What A Difference A Day Makes
Oct 17th 2008RuralWriterLife on the Farm
Yesterday I went out to do the morning chores wearing shorts and a tee shirt.
Today when I went out to do chores, I wore jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and a light jacket.
It is past the middle of October, so I guess I should expect this to happen. A cold front and a little rain moved in during the night, but I don’t think the rain amounted to much.
I’m afraid this weekend won’t be as warm as last weekend either! Since it was up in the 80’s last Saturday, after all the hay was in the quonset hut, I decided it was time to give Toby a bath. I’d put some “spot-on” flea meds on him a few days previously, but he was still polluted with fleas, digging and scratching almost constantly.
on the same color as my baggy shirt, so they kind of blend together, but they’re there!
I used cold water from a hose (or hose pipe as one of my southern born & bred friends says), but Toby didn’t seem to mind. He loves to play in the water anyway, and seemed to enjoy being scrubbed all over.
And at least now he’s not scratching at fleas!
5 Comments »
ceeceeon 17 Oct 2008 at 8:09 pm 1What is it about hubbies that take pictures at the most inopportune time?
My dogs wig out when I bathe them with well water, once the temperatures drop. Not happy campers.
Rural Writeron 17 Oct 2008 at 9:29 pm 2You got that right. You should see the pictures NO WAY I’d put on the blog, ha! Actually, he often chops my head off or something when taking pictures - not used to operating my camera. So not many pictures make it. Thankfully. VERY thankfully.
Kimmyon 20 Oct 2008 at 7:50 pm 3Ahhh this reminds me I need to give my dog a bath! She’s very cooperative but I hate to see her shiver when the weather turns cooler like this though.
Rural Writeron 20 Oct 2008 at 8:38 pm 4Yeah, I hate giving them a bath in cold weather. I’m hoping for another warm day so I can give our other dog a bath.
Laughing Orca Ranchon 28 Oct 2008 at 12:53 am 5I LOVE seeing a picture of you! Look how cute you are scrubbing your pooch. You’ve got such a friendly smile
Fall is such a fickle season. We’ve already had snow…and then that was followed by temps in the 80’s during the day and down in the 20’s at night. Major temperature fluctuations this time of year.
I suppose it’s Fall’s way to prepare us slowly for winter, instead of, just one day, just plunging us full force into winter. But sometimes I feel like Fall is such a tease. lol!
~Lisa
New Mexico
ps, I’m really really really really HAPPY that I found your blog again. I’ve missed you!