We were down in Asheville running errands and stopped at one of our favorite Asheville City Parks features – the Greenway through French Broad River Park and Carrier Park – to walk The Herd.  After a couple of miles of walking, we were ready to load everyone back in the Jeep.  Each dog needs to be loaded and fitted with their seat belt.  Therefore, the rest of The Herd is to wait patiently while that is being done.  So how well do you think that went?

Apparently SOME dog smelled a creature under the ground and, while the hu-dad was distracted, burrowed into the ground and had their head buried in mud.  And who do you think would be prey driven enough to dig this fast AND quiet enough to do it with the unsuspecting hu-dad only a couple of feet away.

The crime scene - a quick hole dug and a "snout" hole burrowed to chase some poor unsuspecting creature.

We can rule all of these suspects out. So who is the guilty party?

Bwaaahahahaha

We had a terrific time yesterday at Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation Annual Downtown Dog Walk and will share lots of pictures during the week.  Since it was a long day, though, we will just share one picture for now.

As long-time readers know, each of The Herd has a distinct personality.  Queen Natasha the Evil is known for running The Herd with an iron paw and generally being ornery.

After the walk, we were hanging out on the courthouse lawn while the hu-dad was taking pictures of the other participants.  Hu-dad turns around to see someone talking to The Herd.  So how did ornery Natasha react to this intrusion?

So much for that tough girl image.

235 years ago. An act of bravery and sacrifice.

A document so powerful in its brevity and clarity.

But remember that I am a monarch, too, so there better not be any more talk of rebellion.

Or you will really see some fireworks.

Happy Independence Day!