Rottweilers Don't Jump

Here is Bowser at Agility Training class on one of his not-so-great nights. He really doesn't like to jump. He CAN jump but he just doesn't want to most of the time. What a lazy dog! I guess we should have gotten a video of him the week before when he actually made most of the jumps. He does really well on all the other obstacles such as the A-frame, teeter-totter, and dog walk. His favorite is definitely the tunnel and he tries to go in the tunnel every chance he gets!

Feeding Time

Part of my job at the airport includes feeding Thor, the cougar, and it's the only time that he is glad to see me. If I don't have a turkey leg in hand, he usually just runs away from me.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a pretty quiet Thanksgiving--just us and Bowser. Of course we had to have turkey (even though it was kinda small. This year even Bowser got some turkey since our "tiny" turkey was still too much for two people. He REALLY liked it and, as you can see, it made him very sleepy, especially since we took him on a walk after dinner. He slept hard all night which WE really liked!

Reverse Paparazzi?

So...the other day I was working at the airport and an interesting thing happened. It was a fairly slow day since it was raining but we ended up having a plane fly in. When the passengers came up to the office, one of the guys looked at me and exclaimed, "Where did you get that t-shirt?!". I was wearing one of my Tannahill Weavers shirts and I told him that I got it at a concert of theirs. For those unfamiliar with the Tannahill Weavers, they are a popular traditional band in Scotland. (Check out their website at www.tannahillweavers.com) They also happen to be one of my favorite groups. Anyway, apparently this guy is a good friend of the flute player and even stays at his house when he travels to Scotland! He ended up taking a picture of me so he could send it to his Tannahill Weaver friend, saying he found someone wearing one of their t-shirts at a small Iowa airport. So I guess I'm wondering if this was a form of reverse paparazzi--taking pictures of the common folk to send to a celebrity. Whatever it was, it was hilarious. I really haven't met anyone that knows who the Tannahill Weavers are and then I run into someone who is good friends with them. What are the odds?

Milkweed and Monarchs

The milkweed plant in my meadow helped increase the Monarch butterfly population this year. I found five caterpillars munching away on it. They pretty much decimated the plant but that's why I planted it. Besides, the plant seems to be recovering now. Of the five caterpillars, I only found one chrysalis but I'm guessing the others just found better places to hide because I certainly have been seeing more Monarchs around!