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Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Happy Duo

This post will be short but show you some of our adventures from past day. I think that I'm going to have difficulty finding time to blog over the next week so don't worry if this site goes silent for a little while.

Both halves of the Duo have responded to their antibiotics remarkably. Oh, how I wish that I had the resilience of R. This morning, he ate his breakfast at breakneck speed after a week of barely eating. That transformation happened after only two doses of two different antibiotics. K's recovery hasn't been quite as miraculous (she might need an even stronger antibiotic) but I think that we're going in the right direction.

Last night, we did an on-leash exploratory hike. We visited an area that K and explored extensively just after my neck surgery last winter. I haven't been back since the snow melted. On this visit, thunder storms rumbled over the Divide and the forest was dark even though sunset was still far away.
We found the most smooth and heavily packed animal trail that I've ever seen. The Duo went on high alert while we walked on it, telling me that wildlife scent emanated from it. When I found a bear den last January, it was next to a hard-packed animal trail almost like this one. R was looking along the trail in the photo below.
I hoped to find a bear den as the habitat generally seemed perfect for one. However, we didn't find a single rocky cavern that looked appropriate for a den. The best part of these fruitless searches is that I learn more about our forest on every single outing. About two weeks ago, before the berries ripened, I had no idea where the bears were foraging. Well, now I have no doubt that they were deep in the pine forest flipping rocks, ripping up stumps, and digging up anthills to get to one of their favorite foods, ant pupae (baby ants). They left signs all over the forest, including scat filled with dead ants.

When we finally headed to home, we emerged into a secret nirvana - a lush aspen grove filled with wildflowers and never visited by people. In the fading light, I had to use a flash to photograph the Duo but here they are among the purple haze of Horsemint.
This morning, both halves of the Duo came mountain biking with me. During the ride, I knew that R was on the mend. I felt like the eye of a hurricane with a black lab whirling in circles around me.
Both dogs and I had a fabulous time, feeling full of energy and happiness.

16 comments:

  1. Glad to hear everyone is recovering.

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  2. Yay for healing dogs! R looks like he's having a blast out there.

    We'll be waiting for your return!

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  3. That R is such a happy boy. I'm glad he is once again one with a good appetite.

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  4. Goodie for R and hope that K perks up soon!

    Pictures (as always) are terrific.

    Cheers and hugs,

    Jo and Stella

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  5. I'm glad to hear that they're both on the mend! They both look stunning amongst the flowers.

    It's funny how when you start looking for something like the bear signs that you start seeing them everywhere!

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  6. We could feel and sense your happiness throughout this post. Love the pups in the horsemint.

    Hope whatever keeps you away from here is fun and relaxing.

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  7. Glad to hear that everyone seems to be doing OK. Fingers crossed that K Doesn't need a stronger antibiotic and that this one does the trick.

    I, too, hope you'll be away from the blog because of fun things!

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  8. What GREAT pics!

    I love The Happy Duo in the Horsemint!

    Thanks for sharing as usual!

    Here's to continued healing for all -
    and time to fit it all in over the coming week and beyond!

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  9. Happy days are here again. Have fun.

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  10. Glad about the recovering of both dogs. Thank you for all you uplifting tales and beautiful photos. And thank you for warning about your blog pause. I allways worries when you don't blog as usual.
    Love EM

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  11. Happy Friday! Glad to hear both the doggies are recovering

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  12. I, too, am so glad the dogs seem to be doing better. Love that purple haze both in prose and photos!

    Have fun doin' whatever you're doin'. Sometimes having no internet means great adventures are happening!

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  13. That last photo is so full of fun and exudes happiness. Love it☺

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  14. What a wonderful sight! Have you taught them how to catch the pills in the air like Astro?

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  15. Catching up - glad to see the duo running and enjoying themselves again. Love that aspen grove with flower shot. Stay well - I'm leaving early in AM.

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