Screaming winds ripped through the fir trees when they were still laden with snow. The weight of the snow and the push of the wind was too much for some branches. It will take some sawing to make this branch manageable in pieces for the yard cleanup.
But all is not doom and gloom. See the black creature between the trunks of the trees? She’s having fun.
Here isΒ closer look.
Sorry. All we can see is her hind end. The front part of her body, especially the nose and front paws, are busy investigating whatever smells so good inside that old tree stump. It will be bath night tonight … again!
I can smell it in that stump,
Is it mouse or ratty’s rump?
Something yummy for my tummy,
Hope it hasn’t turned too gummy.
What care I if full of soil,
In the house the rugs I spoil?
I won’t cower in the shower,
Splashing water gives me power.
People love me even dirty,
They make kissing noise all flirty,
They will hug me, it won’t bug me,
Better clean though, soft and snuggly.
***** Please visit annelisplace for writing tips. Today we have more troublesome words explained.
January 13, 2022 at 2:50 pm
Ja, so sind sie. Immer am Entdecken π
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January 13, 2022 at 3:16 pm
Exactly! Always discovering trouble.
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January 13, 2022 at 11:28 pm
πππ₯°
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January 13, 2022 at 3:09 pm
Good dog, get that critter! Sorry that the weather is shredding your beautiful trees, Anneli. It’s awful when it snows and melts, repeat.
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January 13, 2022 at 5:56 pm
We go through this all the time after a blow.
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January 13, 2022 at 4:24 pm
So cute!
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January 13, 2022 at 5:59 pm
Thanks. We kind of like her.
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January 13, 2022 at 4:29 pm
She is determined!
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January 13, 2022 at 5:59 pm
She gives new meaning to the word.
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January 13, 2022 at 5:33 pm
There’s no truer curiosity than a dog’s investigating the yard. Lovely.
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January 13, 2022 at 5:57 pm
So many smells, and if there are any new ones they MUST be investigated.
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January 13, 2022 at 9:26 pm
Lovely! Dogs are so great. I miss having one in my life.
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January 13, 2022 at 10:37 pm
They’re great company, but they tie you down.
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January 14, 2022 at 12:16 am
Emma is such a sweet dog, I love her .
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January 14, 2022 at 10:04 am
She really is. (I know, I’m prejudiced, but she really is.)
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January 14, 2022 at 3:35 am
I can forgive a dog almost anything!
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January 14, 2022 at 10:03 am
Me too, ALMOST. Rolling in rotting chum salmon is one of those unforgivables.
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January 14, 2022 at 11:24 am
Well, I suppose you must draw a line somewhereβ¦
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January 14, 2022 at 12:20 pm
I learned that lesson a long time ago. (No trouble since). You just don’t take your dog to a place where the spawned out fish lie on the riverside. And yes, that is definitely a line I’ve drawn.
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January 14, 2022 at 11:55 pm
I have often wondered why they love it so much…
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January 14, 2022 at 7:39 am
Thereβs treasure everywhere! Sweet poem π
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January 14, 2022 at 10:01 am
Thanks, Belinda.
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January 15, 2022 at 7:20 am
Anneli, your poetry sends out some wonderful vibes. On a gray Ohio winter morning, your verses share some playful fun!
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January 15, 2022 at 9:13 am
TY. And I have fun making them up.
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January 15, 2022 at 11:02 am
Those noses! Hopefully, that yummy smell isn’t eau de skunk! Have fun in the bath, Emma and Anneli.
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January 15, 2022 at 11:48 am
Luckily we don’t have skunks here. Wouldn’t that be fun!?
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January 15, 2022 at 12:01 pm
I’m so glad to hear it. We had a beagle for a while who couldn’t resist skunks and porcupines. What fun that was!
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January 15, 2022 at 12:44 pm
When we go to Montana (pre-Covid days) we worry about porcupines and rattlers (for the dog). So far we’ve been lucky but I saw one poor little spaniel that tried to be friends with a porcupine. Ouch!
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January 15, 2022 at 1:51 pm
Rattlers! That would worry me too.
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January 15, 2022 at 9:39 pm
I have said it before – your dog looks like ours and thatβs what ours would be doing too!
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January 15, 2022 at 9:41 pm
So nice to know that Emma has a “sister.”
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January 16, 2022 at 5:01 pm
Sweet poem, Anneli! Dogs really can teach us a lot. In Emma’s case it is simply to be curious!
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January 16, 2022 at 6:06 pm
Yes, she has an inquiring mind … and ears that need cleaning AGAIN!
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