Our weather continues to be unseasonably warm. In fact, we still have not had any measurable snow fall, very late compared to any year we can remember. But the gorgeous weather (well, not gorgeous by Siberian standards, but the humans seem to like it) sure makes for a terrific long weekend. We were running errands and the hu-dad was giving us a water break when Natasha went in to her “I want that right now” stare.
Intensity
That stare is very hard to ignore and she did not move at all despite the offers of water, the hu-dad getting out his camera, and the hu-dad taking pictures of her. So what had her attention? The easiest way to figure that out is to use her ears to line up the scene.
Using the ears as a target finder.
Can you see it? The object of her focus? Well, let’s zoom in a little and see if we can figure things out.
Bullseye. Or is that Catseye?
Somehow, we do not think that Natasha has the “Zim-like” qualities of, well, Zim. But the cat sure seemed to understand that The Herd was safely seat belted into the Jeep.
Just hanging out in the Jeep.
Being cool and hanging out with the Rooster.
And surveying the horizon.
It is tough being Queen.
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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
Queen Natasha wants to know, “How did you spend your day?”
As followers of our Facebook Page know, we got caught in a rain and hail storm yesterday. Since, of course, we did not have the windows for the Jeep, we found a Lowe’s and parked under their customer pick-up shelter. Natasha went on guard duty:
As you can see from the view from our parking spot, there is nothing out there.
But the ears still go up.
She scans the horizon.
Suddenly, the serious face.
Game face is on.
The danger has passed and the Queen smiles again.
Once again, Queen Natasha the Evil has protected The Herd and they are safe. Well, except from her.
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.
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