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July 22, 2015 I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done. I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them. I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC. |
Write about the most exciting, odd, or valuable thing you’ve found on the ground or abandoned on the side of the road. Invent a story about where the object came from and who owned it before you found it. Abandoned: I guess this would be my corn field dog who I named Cheech. Named after Cheech Marrin. Who played a detective in the Nash Bridges TV series. My dog walked out of a corn field on a fourth of July when our car drove by. He stood looking after us as we drove on our way to a store. My daughter and I agreed that if he was still there when we came home we would pick him up and take him home. He was still there. He was between one and two years old. A mixture of golden retriever and malamute, I think. I took him to a vet to have him checked out. His paws were flat and worn down from the black tops and being on the run. He had some malnutrition problems. I spent some time trying to find his owner then kept him for myself. I had him about 13 years. He was a treasure of dog. Protected me when I needed it. Took care of the other household pets like they were his special friends. Every pet I have had since 1975. Has been someone else"s castoff. We are having such fun with the dog I took in at Christmas. I never owned a Whippet before. The breed is awesome. Very intelligent and also a lot of fun to be with. He has lots of energy. As a new addition to the family he is going through stages. Since the weather straightened up in the spring he is trying on the role of dog alerter. He tells us as he spots each new species of wild life near the house. He even tells me when the neighbors are walking up or down their driveway. Which is more space, than a football field away and there is a line of fully folaged trees and brush between their driveway and our fields. Life moves on. Have a good day. ![Merit Badge in Super
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