Flowers Plus Saturday With Joey Dog

Hi there. This is The Daily Bone and I'm your diligent doggie reporter Chester L. W. Spaniel. 

Ghostwriter didn't have enough time to write our Flower Friday post, but she still wanted to show you some of the beautiful tulips and forget-me-nots that are blooming right now. After that we'll go straight to Saturday With Joey Dog.

Without further ado, here's my esteemed colleague Joseph (Joey dog) Spaniel. 

Thanks Chester. This week the humans didn't do much cooking. But they did make one nice dinner with grilled chicken that had been marinated in Jamaican Jerk seasoning, along with mashed sweet potatoes, and steamed vegetables. As you can see, Chester was photobombing my food watching session. I always hope he can take over this job when I'm not here, but he just can't sit still long enough for a good shot. Then, he tends to be a little pushy.

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BIRTHDAY ALERT BIRTHDAY ALERT BIRTHDAY ALERT

I'd like to say Happy birthday to our NC associate Angus B. Terrier who is eight years old now! We hope you have a great day with lots of yum yums and walkies!

In other news, we've had increased sightings of a big hawk hunting in our neighborhood. Ghostwriter says that all the birdies in the area go on high alert whenever it's around. Grackles especially, fly in from all around to mob the hawk and try to drive it off. She managed to get a picture of it Thursday evening, although not a very good one. We're amazed that it's become so brave lately! In this photo, it's flying through the trees in our own back yard. It then skimmed over the Sparrows Incorporated Arbor Vitae Luxury birdie apartments and Convention Center by the back fence. causing a big commotion, before moving on to the spruces on the next street. We're pretty sure it's a Cooper's Hawk. 

My beautiful pear tree is in full bloom now. Ghostwriter thinks the blossoms are stinky. But I don't. I just think about the wonderful pears I'll get to eat come August! 

Oh, and this is the first day it's been actually warm out, which means ghostwriter can go outside without her jacket on. The trees are growing their leaves, and we have big fluffy clouds, and bright sunshine.

That's it for our Saturday report. I hope you have a good week!

He's photobombing again, isn't he?

Oh, I almost forgot! I have a riddle for you! 

Question: What did the squirrel give his ex-girlfriend?

Answer: Forget-me-nuts!

Bwahahahahahahaha! 

We Started Out Happy …

Hello fellow super fans. This is The daily Bone and I'm your trusty doggie reporter
Chester L. W. Spaniel. 

Those of you who live in Western NY probably know that we really have only two seasons a year:

Winter, and Road Construction! Traffic is already backed up all over the place! Ghostwriter saw my favorite super hero, Ironing Board Man, working on a a big project not far from where we live. Hooray!

Folks out there might think I'm talking about Iron Man who looks like this:

 But every super hero has an alternate identity or two.

I think that in his off hours he still has to do something, so he helps build the roads and driveways, and flattens out lawns.

I wish I could dream about Ironing Board Man all day …

… but there's stuff going on!

That  rotten chipmunk is up the corner molding of the house again! I barked and barked, but he wouldn't come out! I could hear him squeaking and scrabbling in there, but he wouldn't come out! Crummy chipmunk! Bark bark bark bark! Ghostwriter had to use the leash to get me away from there. Dad will have to put something in there so that dastardly little squeaker can't go up there again.

We interrupt this rant to bring you some other news. I'm your sincere doggie commentator Joseph (Joey dog) Spaniel reporting on location under my beautiful pear tree, where the blossoms are finally opened! 

I saw lots of bees and little bugs flying around the flowers, so I'm sure there'll be a good crop!

Then we got some sad news:
Our dear friend Whitley crossed the Rainbow Bridge today.

We looked up in the sky and there were lots of wispy Whitely clouds. I think I see her running towards the sun. I'm sure she'll be meeting our angels Charisma and Ginger there.

Ghostwriter was going to look for a nice, thoughtful song to post here, but her music program was set on "random." This is what came up first. We know that Whitley was a country girl, but this song seemed appropriate. It's by the Icelandic group Sigur Rós, from their album "Með suð i eyrum við spilum endalaust'" which means, "with a buzz in our ear we play endlessly." Make sure you play it real LOUD! 

Run, jump, play, eat, sleep, chase, leap!

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Tired Tuesday

Hello. This is The Daily Bone and I'm your sleepy doggie reporter Chester L. W. Spaniel. 

There was nothing going on today. The sky was gray and cloudy, with occasional choppers.

One squirrel showed up once. But he took off as soon as I barked. I didn't see that sneaky little chipmunk either. The birdie feeders were empty, so the birdies abandoned us too. 

Ghostwriter took a few pictures of the flowers growing. 

She said there were lots of work to do in the garden, but the ground was too cold. 

There was a spectacular sunset last night. 

But today, nothing! 

I didn't even see the moon! Apparently it's rising and setting during the day this week. 

My somnolent associate Joseph (Joey dog) Spaniel took a nap in our angel Miss Ginger's old doggie bed that ghostwriter took out of the spare bedroom. 

Dad's been watching politics all day. Boring! 

Fortunately, there was a debate going on in Blogville. 

Here are our three candidates who are running for mayor:

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pawprovince

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Oh oh oh! I almost forgot! Our friend Carol sent us some pictures of the ponies at Chincoteague. I love to see the spotted ponies who are the same color as me.

You see? Freckles and spots, just like me!

Thanks for visiting. Good night.

Zombie Monday (It IS Monday, Isn't It?)

Hi there. Yet again our ghostwriter got roped into working a midnight shift. So, you know how that goes. She's been awake since yesterday morning, and is now a complete zombie. Therefore I, Chester L. W. Spaniel, doggie reporter extraordinaire, and proficient squirrel hunter, will write The Daily Bone today, all by myself!

It's been foggy and raining since yesterday.

Ghostwriter said she had to drive into work extra slow on the country roads last night because the fog was so thick, and the "dummy deer" were running around all over the place. Anyway, I like the fog and rain because it brings up all kinds of birdie and squirrel foot print smells. Not much was going on this morning. But by 1PM I woke up from my nap and looked outside. 

What the pup?

It was that stinky chipmunk! See his stripey butt in the grass?

I went out and chased him. (Chipmunks are fun to chase because they squeak while they run!) This dastardly chipmunk escaped up the corner molding on the house!

I stood out there barking and whining for a long time, and the chipmunk wouldn't come out of there! Ghostwriter finally had to come out in the rain and drag me back inside.

Then I had to go straight into the bathtub because ghostwriter figured I was all muddy by then. Fortunately, I like to play in the water. And I wasn't muddy at all! Just wet.

Slorp, slorp, slorp, slorp …

Now, my esteemed colleague Joseph(Joey dog) Spaniel would like to give a quick report. 

Thank you Chester. Yesterday the whole gang came over for dinner. What a great and epic dinner it was, too! Dad put a big pork roast in the crock pot with a big bag of sauerkraut and cooked it all day until it was falling apart. On the side, we had creamy mashed potatoes, some lovely green beans, and yummy crusty bread with butter. I didn't get a picture of dessert, but it was lemon meringue pie! Yum! I, of course, got a generous helping of that delicious pork roast! Plus potatoes and beans too! 

Here's our favorite miniature human, Ryan, sitting nicely at the table. 

Here's Chester and our Jason human hamming it up after dinner! 

Ghostwriter got some lovely flowers as an early Mother's Day present. 

And now back to you Chester. 

Thanks Joey. I'm back at my post at the drive-through barking window, watching for that crummy little chipmunk. 

Oh, and one more thing. I found a video that proves that any creature related to squirrels, throughout history, can never be trusted!