Duck families
Today was colder and cloudier than it has been - but there were encouraging sunbreaks on occasion. The western meadlowlarks have been singing loudly every day, and the mallards have sorted themselves into couples. So...even if the weather seems a bit more wintry, it's obvious that spring is on the way.
Patton had a wonderful time exploring the park. The gravel brought in for the beach was nice and soft to walk on (something I appreciated, as well) and there were so many intriguing scents! We found were a beaver (or some beavers) had been busy stripping the bark off a fallen tree. We got to walk out on some fallen reeds, because the river was very low today. And Patton got to watch the geese and the ducks at quite close range - these being adjusted to humans and their dogs.
When we got home, I tried out the rototiller/dog combination. Yesterday I'd used my small tiller - no problem. Today I got out the Troy-built horse. That was no problem, either. Actually, I believe Patton thinks it was made for him. He quickly found the soft dirt behind the tiller, and started running "puppy zoomies" all around the areas I'd tilled. He even did a couple of "play bows" to the tiller! So...no fear of machinery here - but no foolishness, either. He didn't try to get under it, to bite at it, etc. Just wanted to keep playing with it. Right now, we have a very weary granddog.
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