For some reason black dogs are the least likely to be adopted. I don't know why.
We have many black dogs and I think every one of them is striking.
Jack pauses with some of the gang. He has a beautiful coat.
Lovely Luna is 2 years old.
Posey is 5 and, I think, one of our prettiest dogs.
Her ears don't usually stand up.
Walking with Tito and Miles.
Tito knows that black dogs are the best.
Self-doubt is not his style.
He often pals around with Reggie on walks.
I don't think Tito notices the size difference.
A few of our palm trees succumbed to a blight so we're trying again with something else.
Sean has plenty of supervision. Pete, Zoot and Posey in front.
Frankie has been a happy girl; she loves having visitors.
The Couchsurfers/Helpxers that brought Tori stayed on for a couple weeks.
Kaya gets to know the gang.
Linda watches the ever helpful Kaya fix one of the dog beds.
Tori wants to help.
Twiggy and Tori keep an eye on things while Kaya and Olli paint.
Oliver has been traveling frugally for years.
http://www.timeless-travelling.com
Olli and Tori.
Dog fun. Jack, Hazel, Amber, Tori, Daisy and Mega
Bette, Lucy and Tori on a walk. There isn't a dog here that doesn't like Tori (her new nickname is Cookie Monster.). She learns quickly and wants to please; it breaks my heart that people thought she was too much trouble. She's one of the sweetest dogs I've ever met!
Bette and Tori on a salt pile. After a rain they're as hard as coal.
Oliver and Kaya say their goodbyes (Paco, in the background, crows his goodbye).
Thanks so much to you both, for saving Tori, and for all your help around the place!
You're always welcome here.
Linda doesn't understand why everyone can't stay forever.
This is a strange and beautiful place. A peninsula on a peninsula. Gulf on one side and salt marshes on the other. The landscape and light make it seem unearthly at times. We've been walking in the woods more than on the beach, one of the benefits of a dry rainy season.
Archie races his reflection:
Blue and Bette have room to run. A few good rains and this will be under water:
Lucy, Frijolita and Oscar come when they're called (those are salt piles in the background):
pink water:
Bizarre scenery and high temperatures aside, walks have been wonderfully uneventful.
ye old scenic shot of Chester:
Archie having a romp:
They aren't quite big enough for walks yet but they have mastered the stairs.
Tuesday and Gowron wrestle:
pretty girls:
pretty tolerant:
Maldi, the kitten, is doing great. It may look as though she is being harassed here but in fact she is taunting the dogs.
If she keeps this up I'm sure one of the dogs will learn to climb the ladder:
Maldi also likes the chase me up a tree game! Here she stands her ground to Greta:
I love that tree! Moringa is amazing stuff, high in vitamins, good for nursing moms and the seeds can purify water!
It's loaded with seed pods right now (known as drumsticks).
They look like big green beans:
It is usually covered in fragrant blooms and full of birds, bees and moths.
These moths are huge! I had to take pictures of them to figure out what they were.
They sound like hummingbirds but they look like flying crayfish:
Some evenings, dozens of them swarm the moringa tree:
The hummingbirds love the blooms too. There are almost always a few feeding.
Lots of these little green guys:
and a few of these slightly larger, more aggressive, red hummingbirds:
I can't end a dog blog with a picture of a bird so..
beautiful Lucy with the moringa tree in the background:
