I forgot to bring my phone on one of my walks, so those steps only got counted twice and not three times!!! I am bereft.
2023-02-05 09:57
Ashley in 3 acts
Chewing on a pant cuff is something
2023-02-03 18:31
Most days I walk the dog right at the end of cocktail hour, which this time of the year is right at sunset.
2023-02-02 12:18
Sunny Groundhog’s Day morning. However: Near South Arboretum Woods, Ashley suddenly became so animated I brought the car to a stop. I looked where she was looking, and spotted a juvenile groundhog, bravely standing over his shadow.
I submit we can look forward to an early spring.
2023-01-31 13:35
Ashley’s place in the sun is very narrow, but she’s found it.
2023-01-29 14:56
Most of the time—unless I need to go somewhere in particular—I let Ashley pick where we go on a walk. Today, instead of wanting to check all the things, Ashley wanted to head to, and then cross, the busy street.
By then I’d figured it out: She was leading me back to where yesterday she spent the morning at puppy daycare.
Sadly, it only happens twice a month. Happily, Ashley has been signed up for the next one.
2023-01-29 13:21
Fjord trout with a honey-ginger-mustard glaze, served with mixed peppers and onion and rice.
Depredated party girl
Some years ago I shared this image in my post depredated bird. I see such configurations of feathers pretty often around here—the remains of a bird killed probably by a cat or hawk, or possibly a fox or coyote.
So I was somewhat daunted when I saw this configuration of sequins on the grass just outside my front door.
Does that not look dauntingly like the remains of a depredated party girl?
It makes me worry just a bit about about what the predator was.
2023-01-28 11:09
We took Ashley to “puppy daycare,” giving us our first dog-free morning in nearly three months.
I checked my phone a couple of times, half-expecting to get a text saying, “Come get your demon dog and never bring her back,” but apparently she did just fine.
2023-01-28 10:40
If we spend 45 nights in Hyatt hotels between now and late March, we’ll get enough “bonus points” for another two nights! We could spend 47 nights in Hyatt hotels for the price of 45!