Ethan’s Journey

 Another call from collections. Still battling with insurance over charges from 2020. How? I worked outside until about 1:00. It then became rather warm and I moved inside. The dogs had so much fun being outside with me for hours. Ferguson had the most fun. He lived up to his name of “Scat Dog” and found some sort of scar to roll in. He had a quick bath and was shunned to the screened in porch to dry.  Jiminy was doing dog things like lay in the grass. My office for part of the day. The highlight of my day was to see Sarah for a hot second. She showed up right in between meetings and we spent about a half hour chatting. I picked Avery up from her Senior Trip. She had fun but was glad to be home. She then helped me grocery shop. Riveting! However, with Avery, we always seem to have fun. So actually, grocery shopping was pretty ok. Looking forward to a weekend full of friends we haven’t seen in way too long!

I overbooked myself today. I worked outside with the dogs out until early afternoon. It was so pleasant. After work, I headed to a friends house to catch some bull frog tad poles in her pond. I brought them back to my pond to let them mature. Tadpoles do better in warmer water. The cooler water slows their maturity rate. Maturity can take anywhere from several months to up to 3 years. After catching all the bill frog tadpoles, I got home and went out to dinner with a friend to drink a margarita and eat some yummy Mexican food. When I got home I looked around the yard and noticed that my iris’s have gone crazy, multiplied and have really earned a spot in my yard. Avery is spending the night away from home on her senior trip. She said she was hot but having fun with activities. Ethan got to do some cool stuff at work. He was excited about it and was telling me all about this nasty car he had to work on today. The ash tray spillith over. 🤮

 Happy Memorial Day. Today we are thinking of all our men and women that served but perhaps were lost along the way. Your service is cherished!  Humans are funny creatures. Paul and I are so nosey. “What’s that guy doing?” “What’s going on over there?” Always asking each other these questions. At one point I walked in the camper and found a pair of binoculars on the counter. “Why are these out?” I asked. Paul described that he heard some yelling down the shore and he was trying to see what was going on.  We were driving home and saw a cop that had pulled someone over. “Wonder what they got pulled over for?” Why are we so nosey? I think it is the nature of the beast. I found a baby turtle and named it Sheldon. It was so small and cute. I found it very far away from a water source. Ethan had fun bonding with Sheldon before Sheldon went to swim with the frogs in our pond. When we arrived home, we enjoyed the day working to get stuff ready for our next trip, but it doesn’t feel much like w

 Today is a ceremonious day. Annually on this weekend, a group of guys on the shore line come together to help one another put in docks at the lake. It’s cool to see these things still happen with so many negative things in the headlines. It is simple, I help you and you help me. The docks and lifts went in. There were some jokes about the temperature of the water and “shrinkage”.  The most drama that happened was that there was a Robin’s nest on the end of the dock that was sitting in the side yard. This dock was going to be sent into the water. Everyone agreed that the best needed to be moved so we didn’t harm the baby birds. Paul built a replica dock right next to the real dock and the nest was moved. The parental birds had no issues and continued feeding the babies. Yay! SUCCESS! I went on a few walks today and weeded the garden. I am thinking about transplanting some flowers from my garden. I was thankful that the weather was nice this weekend. I asked myself earlier today “what h

 3:00 am. It’s nice and snuggly and warm in the bed. Phineas and his aged mind came in and alerted us that he had to go out. He does have a bit of the kidney disease so I can’t even be mad. So if one goes out, all 4 of them go out.  The stars were so beautiful. The moon was reflecting off the lake. There was no wind. There was no noise, except the dogs sniffing around.  Today Phineas had a big day for a 13 year 9 month old dog. He had 5 major walks as well as a swimming session. He did a rock dive or two. The rest of the dogs went on several walks as well, but no one else was swimming. We had happy hour and a yummy meal that filled our bellies and allowed us time spend time with company. At one point I closed my eyes. I used my other senses to observe the environment. I could feel the warm and then cool air on my skin. The breeze was swirling around. I could smell the fresh air with a hint of lake. I couldn’t really taste anything, because that would be weird. I could hear the small wa

 Paul and I spent time at the lake today. The weather was nice and we sat in the sun this afternoon. There was a breeze and Jiminy got cold so he had to wear his super warm bear hat. Jiminy doesn’t mind his bear hat because it keeps him so warm. He looks super cute in it, especially when he is tired.  The stars were brilliant. There is not much light where we are and it makes the stars really pop against the dark sky’s canvas. Nothing like R&R for a holiday weekend.

 Yesterday, Avery and I were discussing ducks and how they “mate for life”. This is wrong information. Turns out, Mr. Right….is Mr. Right-Now.  Avery shared that the lady ducks get “gang raped”. Horrified, I began reading about the traumatic life of a female duck! I began down a rabbit hole of waterfowl reproduction and how it has adapted and continuously evolved. “  Forced copulations are “pervasively common in many species of ducks,” writes Prum. These are socially organized “gang rapes” that are “violent, ugly, dangerous and even deadly” and even sometimes end in the death of the female.” Here is a link to the article:   https://nypost.com/2017/05/06/dont-be-fooled-ducks-are-sadistic-raping-monsters/ The article is interesting and not the way my rose colored glasses wanted to see ducks. I am not sure I can look at the male ducks the same. The hematology appointment went well and we discussed a plan for weaning off Ethan’s blood thinner prior to his biopsy. This will help keep him fr