Archive for November, 2009
As we finish our Thanksgiving leftovers and drag out the many boxes of holiday decorations, Mother Nature is doing some holiday preparation of her own. She has sent a full day of gusting winds to whip up the last of the fall leaves and ship them out.
Shamus and Emmett turn their noses toward the winds of change and nearly take flight. The Newf tends to remain fairly grounded but I’m tempted to tie a rope to Emmett and fly him like a kite … (If you can’t see the video below, visit “Farewell to Fall” on YouTube.)
Thirteen wild turkeys (I’d call them a baker’s dozen but that just seems cruel) have come to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with us. Seeking refuge with?vegetarians is a pretty safe and healthy bet – as long as the gun-toting neighbors aren’t firing their rifles in this direction. And just how do the slaughter-spared turkeys celebrate Thanksgiving? Oh, they do it in style, the same as we do. Take a look… (If you can’t see the video, visit “Turkey Day Parade” on YouTube.
Fall. ‘Tis the season for woolly sweaters, falling leaves, butternut squash, pumpkins … and gobs of apples.
This last detail is a treasured favorite among our dogs. As each sweet, succulent bauble dangles and then, at the peak of ripeness, drops from a branch, Shamus (our Newfoundland rescue) and Emmett (our mischievous, mixed-breed foster) come charging forth. “Gifts from the Great Treat God!” they must be thinking.
And why should humans be the only beings to savor the perfect apple as we devour a steaming, fresh-baked pie with heaps of vanilla ice cream on top? That thought has never crossed the minds of our pooches. They have shamelessly devoured mass numbers of apple treats during this year’s harvest (as evidenced by a recent increase in gastro-intestinal rumblings) with nary a care for moderation or just who those apples belong to. For that, I applaud them.
