A time for skiing, a time for sneezing, a time for baaaaaaaabies... Last Saturday, DL and I were just finishing breakfast when this spruce grouse came walking across the front yard, followed by six baaaaaaaaabies:
As soon as they moved away from my car, the babies disappeared! What great camouflage!
They scattered pretty far, but she'd cluck to them and they'd gather close again.
Solstice was a week ago now. Our morning runs look like this:
Every dog has her comfy. Thistle's comfy is like this:
Cricket's comfy is sunbathing in the yard:
Even Miss April is getting more comfy! She finished a 6-week course of basic obedience. April and May went together, with my friend MS as Mae's handler and me as April's. The rest of the class was comprised of highly trainable, eager-to-please labs.
April and Mae were from a severe neglect and abuse situation, so they may not have learned all of the fancy tricks, but they got socialized. May was braver, but even April came a long way! Remember: Everyone runs their own race, and it's only against their own selves. April achieved Bravely Crossing her Fence and Leaving her Yard, and Bravely Leaving my Car and Entering This Scary Building. SO BRAVE!
She even learned to relax a little bit in a Scary Place.
And on the last day, she Bravely Put her Paws on a Foreign Object, and that is a lot for a dog who has already walked the road she has. All of the other dogs were posing on the platforms and walking through hula hoops, but again, April is in her Own Race! I'm so proud. 😍
However, she would not. Sit pretty and pose with her certificate. Piece of Paper was Suspicious! After this though, she jumped into my hatchback for the first time ever! Which is good because she is getting big!
One day last week I arrived at the rescue to scoop some poop and pick up April, and I was like WHO DIS??
It's Freya! Just come up from an Anchorage rescue that was closing its doors. It's really too bad that shelters are so overwhelmed right now. But gosh, Freya is a sweetie! She's half malamute and has those traits like Koda has: Soft, brown eyes; huge ridiculous smile; marshmallow paws.
And she let me squeeze her! Fortunately for me, it seems she already has a home lined up. So no temptation for me! What a happy, sunshiney girl!
And my last Super Important thing to report: It appears that the native endemic "eskimo potato" or "troth" has outcompeted the invasive bird vetch along our main road:
Providing food for bumblebees! Yay!
Happy Solstice to all 14 of my Loyal Readers!
2 comments:
Both Freya and April have "M" markings on their forehead, so cute, M usually shows on tabby cats, people say that means Mother Madonna from the Bible. Hope all allergen are fading away.
@mdr: M for malamute! Both have homes now! <3
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