It has been a L O N G wet day……….
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Not Wet Dog Lovers….You ask why not wet dog? Because like most hounds, mine do not get their paw pads wet. Ever! Anyway, it poured, teaming rain all day long. Thunder started rolling through at about 5:00am which means one thing. I was up with Chaps at 5:00am.
So, around 3:00ish, after my Mom had been working with Chaps out in the living room so I could get some work done, I decided to stick a cotton ball in each of Chaps ears. I don’t know if Chaps was just completely exhausted or if it worked a little bit but he crawled into bed and collapsed. I will not have the verdict on that one until the next storm. I tried cotton wipes before, but never the balls. I have high hopes!
So, it has finally quit raining and I was checking the front yard for my baby dove. The Mommy has parked her fledgling right under the cherry tree. This is where she teaches baby to fly. I had been worried about little grey goddess (that is what I call her). So, sure nuff – she is on the front pathway.
See if you can spot her. I am amazed at how doves blend into the background. Just a stunning example of Mother Nature.
Here she is walking towards the ladies room….
Here is the Mayor – “Mommy, excuse me. What are you in the bad outdoors?”
See grey goddess heading into the ladies room escaping the evil picture taking human?
Now Chaps really starts freaking out. He cannot for the life of him figure out why I would want to be outside and not holding his massive paw! He has moved from the front window to the sliding glass doors that lead out to the ladies room…
Check out his “worried face”!
Looks like Mommy has taught her fledgling well…….
Just like I have taught my little fledgling….Miss Emma to look so cute! This is our Emma after I came back in.
So, I was getting ready to make dinner and I spotted this. Miss grey goddess was back drying her beautiful feathers!
Remember she was in the teaming rain all day. A light breeze was blowing in this shot….
I think she likes us…..
Looks like she weathered the storm just fine. Thank goodness she did not need cotton balls for her ears!
More beautiful preening later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma
Comments(2)
These photos are so beautiful, I think you should be a professional photographer.
I think Chaps’ had a more curious look by the glass door. He didn’t seem worried to me.
Our Emma looked as stately and comfortable as ever.
I agree, you need to be a professional photographer! And what I’ve seen of your yard it is just simply beautiful. How do you keep it all up? Mine is as plain as I can get it cuz I just can’t keep it all up. And can you send some of that rain our way down here in South East Texas! We’re in a 2 month long drought. I’ve given up on watering my grass. With it being this dry I’d have to water 24/7 in order to get anything to soak in. Watering doesn’t compare to a good rain. And besides they’re starting to ration water too. One good thing is I’m not having to mow as often! But things are sure starting to die. It’s too sad.