Another Car Ride

Yesterday I went for two car rides.  In the morning we went to Castlewood State Park to hike.  I already told you about that.  Then in the afternoon we got it the car again.

We went to Charlie's house.  Charlie was on vacation at the farm while Jen and John were gone teaching.  They just got home and we went to see them.  I like Charlie's house because Jen and John throw the ball in the house.  I like playing ball in the house.

A good day for a hike

This morning we took a long hike in Castlewood State Park.  It was a good day for a hike.  We hike up to the bluff where we can see for miles.

 Then we hiked down to the field.  We saw some deer there.  I watched them.  Jim doesn't want me to mess with the deer.  I was very good.

I got to get a drink from the creek then take a little swim.

It is St. Louis's 250th birthday.  That is really, really old.  There are 250 birthday cakes all around St. Louis.  They are not really cake.  They are made of wood and paint.  But they look like cakes.  There is a cake in Castlewood State Park.

Saturday in June

Jim and Jean got up really early for a race.  I like it when they get up early because I get my breakfast early.  I like to eat.  They ran fast then were home in plenty time to take me for a nice walk before lunch.  It was a good day.

All day outside

Today I was outside with Jim all day.  It was a wonderful day.  I chased the tennis ball, I laid in the shade and I watched Jim work.  Jim does a lot of work in the vineyard.  He put more wires on the fence because four wires was not enough to keep the deer out.  What the deer don't eat the bugs do.  I'm glad I don't have to rely on Jim and Jean's gardening skills for my dinner.

The vet

The vet is a big man with a soft voice and gentle hands.  This may fool you at first but he has a big needle.  Sometimes you go to the vet because you have an ear ache.  Sometimes you go to the vet because your foot hurts.  But sometimes you go to the vet when you are perfectly healthy.  Today was one of those days.  Jim took me to the vet.  I did not want to sit on his table at all.  They gave me shots and told me I was healthy.  I got a new tag to wear on my collar to prove that I had shots.  The shots last three years so I am glad I don't have to go back for a long time.

A walk on a new trail

Today Jean worked and Jim had to leave to run errands.  At lunch we went outside and played some ball.  Jim brushed my beautiful fur.

After dinner we got in the car and headed to the park.  Jim had to take a baseball team photo and Jean took me for a walk on a new trail I had never been on before.  I peed on every tree and rock I could find.  There were so many wonderful smells and Jean let me take me time and sniff them all.  When Jim finished with his pictures he walked with us too.

We stopped by the store on the way home.  Jean waited in the car with me.  Jim and Jean never leave me in the car alone when it is warm outside.  Sometimes in the winter they will leave me in the car for a few minutes but in the summer they never leave me.  It can get very hot in a car.

When we got home there were deer near the vineyard.  Jim stopped the car in the driveway and got out to chase the deer away.  He left Jean and me in the car.  But I jumped out the window to go help Jim.  He needed me.

Walking in the rain

Today after dinner Jean and I left for a walk through the neighborhood.  We got to the top of the big hill and it began raining.  It wasn't raining very hard and there wasn't any thunder so we kept walking.  Some of my dogs friends were outside in the rain.  It was a good walk.  When we got home Jean dried me off with a towel.