Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Wild Backyard!


(This is actually an old post the because of internet I was never able to publish)

Our Backyard Backyard is wild!

I just walked Shep, and when  we went out there, we saw a streak of black run away at full speed. At first I thought that it was one of our goats, Blackhorn Jr., because it was completely black except for a white ring around it’s lower left paw. Then, I saw it’s tail; it was much too long to be a goats, and it had a white tip on it. Of course my dog was trying to chase after it like a crazy and he almost succeeded in doing so. He’s a German Shepherd. A HUGE one. So it’s always pretty hard to hold him back when he wants to do something. Yeah, I’m pretty lazy with the training stuff. :/ Well, anyway, I think what we saw was a black fox, if there’s such a thing as a black fox. Or it was a wild dog. We’ve actually seen dog and antelope tracks out there, so it’s not all that unlikely. And there were a few bones in that area too, even more proof that it was probably a dog. Weird right?

Signing off,
The Traveler

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Confused

Remember I had posted about how Harmattan is on the way?

I was wrong. Or at least I think I was. This is why: the weather can't decide whether it wants to be Dry Season or Rainy Season. What do I mean? Well, here's what happened yesterday:

I wake up to a baking type of heat, there's not a cloud in the sky. Not ONE. The sun is bright and...well, sunny...and honestly, it's a burden. It's way too hot. Everyone's sweltering, everyone's sweating. Sounds like Dry Season to me! Well, at about around 5:00, a huge dark gray thundercloud sweeps over the sky, and then the heat suddenly disappears into that musty, just about to rain smell. And then there's an all-out downpour which lasts for a few hours and leaves everything drenched. Now that is a Rainy Season scenario. Two seasons in one day. Thank you, Global Warming!

Signing off,
The Traveler