Raven and The Cool Cat Sparky received a pair of Doggles in the mail the other day. He has an eye disease, German Shepherd Pannes? that he takes medicine twice a day for. He also has to have thyroid medicine. Anyway the vet said he should not go outside in the sunlight during the day. I don’t see how that’s going to work for such an outdoor dog. So Sandra found these Doggles on line and I ordered them. After we got them and tried them on, I realized that if I turned him loose outside he’s going to loose them out in the sagebrush and barb wire somewhere. He doesn't like them one bit so far and tries to paw them off. When I tried putting a dog coat on him in the cold, snowy or wet weather, he trashed that in one outing. It’s full of patches. So I took a picture of him with the Doggles. It also shows how green the grass is in the back yard already. Notice Raven has the same look as when she was posing as The Snuggle Dog. They do love to pose and hold still as statues until I say o.k. Then are so pleased with themselves. I kept telling Raven that I wanted Sparky's picture, but she insisted on being in it too.
Warmer today, almost 60◦ in the afternoon and breezy. This morning it looked like it would rain. I doubt we get any. Very windy and spitting at the windows by evening. The east coast is much more wintry than we are at present.
Joe is working on his Massey Ferguson tractor today. I was able to get him an obscure phone number from the internet this morning for a place that sells John Deere parts in Denver. I'm still not used to this on line phenomenon and all the things you can do so am always quite amazed at how it all works. I've got a pot roast in the oven for dinner and will have to clean the house this afternoon.
Today was our April WAOW on line board meeting. This one was easier with less to it than we’ve had in the past. We receive the agenda, then discuss and vote on the issues. I also got a call from Jo about a job she wants Charm and I to do gathering a list of supporters and their contact info for the Arts and Conference Center, which I agreed to do.
Tomorrow is the monthly Mixed Media art group meeting. We will meet at the Rendezvous Pointe art room and have lunch there. I plan to go and will take my pastels again. I always enjoy seeing all the artist friends so much. We have a good time together.
While I was in the hospital and Charm was here staying with the dogs, Dan and Vivian brought the buckskin framed in pine limbs for the next National Search and Rescue Commander portrait I do every year. I think they meet in June so it needs to be finished very soon. Perhaps I will do another series of photos of its progress.
