Square Dog Friday... all gud dugs

Well we all know what day this is.

The best day of the week.

Square Dog Friday !

So lets woof it.

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I had an eye appointment on Thursday and my eyes still hurt from all the testing.

But so far everything has healed. So just eye drops for now. 

So today is Random Square Dog Friday.

With extra chicken strips for everyone.

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Blog friend John wrote a lovely post about one of his dogs who was just sitting and staring out a window. What was she thinking about ?

This reminded me about Watson and the Bunny. 

For almost a year Watson and the Bunny Sylvia, used to sit across from each other  and just look at each other for a longest time. 

Then one would get up and just walk away.  Zen time over.

I so enjoyed watching them but I never was able to get a photo of them together. 

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 Zen Watson.

 Sleeping gud dug Watson.

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 One

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 Two

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 Three . . . cha cha  cha

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 Poor Watson when ever he tries to nap, thehamish is sure to follow.

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 i thehamish is huntin' (Elmer Fudd voice)

 squirrrrrrrrrel

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 some times i gets dirty and nice tall person who feeds us 

gots' to wash my bottom

with water and stuff in the work sink but its gud cause i get to look at cookies  toys

and chkikin' strips

she is always givnin' me one 'cause i gud dug

yert

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Here is your pretty to start the weekend.

Evening sunset clouds.

I call this cloud 

"The Second Moon  Of  Tucson.

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 I just love the colors.

random. . . parsnip

music. . . Happy,  Pharrell

Wednesday In Japan... fireflies

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Family in Japan never fails to send me cards for spring and summer.
Japan has wonderful greeting cards, three dimensional fold-out and some with music. 

Family knows I am crazy about fireflies.
On one of my trips family drove me to the Firefly Bridge over the Arima-Gawa in Yamaguchi-cho, Niishinomiya,  Japan.

The small bridge goes over a river filled with reeds, flowers, trees and fireflies. So many fireflies that they dance like stars in the sky over, under,  around the bridge and you.
We got there very late one evening. I had just flown in day and was quite tired but so happy to see this lovely place.
Even though it was late people where still strolling around enjoying the evening. This was one of the most lovely evening I have spent. I think of it often and I can still feel the breeze and the fireflies dancing around me.

What is so sweet and hugs at my heart, is the local school children take care of this area/bridge. There are pictures that the children have drawn of fireflies that are framed all over this very small  bridge with a big heart.

firefly. . . parsnip
music. . . OST Totoro,   Joe Hisaishi

parley view parsnip... opps !

 

I was to start my posts this week on what it is like to live in a border state.

But

Between the monsoons and how the barometric pressure change affects me 

I have been somewhat "under the weather" (hahahahaha  clever me whoo hoo)

Instead, today I will post about Sundays storm. 

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 Looking west from my side yard.
Storm flew over me lots of wind, lighting and thunder heading southwest into Tucson. 
Then curling northwest. We had almost no rain.
But the valley where Tucson is was pounded.

Alerts on my phone just kept coming.
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 Lighting looking south from my front door.
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 Lighting behind the clouds.
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 Three strikes one right after the other. 
The weather news will show the lighting strikes over the Tucson valley
 and they covered the the map. 
Today is round two. .
Rain clouds building up all day till the storm breaks, late afternoon.
Then we get a break for a few days till the storms regroup
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And here is your "pretty" to start the week.
Some what X-rated.
So beware !
Proceed  at your own risk !
Really think about it before you look !
I am warning you !
Last chance to 
STOP.
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thehamish likes to nap on his back.  
Oh Dear ! I need my smelling salts.
Today as I looked down and saw him roll over exposing his tummy
 and other parts to the doggy window and the whole world.  
Oh My Goodness !
I warned you.
Naughty naughty thehamish.
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Yert !

stormy. . . parsnip

music. . . Heinrich Maneuver,  Interpol

Square Dog Friday. . . Herbal Body Wraps

Here it is the best day of the week.

Square Dog Friday.

We all know the drill, so lets woof it.

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The Square Ones went for their "Herbal Body Wraps" on Thursday.

 They are both so fluffy an more fabulous than ever.

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 Could not believe Watson was sitting still and almost posing for me.

It was so wonderful !

I was trying to take a photo of his back legs that look like pantaloons.

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 He comes back so soft like silk.

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 My sweet baboo.

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 I just love Dr. Watson

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 His dementia is getting worst and he had a little harder time this visit when getting brushed out.

A little more anxiety. They are the best groomers (Poochini's) and treat him with care.

I am thinking of taking him every 4 weeks instead of 6. 

And see if that helps.

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And guess who is next.
thehamish

 se me ilookin' gud

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 I starin' down the snake

i am strong i thehamish
i am beautiful
yert

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 i also not feelin' gud.

kinda sad

 i gots gud nose.

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 I was cleaning and The Boys did not like (?) all the dust.

So thehamish just crawled into the crate with the gud dug Watson and snuggled down. Hiding his nose and face in Watson's neck.

thehamish is really not feeling great. I have to take him back to the eye doctor,

he is not tolerating the new eye drops.

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 I have to go to the eye doctor on Thursday
to see if I am having another tear and vitreous fluid is leaking
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As thehamish would say 

Oh woe oh woe is me.

 In fact we are both saying

oh woe

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And just because I can 

here is your pretty for the weekend.

Monsoons clouds from Wednesday afternoon.

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Thursday's sunset.
It really looked like this. It was so softly colored and glowed.

happy. . . parsnip
music. . . Under The Milky Way,  The Church

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Many of you know I live in a Border State and Border City.
I have long thought about writing my feeling about what is going on with
the massive illegal problem.
But as this is just my fun blog about my dogs and the State I love,
I thought I would not write about this problem.
But.... with what has finally boiled over and how I feel about the fact my
political party (Democrat ) and a government doesn't give a "rat ass" about me, 
just as long as I keep paying my taxes.

So next week I will try to keep it short, I will write each day about,
Mexico, anchor babies, education, health care and the cartels trafficking and families
of children and women who are used as money.
I always listen to and give everyone a chance to speak about what they believe in.
Except for violence against women and children, especially in religious context and
discrimination  against gay and lesbians. And of course animal rights.
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Take care everyone and have a great weekend.

Wednesday In Japan. . . coffee

Some of the best coffee I have ever had, has been in Japan.

In the hot summer months they make the very best Iced Coffee.

Just iced coffee no whipped cream, caramel, chocolate, syrup flavoring

or sprinkles. No sprinkles in coffee !

On cake, yes please but not in my coffee.

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I ordered a Japanese cold coffee maker.

You brew the coffee over night in the refrigerator. 

Daughter makes hers with her old Melita drip maker.

I am hoping this might help me with the acid (?)  in the coffee.

Coffee and my new medicines are not playing nice lately.

If you want it hot you can microwave it. 

But in the summer iced coffee even in the morning is just so good.

Especially if it is 85+ at 7 am.

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 New coffee maker

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 Fun directions in Japanese.

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 Take re-usable coffee filter and fill to the line with coffee.
Using my blog friend wonderful Holy Cow Coffee Company coffee.

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 Insert in jar.

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 Slowly pour good filtered water to the very top slowly over the coffee.

Your coffee is only as good as your water.

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 Then you let it sleep over night in the refrigerator.

Night night, sweet dreams.

yummmmmmmmm !   I had one glass this morning and we shall see how I do.
It was so good.

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Here is your pretty for mid week.

Follower Em, thought the rain didn't look right in my last post.

The summer monsoons are needed but can be very dangerous and destructive.

Not at all like the wonderful and much needed Winter rains, that soak into the earth.

Summer monsoons are fast moving storms.  Rain and wind traveling across the Tucson valley. Leaving a torrent of swift moving runoff that takes rocks, boulders, trees, cars 

and people who think they can cross.  The swift running water flows in the streets
to the washes then into the rivers.
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Not all the storms are destructive but many are.

Here are a few photos from past summers.

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coffee. . . parsnip

music. . . Heavy Clouds No Rain,  Sting

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parley view parsnip. . . what happened this weekend ?

What happened this weekend ?

Lots of lovely fireworks and RAIN !
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Many have been saying the monsoons have started. 

But for me it really doesn't officially start till some 20/30 year old "boy" decides to drive his truck into the flooded railway underpass at Stone Avenue, in the City of Tucson. 

Then the fire department has to come out and rescue them.

There are signs all over saying do not enter when flooded. A measure painted on the wall.

But every year someone will assume the rules are not for them
and get stuck in the flooded underpass.
When the summer rains come down so fast in micro burst the water rushes down the streets into the washes then down to the rivers.

We had two swift water rescues this weekend and only have had two days of rain.

yert !

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Yes, first day of rain !
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 Saturday, second day of rain.
The rain poured down.
It was a fast moving storm with hail.
 It lasted 30 minutes at my home as it moved west.
The temperature went from 95 to 77.
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 In the middle of the photo you can see the rain coming down on the right and left.

Before roaring by my home.

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 Not a very clear photo of thehamish after a game a fetch.
I had to take it quick.
 He is holding a ball and his tongue is hanging out the side of his mouth
at at the same time.
I lurve this dog.
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 And here he is sleeping. . .
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 with the tip of of little pink tongue sticking out.
Cheeky little devil.
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Oh the sweet baboo Watson is just waking up from a nap.
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And just because I can, here is your pretty (hahahahaha)
to start the week.

i thehamish is not likin' the new eye drops not at all
oh woe oh woe is me
woe is me
woe
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raining. . . parsnip
music. . . Never Can Say Goodbye,  Gloria Gaynor

Square Dog Friday. . . oh NO what is this wet stuff !

Best day of the week !

Square Dog Friday is here.
You know the drill so lets woof it !
yert !

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I am happy to say that the monsoon have finally started. 

For the last few weeks it has been hot hot burning hot days and evenings, 

with little humidity. 

But a storm started in the southwest and finally made it to Tucson.

If you want to know how the monsoons works here is an earlier post I wrote.

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I was so happy that I went to stand in the rain.

The air smelled of dust, sage and ozone. 

Lighting and thunder all around me.

Perfect !

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But there are Two Little Square Black Dogs who are not that happy.

A big NO to rain.

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 Watson is checking out the wet stuff !
ewwwwwwww

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 thehamish is comin' seein'camera is there fud?

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 squirrrrrrrrrrle or lizzzzzzzzzards !

thehamish gots to go runnin'
even in the wet
woe 

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 Happiness is rain drops on the pool.

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 Rain in the valley !

The air smells so good.

Sage, dust and ozone.

If I could bottle this fragrance I would make a fortune.

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Here is your pretty for the start of the weekend.

According to the latest arbitration  agreement.

More Square Dogs !

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 thehamish is the clan of the cave raccoon... really not knowin' what that meanin'

or

  an ewok ?

more gud than stromtroopers 

they bad !
even i knowin' that.

update.... thehamish went to the eye doctor again. He has a ulcer on one of his eyes. and the blood pressure in his eyes are going up again. So he is on another eye drop that has made him somewhat ill before. I am hoping he will tolerate the drops better this time.
Then back to the doctors for another pressure reading.
Not good not good at all.
le sigh
oh woe is thehamish
woe
yert !

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Happy 4th of July !

raining. . . parsnip

music. . . What a Wonderful World,   Louis Armstrong