The Mum: You have been a bit too much lately. As in heavy as all get out. There’s nothing like waking up unable to breath because there’s a House Pony crushing your throat or chest.
Wilson: Oh Mum, you’re exaggerating. A little. Ok, so you’re accurate but I love you and want to show you how much.
The Mum: Being the object at the bottom of the dog pile is not my idea of a good time. We have to have a serious discussion about it. Your constant squashing has reached a point where we need to set up some rules about it.
Wilson: Rules-shmules. I love you and am just showing you my affection.
The Mum: Well perhaps you could love me just a teeny tiny bit less? I’d be very grateful and might even consider relaxing the “no dogs on the sofa” rule in effect in the living room as a compromise.
Wilson: {grumbling under his breath} You’re being too dramatic, Mum. Why can you just enjoy all my beautiful floofy love?
The Mum: You mean enjoy the fur in my mouth or an elbow in a rib or your head across my throat? Gee, what was I thinking?
Wilson: {shaking his head} Blimey…Mums can be so persnickity. Anyway, we can do all that negotiating behind the scenes. I’ve got slices of nature to share. As we always do, we’re joining the gang from Adventures of the LLB Gang and encourage you to click on the link to see what others have shared from their neighborhoods.
The Mum: Fine, we’ll discuss this politely later this afternoon. Just know it’s spring, the pollen count is high and I have a hard enough time breathing. Just something for you to consider as we come to an agreement about this ‘dog pile’ thing.
Wilson: {ignoring the last comment} Well, we received some rain this week and boy howdy, was that something. It rained all night and all day on Monday, and sprinkled during different parts of all the other days. I looked a little bit like a drowned rat even with my rain jacket on and you trying your level best to keep me under the umbrella which scared me.
The Mum: Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you, I was just trying to keep your head as dry as possible. We both got pretty soaked Monday but our other rainy walks weren’t as bad. Everything is lusciously green and because I protected the herbs and potted tomato plant, they all survived the freeze warning we had earlier in the week.
Wilson: Things do look quite lovely. As the neighborhood Lorax, I’m glad to see everything got watered without my help. Just look at Exhibit A.
The Mum: Those iris clumps are planted along the strip between the sidewalk and street around the neighborhood and I love the pops of color. This was one of the few moments where we had decently sunny conditions. Most of the week was shrouded in clouds. We’re headed for a bit of a warm up for the Memorial Day weekend but have been told there is potential for more rain next week. I remain somewhat skeptical but we’ll see. If it happens, we’ll gladly accept any moisture.
Wilson: I enjoyed sniffing through the wildlife habitat area at the golf course. You couldn’t ask for a more sniffable landscape. The ground smelled of moisture with lots of decayed leaves. It was awesome. Mum tried to hurry me along to keep from getting too wet but my snooter just couldn’t get enough. There’s nothing like damp conditions and decaying leaves. The aroma was practically peaty. Mum frequently tries to get in some parkour on this log but I was too interested in sniffing around it. Those grass seed heads were way too interesting for me to think about climbing up on that big log. Don’t they look like they’d make a cool woven piece of artwork?
The Mum: Our walks were so delightful. There wasn’t anyone out walking on the rainiest day so we wandered to our hearts content without being an obstacle along the path. It was terrific.
Wilson: The potted hibiscus Mum received on Mother’s Day was a pretty happy camper too. Mum is always amazed how much more beautiful plants are when they receive even a little bit of rain. Rain makes everything look so much better so we were quite chuffed on that day when we received a nice gentle, soaking rain.
The Mum: It really is quite remarkable seeing how much of a difference a little rain can impact plants. A couple of days ago we found some beds that had been recently planted with annuals at intersections in the golf course community. I’m a big fan of ornamental cabbage so I’m looking forward to seeing this all summer long. They’re small now but this week’s rain will give them a good start.
Wilson: You’re so right, Mum…a little bit of rain makes garden plants look fantastic.
The Mum: Even the snapdragon seeds that I sprinkled in a pot earlier this month managed to germinate and are doing nicely. These little plants will provide a nice pop of color by the back door area and the potted Roma tomato appears to be in good shape with a couple of tiny tomatoes emerging this week.
Wilson: Well, that’s about it for us this week. It’s Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. and we will honor all those who paid the ultimate price for serving their country. You can read our post from last year here for a historical background. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of the summer season. We’re planning a low key get together with the family. With gas prices so high, we aren’t planning on doing much driving any time soon. What are your plans for the holiday? Did you have a good week? Whatever you do, we hope you are able to enjoy some slices of Nature. Have a safe holiday and enjoy the long weekend.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
Somehow, Wilson can make the tussled look appear like something straight off the cover of Dog GQ Magazine. That’s how he rolls.
As for dog piles, I’m with mama on this. I always had a fear of finding myself at the bottom of one of those. Now, Wilson sounds very much like my old friend Jack the cat. I would wake up and he would be snoring away on my chest. He had some heft to him but I dared not move and wake him up just the same.
A little rain DOES go a long way as evidenced by these lovely captures. Here’s hoping you guys stay hydrated from above.
The pollen count is okay today, the air quality is great for once. Running this morning in a slightly chilled mist was great. Perfect for running.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend Ranchers
You’re too kind. He is a bit of a looker which is probably why he gets away with being an 80 lb. quilt!
We’re hoping for some rain next week. For next few days we’ll be in the low 80’s. It’s cloudy today but it’ll likely hop, skip and jump right over us…like it usually does.
Hahahaha! He knows he’s got the looks to get away with a lot.
We went from mid 90s last week to high fifties, low sixties with rain for the last several days.
Oooh, my kinda weather. Enjoy your runs, my friend.
Me too, and thank you.
So much beauty! We sure hope we get some rain down here soon….it’s been way too dry!
xoxo,
Rosy, Sunny & Beth
Many thanks, Rosy, Sunny and Beth. Yeah, us Westerners are always wanting/needing more moisture. I just hope El Nińo comes through. 🤞🏼
Beautiful flowers. I hope you have a nice weekend. XO
Thanks, Ellen. We hope you have a great holiday weekend.
The photos are beautiful, and the floof-love is probably really appreciated. I’d hold out for the revocation of those couch rules.
Many thanks, Dan. You know me too well…I’m a sucker for those sweet brown eyes. Have a wonderful Memorial Day.
All THE flowerss ook so purrty! So vyebrant Miss Moinka an Wislon…..you nose our fave rite?? 😉 THE Irisess!! Allwayss!!!
Wislon mee lovess to lie on Bellasita an s–t-r-e-t-c-h along her chest an tummy….shee just shrugss her shoulderss an let’ss mee stay on her….(it tooked SUM trainin mee can tell you!)
***nose bopss*** BellaDharma an (((hugss))) BellaSita Mum
Thanks. Just realized BellaDharma doesn’t weigh 80 lbs. 😆
BellaSita Mum here: Yeah I can’t complain. Bella weights 9 1/2 pounds..Wilson weighs a considerable bit more!! That’s ALOt of FLOOOOOOOOF!!! 😉
Just a bit. LOL
Did I ever tell you about Bogart Sam? My Shepherd/Husky cross. He weighed 100 pounds. I weighed 120 lbs. Guess who used to sit in my lap like he was a Chihuahua?? THE one & only Bogart Sam! What a clown he was!!!
Oh my gosh!! That’s too hilarious. 🤣
It was a running joke: :Hey Sherri-Ellen where are you??” I’d mumble “Under THE little Dog!”
Our bigger trips are done for a while which is good with the gas prices but we will still travel. Nelson likes to lay on Mom when she is laying on the couch at night watching TV. She says it is like being crushed by a bear but he is nice and warm and she does love that he loves to cuddle. At night we girls sleep in bed, but next to mom, never on her. Maybe the on thing is for boys? The boy prefers to sleep on the hard floor, silly really. Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks! Yes, driving trips may need to be curtailed for a while until gas becomes more affordable. It’s just too expensive to drive a lot even with a car that gets good mileage. I don’t mind the dog cuddling but an 80 lb. quilt isn’t going to work when the temps start to rise. 😉 Wishing you all a lovely Memorial Day weekend.
Your nature photos are a delight.
Rethinking the dog pile thing might be a wise idea if you want your person to keep breathing, and here’s a nit, you do.
Thanks so much. He’s so attached to his mama but doesn’t realize that attachment can weigh so heavily on me. 😉 Enjoy the weekend!
The nature photos are excellent, I do hope you get rain more regularly
Why thank you. Rain is somewhat elusive here most of the time. We’re more likely to get snow than rain but we’ll take what we can get. Hope you have a lovely holiday weekend.
I’m impressed with your tomatoes! Nice!
Thanks, Kate. I was surprised since that tomato plant is Not very big and yet it is already fruiting. Color me happy.
Have a terrific holiday weekend.
A lovely watercolor up top, Monika. I’m impressed with your Hibiscus and romas. They are doing so well. Looks like everything benefited from the rain. Thanks for the tour.
Thanks, John. Yes, all the plants seem more than happy. That Roma tomato really surprised me. It”s such a small plant but apparently the worm castings are providing it with the right food to make little ‘maters. Have a wonderful holiday weekend.
What a beautiful hibiscus Monika and so lovely you had some much needed rain 🩵 Wishing you and sweet Wilson a blessed Memorial Weekend and much love from our house to yours 🤗❤️🐾 xxx
You always have the prettiest plants and flowers to show us on Fridays! And Wilson, if you accidentally choke, squish, suffocate or otherwise your Mom, you won’t have anyone left to feed you or walk you. Think about that. Your friends, Lucy, Chia and Xena
Glad you enjoyed our flowers. Egad…I hadn’t thought of that! Thanks for reminding me. Have a swell howliday weekend. 🇺🇸
oooh, look at that face fur, love it!
Thanks. He so reminds me of the Lorax! 😆 Have a terrific holiday weekend.
Have a great weekend – we have temps pushing 30C (86F) on what is a bank holiday, so should be good 🙂
Thanks. We’ll be in the 70’s this weekend, next week we’ll be close to what you’re experiencing. Enjoy it and have a terrific weekend!
Howdy handsome Wilson! You sure did find some pretty blooms. I hope you and Mom have a fabulous weekend!
Thanks, Terry. Glad you liked the flowers. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!
we love that sun fountain… it looks like a woman at a wine party LOL and we love this wonderful purple iris… happy weekend
Hahaha…it absolutely does! We hope you have a wonderful Weim weekend!
Looking good, Wilson.
Feeling good, Tom
Thanks, Tom. I’m feeling especially good today. We have blue skies right now. Yay.
Have a great weekend!
Love the Lorax look! Enjoy the weekend. 👍🏼
He looks so earnest, doesn’t he? Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
Wilson we think your bed head look is adorbs BUT lying on top of the Mom so she can’t breathe MIGHT be a bit of a “no go”. Suggest a compromise……snuggle as close as you can to Mom which would allow her to breathe. Remember – she feeds you! Love all the Springy flowers – we have had LOTS of rain (in fact its’ raining now) so everything is lush and green. By mid-summer it will be brown and sinking fast. It’s feast or famine around here! Have a good weekend……….
Hugs, Teddy and Pam
Thanks. Yeah, it’s feast or famine here too. We;ll enjoy it while it’s lush. Have a great weekend!
Every soft surface here is inhabited by dogs…I have the upright chair. I know my place.
Wilson says you’re his new hero and asked me why I didn’t follow in your footsteps. Have a lovely weekend, Helen.
Lulu: “Good job, Wilson! Every neighborhood needs a Lorax!”
Java Bean: “Ayyy, I think our Dada has bought something like that ornamental cabbage from the grocery now and then! It looks too pretty to eat though!”
Chaplin: “We have never had a ‘no dogs on the sofa’ rule here but the current dogs don’t spend much time on the sofa anyway. Not like when Dennis was here!”
Yeah, that’s not a plant you want to eat, Bean. It’s too pretty to nosh on. We think the dogs are too busy zooming to lay on the sofa, Chaplin. Hope you guys have a terrific holiday weekend.
Wilson – your bed head is too much. 😂 I feel so bad for your mom being smothered by your love. I bet you are getting that lovely dog smell from all that walking in the rain. 🌂
Wilson’s mom – the plants look nice!
Thanks, Julia. Some days he looks like such a goof with hair sticking out all over. Since he just got groomed, there’s not a whole lot of wet dog smell. Yet. Have a great holiday weekend.
You too!
Fun post as usual. I laughed at relaxing the “no dogs on the sofa” rule. My dogs have always loved couches, but this Casey–not at all. No idea why.
Thanks, Jacqui. Yeah, Wilson gives me that look that says, ‘Puleez,’ of course I’m going to lay on the sofa. LOL
Have a lovely holiday weekend.