Thursday, January 21, 2010

Long Time...

Long time since I posted here. Sorry about that. Life has intervened, but now maybe I can find time to get back in touch with my online life. We'll see how this goes.

Monday, August 20, 2007

About the Fence...



Regarding the fence in an earlier post, this is the back yard NOW. Dry and desert-like as it is, this is where Cookie likes to be. But it just goes on and on. A fence will keep safe from wandering-away. Plus it keeps other varmints, such as skunks, from invading!

Fence Installation Set To Begin

It's the 20th of August and the day has finally arrived. The fence installation begins today! It has been in the plans for weeks now but finally there will come a time when it won't be necessary to accompany Cookie on each of her trips to the back yard. She enjoys staying out for a long time but, left un-accompanied, she tends to wander away and ends up on the neighbor's back porch or worse-yet, near the street. So, once the fence is completed she'll be able to go out and stay as long as she likes! Now THAT is a dog's life!

Sunflowers Bloom



Today I went for a walk in the back-yard. It was a short walk. At any rate, it's nice to see the sunflowers as they bloom-out. They are a great attraction for the birds. I remember the day I put the seeds down - Cookie was there following my every step. I believe she was lonely that day. (Seems odd because I am at home nearly all the time.)

The sunflowers were planted over a period of weeks so I expect there to be on-going blooms until about the beginning of September.