Pieces of October

Tori at rest. 

Bette in grass.

Lucy after a swim.

Miles and Lucy, old friends.

Puddle crossing.

Henry and Linda.

Linda!

Xmul and Hazel play chase.

Steve comes to say hi to me, while everyone else watches the Xmul show.

Xmul takes a break, Mo spots me.

Back to playing ...Xmul and Hazel face off.

Xmul takes a color coordinated break with little Murci and Steve.

Murci is nearly full grown and almost old enough to be spayed.
Lots of energy, lots of attitude!  

Insult & injury

September has come and gone, indistinguishable from August.
Murci walks in the lead with Bette and Linda.

Linda watches a distant flamingo.  Murci only has eyes for Bette.

Bette is her favorite walk buddy. 

Around a salt pile,
R-L Bette, Murci, Linda and Monkey.

As you may know, we are trying to re-purpose a nearby property.  Every improvement we've made to the place has been swiftly followed by vandalism/theft. One of  2 new doors was busted within days of installation -despite the fact that there is nothing inside to steal!  This, in addition to a stolen post hole digger, shed door, and concrete fence posts, as well as the repeated cutting of the fence, has left us both frustrated and uncertain if we want to continue putting resources into this project. 

Someone put some effort into getting the storage room open!
It houses nothing but bags of bottles and cans for future construction projects.

On Friday the 13th I discovered the beach gate hadn't been properly latched; it was brought to my attention by the gleefully raucous departure of many dogs, who then enjoyed an unauthorized run up the beach.
(http://dogonomicon.blogspot.com/2013/09/130913.html)
During my attempt to round them all up, I kicked/tripped over a block of concrete, hurt my foot and put myself out of commission for a few weeks.
I've recovered enough to go on walks again.  Murci is a little bigger and much sturdier, but she's going to be on the small side.
Murci, Bette, Archie and Monkey

Anywhere Bette goes, Murci is soon to follow.

Back at home:
Xmul watches...

Lex and Zoot fly by

...and she cuts them off at the pass!

Xmul is the winner!

Aside from mad dashes under the neem tree, everyone plays in the shade.
foreground: Daisy, Xmul, Murci and Lex

Happy dogs: Luna, Otto (digging a hole), Murci (attacking Otto), Daisy (smiling), Reggie (my angel) and Tori (Now that the sun damage has grown out, her coat is beautiful!) ...
with Elewah (digging a hole) and Amber in back.
On a related note, I fall down a lot; holes under the clothesline are the worst!

Murci!

This little ankle-biter is Murci.  Her name is short for murciélago, which is Spanish for bat, and is inspired by her enormous ears.  She flagged down Sean as he biked to town. She had mange, a broken toe and the usual parasites. That was a few weeks ago; she's doing fine now!

Murci's 1st bath.  How brave she is! 

Murci meets the family.

PuppyG gives her a sniff.

 

A sturdier Murci plays with her fan club: Xmul, theTribe, Tori and Hazel.

She's a bit of a hellion because they're all too permissive with her.

Murci attacks!

August is for the birds; by 8AM it is too hot to walk with the dogs.  
I biked to the nearby salt ponds and got to see flamingos in flight.

August means damp sand endlessly tracked indoors on a thousand wet paws. 
Outside, a losing battle against the encroachment of grass and the smell of pee. 
A storm took out our modem and we were without our Telmex connection for 8 days.  
The electric alternates between brownout, blackout and crazy surges.  
A handful of dogs are having various skin problems, poor Rita is miserable from the grass and her allergy treatments, and Truman managed to cut his leg during a run, which led to a day trip to the vet and the fun of replacing the stitches hours after we got home.
Take my word for it, August looks better in pictures. 
Salt pond serenity, Bob Ross style.
 












Rufus and Tori! 

 Zasu, Bette, Blue and Miles -morning walk.












It's obscene how much cuteness I witness daily.  
Silly Mega.

Evening light Archie.

Dragonflies to the rescue

A battalion of dragonflies laid waste to the mosquitoes.

Hot little dogs on a morning walk.

A picture that captures Tori's enthusiasm for water.

Steve, Lex, Hazel and Tori play with their favorite toy.

Miles, Henry, Blue and Bette patrol the grounds of the beta site.

Lovely PuppyG.

Zasu watches Tori and Greta swim with Sean. 
She prefers to wade belly deep.

4 funny girls -Molly, Tuesday, Twiggy and Monkey.

Shirley takes a break from lizard hunting.
I love that face!

Large, used political banners are cut up and resold as tarps.  
We've stapled them to the screened porch to keep the rain out.
Reggie teases Henry. Such a little brother.

Everybody say kibble!  Group shot on the porch.
Zasu, Mega, Reggie, Tuesday and Pete.

Our pal Xmul has come back to stay for a few months.
We missed her!  

I think Zoot missed her the most.  
Zoot, Xmul and Steve play at dusk.