Deer Me!

              High excitement in the back yard today!  When I heard Foxy barking, I could tell it was something different.  There is a higher pitch and rapid barking that signals high excitement. This time instead of a mouse, snake or bee, it was a deer.  When I looked out to see what was up, I saw a doe emerge from the woods, hardly an uncommon sight around here.  But the great part was seeing her two spotted fawns!  A garbage truck had gone by a few minutes before, so that doe was waiting for the all clear to cross the road into the deeper woods.  I was too far away to have gotten a good picture, even if the camera had been in my hand, but I will be watching this summer for another glimpse of our local twins. 
       I was able to briefly attend a dog show last week, my first in about a year.  I am now working almost always on weekends, but this one was not only on Friday, but in Chehalis, where I work!  So after I got done, I went over to the farigrounds in time to sit ringside and watch the GPCA supported entry at the Mt Rainier Working Dog Show.  This is the first time in 4 years that I was not entered in this show, taking home some ribbons.  Dash won her first major there, and Wiley and Foxy both won there, too.  It was a really beautiful sunny day, and a nice entry of dogs, too.  So it was really nice to be able to be there, although I didn't get much chance to visit the other owners.