Dixie Has Fun In The Pool While Rosie Works In The Garden.

While I was working in the garden,

Dixie was having a good time in the pool. Then she had some more fun in the pool. And she continued to have fun in the pool. Dixie loves swimming in the pool. The whole time this is going on, I'm tilling my garden, which is really simple now, since I bought my Honda tiller. And to think for the past 20+ years, I did this all by hand. Now, I'm tilling, listening for Dixie call for me. She wants me to come watch her and tell her it's OK to jump in the pool. And I'm happy to do this for her.

A Walk Through My Garden And My Neighborhood.

When Ticky was here last weekend, we took Dixie for a walk around the block. But first, I took a few shots of my flowers. Please enjoy.

This sign is in a yard in my neighborhood. And I see a bit of irony here. They're talking about the Biblical Cradle of Civilization, but then there's that rather un-Christian-like No Trespassing Sign underneath. "And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." By the way, I trespassed on their property to take this picture.

Dixie got a little overheated on our walk, so when we got home, she immediately plopped on the cool kitchen floor next to the AC vent and her water.

Daughter Hawthorne's dog, Giada, so wants to be friends with Dixie, but Giada is a puppy and Dixie isn't. She's the Alpha dog at this house, well make that the Beta dog, since I'm the Alpha dog. She barely tolerates these upstarts who come into her personal space. This was an unusual situation with both dogs lying here like this. Dixie is comforted by her Ducky. And lots of times she drops Ducky in her water bowl so he can take a swim.

Cute Dixie In The Morning Waking Up.

Here are two videos I made this morning of Dixie, since she's so very cute. Number One VIDEO. And Number Two VIDEO.

Cute Dixie Wakes Up, Stretches, Goes Out, Rolls In Stench, Takes A Bath, Then It's Naptime.

This is Dixie's routine when she wakes up every morning. Only after she does all this is she ready to get out of bed. Upon awakening and going through her stretching, and yawning, and rubbing her eyes, she's ready to go outside to "do her business." And why do I envision Dixie going to the front yard, setting up a desk, hanging up her shingle, and opening up a briefcase every time I hear about a dog doing his or her "business?" When she came back in, she had her hang-dog look. I know this look. It is the look of GUILT. She had rolled in something. And it's the same vile odor she rolls in every single time and the same stench that Rosie, my sainted Lab, used to roll in. I believe it is nutria excrement. Dixie loves her bath.

Dixie surprised me in the above video. Usually, she circles around for about 20 times. This time she was down on her pillow in record time.

Sweet pampered Dixie. By the way, the towels have been heated in the dryer. She likes them warmed up.