Hey There Everyone,
Its your canine friend Sir "Fudge" A Lot speaking from Spirit Point Wilderness Academy & Camp and I'm signing on to talk about a mistake I made while talking to you all last week.
I spoke about the little bird with the big feet and long claws that had just learned to fly and was visiting us at the cabin.Well, I
referred to it as a Hawk and since I have listened close to my human friends talking with Mike and I hear that it is actually called a Merlin> which apparently is from the Falcon family. No wonder I didnt like the look of those claws growing out of his big feet. While I realize that my Mike was not afraid, I am certainly glad that I stayed away from it, my rabbits are much safer playmates.
Anyway, it is still flying around as are its brothers and sisters. It does not come to visit any more, I guess it has learned to judge where it is going, either that or it is no longer as lonely now that the others fly with it.
My Mike still finds it facinating to watch them and he says they become braver everyday because they are flying further distances from their home in the top of the big pine but they are now more than able to find their way back. He (my Mike),likes to hear them squawk, he tells me that they are calling out to each other. I wish they could speak a little softer. Us canines have very sensative ears and they are VERY loud and do not seem to realize that they hurt my ears. Mike tells me that soon they will grow up and leave their nest, eventually having families of their own. At first, I thought this was great news but I've been looking around and I see lots of tall tree's, so I'm thinking, will they all make thier homes in my back yard. I figure that if I'm right, Mike will have to fashion me some ear muffs so I dont end up deaf.
Speaking of noise, those chinkers were back this week running their machines plus what Mike calls a Boom-Genie. They seem like really nice guys but I wonder, is it possible that all humans like things that make noise? Mike & Larry are happy now because they say all the buildings are sandblasted and all except the top level of the lodge are chinked and sealed. Like most of my canine friends, I am a little colour blind so I dont see the difference but just like before, company seems to see the difference in colour right away.
The part that I like is "that low maintenence thing" because the way I see it, its one more thing that wont make my Mike as busy.
This past week it rained quite a bit which meant we spent much more time together. Mike used the time to drive to different places talking about things that we are going to get done like the rocks for landscaping and stone for the pathways etc. This meant that I got to ride with Mike and his Dad (Larry) which was great because I got to see all sorts of new places and everywhere they went, I got to get out while they talked. I met new friends, found new smells and usually managed to guilt them into a morsel of human food here and there when they stopped for lunch. Mike feeds me good dog food and I gets lots everyday but its always the same and I dont see him or any other human eating the same thing over and over, so like them, I enjoy the occasional treat and that made this a very special week.
Today is Saturday and Mike's Mom & Dad (Jan & Larry) came out to visit. As usual they brought my little brother Hunter and we swam and played catch the branch as mom threw it over and over for us. Hunter was a bit bossy today, Mom says its because he has just turned two and is becoming an adult. He always wanted to beat me out into the water for the branch. At first, I was swiming fast to compete with him, but in the end I gave up and Mom started throwing two branches so we could each go at our own speed. I liked that better, life out here at Spirit Point is restfull and layed back and thats just the way I like it.
Speaking of restfull, all that swimming and chasing branches with Hunter has made me tired and its time for my afternoon nap, so having corrected my mistake about the bird thats called a Falcon, I'm going to sign of and snooze.
Talk to you soon, so till the next time;
Lots of Woofs (quiet ones) Hugs & Slurpy Kisses
From Your Canine Friend
Sir "Fudge" A Lot
at
Spirit Point Willderness Academy & Camp.
