Hounds Prepare For The Eclipse

Stella decided this morning she would attempt her escape from the time she stepped into the backyard. While Sadie and I walked out to the path I did not realize that Stella was walking north, across the yard and out into field, the furthest point from us. Was she getting 'vibes' from the eclipse this early?

I yelled her name over and over ... she ignored me over and over.

Sadie was following the path of the deer and paid no attention to me yelling for Stella.

Total stubbornness.

Sadie took off running away from both Stella and I but I didn't see anything on the horizon, nor any butterflies in the air.

I finally had to walk toward Stella to convince her to come with us. About the time I was next to her, she took off running to catch Sadie. She's a funny bloodhound, great personality.

As I continued my normal path, both hounds wandered around the field while gradually following me. They met me on the path, then took off running again.

They still had time to find stuff before I got there. The morning heat and humidity did not bother them and never does. It was muggy this morning and I was happy to be heading back to the house.

It's a slow process but I can see those 'elephant skin' spots on her hips slowly disappearing as I continue to apply K9 Klear Up cream.

Of course the hounds will be inside the house during the time the eclipse takes place. The peak of the eclipse is estimated to be at 2:24pm local time. I do not have any glasses nor any plans to look directly at the eclipse. I plan to sit in back of my house, facing east to feel and see the changes in the environment while it takes place.

The hounds are well prepared for the excitement of the day. Although the State Police predicted the highway in front of my house would see a large increase in traffic on Sunday and this morning, all heading south. So far I have not seen any increase in traffic on Sunday or so far this morning.

I will not be taking any photos of the eclipse itself but plan to take some from my seat in back of the house. I am not sure what they will show or what the quality will be. It might be time to pull out my tripod and use it.

Cooler temps are headed our way this week in 'the tropics' of Southern Indiana.

It's Gonna Be A Good Week

For some reason I like this picture of the field and watching it how it changes throughout the year.

These white flowers are knowing to vine out and take over anything in it's path. One seed can produce 500 of these white flowers. They would climb up my carport rod iron poles.

We were out early, 8:15am ... we were up early, 7:04am and I had a lot of things I thought about this morning wanting to get done this week. I might even get a few things done on my 'to-do' list. I need to give Heidi a bath.

Stella did some trotting this morning. She led the walk. She not only veered off on her own but circled back on her own to meet me and Sadie.

Poor quality pictures this morning. I may have had the wrong setting ... "all focus" instead of "single point".

Stella glanced up from the rolls of hay and noticed Sadie and I were gone. She picked up our scent on the path and started trotting all the way to us.

She went right by me and joined Sadie for the trot to the middle of the field.

I walked all the way home letting the hounds do what they wanted. Instead of going inside to change shoes I decided to walk to the north yard and call them. That is a heavy deer scat spot I guess. I bet while we sleep the deer are all over that field ... but the hounds never smell them, never wake up barking.

Slowly but surely they head home.

Another good day here in 'the tropics' of Southern Indiana.