp6p4DFOA/s320/Picture_0733.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyohcE1h8L9JyooRsZQrP6Gdhdegxz4oAXtAXqlqLicCBzLSZf6OJsyxQEJmdKXYmjTHLUnzWgVGGksWsOxxGJOjW8eigEyttNJMZJHJkH2A0J7890y-fFMB6XAUsUN4_qfUADkE4fW8/s1600-h/Picture_0737.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262427781820342226" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyohcE1h8L9JyooRsZQrP6Gdhdegxz4oAXtAXqlqLicCBzLSZf6OJsyxQEJmdKXYmjTHLUnzWgVGGksWsOxxGJOjW8eigEyttNJMZJHJkH2A0J7890y-fFMB6XAUsUN4_qfUADkE4fW8/s320/Picture_0737.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4WcUt0yRhqUBfB3vMGBAsmE_Oj-_cW-1WNsO3FntLAu-ItjKPrtbfHigbXd0uve_ML_-iPUmR1NNMEbBzjOebIqwSN1aJq6yV176qTxf6KtZZmy4uocMT02LSkVrr3DyBcrV5mrDddg/s1600-h/100_3643.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262426101225980802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4WcUt0yRhqUBfB3vMGBAsmE_Oj-_cW-1WNsO3FntLAu-ItjKPrtbfHigbXd0uve_ML_-iPUmR1NNMEbBzjOebIqwSN1aJq6yV176qTxf6KtZZmy4uocMT02LSkVrr3DyBcrV5mrDddg/s320/100_3643.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">Allie and Rusty wish you a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!</p><p align="center">On another note, this is what I made this weekend from the 150 green tomatoes saved from the early frost (and ripened in brown paper bags on my kitchen table) -- 34 pints of hot, spicy salsa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6_LMWXeqgggevPK_EHGFLotgEjs23v2e1xbbFTS7JwFgt73x6Rp6EiN93WQhe2k8kmGQJTZQGrsySwVqgj94tNaMTPnMCwV5MSZmvxxoenBhMHjA4L1ltZn5ZYhIgnYwNlxnwB-aNYg/s1600-h/100_3678.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262427930371054834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6_LMWXeqgggevPK_EHGFLotgEjs23v2e1xbbFTS7JwFgt73x6Rp6EiN93WQhe2k8kmGQJTZQGrsySwVqgj94tNaMTPnMCwV5MSZmvxxoenBhMHjA4L1ltZn5ZYhIgnYwNlxnwB-aNYg/s320/100_3678.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3sHx9mZeirY0K2RuPalR8H0s51m9FI1-oGXsQ6AJVcg5ZEu99vQ8HeVb6_NRhosg0kNW2gb_RE05ICtVK5ZOtJLv1Q2WLirvIncWytqZi67KBnaxc8yQYmr65Qe7nv2-y0aU9tuTTI4/s1600-h/100_3676.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262428064675967954" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3sHx9mZeirY0K2RuPalR8H0s51m9FI1-oGXsQ6AJVcg5ZEu99vQ8HeVb6_NRhosg0kNW2gb_RE05ICtVK5ZOtJLv1Q2WLirvIncWytqZi67KBnaxc8yQYmr65Qe7nv2-y0aU9tuTTI4/s320/100_3676.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">This weekend I'll be roasting pumpkin seeds!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-34765255952393957402008-10-20T22:02:00.013-06:002008-10-20T22:55:14.247-06:00And Now, For a Very Brief Political Announcement . . .<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259453612575553794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1hkTzHKi3S1rno63guoqqpGfxGltNA0y0JzfVkRbxzt9hanHp2DEUmpTFYwnBIJoMLQGVuSvGGaPw41rzTzARTAoGI7lmvN0zIgPUCsd-m4xHIjUgXL1GsdB-ewUZmSlubECDvuVlk0/s320/Both+Parties.jpg" border="0" /><br />As election day approaches in the U.S., both major political parties are campaigning endlessly. Rusty and Allie have gotten into the spirit of things and have been trying to decide which candidate they should endorse.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAz0-dRNlJWl8LmpH67BUOw_r2RVLpc8VEO6fPJj139pwxIh4DVOKYSJyrGXCQEdx5P4FSlAXVfJxJf24lkiYUuuGFfBLzWmufvyPjN09FeCkOhQtxDkjdQLUtjdHLPi37zxscM4n3qo/s1600-h/Which+One+to+Choose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454982285104466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAz0-dRNlJWl8LmpH67BUOw_r2RVLpc8VEO6fPJj139pwxIh4DVOKYSJyrGXCQEdx5P4FSlAXVfJxJf24lkiYUuuGFfBLzWmufvyPjN09FeCkOhQtxDkjdQLUtjdHLPi37zxscM4n3qo/s320/Which+One+to+Choose.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Hmmmm. Which one should we choose???<br /><br /><div align="center">Allie and Rusty both decide to try out the elephant - seems tough and sturdy. They knock him around a bit, gnaw on him and the stuffing doesn't fall out. That's a good thing!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XYyoOy2dPsdVPO8d_qX3FYXVdgwsSN1lhCFacpzL03cLGL8Nj5RNXH7Md2BK6iHnhPDiE8x-ghRpHiOZ7LEi3j3iGd9ftrVgkTtBFM5vXtuqBCm-4_1Z942FtYt-fgmcguaShJUtFAc/s1600-h/Rusty+Choice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454869840808466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XYyoOy2dPsdVPO8d_qX3FYXVdgwsSN1lhCFacpzL03cLGL8Nj5RNXH7Md2BK6iHnhPDiE8x-ghRpHiOZ7LEi3j3iGd9ftrVgkTtBFM5vXtuqBCm-4_1Z942FtYt-fgmcguaShJUtFAc/s320/Rusty+Choice.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3NvRFffDcGfKxoFyPG5rdujtIVKX6zDMThqHi9oecm2cUMJKREL9On_OV3-bR7eRZZRFsJwcsioPqN1iDnJI-Gp1SEP8C1g-WIS1i3UyUerSQf0xQX_dBi0ngRehXg9lFdVF5SYz5e0/s1600-h/Allie's+Choice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259453750942970642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3NvRFffDcGfKxoFyPG5rdujtIVKX6zDMThqHi9oecm2cUMJKREL9On_OV3-bR7eRZZRFsJwcsioPqN1iDnJI-Gp1SEP8C1g-WIS1i3UyUerSQf0xQX_dBi0ngRehXg9lFdVF5SYz5e0/s320/Allie's+Choice.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Allie, however, kind of likes the look of the donkey, so she keeps checking him out. </p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGNzhIBwvmCoKpfZnkBO0jOptbwskUl8dq4ERuoP0UbC6zu5BA2ztiatX5lVLX_9NuIYwiu8QY_V1UW9HsivOKs8qWhMNLautFtH3jRv84tf2DvLITxn3qXeChRE3rkqFuJ8MtQ5yvAw/s1600-h/Allie's+Second+Choice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259453895202605826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGNzhIBwvmCoKpfZnkBO0jOptbwskUl8dq4ERuoP0UbC6zu5BA2ztiatX5lVLX_9NuIYwiu8QY_V1UW9HsivOKs8qWhMNLautFtH3jRv84tf2DvLITxn3qXeChRE3rkqFuJ8MtQ5yvAw/s320/Allie's+Second+Choice.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div align="left">"Hey, Rusty, have you made up your mind yet?"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWQ8d6xNo-X9ssSChZcsGSmDrw6v72vzZhOsh27Tyk-caNgaJDuFxLaAagdB4FY3hJewTFQZoLgOxTi1hOZBJqPtRKLoNhof309zfYv5G6otjyfYpGSSnzAiOg7Ro-CHeFFupUW5PT0Y/s1600-h/Play.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454685503778306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWQ8d6xNo-X9ssSChZcsGSmDrw6v72vzZhOsh27Tyk-caNgaJDuFxLaAagdB4FY3hJewTFQZoLgOxTi1hOZBJqPtRKLoNhof309zfYv5G6otjyfYpGSSnzAiOg7Ro-CHeFFupUW5PT0Y/s320/Play.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Well . . . . . no, not yet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPwe52lyq0dAmZ4yAs-c5Y9ZTeUTZS99iObBMc2WoDpdMdybe5hmnjXfhNHthoY0UQVXBL3hYToJ0pmF-2OPcZuu8b9XfcL_CPVOI7OXGx-hhIEM1jK6NkMh7Sh8syo9NCT9SADeLjXg/s1600-h/Not+that+One.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454601001949810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPwe52lyq0dAmZ4yAs-c5Y9ZTeUTZS99iObBMc2WoDpdMdybe5hmnjXfhNHthoY0UQVXBL3hYToJ0pmF-2OPcZuu8b9XfcL_CPVOI7OXGx-hhIEM1jK6NkMh7Sh8syo9NCT9SADeLjXg/s320/Not+that+One.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="center">Both candidates seem fairly well put together and the dogs are impressed at how well both sides are holding up under relentless attack and tugging. Both have pretty good squeakers, too!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR26QvHk7LrV2ZH4uBZ9JZQAJ2EeigycBmW_MU5kDtVT-qJRdgvkux0w5JtBROm53rx1iiW_XVcRER3272GMqoLshC94YW5DVZb1ZL_iqWrDHlRGuwdhL15YrwaHZghyphenhyphenHGXo6WiuX5Tjo/s1600-h/More+Choices.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454095919956946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR26QvHk7LrV2ZH4uBZ9JZQAJ2EeigycBmW_MU5kDtVT-qJRdgvkux0w5JtBROm53rx1iiW_XVcRER3272GMqoLshC94YW5DVZb1ZL_iqWrDHlRGuwdhL15YrwaHZghyphenhyphenHGXo6WiuX5Tjo/s320/More+Choices.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> Rusty seems to favor the sturdy elephant. He has a long, continuous squawk which Rusty loves.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Bs6-I_koirDAe9WkCWiJveyj49Q0jceAwy99_yhFR2YPwhwaSg-M5ADPynzH_mYE4wdps1lnobzjGZAXJkfG4Z_YgX4-ky27DSu_43zIRbs5jLqy8TuGFhpJSMGpleRGridmlVq3tXA/s1600-h/Elephant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454368007309474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Bs6-I_koirDAe9WkCWiJveyj49Q0jceAwy99_yhFR2YPwhwaSg-M5ADPynzH_mYE4wdps1lnobzjGZAXJkfG4Z_YgX4-ky27DSu_43zIRbs5jLqy8TuGFhpJSMGpleRGridmlVq3tXA/s320/Elephant.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Allie, on the other hand, decided that the donkey was her favorite (note the drool spots).</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4WS3y-ZX5PhHFwe8Cgnwa6ygJtp_cNe7f25AW_u8OHihxK8lsUicjEL6M2AXDrR9MxyPnFABKgsIOGev3eeanzTT4PT02wRXVYmpkqvFEFKdtAJyMO458kp8l_y6kYFddfYv54sVY_w/s1600-h/Donkey.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259454225540974578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4WS3y-ZX5PhHFwe8Cgnwa6ygJtp_cNe7f25AW_u8OHihxK8lsUicjEL6M2AXDrR9MxyPnFABKgsIOGev3eeanzTT4PT02wRXVYmpkqvFEFKdtAJyMO458kp8l_y6kYFddfYv54sVY_w/s320/Donkey.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><div>As for me -- I'm just glad there are only a few more weeks of campaigning left.</div><div> </div><div><em>This is not a political endorsement for either party -- just Allie and Rusty's take on things political.</em></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-12421924014362257732008-10-15T19:25:00.013-06:002008-10-15T20:03:29.337-06:00Oh No! It's Too Early for Snow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtBKIVT_VIpWzI0sZQG0qzquiaWw1NAoMnu_lXuWqqKfEYUqCO8KZwrWjvE1R9x6j-SXyUHza8bh8Ov-iCeg7u_TwYdWrHEA4XKpNgvwsuB1e3KFO9rMHApUCo78hsfTLZum1OQM2EdQ/s1600-h/Snowy+Plant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257566290281636354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtBKIVT_VIpWzI0sZQG0qzquiaWw1NAoMnu_lXuWqqKfEYUqCO8KZwrWjvE1R9x6j-SXyUHza8bh8Ov-iCeg7u_TwYdWrHEA4XKpNgvwsuB1e3KFO9rMHApUCo78hsfTLZum1OQM2EdQ/s320/Snowy+Plant.jpg" border="0" /></a> My hopes for a bumper crop of tomatoes this year have been crushed. The weather prediction for last weekend was for unseasonably cold weather and I came home from work on Friday evening ready to wrestle Audrey III into the garage and to cover the plant with a water sheet to protect the fruit from the freezing temperatures. Sometime during the day, however, Audrey had fallen/been knocked over and a lot of the heavily laden arms had broken off.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div>(This is all that's left of poor Audrey III . . . . <sigh>)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4jqzbgfFt2_gWkokBARlXnRy3zHIpo6EGnHeWlM0vUosvnkJt0j_LYpPUpC9OKe26I0pH58dprExkpgjV1jCSOs6ctnlO2Nqp9BBURP_PHf6PPkDHWHnABPDlQghMa84MrNbLds6t9I/s1600-h/Audrey+III.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257559300416373602" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4jqzbgfFt2_gWkokBARlXnRy3zHIpo6EGnHeWlM0vUosvnkJt0j_LYpPUpC9OKe26I0pH58dprExkpgjV1jCSOs6ctnlO2Nqp9BBURP_PHf6PPkDHWHnABPDlQghMa84MrNbLds6t9I/s320/Audrey+III.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>So, my kid and I plucked all of the tomatoes off the shattered plant (which were all still quite green and hard) and brought them into the house. </div><br /><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCLw4MWoPfo1wHyv3t2hW0FAxIaazcRE_bODBjNT5WblRH4JFqZcGv0ZqVo25RKDZPtRLummx10Qb6SLgonIJ4HbgSgEQkMfdACXFD4Jg-QpRvYFcMXPv3_cx3p0TIKElnItZcbocrx8/s1600-h/Bag+of+Green+Tomatoes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257560780806760802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCLw4MWoPfo1wHyv3t2hW0FAxIaazcRE_bODBjNT5WblRH4JFqZcGv0ZqVo25RKDZPtRLummx10Qb6SLgonIJ4HbgSgEQkMfdACXFD4Jg-QpRvYFcMXPv3_cx3p0TIKElnItZcbocrx8/s320/Bag+of+Green+Tomatoes.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>I now have 10 large brown paper bags filled with green tomatoes sitting on my kitchen table. I'm hoping to ripen them up a bit before making a massive batch of Green Tomato Salsa on Friday night. I guess all of my friends and family will be getting a jar of salsa, along with their Western Border Collie Rescue Calendar for Christmas.</div><br /><div>Green Tomato Salsa is actually quite tasty and my spouse is anxiously awaiting the first taste, so I guess it will be okay, but I was really looking forward to a few more tomato sandwiches and <em>pico de gallo</em>.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDT_DSyT-fEPvtNKOb__deljZb91_41LiWNdb6YkPT5exscBBrLti7ks76_nBf7KznAODxMcHmkSC6hTQuXg8tPd6QbrNBnrdTf4zO48oF2kVkfb22XmxH9YdjLeCHerLuF6meh5xW4c/s1600-h/Lawn+Furniture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257563269133997026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDT_DSyT-fEPvtNKOb__deljZb91_41LiWNdb6YkPT5exscBBrLti7ks76_nBf7KznAODxMcHmkSC6hTQuXg8tPd6QbrNBnrdTf4zO48oF2kVkfb22XmxH9YdjLeCHerLuF6meh5xW4c/s320/Lawn+Furniture.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>We woke up Sunday morning to about an inch of snow, which the dogs enjoyed. My mother-in-law called to tell us that they got a foot and a half at their place (about 30 miles or so from us), so I guess we got off easy. I'm not ready for snow, so I hope we don't get any more until at least Thanksgiving.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0qpNwLJ1_uESm1g8WPAhteKKAhj6lv0naN-QF2Nrix2dD_fTcGVH6rFN20qi0uM_QLZ6koA_b8VHonCDCfSYBYpyCoCEDYySC-jmScwiDeJnZ0DemvdFF20Y2-Coi5sERa7YBXjgkCY/s1600-h/Dogs+Under+Bamboo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257565176152634274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0qpNwLJ1_uESm1g8WPAhteKKAhj6lv0naN-QF2Nrix2dD_fTcGVH6rFN20qi0uM_QLZ6koA_b8VHonCDCfSYBYpyCoCEDYySC-jmScwiDeJnZ0DemvdFF20Y2-Coi5sERa7YBXjgkCY/s320/Dogs+Under+Bamboo.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-56358579709789565162008-10-08T19:47:00.023-06:002008-10-08T21:14:31.732-06:00A Fall Morning Walk<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sLRoe6E0WMeLuqoSzUx5SE4PCTp0Akwb281Q1uQdOVpUFFwF_Qp_0o7stF27ijBsWWmK4atnBHz3xmSobtqZUaPPA0JDZ6M6ozfWpV8bLnexSKbMdJguq4cDFpvrKGh5QAKkR5bg464/s1600-h/By+the+Park.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254978378291093202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sLRoe6E0WMeLuqoSzUx5SE4PCTp0Akwb281Q1uQdOVpUFFwF_Qp_0o7stF27ijBsWWmK4atnBHz3xmSobtqZUaPPA0JDZ6M6ozfWpV8bLnexSKbMdJguq4cDFpvrKGh5QAKkR5bg464/s320/By+the+Park.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Our typical weekday morning routine is to frantically pry the teenager out of bed, run him through the shower, shovel some breakfast in his mouth and then hop in the car and drop him at the high school several miles away. The dogs LOVE the morning routine and get really excited about the time we grab the leashes and poop bags out of the closet, and they eagerly jump into the car for the ride - Rusty prefers the far back of our ancient Trooper, but Allie always sits in the middle seat and wraps herself around her boy for the entire 10 minute ride (and the boy loves that part, too and it gets his day off to a good start.) </p><p>Once we've gotten the kid out of the car, we turn around and try to remember whose turn it is for morning walkies (my spouse and I alternate mornings, but I usually do the evening walk). We have several different places we start the walk from and as it was my turn this morning, I decided to be dropped off at a point we call the "Emigration Route" (very originally named, as we walk past the small local market which is called . . . . . you guessed it, Emigration Market). It's about a 2 miles walk back home. </p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1132ualX8hfUJOKDts-4NHfQQJPexCi7nP1QJpkqTyhzkWCIbdBizr9V9y_R7U02j4lElQYUb8TdNKpIVyqT5VjHVEdZ3ZxF5lqZe2NZa24-7DL2eejHPEQ46jbGftMF-48q7DoPfF6g/s1600-h/Emigration+Market.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254975337044366130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1132ualX8hfUJOKDts-4NHfQQJPexCi7nP1QJpkqTyhzkWCIbdBizr9V9y_R7U02j4lElQYUb8TdNKpIVyqT5VjHVEdZ3ZxF5lqZe2NZa24-7DL2eejHPEQ46jbGftMF-48q7DoPfF6g/s320/Emigration+Market.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><div>It was really beautiful this morning and I was looking foward to the walk. Fall has definitely arrived and the leaves are starting to turn and I love the slanted autumn light. As a bonus, it wasn't "Garbage Day" -- walking Allie on "Garbage Day" is really a nightmare, as she is very sound reactive to the noisy, lumbering waste management and recycling trucks and a simple walk turns into 30 minutes of frantically trying to hold onto Allie, who insists on acting like a 30 lb. sled dog. She has the best commando crawl I've ever seen. Ugh!</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We started off on our walk.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_fUjZsZ_hD_WopsEtAyw3vEjZavj-D_5f5cUf40Y8mYuPdxdBx9NbUAcliaNLIVIDWFPyautUZ6MBWt9McuPtyRvaFtC3UFk30AJWelCVMfhY8QpD4bu_-2yWqqlFhXAltbDJEBc5fM/s1600-h/Here+we+go.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254973555985005170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_fUjZsZ_hD_WopsEtAyw3vEjZavj-D_5f5cUf40Y8mYuPdxdBx9NbUAcliaNLIVIDWFPyautUZ6MBWt9McuPtyRvaFtC3UFk30AJWelCVMfhY8QpD4bu_-2yWqqlFhXAltbDJEBc5fM/s320/Here+we+go.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />Stopping to pose for a picture in front of one of the better done "zero-scaping" yards.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV2yj03HiBL25IhAtI6RwicbOWNeT3S7xgeEktwetlqjgbCcTzamppqnZp4qHx_5eqfiFJt0pdQpNZIVdzIrsfO2vifUlOnzmBTMGuNpyQjQMTzO5qhkUI_UgacmF9PF_uM2qG4YmTQE/s1600-h/Pretty+Xeriscaping+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254974539446250002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV2yj03HiBL25IhAtI6RwicbOWNeT3S7xgeEktwetlqjgbCcTzamppqnZp4qHx_5eqfiFJt0pdQpNZIVdzIrsfO2vifUlOnzmBTMGuNpyQjQMTzO5qhkUI_UgacmF9PF_uM2qG4YmTQE/s320/Pretty+Xeriscaping+I.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sQuevuZxfZ9qhvyRd5A78Z3I9GUknoIv4YuMrMhXdiR-aVGDQk0meIO17e2FWABlf4hKG_F-Fu_FDqW0P3oH9JJIlzRKFw0Yhr8uNr_C0yQWIF6arbrLJ05wxplVaPvFF2pRDOdmNYI/s1600-h/Pretty+Xeriscaping+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254974739658388338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sQuevuZxfZ9qhvyRd5A78Z3I9GUknoIv4YuMrMhXdiR-aVGDQk0meIO17e2FWABlf4hKG_F-Fu_FDqW0P3oH9JJIlzRKFw0Yhr8uNr_C0yQWIF6arbrLJ05wxplVaPvFF2pRDOdmNYI/s320/Pretty+Xeriscaping+II.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div> </div><div>Our path soon crosses the breakfast cafe "Eggs in the City". The pups like to say hello to a nice Weirmariner pup who apparently comes with his owner every morning for breakfast, but he we must have missed him this morning.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wz809Bh2Te8kcvtWXy-yAM1MF6iambVm9Q8I6C5sU90F8B5u_U75zzfEUzaukobwZ4kGSbfWIuO0XZ7zVibSr7V-hE3ve4fS7W3_xexARcTPwz_s1tmjC65eiVfOCpYmid-R4w9LFqQ/s1600-h/Eggs+in+the+City+I.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254975154140379330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wz809Bh2Te8kcvtWXy-yAM1MF6iambVm9Q8I6C5sU90F8B5u_U75zzfEUzaukobwZ4kGSbfWIuO0XZ7zVibSr7V-hE3ve4fS7W3_xexARcTPwz_s1tmjC65eiVfOCpYmid-R4w9LFqQ/s320/Eggs+in+the+City+I.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>Waiting to cross at the corner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9fPvL_3RMX9Tv6wxwijk4oggLlBrOzr6Fh_aL9KqfVABDyo6XS6t0kMG9WykL0HkyvcIKjIZBgvdxn8L-K2ApnO1MDh0TBEQvnoLSFZrBOtLLg-eMktGEQQr1yZzZXsRy9Q6UgIm7IQ/s1600-h/At+the+corner.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254974032165488706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9fPvL_3RMX9Tv6wxwijk4oggLlBrOzr6Fh_aL9KqfVABDyo6XS6t0kMG9WykL0HkyvcIKjIZBgvdxn8L-K2ApnO1MDh0TBEQvnoLSFZrBOtLLg-eMktGEQQr1yZzZXsRy9Q6UgIm7IQ/s320/At+the+corner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Drat! I'd forgotten that the city is in process of replacing all of the old sidewalks and Allie is not all that fond of dumptrucks, either.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7BzTl4ahglR4zmduuU5lAF1BJdkHf1OalUbKtcmD8JydJ-YJ1JWK2tf3SFa3yQZ-FBz8T0Q15w5Q27FOgahjpEQOTIwUQRH-0cV3AH7ACeRFnqAhXiU5uFUrtqqTjkMNGzQyIdbf2E0/s1600-h/Umm+There+Are+City+Trucks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254975790392299218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7BzTl4ahglR4zmduuU5lAF1BJdkHf1OalUbKtcmD8JydJ-YJ1JWK2tf3SFa3yQZ-FBz8T0Q15w5Q27FOgahjpEQOTIwUQRH-0cV3AH7ACeRFnqAhXiU5uFUrtqqTjkMNGzQyIdbf2E0/s320/Umm+There+Are+City+Trucks.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="right">Yikes, let's get going!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73a-9TvoyeQsKqULhQmZdOe26efTuuP0Ehg-kmjZKZcd58C-_W8cBCyrYoQHSQEz2v9OvqDjNUIQZ8TOpUkGxp5VAZdG4wBZe3mfe2SCJg6J24aSRDNX44xAbFbb9-AAckvCL0DsipyE/s1600-h/I+Love+Walkies.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254973848150575506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73a-9TvoyeQsKqULhQmZdOe26efTuuP0Ehg-kmjZKZcd58C-_W8cBCyrYoQHSQEz2v9OvqDjNUIQZ8TOpUkGxp5VAZdG4wBZe3mfe2SCJg6J24aSRDNX44xAbFbb9-AAckvCL0DsipyE/s320/I+Love+Walkies.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Saying "hello" to some friends. (Rusty is walking to my other side at this point, as he is a little intimidated by these dogs, although they usually don't bark or growl -- until we're down the sidewalk).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj9tmXRj0-pcXWEVZwcMXEw2BXMpdJ1XgT_wuCRTGqpByhKPT9_ZHS-U_6Bt1mRSM-FOAIMBss-nZLy1c09qUsNBrqYD5KFNvyvasLqvNvvlfTOqh7AAsWKRQyUh2Tkxl5TPig3WarQs/s1600-h/Saying+Hi+to+Some+Friends.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254975017590317218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj9tmXRj0-pcXWEVZwcMXEw2BXMpdJ1XgT_wuCRTGqpByhKPT9_ZHS-U_6Bt1mRSM-FOAIMBss-nZLy1c09qUsNBrqYD5KFNvyvasLqvNvvlfTOqh7AAsWKRQyUh2Tkxl5TPig3WarQs/s320/Saying+Hi+to+Some+Friends.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />"I'm tired of posing for pictures!"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QvzkfkZmSxRxPkiLqXATFZshyphenhyphenGKZWFZoQEatXS8mSKITSikf1G7Gn2ivFm0zfwHgy9vOodVmGTRXDPSLPM0029NJilbvNirWK9bG0ttLZfVwVLqK5LbiDdKGZ3U8-kt2Q9HjkZ4MXTE/s1600-h/Tired+of+Posing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254975577963057314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4QvzkfkZmSxRxPkiLqXATFZshyphenhyphenGKZWFZoQEatXS8mSKITSikf1G7Gn2ivFm0zfwHgy9vOodVmGTRXDPSLPM0029NJilbvNirWK9bG0ttLZfVwVLqK5LbiDdKGZ3U8-kt2Q9HjkZ4MXTE/s320/Tired+of+Posing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>The end is in sight. The dogs are waiting for permission to cross.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bSjM5L0VSCXPj1UkvKpxw2CNF17osIYA6eE-OV9IviWBLDHf7nnYfzI7LItmrUM1hdllk9PeNr-TjX9VPB1HYIkDqvELA0LONagRF0f8KigqJPcVmt1YnbBDRf9g0FI5WqCMNFDfndQ/s1600-h/Can+we+cross+now.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254974284227136178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bSjM5L0VSCXPj1UkvKpxw2CNF17osIYA6eE-OV9IviWBLDHf7nnYfzI7LItmrUM1hdllk9PeNr-TjX9VPB1HYIkDqvELA0LONagRF0f8KigqJPcVmt1YnbBDRf9g0FI5WqCMNFDfndQ/s320/Can+we+cross+now.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Home at last! (Geez, you'd think I'd have at least taken the time to photoshop the glaring security company sign out of the picture. Oh well.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhws8fPYahd-nWCQjTn7tWDTUwaMV_kDsgv-7tAyONSzVWS7CLFGm4zwxDV9We7OAoP6ygQBPnV6IApjSvG9jmBsbudWamZTAOdHEYlLQE_7epAraDyHEBWSK2lxGNOkaAUVrcqXAFJtEw/s1600-h/Back+Home.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254975966656760082" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhws8fPYahd-nWCQjTn7tWDTUwaMV_kDsgv-7tAyONSzVWS7CLFGm4zwxDV9We7OAoP6ygQBPnV6IApjSvG9jmBsbudWamZTAOdHEYlLQE_7epAraDyHEBWSK2lxGNOkaAUVrcqXAFJtEw/s320/Back+Home.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIPZfQ1WL1Q5C3afZefmsbZbZcEufPu7goxtvVg5Gd4pT9-3yR5a51qvqMOr2fJTmLJmKUJKPhX-9or3FdU-VDvS18CgyXqcGDfyO2vaTB7TnD5WR5mM6d0otBiQQhlMEniWI583hd9A/s1600-h/Wow,+that+was+fun.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254976194870984594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIPZfQ1WL1Q5C3afZefmsbZbZcEufPu7goxtvVg5Gd4pT9-3yR5a51qvqMOr2fJTmLJmKUJKPhX-9or3FdU-VDvS18CgyXqcGDfyO2vaTB7TnD5WR5mM6d0otBiQQhlMEniWI583hd9A/s320/Wow,+that+was+fun.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>It was a nice walk!</div><div>The dogs like this route, but I think their favorite one is the "Bagel Run", so maybe that's where we'll go next time. :) </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-37674933189734647492008-10-01T20:38:00.016-06:002008-10-02T09:26:11.787-06:00Attack of the Killer Tomatoes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gHvkW7GntlkosvsLqnYLM1Hov8I-mlOCAtxKNFdqbzox7PleYlMH0zzHqWzTao4xXo708HwBeB6lRhxBe34-FFJHPOcj_muGeoW6PsvrZR855rumZGCPYcQzktpimF3QGvMh9qYUdzI/s1600-h/100_3489.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252390922648979314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gHvkW7GntlkosvsLqnYLM1Hov8I-mlOCAtxKNFdqbzox7PleYlMH0zzHqWzTao4xXo708HwBeB6lRhxBe34-FFJHPOcj_muGeoW6PsvrZR855rumZGCPYcQzktpimF3QGvMh9qYUdzI/s320/100_3489.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>It's been kind of a funny growing season here in Utah this year. I'm not that into a big vegetable garden (not a whole lot of space, lots of clay soil and if you plant pumpkins or zucchini they make themselves at home across the entire back yard), so I usually only do a few vegetables in big terra cotta pots and place them in strategic spots around my yard. </div><div><br />Because this spring was so cool, I didn't plant my little garden until well after Memorial Day, which is kind of late for this area - we have a short growing season. I have 6 tomato plants, along with a few green and red peppers - my salsa garden. This entire summer I have only had 7 measly ripe tomatoes, including the 3 lousy cherry tomatoes that showed up on what was supposed to be an "Early Girl" plant. (I really hate cherry tomatoes -- what the heck are you supposed to do with them?!) I also got two tiny, one-inch green peppers, that I hid from my spouse so I wouldn't have to share.</div><div><br />Well, even though they haven't produced many ripe tomatoes, my tomato plants are veeeeeerrrryy healthy and thriving. In fact, one of my plants is so opulent and lush, it's downright scary -- I call her Audrey III.</div><div></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXOs-gCLTOQOwbbwcdvA5p4AiXWl9gETXsO2akuAhrJQB2YhGcZsKNDAmmRnJxIjdSE2oThdMun0Qja1DGPnP2TTcCVNkMC2LXSb_si9YOA8n-9VNA4PaiF-E-inLtqNFlzl0eWCtoTw/s1600-h/100_3483.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252389992396755250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXOs-gCLTOQOwbbwcdvA5p4AiXWl9gETXsO2akuAhrJQB2YhGcZsKNDAmmRnJxIjdSE2oThdMun0Qja1DGPnP2TTcCVNkMC2LXSb_si9YOA8n-9VNA4PaiF-E-inLtqNFlzl0eWCtoTw/s320/100_3483.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">Yes, folks -- this is ONE tomato plant! </div><div align="center"> </div><div><span>Yesterday, when I was hopefully digging through Audrey's tentacle-like stems looking for just one ripe tomato, I was shocked and amazed to put my hands on this . . . . </span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span></span> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">. . . . .</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">. . . . . </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcWgkjziKkSpK1-1KUTbArjSm6NzNSj3rYVjyKlSf6YZ6cTufLvY4cWJAeNm0CWVgzOoJr2xXDHCjoEVX0XFJ_tJFhX0FzDUPI-rmBzGczM8WMyyDT6T7iYzSFHDqfpI8pahztE2xfSY/s1600-h/100_3539.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252392694605996930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcWgkjziKkSpK1-1KUTbArjSm6NzNSj3rYVjyKlSf6YZ6cTufLvY4cWJAeNm0CWVgzOoJr2xXDHCjoEVX0XFJ_tJFhX0FzDUPI-rmBzGczM8WMyyDT6T7iYzSFHDqfpI8pahztE2xfSY/s320/100_3539.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>*Note the look of terror in Allie's eyes.</em></p><p align="left">This incredible example of tomato-dom is called a "<em>Mortgage Lifter"</em>. The <em>Mortgage Lifter</em> was developed in the 1940's by an auto repair mechanic, who was called Radiator Charlie. He crossed German Johnson Pink, Red Beefsteak, an unknown Italian variety and an unknown English variety of tomatoes together and the <em>Mortgage Lifter</em> was the result. Radiator Charlie Byles sold so many tomato plants over the next five or six years that he was able to pay off the mortgage of his home (hence the name<em>).</em></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMrecHBpXKB0GkhZa0g_ZSk3CSHP7Tql3mvCaF08S2fvVC2vqrTM0Glo-Yxuh7IunJpo7bvvx8a89OQmdc3bpyjVRbjHSpQgsLK_6dNd51RwAbagrd3AEm_GFshT9TQE8bGfhfbT-IKY/s1600-h/100_3545.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252398926374647282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMrecHBpXKB0GkhZa0g_ZSk3CSHP7Tql3mvCaF08S2fvVC2vqrTM0Glo-Yxuh7IunJpo7bvvx8a89OQmdc3bpyjVRbjHSpQgsLK_6dNd51RwAbagrd3AEm_GFshT9TQE8bGfhfbT-IKY/s320/100_3545.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>They're not real pretty, being squatty and broad. They are also a funny color which is very pinkish and dull, but they are BIG and they taste great! This beauty weighed in at close to <strong>3 lbs</strong>.!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I've greedily counted at least another 30 of these giant delicacies lurking beneath Audrey's thick foliage. Now, I just have to cross my fingers and hope that the weather will hold (despite the ominous prediction of snow down to 6000 ft. this weekend - we're at 4500 ft., but a big cold front is coming.)</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I often end up canning several dozen bottles of green tomato salsa in the fall because I have to rush to pick the unripe tomatoes from the vines to save them from the frost in mid-to-late September. This year I'll say a quick prayer to the weather gods and hope that I'll be making fresh tomato salsa, fresh tomato sandwiches and eating sliced tomatoes with our Sunday dinner, instead of having to try to find room for 100+ jars of green tomato salsa.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span></span><span>There is one other force of nature I'll have to keep at bay, to keep my infant Mortgage Lifter's safe . . . . .<br /><br /><br /></div></span><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bXND6RN4qgYB6Q4X3r6vG5y2aCx3ci1q16-hfNjjniikiGBn-UlnJxUmz_J4kAuj2SJUb1yUen_i2AXIdlwMNG00JPHHSjjye2K0ogyrFMC_RJ9KrrOUHr5G78w_PXyOkP7uYGuaOhQ/s1600-h/100_3543.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252402307209678370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bXND6RN4qgYB6Q4X3r6vG5y2aCx3ci1q16-hfNjjniikiGBn-UlnJxUmz_J4kAuj2SJUb1yUen_i2AXIdlwMNG00JPHHSjjye2K0ogyrFMC_RJ9KrrOUHr5G78w_PXyOkP7uYGuaOhQ/s320/100_3543.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>The voracious "Rusty Dog"!!! He stands accused of consuming 1 or 2 of my tomatoes straight from the vine -- all that was left were a few stems and a smear of juice on his lips. The little devil was certainly eyeing this tomato and even tried to take a big bite. (<em>Seriously, I do have to watch Rusty around the tomatoes because they aren't too good for dogs and can cause heart irregularities, dilated pupils and other problems.</em>)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div><span>This tomato, however, is now safely in my refrigerator marinating in a lovely pico de gallo to serve with tomorrow night's dinner. Ummmm. . . . .</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-36693076634484824162008-09-23T13:43:00.039-06:002008-09-23T19:35:52.314-06:00True Confessions From the Stage-Mom of a [Would-Be] Calendar Queen<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYyxoy7iJ8EN0uhQ_HsdKpbGUSwdF8RK9BajWy5WEIDpOBNST1jRP8fCZqhvxxKYAXvdGk9gIQlywWw0YjKQc0wCbOmH3tlrC4Ki_XfBPgRLmTWbuML-Sv5B0GfLGHkxsqiGDVFxFC50/s1600-h/Cross.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249380715267211186" style="CURSOR: hand" height="335" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYyxoy7iJ8EN0uhQ_HsdKpbGUSwdF8RK9BajWy5WEIDpOBNST1jRP8fCZqhvxxKYAXvdGk9gIQlywWw0YjKQc0wCbOmH3tlrC4Ki_XfBPgRLmTWbuML-Sv5B0GfLGHkxsqiGDVFxFC50/s320/Cross.jpg.jpg" width="271" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p>I’ve been taking a lot of pictures of the dogs lately, even more than usual. Candids, action shots, pretty poses – you name it, I’ve been shooting it. Why, you ask? (Besides the fact that I enjoy taking pictures of my furry family members?) Well, it’s time to submit pictures for the premier edition of the <strong>Western Border Collie Rescue’s 2009 fundraising calendar</strong>! Rules for submitting pictures for the calendar are pretty simple: photos need to be high resolution shots containing one or more WBCR alumni/foster dog(s) (“no recognizable people or non-WBCR dogs, please.”) We adopted Allie from Wyoming Border Collie Rescue (<a href="http://www.wybcrescue.org/">http://www.wybcrescue.org/<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></a>in October of 2005, when she was about 6 mos. old and I think she is beeeeuuuutiful and would make a wonderful calendar model. <em>Wyoming Border Collie Rescue is in the process of changing it’s name to Western Border Collie Rescue to reflect the growth of the rescue, which now has dogs/volunteers in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana and New Mexico</em>. </p><p>Let me say, Allie herself has absolutely no interest in becoming a calendar pin-up girl. She would much rather play fetch or frisbee, than pose for more stinkin’ pictures. Any aspirations of cover girl glory are purely delusions on my own part and are continually being frustrated by one very basic fact – Allie is nearly impossible to photograph. </p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div>"Allie look here!" "No, not over there -- here!" "No! Look HERE!!!"</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuJh-eJaUgs6mFRypzLDYWrtX7vJvF7gVtOtwJlQ9r8JvPnCXMgrKFhz1sUBc34QUyBasG6Lv0KM92r1DThRF_cDz6GLM2_7UcOfnEAzMe8zpYOB8mkRFGA6DPoNFx5wxKxjliGn47ps/s1600-h/Allie+Left.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249379397200152354" style="WIDTH: 186px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" height="303" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuJh-eJaUgs6mFRypzLDYWrtX7vJvF7gVtOtwJlQ9r8JvPnCXMgrKFhz1sUBc34QUyBasG6Lv0KM92r1DThRF_cDz6GLM2_7UcOfnEAzMe8zpYOB8mkRFGA6DPoNFx5wxKxjliGn47ps/s320/Allie+Left.jpg.jpg" width="170" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCtlQ769yVfUqj3-fY-8JoqqeV61yIth3DUfO0jpUw2qjbe1oP4KcaWFrzB4C-64W18UQE0DzVj0cGQpQ1DQays0KEuT18e5iLhnZ241vt3UR4di976VIvNvvRlnmcSqHmpSxBNulurY/s1600-h/Allie+Right.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249379665329639906" style="WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" height="302" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCtlQ769yVfUqj3-fY-8JoqqeV61yIth3DUfO0jpUw2qjbe1oP4KcaWFrzB4C-64W18UQE0DzVj0cGQpQ1DQays0KEuT18e5iLhnZ241vt3UR4di976VIvNvvRlnmcSqHmpSxBNulurY/s320/Allie+Right.jpg.jpg" width="187" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbL_0ApZuKvuKw2KWTRq_PoS-mgl6bd3WaLBppg6ckEb0wcBEqfgmLLq-53d2Nrh4NLHYjtzQRUP57zhudFJjtlS81O8s4wVy2hSZjpMWPVIziTW_9Zc2Jq2b3BOqiyKmlMjRjePTroQ0/s1600-h/Exorcist.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249379916736958946" style="WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px" height="298" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbL_0ApZuKvuKw2KWTRq_PoS-mgl6bd3WaLBppg6ckEb0wcBEqfgmLLq-53d2Nrh4NLHYjtzQRUP57zhudFJjtlS81O8s4wVy2hSZjpMWPVIziTW_9Zc2Jq2b3BOqiyKmlMjRjePTroQ0/s320/Exorcist.jpg.jpg" width="195" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Her dark eyes in her black face usually cause her to appear to have no eyes at all (except for the really lovely glowing “demon eyes” caused from the flash). </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn2wmywkt4sOqfInJ3ieEfU4JRTF7uKkbqyPy9RxDj_urGpSbgJrP_CvbRq0gOSf8W6Tw2TnUw9Y98MQ1BvDGVRTuXqMnIJLpRkQYvew0033LYyRCrRHbG01KFEZF-fqzbWCFV4U7dbA/s1600-h/Demon+Eyes.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249374849276033458" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn2wmywkt4sOqfInJ3ieEfU4JRTF7uKkbqyPy9RxDj_urGpSbgJrP_CvbRq0gOSf8W6Tw2TnUw9Y98MQ1BvDGVRTuXqMnIJLpRkQYvew0033LYyRCrRHbG01KFEZF-fqzbWCFV4U7dbA/s320/Demon+Eyes.jpg.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Sometimes her eyespots get mistaken for big white moth eyes <bleah>and people always tell me that her head looks about three times bigger than the rest of her skinny body. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249374451182801746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y6uZeO2-lzNifsv7zjJ0poybfBeRvuJJ9QEQG5DlpqOqm_Mc8JImzl594YyovTm_WFhPmWv5Ep-DbTG6TR67FzoLaiiN_sXZjV_OwKPgWVGAugvtZA0zk4_oWzqedrtXN34sWoSEIBg/s320/Allie+No+Eyes.jpg.jpg" border="0" />To further complicate things, she can never sit still, so most of my pictures of her turn out like this.<sigh!></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nJYm1jGQkcGTiiyCP8d8pUan-dIePvuL-rNlFdbYXleIL9CQmjE-xXT_NbSgUmF2kgoNbcuBt8x8f5Ee__LYoTqD3XOVN7BEFNoR4oSMvX9S3SiDON1Rpx4ivcUHSabZCx5ClguyDYc/s1600-h/Stop.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249381460527307602" style="CURSOR: hand" height="161" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nJYm1jGQkcGTiiyCP8d8pUan-dIePvuL-rNlFdbYXleIL9CQmjE-xXT_NbSgUmF2kgoNbcuBt8x8f5Ee__LYoTqD3XOVN7BEFNoR4oSMvX9S3SiDON1Rpx4ivcUHSabZCx5ClguyDYc/s320/Stop.jpg.jpg" width="250" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP153iAuoySBYTT3eoBNtC7BPHSWFTPrcsAfwHcxiQ8zehCB1myok5otgIQfql_GX-g710i_rHGwwGrnrjSUeioOPhffJX3IcA1WBjU_ub8iWgtie9gBevlLVkGq0fdLCQ4g1l4G0wP4/s1600-h/Oops+Missed+It+Again.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249376578417790066" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px" height="227" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP153iAuoySBYTT3eoBNtC7BPHSWFTPrcsAfwHcxiQ8zehCB1myok5otgIQfql_GX-g710i_rHGwwGrnrjSUeioOPhffJX3IcA1WBjU_ub8iWgtie9gBevlLVkGq0fdLCQ4g1l4G0wP4/s320/Oops+Missed+It+Again.jpg.jpg" width="152" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttYBIIv2Pr64PjOWse20bFjAlzv027Z3aeAQ2TD5gj7JsAoVGpb1blbU_7_PtRE2r6bvIHAwDdOHcCNIInb2hp5nbyB6PzCJ-7I8eMyYQMrkuRy4Hi7O6-XkfZCJJ8iPTTMGQSKxoUxU/s1600-h/Allie+Butt+2.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249393983528945650" style="WIDTH: 219px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" height="220" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttYBIIv2Pr64PjOWse20bFjAlzv027Z3aeAQ2TD5gj7JsAoVGpb1blbU_7_PtRE2r6bvIHAwDdOHcCNIInb2hp5nbyB6PzCJ-7I8eMyYQMrkuRy4Hi7O6-XkfZCJJ8iPTTMGQSKxoUxU/s320/Allie+Butt+2.jpg.jpg" width="254" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifP153iAuoySBYTT3eoBNtC7BPHSWFTPrcsAfwHcxiQ8zehCB1myok5otgIQfql_GX-g710i_rHGwwGrnrjSUeioOPhffJX3IcA1WBjU_ub8iWgtie9gBevlLVkGq0fdLCQ4g1l4G0wP4/s1600-h/Oops+Missed+It+Again.jpg.jpg"><br /><p align="justify"></a></p><div></div><div>Rusty, on the other hand, is a dream to photograph, with his lovely red and white coloring and obliging shy smiles. He will also sit and pose for the camera, which Allie will not.</div><br /><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZXTgEQ5w5S9JeM0cdXPChzaS_tQY_iNfit9Zb6HJDKejCNE9nUL397ZMZ7NjxYAp-iaJ48Uqm7_Q8vHOvUOap0keFNrw7ObprLOsyHjYZtvGdZtGxQO6TFzbA3LioM4C16-Etwd5NdU/s1600-h/Handsome+Rusty.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249377377448876994" style="WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" height="215" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZXTgEQ5w5S9JeM0cdXPChzaS_tQY_iNfit9Zb6HJDKejCNE9nUL397ZMZ7NjxYAp-iaJ48Uqm7_Q8vHOvUOap0keFNrw7ObprLOsyHjYZtvGdZtGxQO6TFzbA3LioM4C16-Etwd5NdU/s320/Handsome+Rusty.jpg.jpg" width="303" border="0" /></a></p><div></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDO0VOz91nfvl-XPuwV_OO3jk0H_mGGm4z1yJ45Dhvkz-L5Pd3NsqELNyErLoVsvU94irFbxpBYW1O9UJkGFK69boAY2NEWXbStWv3iQ5g5TLIS23cT9Xri0n6reN8R2N5-jngfa4CZg/s1600-h/Ball,+Ball,+Ball.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249377769444651490" style="WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px" height="216" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDO0VOz91nfvl-XPuwV_OO3jk0H_mGGm4z1yJ45Dhvkz-L5Pd3NsqELNyErLoVsvU94irFbxpBYW1O9UJkGFK69boAY2NEWXbStWv3iQ5g5TLIS23cT9Xri0n6reN8R2N5-jngfa4CZg/s320/Ball,+Ball,+Ball.jpg.jpg" width="284" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">(“Ball, ball? Isn’t there a ball around here somewhere?”) </p><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div></div><div></div><div>Rusty, however, is not a WBCR dog, but was adopted from another great rescue (“That’ll Do Border Collie Rescue”), out of Vancouver, B.C., and thus is not eligible for this calendar competition. </div><br /><div>I’m sure a more skilled photographer could coax a better picture out of Allie than I manage with my little point-n-shoot camera, but I do what I can. I love Allie and she is my “heart” dog, but I’m afraid that my hopes of greater glory for my skinny pup are just pipedreams. I will have to be content with following her around going “Allie, sit still” – “stay,” . . . “no, no, Allie, leave the ball alone now!”. . .”look this way!” . . . and just hope that maybe just one of the last 500 pictures I just took will actually turn out. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SeL_DBJyvxeseguE6srPNJUAxwQ9ENDnNgnpEY29vSIZsOyqjrcKSGJwG9YhCDdtPtXdtUKFqjRESpnuOfN8qS0wI__QghtK8hyphenhyphenWLOTDLeM9mQhYrdwnOIdvmC-ZjsUukpz3piB6mD8/s1600-h/I+don%27t+want+my+picture+taken.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249380942578182818" style="WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px" height="223" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SeL_DBJyvxeseguE6srPNJUAxwQ9ENDnNgnpEY29vSIZsOyqjrcKSGJwG9YhCDdtPtXdtUKFqjRESpnuOfN8qS0wI__QghtK8hyphenhyphenWLOTDLeM9mQhYrdwnOIdvmC-ZjsUukpz3piB6mD8/s320/I+don%27t+want+my+picture+taken.jpg.jpg" width="278" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpiU38lx2SmdBRuE5lgfWkUOP6i-jYRpMxAh3icCwnm-yr7A1dq37tN8mL_QPRf9rMd1YsN2jVoc3QCbBHx5LKOxClFfQIhQe1wUjYyOUlkDWaTBMEWKK3lfJSZhDKXx_Uk9sF_Hi5bE/s1600-h/Allie+Look+Up.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249380470242106914" style="WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" height="241" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpiU38lx2SmdBRuE5lgfWkUOP6i-jYRpMxAh3icCwnm-yr7A1dq37tN8mL_QPRf9rMd1YsN2jVoc3QCbBHx5LKOxClFfQIhQe1wUjYyOUlkDWaTBMEWKK3lfJSZhDKXx_Uk9sF_Hi5bE/s320/Allie+Look+Up.jpg.jpg" width="182" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKPROrTrf9R1hXPLNagVEGHrinrRNU9sHgc-_K1ZwEKJ9NJwihVB94LTi_5RhmsL5-X2tU5nhuSD1hl3DLbAtxsAQPYcBllgm-QNUGx0g7ENbWtFd_15UcqniS8-If9s_71Ieh5AA75I/s1600-h/Say+Cheese.jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249384106411014818" style="WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 187px" height="156" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKPROrTrf9R1hXPLNagVEGHrinrRNU9sHgc-_K1ZwEKJ9NJwihVB94LTi_5RhmsL5-X2tU5nhuSD1hl3DLbAtxsAQPYcBllgm-QNUGx0g7ENbWtFd_15UcqniS8-If9s_71Ieh5AA75I/s320/Say+Cheese.jpg.jpg" width="201" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-25759753330431024072008-09-21T19:26:00.019-06:002008-09-21T20:27:25.605-06:00Down at the Ol' Watering Hole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNLF6pEYbuPQ17p4C7IGgXg8Qx0ZOlP6XpkWbq20b2EmIvE8fXHrD4bpuOFZPBX0tAoMUvVqZCnqarNF3Esglwti2fcRSrxsU79VoU9Ej40i3B2TJ_yWjIad1yP7_ifz08YX6IZUkUoM/s1600-h/100_3516.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248665235382454178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNLF6pEYbuPQ17p4C7IGgXg8Qx0ZOlP6XpkWbq20b2EmIvE8fXHrD4bpuOFZPBX0tAoMUvVqZCnqarNF3Esglwti2fcRSrxsU79VoU9Ej40i3B2TJ_yWjIad1yP7_ifz08YX6IZUkUoM/s320/100_3516.jpg" border="0" /></a> My son and I just got back from taking the dogs to one of the best off-leash dog park in town -Parley's Nature Preserve. This is a very cool dog park because the park encompasses approximately 85 acres, has lots of trees and vegetation and has a great river running through it -- many places are deep enough to swim, even at this time of year (much to Rusty's delight).<br /><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">There were about a million dogs there and it must have been "Border Collie Night" because we ran into about 18 different BCs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKkGLWJhgISoPjeopS-HjsKXW1Tpl487fAe6x5wSFLD_FWHj0TX5u5MDKLvSrxBkhjPqc2t4k0hNqQWob40WPSjHtvepeafHw2grP50DezBWNIf_XhIZmv_cRED7GgKel2cswa7tyYl0/s1600-h/100_3517.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248657423066794818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" height="255" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKkGLWJhgISoPjeopS-HjsKXW1Tpl487fAe6x5wSFLD_FWHj0TX5u5MDKLvSrxBkhjPqc2t4k0hNqQWob40WPSjHtvepeafHw2grP50DezBWNIf_XhIZmv_cRED7GgKel2cswa7tyYl0/s320/100_3517.jpg" width="331" border="0" /></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248658037128961186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZ2_U7uQ9S-gkPnASMOpDbbQalo66GMeMaqSBXf05HeZpoW92iJM_8zRJT5PkRyGQ0cEKijoQ-dRFpzCCX5OD0eShYZNyexZSndME4cbRfT0QzHCHw411Ztt2o8i1ooG6LtTA0K307rM/s320/100_3522.jpg" border="0" /> This is one of the favorite swimming spots because it's pretty deep most of the year. (However, we avoid it in the early spring, as the run-off out of the canyon makes this a death-trap for dogs and there have been several canine (and human) fatalities in this area.)<br /><br /><p align="left">Something smells mighty good.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248665693910126338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQfG6U9dG_Sgzhn6yN1cVar0RbAFfqCgMVwMleCq9JSvMg7IyQ2AeUVw3pbs1kbCghEIFZhM73cHvKi80Jo-45k0E5MkQZHZ8oTPLk2K4dKUYje5PRPxqe2jw2uqC0qul8p6Yhp-t9Eg/s320/100_3497.jpg" border="0" />"Throw the @#&% ball already!" (Allie has a one-track mind.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcRTOryzy3x-g0pNtHK1lcfyD8hr8iTr8nm94zf9lnss9bhJwwSRa_AEgsxH69_yJ-YNM9m4LHYKTJYHl29o6OQ1Rs4bBDeJdNMWxggQxqCz9TD3Ecn4Ga8baxb6x_0q9TDXA3diHlPQ/s1600-h/100_3509.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248656013032873794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="267" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifcRTOryzy3x-g0pNtHK1lcfyD8hr8iTr8nm94zf9lnss9bhJwwSRa_AEgsxH69_yJ-YNM9m4LHYKTJYHl29o6OQ1Rs4bBDeJdNMWxggQxqCz9TD3Ecn4Ga8baxb6x_0q9TDXA3diHlPQ/s320/100_3509.jpg" width="339" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRQ1Kbzq8Af1_jKmOe1zFZmp_XwH_v0LgUJPSx9wPeAgycJ7slI4j0Ge1HDsjhXCw7AWv5z9Dctfl7B5az62bnzJCoDOX12unOe0U65wRXbG_sw1Rp0v9YJBpbQy8VfxhfeAfsEExwng/s1600-h/100_3532.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248659705474683170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRQ1Kbzq8Af1_jKmOe1zFZmp_XwH_v0LgUJPSx9wPeAgycJ7slI4j0Ge1HDsjhXCw7AWv5z9Dctfl7B5az62bnzJCoDOX12unOe0U65wRXbG_sw1Rp0v9YJBpbQy8VfxhfeAfsEExwng/s320/100_3532.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p></p><p align="left"> Shake it, baby -- shake it!</p><p>Both dogs are tired tonight and even Allie seems to be settling in. It was a good day for walkies. :)<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-47771659173469238522008-09-16T20:57:00.012-06:002008-09-16T22:04:41.364-06:00Life Through a Peeky Hole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zjwvgo7mXrwE9aRB7u8Mi2mZ2gYGmnQPFdulYjWG8-mFs3kn2Ii5T5XQNUsv8veN13wki5w3-ctnfjMkiT5PlOqtASHAjUkOM2gLnAX-S1xf7wBB2qK3B847mTbt_zlDZuuycm4JwPE/s1600-h/100_3450.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246834111018484146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Zjwvgo7mXrwE9aRB7u8Mi2mZ2gYGmnQPFdulYjWG8-mFs3kn2Ii5T5XQNUsv8veN13wki5w3-ctnfjMkiT5PlOqtASHAjUkOM2gLnAX-S1xf7wBB2qK3B847mTbt_zlDZuuycm4JwPE/s320/100_3450.jpg" border="0" /></a> There is an alley behind my house. It doesn't get used a lot, in fact, it isn't really even paved. But sometimes people walk their dogs and the kids in neighborhood ride their bikes back there. One of my neighbors came over to tell me that lately Rusty had been greeting people through a hole in my fence.<br /><br />I've known that we needed to fix the fence back there, but the foliage is pretty thick and I hadn't really seen the fence for a while, so I decided I'd better check out the "peeky hole". Tonight I put the dogs into the back yard and took a little stroll around the block so I could enter the alley and check the fence. Can you spot the doggie?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246834899095258562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeS187eJqvxoqgCFd3-sleYwYlOZ8Cg7Ukd9kJiTrPWDr3Q_GO4kIx84zd-fXzOM5opi_d4GGXEolnOwGt2T12SrSqFAKhrZfJVGJ-m5a9hY0AousKk2PKfGdgssJCyvlF1dOBVxD02c/s400/100_3449.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div></div><div></div><div><div></div><div>It's actually a pretty darn big "peeky hole" and the weight of the grapevine has collapsed a section of the fence, so I guess we'll be hauling in some new dog-earred cedar slats to fix it up. I actually hate to totally close off his view entirely, so I'll probably make sure we leave a little spot for him to stick his nose out. </div><br /><div></div><div><div>Allie doesn't like sticking her head out of the hole and she barked and howled her fool head off at me when I was talking to her through fence. Silly dog.<br /></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5aQYRgOpy08jI_qiHNs8S4-LwYJjcxA3zjGPeTHIk1WZtZ9Nu3-Sri0EgepOPrdmDPIe11VZjAfcGwC2WgwXsoncoO54hjUra56_5Fub5jsc2niR0LrhiKe3xMwCMMj7NgCBEBkmEjg/s1600-h/100_3476.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246830957944044114" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5aQYRgOpy08jI_qiHNs8S4-LwYJjcxA3zjGPeTHIk1WZtZ9Nu3-Sri0EgepOPrdmDPIe11VZjAfcGwC2WgwXsoncoO54hjUra56_5Fub5jsc2niR0LrhiKe3xMwCMMj7NgCBEBkmEjg/s320/100_3476.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>(She does like popcicles, though.) :)</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-27474332278456968692008-09-11T19:50:00.010-06:002008-09-11T21:57:22.608-06:00It's A Jungle Out There<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcPnVxJZR9bvP6JQ-UUQpxWtV9FWsGpbtW13JUR-6kY5Jhlo8i3nuSd-xTaEVNlZkr-9v5NqqQp2PLXtFIv0XEE0eXsXjC8uEXvjESMHeZ_1Hd9-SIAbX2UwPwLRT3iWTjeq_HTf99FU/s1600-h/100_3410.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244948829181972738" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcPnVxJZR9bvP6JQ-UUQpxWtV9FWsGpbtW13JUR-6kY5Jhlo8i3nuSd-xTaEVNlZkr-9v5NqqQp2PLXtFIv0XEE0eXsXjC8uEXvjESMHeZ_1Hd9-SIAbX2UwPwLRT3iWTjeq_HTf99FU/s320/100_3410.jpg" border="0" /></a> At least my yard looks like one. We've had a bit of rain and it's been bit cooler, so all of the greenery has really taken off.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div></div><div>The dogs like it -- it's fun to roll in the long grass and to hide in the bamboo. It does make walking on the grass a little like walking through a minefield, however. You can't see the doggie droppings very easily, so I advise everyone to wear shoes (it's my 15 yr. old's job to "scoop poop" and unfortunately, he's a little hit-and-miss about it).</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRJQN8ck-YT96F1DPRsD99P13lcvqcXNhkIURsgPF-rq3RBKW1SR9Ue6PTUZnUCeLy9N8k9uLOrgB3_nrVFCd0oDrtH2XzDc8X4vqs5zCLSd9Pd0ryFqoiYcPITODKnNYEThCFIvdnV0/s1600-h/100_3411.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244949180103522290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRJQN8ck-YT96F1DPRsD99P13lcvqcXNhkIURsgPF-rq3RBKW1SR9Ue6PTUZnUCeLy9N8k9uLOrgB3_nrVFCd0oDrtH2XzDc8X4vqs5zCLSd9Pd0ryFqoiYcPITODKnNYEThCFIvdnV0/s320/100_3411.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRNVt4bO4lU3rctO1IJNvG2WkcPTyKSOoHBeyIl0f-LGVFmUA7ImaRElhSkVte_dC_5TRxINRVXeD8IELkwLivSUSUbOt-zjknFzlqCHWqmP9SBvMeRb1LxXnH-3iw01utLc_vs41SpQ/s1600-h/Intensity.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244950099790164946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRNVt4bO4lU3rctO1IJNvG2WkcPTyKSOoHBeyIl0f-LGVFmUA7ImaRElhSkVte_dC_5TRxINRVXeD8IELkwLivSUSUbOt-zjknFzlqCHWqmP9SBvMeRb1LxXnH-3iw01utLc_vs41SpQ/s320/Intensity.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XOFOFpgNXfMAjWEdhT-cJh4Ri0P1VrA1jrq87C3xuOzI21918WzAsFqNG6uIf4rHLWkPkWm1siODmew2xFdFgvxO0Xh5ZrZUFh8oLzlvLKtrcIOQ2HhPZRdJ-kD3lIau_XyonZj-Onw/s1600-h/100_3413.jpg"></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XOFOFpgNXfMAjWEdhT-cJh4Ri0P1VrA1jrq87C3xuOzI21918WzAsFqNG6uIf4rHLWkPkWm1siODmew2xFdFgvxO0Xh5ZrZUFh8oLzlvLKtrcIOQ2HhPZRdJ-kD3lIau_XyonZj-Onw/s1600-h/100_3413.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Allie reeaallly wants that ball to start flying.</div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2776567997031217142.post-82081695033825421972008-09-06T10:23:00.013-06:002008-09-06T14:58:31.202-06:00Labor Day Weekend<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyBonbnSFc0RpNxL7u4zBcrq5qGMTCfyY5oGfQNarsEmZP6LhblFnPfewZ1W6xQy2yPAZOojvM791mzk18Yah4dYLRsngyfOgcApZPJAIn8WVEteHue2_5yiwdLjp7LCLkHqUEaqKvvg/s1600-h/100_3378.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242959046035702786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyBonbnSFc0RpNxL7u4zBcrq5qGMTCfyY5oGfQNarsEmZP6LhblFnPfewZ1W6xQy2yPAZOojvM791mzk18Yah4dYLRsngyfOgcApZPJAIn8WVEteHue2_5yiwdLjp7LCLkHqUEaqKvvg/s320/100_3378.jpg" border="0" /></a> The camping trip up to Mirror Lake turned out to be a lot of fun -- for the first day.<br /><br />We hiked, fished and the weather was gorgeous. Unfortunately, it came to an abrupt end and the rain started pouring on Saturday night. By mid-day on Sunday, we were ready to leave (very cold, wet and soggy and even the dogs didn't want to go out of the trailer). So, during one of the rare breaks in the weather, we hastily packed up and made our journey back home to dry everything out. (We really didn't want to be snowed in.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbNh29crtUSfFQoaJyvyr2WCU2GMlznuPBnjL6ZgjovRnXYiGrQPwgLFpUfc10qxmKbqi3ePoqt70U1MCv9I5mzeJOIl4XqNfipn3l3EZUUS2a97-jdJ3wpDNcSxNi4rWMsIUUJksfLc/s1600-h/Rusty+Swims+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242954671596801714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbNh29crtUSfFQoaJyvyr2WCU2GMlznuPBnjL6ZgjovRnXYiGrQPwgLFpUfc10qxmKbqi3ePoqt70U1MCv9I5mzeJOIl4XqNfipn3l3EZUUS2a97-jdJ3wpDNcSxNi4rWMsIUUJksfLc/s320/Rusty+Swims+II.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div></div><div>Despite the bad weather, we did have a good time and the dogs wore themselves out playing in the river and hiking and, on Monday, I even got to go up to Soldier Hollow for the finals of the sheepdog trials.</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7umqmxJLJTj0G0IcKtvGwJQHOkDSHYtGr4JzmibKGoo475wrk2TByJAtpGMIAV4PL3Lzq9oFc0_z1gza9Vy0NtOr5llUQtVRJuVKADcXXCW6f6gR6YRhn1VSeW3LQ7B1btiRWDqnCrw/s1600-h/Amanda+Milliken.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242960552040059186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7umqmxJLJTj0G0IcKtvGwJQHOkDSHYtGr4JzmibKGoo475wrk2TByJAtpGMIAV4PL3Lzq9oFc0_z1gza9Vy0NtOr5llUQtVRJuVKADcXXCW6f6gR6YRhn1VSeW3LQ7B1btiRWDqnCrw/s320/Amanda+Milliken.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><div></div><div>The trials were incredible. I am in awe of the great skill that the handlers have with their dogs. These dogs were performing in very wild weather (pouring rain, hail, sun, more rain and then very warm), but almost all of them managed to complete the difficult course. What a great weekend! (<em>The picture above is of Amanda Milliken and Clive working on getting the "pen" portion of their run. I LOVE her blue wellies!!!)</em></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0