Full Moon

First day of sunshine for a couple of weeks.    On my morning walk with the boys I noticed the moon.  Evidently it was full last night. Enjoy

Yodi is gone

Yodi went to his forever home yesterday.  Fostering is a bittersweet action.  You get to spend time with the critter ( dog, cat, turtle). You give it love and attention.  You get love and attention in return.  You establish a bond , a trust .  It feels really good.  Uou know that it is only temporary, that it will end.  And when it does, you know that your friend is going to a good place, but it hurts a little.

 Yodi got a bath before he left yesterday.

Rememberinh Wally

The coast gives the greatest sky photos 

 But so does the desert 

Fall

FALL has arrived.  The Dahlias are getting to the end of their reign.  

But some are still showing their beauty.

 

Walking with Dogs

Always fun.  Always interesting.  Always worthwhile, especially for the dogs.  

  They get exercise. They get variety.  They get new and interesting smells to interpret.

   I get exercise.  I get variety.  I get some sights and smells too.  I also get to work on my dance steps.  With my current foster dog, Yodi and before that, Gimli, walking three dogs requires hand- eye- foot coordination.  The most challenging part is the initial ten minutes.  Getting everybody hooked up and out the door.  By the time we round the corner I have the leashes untangled and we are actually moving forward.  From them on it's a moving dance routine asy walking mates find interest along our route.

All in all, a good thing.

Yodi

Yodi is our latest foster dog.  We picked him up on Saturday so today is Day Three. He's supposed to be all Dachshund but I think that has somel other genes in him.   That doesn't make him better or worse, it just explains certain physical and emotional traits.

   As you can see he is either very overweight or just has a "hybrid " physiology.

I can tell you , he is solid.  He must be close to 30 lbs but he can jump up on our bed which is quite tall.  He must have slept in a human bed in his previous home but that's not allowed in our house.  Part of our job is to give him a stable environment, notice and address any issues, get him into a veterinarian to be checked out and updated.  Oregon Dachshund Rescue has the job of finding him a new forever home.

Today's Artist --- Mary Chapin Carpenter

 Mary Chapin Carpenter -- Singer Songwriter.  Pop, Folk, Country all blended together to form songs that are varied and meaningful yet are fun to listen to.  Her songs sound good with a band or just Mary and her guitar.

Listen to

     "Down at the Twist and Shout"

     "Shut Up and Kiss Me"