This may be my last fill-in post given the chilly reaction to my efforts on the dog walk.
The dog walk today was a challenge. We went to our standard spot -- The Res -- at the appointed time, and Maggie did her thing as one would hope. However, the mosquitoes are starting to come out in force. Ike and I spent a lot of the walk discussing the relative itchiness of Poison Ivy v. Mosq. Bites. Given evidence collected on the walk, I argued that the bug bites were worse for the first 20 minutes, but the PI had staying power.
One of the big differences between when Moose and I take Ike for a dog walk is that he generally likes to just hang out and ride in my arms the whole time. He doesn't even feel the need to have hold of the leash most of the time. I'm not sure why that is. Today, as you can see from the picture, he had to take a short little walk, but he quickly wanted back up in my arms. (Note, too, that Dad didn't even dress him funny today.)
When we got back to the house, Ike had to do a bit of yard work. You can see how nicely Moose's gardening is coming together in the front of the house. We recently reclaimed the part on the far right, converting it from the omnipresent vinca to grass. Moose says she's surprised she's advocating planting grass anywhere, but that's how pervasive the darned vinca/perriwinkle is.
In the course of Ike's yardwork we came across a moose. This one comes via Aunt S and has settled into the garden well.
In the course of Ike's yardwork we came across a moose. This one comes via Aunt S and has settled into the garden well.
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fter that we had to take a ride in the wagon, which got a smile from the boy....
2 comments:
now see? That's some quality DOGWALK action! I knew you had the skills!
Now that's a DOGWALK report! Excellent job Sir SDMOOSE! You are hired as fill-in DOGWALK reporter anytime. Perhaps we can promote you to CO-DOGWALK Reporter?
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