Sunshine and Light

Hot and Wet

"That's nice if you're with a lady, but it ain't no good if you're in the jungle"
-Robin Williams in "Good Morning Vietnam"

The weather here has been...weird. Summer ran until October, then we had winter for a few days, then fall, back to winter, now fall. Last night took Fuzzbutt out for a walk, then let him veg on the porch while I got a last leaf raking in. He loves being outside where he can control passing dogs ("You dogs get off my sidewalk! Come to think of it, get off the street!"), and make sure no unauthorized people come up the driveway. It was awesome having the doors open to let some warm, damp air in, the last fresh air until May, I'm sure.

We've been teaching the mutt "Spin". On command he turns in a circle. The bad news is that he's now confused it with "come around" in which he switches from our right side to our left side (or vice versa). Now when I tell him to "come around", he does spins all the way around me. I need to straighten him out soon or we're going to have one very dizzy doggy on our hands. But I like teaching him new tricks - he enjoys it, and he's way too smart to not challenge intellectually. Once we get him to learn that, we're going to teach him to pick the hand that we're holding a treat in. He'll be ready for shell games by the time New Orleans is back in action.

Labels: Seasons

posted by MyHusbandRules @ 3:59 AM