Nature Friday ~ August 21, 2026

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 48 Comments

Welcome to another Nature Friday where we connect with those cute pups from Adventures of the LLB Gang where folks share slices of nature in their neighborhoods. Wilson here. Although I’m getting groomed later this morning…much to my chagrin, I told Mum I still wanted to narrate today’s post. So let’s get started, shall we? There’ll be a ton of photos for you to wade through.

Wilson: Ok, everyone, let’s go back to the museum, shall we? Here’s another view of the downtown skyline featuring the water feature/splash pad. And for the record, not a box cutter in sight, only folks enjoying being cooled off. Those jets were super powerful and you needed to make sure to not look directly in the jets to protect your eyeballs.

Splash pad pool at museum — *Splash pad pool*

Wilson: After touring the World’s Largest Dinosaur exhibit, it was time to mosey down to the second level to check out the various exhibits in the North American, Edge of the Wild and Australia halls.

Museum map

This 502 year old Ponderosa tree ring from the Colorado’s White River National Forest greeted visitors as they entered the exhibit hall. We all were fascinated how the way climate change was displayed over the years and how they lined up with the various historical events that took place during that tree’s life.

Tree Rings

Wilson: Mum thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘how to make a diorama’ exhibit. She loves seeing how all those fascinating sights were created. The artistry of the various dioramas was so impressive, from the making of casts to the painting by with muralists of the backgrounds.

Diorama

The Mum: Muralists painstakingly create/paint the backgrounds to make the taxidermy look realistic and each rock, blade of grass, tree branch and leaves are meticulously put into place, one at a time. It’s quite astounding.

*Dall Sheep are slightly smaller than Rocky Mountain Bighorns*

Moose — *This massive moose reminded us of multiple moose attacks this year. You don’t want to mess with moose.*

*Wolverines-sadly there is no active wolverine populations in Colorado-they were wiped out in the early 1900’s.*

Muskox — *Even though Colorado’s climate is too warm for muskox to survive here, I couldn’t help but marvel at the hoof prints depicted in the ‘snow.’*

Wilson: There was such a variety of animals to see but I think this one was likely your favorite, wasn’t it Mum?

Bats

The Mum: Oh yes, I’ve always been intrigued with bats so this very cool diorama of them hanging from a rock wall really piqued my interest. It was incredibly realistic.

Wilson: {shudder} Not sure I would want to be around those squeaky things but you do you, Mum. Critters like these are probably more my style.

The Mum: It was so much fun walking through all the isles. It was almost unbelievable how truly lifelike various exhibits were.

Kangaroo

Koalas

Wilson: You managed to see quite a lot of animals. I’ll bet little Halia had a good time.

Halia

The Mum: She really did enjoy herself. She wasn’t quite sure what to make of that lion but she told me, “He’s pretty big” very nonchalantly. You gotta love how kids view the world around them.

Wilson: We all look at nature in our own ways. Well that’s it from us. I gotta get ready for a grooming and bath {ugh}. I still don’t understand why I get tortured like this every six weeks.

The Mum: It’s not that bad, Miss Sydney is super kind, you’ll get lots of praise and attention, you’ll smell great and be pristine clean. Besides, even though we’re technically past the “Dog Days of Summer” you’ll feel better with less hair insulating your body. It’s still very warm and I’m just trying to keep you comfortable.

Wilson: Trust me Mum, I’m comfortable just the way I am. I really don’t need your ‘help.’

The Mum: Sorry bud, we all have to do things we don’t like. But if you cooperate nicely, you’ll get through it quicker and can resume life as a lounge lizard in a few hours. Just focus on all the treat you’ll be receiving.

Wilson: Oh yeah, treats. Well at least I will be compensated for this abuse. Whatever you do, we hope you have a great weekend and are able get out and enjoy all the amazing sights nature provides us.

Nature

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Monday Musings ~ August 17, 2026

August 17, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 63 Comments

Happy Monday, Glitter Gremlins…hope you enjoyed a great weekend. For the record, it’s not spiders that bother me as much as that one nasty, buzzing all around your head mosquito while you’re trying to sleep. You know, the one you can’t seem to swat away and it’s too hot to pull the sheet over your ears so you don’t hear him but hey, I get it. This is what happens when you leave spiders alone…they likely will get that mosquito for you and you could be able to enjoy a nice rejuvenating sleep while they slink back into the dark places in the back of the closet. Just saying.

Here’s wishing you a peaceful night of sleep without any flying or crawling critters this week. Happy Monday!

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Nature Friday ~ August 14, 2026

August 14, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 49 Comments

Well, well, well…here we are for another Nature Friday where we’re joining the gang from the Adventures of the LLB Gang. Don’t forget to click on their link to see other slices of nature have been shared this week. This week we’re going to be featuring photos from last weekend’s visit to the Denver Museum of Natural History and Science. Wilson here. This is the money shot from the steps of the museum looking west toward City Park that shows the Denver downtown skyline with the mountains in the background (sadly it was somewhat cloudy toward downtown that day with smoke and ozone so the mountains are not very prominent). On a clear day, it’s an exquisite view and many a couple has had their engagement or wedding photos taken featuring the Boat House and skyline in the background.

Denver Museum of Natural History — *Boat House on Ferril Lake at City Park*

Front entrance to musuem

Wilson: Greetings mates. Like the movie Night at the Museum, we’re headed to the Natural History Museum and Science…only we’re doing it in the daytime and there won’t be any cameo appearances by Ben Stiller. Our family took the great-granddaughter out to see the latest exhibit of dinosaurs at Denver’s Museum of Nature History and Science to coincide with her captivation with dinosaurs lately.

T-Rex Dinosaur

The Mum: It had been years since I’d been to the museum and there have been many changes to the museum. The entrance still has the T-Rex greeting visitors but that’s where the similarities end. This exhibit featured the largest dinosaurs ever found.

Dinosaurs at the museum — *Sauropod Exhibit Banner*

Wilson: Not small are they? What did Halia think?

The Mum: Our little paleontologist had a blast. The museum has loads of interactive stops throughout the exhibit where kids can interact. She really enjoyed herself and was enraptured by the videos sprinkled throughout.

Halia the paleontologist

Wilson: Whoa, that is quite a big one! When dinosaurs ruled the earth I’m guessing things were a lot different on earth.

The Mum: You could say that. The museum invited visitors to explore the mind-bending biology and remarkable anatomy of sauropods — the largest land animals to ever live. From eating and breathing to reproducing, their size affects nearly everything that those animals do. With creative and thoroughly enthralling displays, including a towering, life-sized model of a 60-foot-long Mamenchisaurus, we were able to see beyond the bones and into their bodies to discover the mechanics as to how these titans lived on Earth millions of years ago.

Dinosaur bones — *Size perspective comparing 11 ft. tall leg of a Mamenchisaurus to an average human skeleton*

Wilson: I had heard there are some impressive bones in the museum’s collection that actually were found in Colorado.

Colorado dinosaur

Dinosaur

The Mum: You’re absolutely right, House Pony. We even were fortunate to watch the diorama creators meticulously working on making some models from the original bones. Diorama engineers

Dinosaur

Mastadon

Wilson: Watching those folks preserving the past was mesmerizing. We watched them for a long while until they took a break.

The Mum: The kiddo had a great time in the Discovery Zone. Whenever there’s water around, she’s in the middle of it! And yes, she was pretty soaked but worth it to watch her having such fun.

Discovery Zone

Wilson: {shudder} Never, ever take me to the Discovery Zone, Mum. Okay?

The Mum: Deal, House Pony. I know how you feel about water and I’d never even consider taking you there. It was a bit of a mad house with all the kids running around, let alone with all the splashing.

Wilson: Whew. Yeah, that would not be my idea of fun. But it looks like she had a great time. Did she try to cook any eggs?

Dinosaur eggs

The Mum: Nope, in fact, we had to take her back to see them, she totally overlooked them. There was so much to take in and the exhibit had a lot of visitors that provided lots of distractions. But it was still fun. Next time we’ll share some of the (many) images I took in the main museum that featured lots of taxidermy creations in dioramas showcasing lots of interesting animals.

Wilson: Sounds like a plan, Mum. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and are able to explore their surroundings of the natural world. Cheerio!

Nature

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A Tribute to a Grand Lady

August 12, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 49 Comments

It’s a sad day around the ~~Ranch~~ Barn. Today we learned that a wonderful blogger has passed. Helen Devries was an extraordinary human, not to mention a brilliantblogger. Our acquaintance began after she followed me, no doubt due to our mutual friend, Max the Maltese’s blog “Within the K Streets” (he now writes “Reiko’s Journey”after Max’s passing) that I followed back in the ‘Sam years’ when I first began blogging. When Sam earned his wings in 2020, she privately reached out to me to make sure I was ok, I was particularly touched. She and I bonded over our dogs and she had many, which she fondly referred to as “The Thugs” (I can only recall Black Tot, Scruffy, Mr. Darcy and Plush, though I know there were several others whose names I don’t recall). When Elsa passed last year, she reached out privately on Facebook to convey her condolences and shared a story about the aforementioned Black Tot who had suffered a seizure shortly after being attacked by a pack of dogs. She had also made a sizable donation to the rescue in Elsa’s honor for which I was particularly touch by her generosity as well as her sympathy.

I spent a fair amount of time re-reading years worth of Helen’s blog posts today. It made me laugh out loud between tears whenever she shared stories about the Thugs. We were nearly three years apart age-wise and given my recent health issue, her passing hit me extra hard. Mortality has a way to bringing things into a crisp focus. She had posted last month yet gave no hint that she was not well. Helen was never one to wax on about personal things, always being stoic and rarely giving mention of a hospital stay except in minor passing. Her Scottish hardiness was embedded in her comments and posts. She never complained beyond sundry dealings of aggravation with the local governmental bureaucracies she experienced in Costa Rica or the ongoing dispute with the ever oleaginous neighbor, Don Luis, and when she mentioned any malady, it was always downplayed. I knew she had been in and out of hospital over the past year or so but she never sought attention beyond casual mentions and always managed to bounce back.

Helen always entertained me with her stories of growing up in the 60’s in the UK on her blog. I always smiled watching her YouTube posts that further entertained me about her topic but often needed to look up the significance of them as I felt like such a plebian. I learned she had been a student of the London School of Economics and Political Science when we became Facebook buddies and her knowledge about historical goings-on and cultural matters was quite impressive. I got the sense she did not suffer fools lightly. One always needed to be on their toes when commenting on her blog and I never wanted to be considered ill-informed. You never casually breezed through one of her posts. You. paid. attention! She was a master with a pen, and I needed to educate myself on more often than not on historical matters lest I appeared to be yet another ignorant American. We’d go back and forth about the absurdity of governmental bureaucracy and she provided me with a wonder about UK history as much as my curiosity about European continent history. She seemed to possess an amazing historical and cultural knowledge of life and I was in awe of her. She and I talked privately about her beloved Leo (often affectionately referred to as a Higher Authority on her blog) and his health decline. She never complained about taking care of him when he was wheelchair bound and when moving him was challenging with her dodgy knee; she let me know about his passing via private message. She never sought any limelight and I so admired the two of them, stout of character with a lifetime of shared adventures. When she mentioned Leo had a property in Spain he was trying to sell, I so wanted to express interest but my life at that time was in a bit of shambles and I needed to make a conscious decision not to pursue it, tempted as I was.

Like those of you were familiar with Helen, I will sorely miss her wit and sardonic observations of life in general and her kind, generous comments. Tonight I will hoist a gin and tonic in her honor and sing the famous poem of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet. Rest in peace, dear lady-you will not be forgotten. May all of her Thugs receive a good ear rub tonight.

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!

For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

And surely ye’ll be your pint stowp!
And surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou’d the gowan fine;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fitt,
Sin’ auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
Sin’ auld lang syne.

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere!
And gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak a right gude-willie-waught,
For auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

Helen Devries — *Photo posted by her friend at Adullamite Blog with apologies for the filch*

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ August 10, 2026

August 10, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 60 Comments

Rise and shine, campers. Welcome back to Monday. We hope you had a nice weekend. Wilson is patiently waiting for the day to begin. Be sure to have your volume turned on. He’s now ‘talking’ to his breakfast until he receives the all clear release. It always cracks me up to watch his little tail wiggling in anticipation and now he’s beginning to softly ‘talk’ to his bowl more frequently. This dog is hilarious.

It’s harvest time in Colorado and the Palisade peaches are arriving in grocery stores, farmer’s markets and fruit stands along roadways. It’s the best time of the year. Those juicy delicious fruit has me drooling just thinking about them. Which leads me to share another smile from our friend, Vince, the Sign Guy. Have a fantastic Monday and week!

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Signs

Nature Friday ~ August 7, 2026

August 7, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 60 Comments

Wilson on the trail Welcome to this week’s episode of Nature Friday were we join our pals from Adventures of the LLB Gang. Don’t forget to check out what bits of Nature have been shared by others. Happy first Friday of August. 2026 is swimmingly moving toward the end of the year and is one day closer to blessed autumn. Just 46 days to that glorious day. Wilson here. It’s been an interesting week. Mum had a large kidney cyst drained on Tuesday so I’ve been playing her healthcare provider while she recovers. She’s doing fairly well all things considered and trying to get lots of rest. She’s been a trooper taking me for daily walks but hasn’t been able to resume much beyond that but each day she seems improved so I’m very happy about that. Today we have a few photos to share from around the immediate neighborhood so let’s get started.

The Mum: Thanks for being such a good nurse mate, Wilson. I appreciate that you continue to make sure I’m doing well and very grateful you haven’t gone too overboard with your ministrations. You’re a good boy, House Pony.

Wilson: Well I hate to state the obvious but you know I’m right here next to you and won’t leave your side. You’re in good paws with me.

The Mum: Yes, I know…but you know you can leave a bit of space between us…I promise I’m fine. You really can step back and give me just a smidge more breathing room.

Wilson: Now Mum, I haven’t laid on you, I’ve just been very close. Why not declare that a win and leave it there.

The Mum: Hmm, when you put it like that, I guess you make a valid point. But please, try to humor me.

Wilson: They don’t call us sheepdogs “Nanny Dogs” for nothing. Just think of me as an extension of your shadow, okay?

The Mum: {sighing} Fine, guess I’ll just have to resign to the fact that you’re just a teeny tiny hair’s width away. The only thing better would be if you had thumbs and could grab things.

Wilson: Umm, I’m sure that could be wonderful for me, but you might not like the outcome. I mean, what could possible go wrong? {snickering}

The Mum: Egad…I hadn’t thought of it like that. You’re right. Let’s just forgot I said that and have you share the first photo instead.

Wilson: Right-o. There are scads of bunnies all over the trail path we walk every day and occasionally we’ll see one hop around but yesterday there were a couple of babies who were rather stationary. Neither of us noticed this little tyke who was intently keeping an eye on us near the compost bins but then he flinched so we noticed him and then were able to watch for several minutes. They are just so cute. Here’s the first one.

Bunny

The Mum: I love coming across them on our walks. And it’s nice to see them closer to our house. Here’s the other one. They sure can blend into their surroundings nicely.

Bunny

Wilson: Those guys were pretty shy whenever they see me. I wish they weren’t so afraid of me. I’m a decent chap.

The Mum: That you are, it’s just their nature to avoid anything that looks like a predator…

Wilson: {interrupting} Predator??? Oh dear, I’m very sorry if that’s what they think I am. I’m a very decent chap who just wants to sniff them to figure out what they are and if they’re friend or foe.

The Mum: Well, you and I know that, but that’s just the way bunnies process their world. Don’t take it personally. What else do you have to share with us today?

Wilson: People around our house have teeny tiny plots of land and not many of them plant very many flowers but I did manage to find a few. Check out these pretty phlox and stonecrop.

Phlox Stonecrop

The Mum: Very nice. I also saw a very colorful Caladium not too far from those other flowers. It was so vibrant.

Caladium

Wilson: They’re all lovely, Mum. Hey, I thought we were going to see some baby geese this summer but so far, we haven’t seen any in the canal or along the creek. What’s up with that?

The Mum: I know, I’m disappointed too. The only goose around here that I like is the Giddy Goose statutes. This guys makes me smile and is just as cute as goslings. On the plus side, it doesn’t poop all over the sidewalk either.

Wilson: And then there’s the fact it doesn’t chase after me like those guys along the golf course. Those geese are always so cranky.

The Mum: Well like I said, I’ll take Giddy Goose any day of the week. Well that’s it from us. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and are able to get outdoors and enjoy whatever weather Nature is delivering to your neck of the woods.

Wilson: Yes, Enjoy getting out and seeing how lovely Nature can be. Have a splendid weekend!

Nature

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Monday Moanings ~ August 3, 2026

August 3, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 62 Comments

Good freakin morning, Monday campers. Hope you survived the weekend. So is this is what hell must feel like?

Today we pay homage to a true saint.

Monday smiles

Bless that man.

Monday smiles I tried to do a hard boot, but alas, it clearly work. Stay cool peeps and have a good Monday.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Nature Friday and a Big Birthday ~ July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 65 Comments

Colorado Birthday — *Happy 150th Birthday, Colorado*

Welcome to this week’s episode of Nature Friday were we join our pals from Adventures of the LLB Gang. Don’t forget to check out what bits of Nature have been shared by others. Wilson here. Today’s post will strictly be only me-Mum is tired and is for history buffs as well as nature lovers as we celebrate our state’s 150th birthday. Colorado became the 38th state in August 1, 1876 having been a territory from 1861. At the western entrance to the capitol building, carved into the 15th step is the inscription “One Mile Above Sea Level” which explains, Denver’s Mile High City moniker. Later is was determined that marker was off due to inaccurate measuring techniques at the time. Now a brass medallion with a silhouette of the Rocky Mountains rests at the 13th step which is exactly at the one mile high mark. The capitol opened in 1894 and in 1908 the dome was covered with 200 ounces of 24-karat gold leaf to acknowledge the state’s gold rush days honoring all those who helped build and settle Colorado. It was reguilded in 1949, 1980, 1991 and 2013.

Designed by architect Elijah E. Myers in a neoclassical design, the capitol was built using Colorado white granite in the 1890’s opening in 1894 with copious amounts of rare Colorado Rose Onyx marble inside with the main entrance hall open to the top of the dome and as tall as an 18-story building. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of Denver’s Civic Center area across the street from city hall.

Colorado state capitol

Colorado is well known for it’s purple mountain majesty. According to the Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado has 58 named summits over 14,000 feet. Here are a few of them that we’ve visited over the years. Probably the most famous of our 14’ers is Pikes Peak. You can read more about about how it inspired the writing of America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates here.

Pikes Peak Colorado

Colorado - Vail — *DaVos Trail – near Vail*

Colorado river - Glenwood — *Glenwood Springs*

Here is another photo showcasing Colorado nature is our state flower, the blue Columbine from the Nederland area.

Columbine flower

Well that’s it for me this week. Sorry we’re a bit short on content today. It’s been a busy week. Hopefully you enjoyed slices of nature from around our state on its 150th birthday. Next time Mum will join us in sharing slices of nature. We hope you all have a terrific weekend and manage to get outside to experience nature in person. Oh, and for those interested in where we’re at in the summer countdown, there are 53 days left until autumn. Mum is jonesing to drag out her sweaters. I told her just to let me lay on top of her but she nixed that idea straight away saying I didn’t come with buttons. Not sure what she means by that but..talk about rude.

Nature

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Monday Musings ~ July 27, 2026

July 27, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 55 Comments

Happy Monday, troops. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Hard to believe we’ve reached the last week in July. For us we’re just hanging on and ticking off the days until autumn arrives…which for those keeping track of these kinds of monumental happenings, is scheduled to land in 57 days. I know there are a lot of you groaning that summer will be leaving to soon but for some of us, it can’t happen soon enough. Between smoke and evacuations from wildfires to temperatures in the stratosphere, we’re looking forward to a change. But don’t start to worry yet, that’s not happening today and you still have time to ‘enjoy’ what’s left of the season. So let’s start this week with a smile, shall we?

We hope your coffee takes pity on you and you enjoy a miracle or two with lots of smiles this week. Happy Monday.

Live, love, bark! 🐾

Nature Friday ~ July 24, 2026

July 24, 2026 ~ Tails Around the Ranch ~ 60 Comments

Celtic Festival

Ceud mìle fàilte…everyone. If I’m not mistaken and please correct me if I’m wrong, I believe that means a hundred thousand welcomes. Before I get to our featured post, I just want to thank everyone for all the wonderful birthday wishes. I had a great day and Mum agreed with me that the celebration should continue through the end of the month. We both feel like celebrating a birthday shouldn’t be limited to just one day. Still wondering why we didn’t start at the beginning of the month, but glad for the 11 days of additional merrymaking and treats.

Wilson: Why, you ask, did I open with a Scottish expression? Well this last weekend, the sheepdog rescue participated at a local Celtic Festival and today’s pics are all from that festival. It was a hot day in Elizabeth, Colorado (approximately 60 miles southeast from our house) but Mum was up for helping out with other volunteers for our first Celtic Festival participation and what a fun one it was. But as we typically do, we are joining those pups from Adventures of the LLB Gang for their weekly blog hop.

Wilson: While I didn’t attend in person, my breed heritage was with everyone in spirit. We had a couple of Old English Sheepdog ambassadors who attracted a steady stream of visitors who stopped by our tent.

OES Celtic Festival — *Who wouldn’t want to pet this cutie?*

OES volunteer at Celtic Festival

The Mum: It was a fun event and while it was hot, we had a nice tented area providing shade which made it seem cooler. When I arrived for my shift, I was greeted by a bag pipe and drum parade. It was such fun to hear and watch them perform. My latent Scottish DNA smiled at their precision and enthusiasm. Young and old all looked like they were having a great time displaying clan banners and marching to the pipes.

Celtic Festival

Wilson: Bet you’d never seen so many kilts, have you Mum?

The Mum: Nope, sure hadn’t but everyone seemed to enjoy it and everyone was very friendly. One visitor told me this Celtic Festival has been going on for the past 20 years! I could only wonder how I’d missed it? I knew about the big one in Estes Park that will happen in September but had never heard about this one.

Wilson: Are you planning on attending that one since the rescue has signed up to participate?

The Mum: Not sure yet. It’s a bit of a drive and I’m not sure I want you to be left alone all day. We’ll see.

Wilson: I know you spent some time checking out some of the 4-legged attendees while you were there. Just look at this array of Scottish Highland cows.

Celtic Festival — *Scottish Highland cow-she was a big one!*

The Mum: Those cows were huge and the owner told me their meat is renowned for being exceptionally lean (around 90%), quite tender, and very flavorful, often boasting lower fat and cholesterol levels—and higher protein—than many conventional commercial beef breeds. They are a hearty breed as well.

Wilson: What’s with these creatures?

The Mum: You know me…I just love taking photos of critters. It was great fun seeing all these guys at the festival. It was such fun hearing the Llamas making their humming sounds–they’re so cute. I even saw a Scottish Deerhound but that fellow never did get up from his nap and I checked on him a few times. I think he was just a bit overwhelmed since his tent as on the end where all the rescues were located and right next to some noisy St. Bernards. This fella knew just how to deal with the heat. Deerhounds are similarly sized to Greyhounds, but are larger and more heavily boned, with a rough coat. They were bred to hunt deer and are similar to but a bit smaller than Irish Wolfhounds and are a majestic breed.

Wilson: Say didn’t your daughter consider getting one of those guys before settling on Irish Wolfhounds?

The Mum: Yes, I think they did consider them but ended up with the Wolfhound and have raised several Wolfhounds since seeing them at the Estes Park Celtic Festival many years ago.

Wilson: Sounds like quite the day enjoying all things Celtic. Glad it was a fun event, Mum. Also I’m grateful I didn’t have to go. Not sure I’d be all that keen listening to bagpipes and dealing with all the rescue dogs near the tent. But you guys deserve kudos for getting the word out about the sheepdog rescue and for selling a few things to benefit the rescue. You met a lot of people who were interested in the two dogs in foster care so that’s a good thing. All and all, great job, Mum. And what fun animal pics you managed to capture. Well that’s it from us. Stay cool if you can but keep your eyes open for opportunities to check out slices of nature. We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Slán (goodbye).

Nature Live, love, bark! 🐾

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