Well the health issues and rainy skies have finally passerd and we are once again enjoying life around the pond. And the dogs are impossible to keep out of the water so we just let them go!
Here is Audie and Lola running and playing in the park-like environment we have created here in the Ozarks. And except for being bedridden for two weeks with a severe blood clot in my right leg, the living here on the pond has been wonderful. Just this morning I watched two smooth shelled turtles enjoying the warm sunshine we are having today. As it is already 77 degreess down here in Missourio and it beats having to shovel snow back in Minnesota. We truely bneliueve that nearly everyone we meet here is from Minnesota as it looks and feels just like southern Minnesota around the Rochester area. Only the rocky soil gives it away as we can only raise a garden in raised beds and tubs. Still you cannot beat it!
The only down side is the snakes as Fran had a wide gleam in her eye last week when she ran over a 3 foot Cottonmouth snake that was crossing the road. Fran shot 5 of them last year alone and we fear the puppies may get bitten at any time. So we normally have handy or carry a handgun with us at all times. Its a small price to pay for heaven.
