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The dog is in the closet
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The dog is in the closet The sun came out today. There were large fluffy white clouds alternately shading and passing to bathe the earth in bright October sunshine, so we took the trail to the north shore of Atwater Pond again. The trees along the Lookout Trail at the edges of the swamp and marsh are already dropping their leaves. Cold settles in the low places and those trees are the first to change color and then to shed their leaves. They were dropping and fluttering to the ground all along the path. We can see more of the swamp and marsh now and there's also less to see except for increasingly bare trunks. This is the time of year when you dicover where those hornets were coming from all summer. I found an intact nest today, empty, along the north bank of the marsh, upstream from the pond. The upland forest is still bright and colorful and in many places still green. The beautiful twisted and leaning dogwoods are fading from delicate rose to pale and are beginning to lose their sheen in the marshy areas. Dogwoods are beautiful year round. In the spring they sprout lovely white blossoms, they crawl and lean and spread out in the understory all summer and are among the first to turn in fall, with a pale underside and a rosy red top leaf. In winter they'll catch the new snow and it will highlight the convoluted limbs craning about the trunks of the larger trees. I had to be patient to get my photos today. The forest would be dim and muted for minutes and then as the cloud passed by overhead sunlight would burst out and light up the trees. I had to wait for pictures. We took the trail near the edge of the marsh walking to the east end of the pond, and sat for a while looking at the lake. Gracie was having a ball today, chasing squirrels and trying to interest us in games of "I got it-you don't" with sticks and limbs. On the return we climbed to the top of the ridge that runs between the north border of the preserve and Atwater. You can look down through the trees and catch glimpses of the bright blue of Atwater Pond sparkling in the sunlight. The ridge is forested with hardwoods for about a mile and then transitions to pine, tall and spindly and only sprouting limbs in the canopy. This trail is easier. It adds a bit to the trek but is flatter and quite straight. We don't hike the length of it often, usually veering off on one of the side trails either down to the marsh bank on the south or north to the channel next to Kalamazoo Valley Community College and Ninth Street. We hiked just under six miles today, and we were tired. We took the most direct route home and Gracie immediately headed for my closet, where she takes her best naps, using my boots for a pillow. Doesn't everyone keep their dog in the closet? She's very convenient.           Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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Aww, your two favorite girls! They look good together. What a great photo! Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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In all of the excitement about PD and Gracie I forgot to say: 1) All photos are wonderful, as always. I love the one with red berries the most. 2) My dogs never slept in a closet, but cat preferred either linen closet where he jumped on a stack of freshly washed towels, or my dresser drawer where I kept tablecloths. He could open both, closet door and a drawer. I should've called him Houdini instead of Kiss. Visit my blog It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World of NaughtyInSO, leave a comment, become a watcher. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LIVE AND LET LIVE Be happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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She's secure in her perception of her sexuality. She doesn't know what it is. Other dogs try to hump her, she gets confused. I think she likes the closet and the boots because it smells like my feet.  They do have a pleasing fruity aroma, with a full palate and a nutty aftertaste. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Aww, your two favorite girls! They look good together. What a great photo! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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In all of the excitement about PD and Gracie I forgot to say: 1) All photos are wonderful, as always. I love the one with red berries the most. 2) My dogs never slept in a closet, but cat preferred either linen closet where he jumped on a stack of freshly washed towels, or my dresser drawer where I kept tablecloths. He could open both, closet door and a drawer. I should've called him Houdini instead of Kiss. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Great photos. I like the red berries one. That is one great photo of your two girls.  I liked your description of your day too. Your dog sleeping in your closet is heartwarming. At least you know where she goes and you don't have to go looking for her. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thank you Leo. I love the changes of season. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Once again cool pics, I like the yellow/blue contrast one. Now . . . Why are you licking that nice lady?  Who told you I keep 3 goats in the closet? I don’t keep 3 goats in the closet.  And . . . SQUIRREL! ! ! ! When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Once again cool pics, I like the yellow/blue contrast one. Now . . . Why are you licking that nice lady? Who told you I keep 3 goats in the closet? I don’t keep 3 goats in the closet. And . . . SQUIRREL! ! ! ! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Damn those sneaky hornets! Just like Japs! Sting you right in the ass when your not lookin! We keep our dogs under the blankets, preferably the G-girls blankets. Does PD know where Gracie's tongue has been? About that tongue...shhhhh!  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Yeah it is! Their ways are not our ways! She gets a lot of latitude though. She has never chewed anything that wasn't meant to be chewed, except her blankie when she was a pup. She never chews on my boots- she just sleeps on 'em. They're warm when I put them on! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thanks Sassy- I took a bunch of pics like that but this one was one of the prettiest. PD and Gracie did a lot of arguing today. I thought I might have to separate them, but they did kiss and make up. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Thanks, redrock. I definitely know better than to keep goats in the closet. Not only do they eat EVERYTHING, they stink! And you can't keep goats AND squirrels. The goats would likely eat the squirrels. You gotta pick one or the other.  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Damn those sneaky hornets! Just like Japs! Sting you right in the ass when your not lookin! We keep our dogs under the blankets, preferably the G-girls blankets. Does PD know where Gracie's tongue has been? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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What on earth is #4??? Yellow leaves against blue sky: striking! Leaves w/ contrasting Black branches: love! Thanks, reminds me to organize a weekend in the Shenandoah somewhere in the next couple of weeks.
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Gracie's a hundred pounds now. She might like the hamper but she won't fit. That closet is her favorite napping place. She does sleep at my feet a lot, by the sofa. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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The squirrels have big nuts so they must be big squirrels, and my squirrels are bigger that your steeenking goats. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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What on earth is #4??? Yellow leaves against blue sky: striking! Leaves w/ contrasting Black branches: love! Thanks, reminds me to organize a weekend in the Shenandoah somewhere in the next couple of weeks. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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When Gracie was growing, it was funny to watch her getting too big for all her hidey places, like under the bed. She tried for months to get under the bed after she was way too big for it. We'd go in the bedroom and find the bed all cockeyed from her pushing it around. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I thought you were from California, not Texas?  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I am originally from California the squirrels are from Texas. They eat unicorns and fart lottery tickets [image] Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Shoulda traded the date for a dog. It was Gracie's idea to sleep in there, and she behaves herself, so who am I to argue? Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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The last photo is beautiful, a real picture of love! 
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I love Gracie's smile.. Priceless.. Out west our colours are not as good as your area is. You get those gold red browns beautifully hugssssssssssss V I think that camera was a good investment too Become a blog watcher sweet_vm
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The last photo is beautiful, a real picture of love! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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