The Countdown Begins

The night crew left us another gift. When Rob took the dogs out in the morning, Bailey and Lola raced to the side of the yard near the fence and were inspecting something closely. Rob walked over and found a bleached animal skull. he disposed of it before I could get a photo, but said it was bigger than a squirrel, more the size of a raccoon.


This is a stock photo of a raccoon skull. When he said there was a skull, I immediately thought of the squirrel Bailey caught and was sure it was coming back to haunt us. Instead, one of our night visitors must have brought this into the yard with him, then left it behind. The dogs were quite excited. We have woods behind the house, so I'm sure there are plenty of animal bones to be found.


We had pretty nice weather over the weekend. It did pop back into the 90s yesterday and today the humidity is high again. Saturday, however, it was pleasant and the pooches enjoyed running around.

They spent more time outside than they have in weeks and explored all their favorite spots.

Sometimes they all run in different directions.


Check out the flying ear action in this shot.

Everyone got into motion, including Tsar.

Here they must be checking for scents from the night crew.

I called this 'the countdown' because it's post number 496. I've decided to have a giveaway for the 500th post. I haven't completely decided what I'm including in the giveaway, but there will be something for the human and the pet.

Everyone who leaves a comment from now thru the 500th post will get a number. If you leave more than one post, you'll get more than one number. After the 500th post, we'll select the winning number and tell you what the surprise package includes. Have fun!!