Category: Nature
General observations, generally during dog walks
Conspicuous in its absence
What’s wrong with this picture?
The answer lies in what is not there.
A bit further down the beach, another dead dog, half buried. Second one in six weeks. I hope this doesn’t become a trend.
Little — well, not so little — SpinkyFace was a little spooked by it.
A new beach tuoy
I spotted this a couple days ago:
And then yesterday:
Great fun for the kids, playing around a multi-ton floating spear!
Dog mathematics
Aguas Dulces, Uruguay
A simple quiz
What one word connects these two photos?
Weirdest yet DTOTB
Lots of people enjoying the sun this afternoon, though one stretch a bit empty, obviously because of the Dead Thing On The Beach.
Which turns out to be a large, slightly bloated dog.
How did it die? Where did it come from?
Where there’s smoke
I watered the yard today for the first time in a little while. I was surprised how dry everything was. I gave it all a good soaking.
Alas, the same can’t be said for the wooded areas east of here….
Benji’s first big DTOTB
DTOTB=Dead Thing On The Beach. River dolphin. Note the posture of the two dogs.
Not that you care about our dogs, but.
Gita (origin Doguita, “little dog”), on the right, finds it a challenge navigating the boardwalk to the beach with continual flank assaults from the enthusiastic puppy.
Settled down, they have friendly a tug-of-war with a stuffed bear. Which, ironically (or not), was a gift from a cleaning lady to the third, and smallest, dog Bandito, the Shit-Zoo (Syd will appreciate this spelling).
Pecking order? Notice the paws.