Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Not In The Mood To Post Today
But I did find something of interest at The New York Times website, Going Offline in Search of Freedom.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Why There Are Not That Many Photos Of Little Sally Pumpkinhead Here
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Looks like they can. This was taken a few days before Duke's Big Adventure. Duke is eating his chewy and Little Sally Pumpkinhead is helping. A big change from the first day when Duke growled and snapped at Little Sally Pumpkinhead for getting to close to his food.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
What Is More Time Consuming That A New Puppy?
A new puppy and an old puppy that has been bit by a snake. Duke is home and his snout is almost back to normal. We will have a hard time keeping him quiet for the next 5 days as required by his vet. This morning he decided I and Little Sally Pumpkinhead were having too much fun playing together and joined in. He grabbed the squeaky toy Little Sally Pumpkinhead was chasing and walked around with it in his mouth chomping and making it repeatedly squeak. Little Sally Pumpkinhead loved this new game and so did Duke as his tale was wagging the whole time.
Below is a photo of Duke showing his nose yesterday afternoon. If you look closely you can see that it is still swollen. If you look more closely you can see the magic marker lines the Vet drew on his face to outline the edge of the snake bit reaction when he first saw Duke. If you look even more closely you can see that there is a mark between his eyes which shows how far the swelling extended up his face before the meds kicked in. Remember those books for children which had distorted photos of puppies in them that made their snouts look huge and way out of proportion to the rest of their bodies? Well that is how Duke looked for awhile. Although he looks almost normal he is still sick, moving slowly and mostly sleeping. By the end of five days I know he will be back to his old self and we will have a hard time containing him.
Oh, when I went to pick up Duke the vet tech told me he had been a sweetheart. I smiled because Duke is always a sweetheart and makes friends wherever he goes.
Below is a photo of Duke showing his nose yesterday afternoon. If you look closely you can see that it is still swollen. If you look more closely you can see the magic marker lines the Vet drew on his face to outline the edge of the snake bit reaction when he first saw Duke. If you look even more closely you can see that there is a mark between his eyes which shows how far the swelling extended up his face before the meds kicked in. Remember those books for children which had distorted photos of puppies in them that made their snouts look huge and way out of proportion to the rest of their bodies? Well that is how Duke looked for awhile. Although he looks almost normal he is still sick, moving slowly and mostly sleeping. By the end of five days I know he will be back to his old self and we will have a hard time containing him.
Oh, when I went to pick up Duke the vet tech told me he had been a sweetheart. I smiled because Duke is always a sweetheart and makes friends wherever he goes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Snake Bit
We were running the dogs at the cemetery last night when Duke trotted up to us looking embarrassed. He must have put his nose into a rabbit hole that contained a rattlesnake because he also had a puncture wound and a bloody scrap on his snout. By the time we got him back to the truck he was in pain. When my husband got him to the vet clinic they gave him a shot of morphine and some antibiotics. They also put him on a saline drip . He spent the night there and this morning they will call and let us know when to pick him up.
The vet told my husband that Duke being bit on the snout, along with being bit before and having had the rattlesnake vaccine administered, would actually be helpful to him. For some reason getting bit on the nose is less dangerous than getting bit anywhere else on a dog's body. He also told my husband that he has been treating a lot of cattle and calves who have been bit on the snout by snakes since the weather got warmer.* The warmer weather has caused the snakes to wake up and they do not like to be awakened once they begin hibernating. They wake up angry and this anger makes them lash out at anything or anyone who comes near them. Until the weather get cold again our evening walks will be restricted to the town streets.
Poor Duke. I hate that this has happened.
Update (10:09 AM):
We heard from the vet clinic and they say Duke is doing well. He will be staying with them for another night since their policy is to keep animals who have been bitten by snakes for at least 24 hours. His snout is still very swollen but he is resting comfortably.
Update (6:40 PM):
Talked to the doctor again and he said Duke ate some food and the swelling of his snout has gone down. He has dropped his pain meds and stopped the IV fluids. We will bring him home tomorrow afternoon.
*It was in the high 80's (F)/ 20's(C) on Sunday.
The vet told my husband that Duke being bit on the snout, along with being bit before and having had the rattlesnake vaccine administered, would actually be helpful to him. For some reason getting bit on the nose is less dangerous than getting bit anywhere else on a dog's body. He also told my husband that he has been treating a lot of cattle and calves who have been bit on the snout by snakes since the weather got warmer.* The warmer weather has caused the snakes to wake up and they do not like to be awakened once they begin hibernating. They wake up angry and this anger makes them lash out at anything or anyone who comes near them. Until the weather get cold again our evening walks will be restricted to the town streets.
Poor Duke. I hate that this has happened.
Update (10:09 AM):
We heard from the vet clinic and they say Duke is doing well. He will be staying with them for another night since their policy is to keep animals who have been bitten by snakes for at least 24 hours. His snout is still very swollen but he is resting comfortably.
Update (6:40 PM):
Talked to the doctor again and he said Duke ate some food and the swelling of his snout has gone down. He has dropped his pain meds and stopped the IV fluids. We will bring him home tomorrow afternoon.
*It was in the high 80's (F)/ 20's(C) on Sunday.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Failure Is An Option
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. it's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
-Barack Obama
-Barack Obama
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Weekend Update
Word for the week: Tired. A puppy changes everything.
At home this week- Little Sally Pumpkinhead is sleeping through the night, has grown a bit, and is getting along with Duke. Correction, Duke no longer thinks she is a pain and allows her to get near him for short periods of time.
At the library this week- We finished cataloging juvenile nonfiction and have started on easy juvenile fiction. Things are moving faster than we expected but it is still tedious work.
At the dentist this week- I spent over two hours getting stage two of my new bridge work completed. Right now I have temporary teeth in my mouth that are a couple of steps above the edible wax teeth I used to get as a child. I am so looking forward to the end of this process.
At my blog today- More photos of Little Sally Pumpkinhead.
Sleepy baby 1
Sleepy baby 2
In the Slammer. Crime: Peeing on kitchen floor twice and on the living room carpet once.
Where Duke likes Little Sally Pumpkinhead to be. He was outside with her most of the day yesterday and could not nap because he wasn't sure just when she was going to jump on him. With her safely behind bars he can sleep.
At home this week- Little Sally Pumpkinhead is sleeping through the night, has grown a bit, and is getting along with Duke. Correction, Duke no longer thinks she is a pain and allows her to get near him for short periods of time.
At the library this week- We finished cataloging juvenile nonfiction and have started on easy juvenile fiction. Things are moving faster than we expected but it is still tedious work.
At the dentist this week- I spent over two hours getting stage two of my new bridge work completed. Right now I have temporary teeth in my mouth that are a couple of steps above the edible wax teeth I used to get as a child. I am so looking forward to the end of this process.
At my blog today- More photos of Little Sally Pumpkinhead.
In the Slammer. Crime: Peeing on kitchen floor twice and on the living room carpet once.
Where Duke likes Little Sally Pumpkinhead to be. He was outside with her most of the day yesterday and could not nap because he wasn't sure just when she was going to jump on him. With her safely behind bars he can sleep.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Here Rests A Woodman Of The World
This distinct marker representing a tree stump is used to mark the graves of men who were Woodmen of the World, a "fraternal benefit society" created in 1883 that provided life insurance for its members. The Latin words written on the marker say Though silent,he speaks.
As the last photo shows there was a woman's branch of WOW known as Women of Woodcraft. They evidently did not get to use the tree stump as their grave marker. They do have a broken circle surrounding a broken tree with a dove perched on it carved into their markers though.
As the last photo shows there was a woman's branch of WOW known as Women of Woodcraft. They evidently did not get to use the tree stump as their grave marker. They do have a broken circle surrounding a broken tree with a dove perched on it carved into their markers though.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Graveyard Mystery
I found this child's cowboy boot stuck on the end of a stick lying on the ground near some sort of round plastic marker. Was this small boot being used as a grave marker until money could be found to buy a stone one? If so, who does it belong to and why is it on the ground? Whatever the reason for it being there, I found it disturbing and felt compelled to take a photo of it.
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