Monday, August 9, 2021 mostly sunny rain coming 88 degrees windy 5:10 p.m.

I am at Jerry’s home, with 4 beautiful and fun dogs. I will be here for the rest of the week, dog sitting and enjoying the new view from his windows. I have learned that here, in his back yard, he also has a visiting squirrel and cardinals as well as hummingbirds who are quite friendly. One came right up to me and stayed for a few seconds. That was awesome to say the least. The bird feeders and birdbath is enclosed in a nice fence to keep the dogs our of it and from chasing the birds. The birdbath is lovely and has a night light on it so it can be seen by the night birds I think. That I am not sure of, but it sure is pretty. There are flowers planted all around the fence and they add the elegance of a small country garden. Being that I am not a gardener, I don’t know the names of these flowers but will take pictures and then find out.

The dogs are good and fun. Finley loves to play fetch and tug of war, so we play several times a day. I wear out before she does. While we are playing Lacy brings a toy and wants to play also. She isn’t quite sure how the game goes, but she holds onto the toy and goes “grrrrr”, then lets go and looks at me. I toss it and she goes and gets it. most of the time she gets sidetracked by another toy or something else and forgets to bring back the toy. Finley takes care of it for her and brings me both of them.

Murphy is the calm, guard dog who keeps watch on the neighborhood and barks when anyone or anything goes down the street or out in their yard. Lacy joins in the sounding of the alarm, and occasionally Finley joins in. Very seldom does Wyatt join in that choir. After a bit he gets tired of them and lets out a deep bark and they all shut up. Wyatt is an elderly dog gentleman of 14 years young. He has made the acquaintance of Arthritis and so isn’t as boisterous or as patient as he was in years gone by. He is a love and enjoys snoozing, walking around the back yard at a leisurely pace, and just being quiet, watching the rest of us do our thing. All in all, they are great company and fun.

Have a wonderful rest of your day. Make it productive, fun, adventurous, joyous and blessed