I heard a few drops falling after midnight and again around 4 am. This is what remained at 6:30 am, August 14. Been a long dry spell. Hot, too. All moisture welcome. I’m waiting and hoping to see that they got rain up north on the Frijoles Fire.
I heard a few drops falling after midnight and again around 4 am. This is what remained at 6:30 am, August 14. Been a long dry spell. Hot, too. All moisture welcome. I’m waiting and hoping to see that they got rain up north on the Frijoles Fire.
I am at my desk early this morning but not because of new-found writing discipline. No, it’s the new first-light barking outbreaks of the guy in the office doorway, Cowboy 2, a heeler-Aussie cross who formerly let me sleep in and enjoy morning peace and quiet. I don’t know whether his deal is hormones, circadian …
Cowboy2 giving me privacy while I cheat on a crossword puzzle before a morning walk.

Izzy and Cowboy2 think they’ve escaped, for the moment, their tireless, younger playmate, Molly. I

And thanks to friends and neighbors for providing plenty of cheer. Now I’m going to see if I can recover my chair from the napping Cowboy 2.

Happy holidays ….
Cowboy 2 and I spent Sunday at Petroglyph Animal Hospital where the staff suspected after X-rays etcetera that he had consumed a “foreign object.” Bottom line is that he has seemed fine since. He is not a food beggar nor a cupboard sniffer. He gets at most one treat a day and he doesn’t run …