Blue Skies and Dogs

There’s no doubt about it. We’ve had an exceptionally wet September and October. I’ve been told that my rain gauge is probably not very accurate - therefore my readings may not be correct - but, we “unofficially” had more than 20 inches of rain in September and we’ve already dumped more than 15 inches from our gauge in October!!! Even half those amounts would seem like a lot!

The sun came out yesterday for the first time in several weeks. What a glorious sight! I’ve wanted some new pictures of our outside dogs, so I grabbed my camera and headed out into the sunshine.


Blue skies never looked so good! Of course the grass is nice and green from all the rain.


The begonias I planted at the beginning of the summer have done well.


Now that she doesn’t have to feed puppies and is getting fed regularly herself, Mama Dog has a soft, thick coat. She’s gotten back her figure as much as a girl can after having who knows how many litters.


Jed joined the ranks of the “spay/neuter club” in September. No danger of future puppies from any dog at our house now.


Blue had obviously been sticking her nose somewhere it didn’t belong. At least that was the only part of her that was muddy!


Mama Dog and Jed love to romp and wrestle with each other. Blue will sometimes join in.


This time she chose to watch the woods for something more exciting than romping with them.


None of the inside girls really mind going out in the rain, but they do love a cool, sunny day! Mabel, Alice and Esther wanted me to put the camera down and let them out.


Betty loves to bask in the sun on the back steps.