Dog-gone days of winter

What to do on a mid-January day? Well, today I grabbed a book, poured a glass of wine, and soaked in some Mexican rays. The dogs thought it was a great idea, too.

Sierra - taking a barking break

Rio

Belle

And then there's Sadie, our ADHD dog. Sadie has a leaf-chasing fetish. She can spend hours running after leaves that tumble across our yard at home. If the wind doesn't blow them around, she will gallop into a pile at full speed and slide until they are flying through the air. At which point, she will try to snatch as many as possible with her mouth before they float back to the ground. Here in Mexico however, there are not many leaves to go around. Still, she is determined to find one blow past. Every time the wind blows, she freezes, ears perked, frantically looking... hoping... waiting. She spent the whole day on a quest to find a leaf to no avail. Circling the yard, not sitting for a moment. Maybe tomorrow.

So, donned in my tank top and shorts, I relaxed with the four dogs. Three lazy like me. And one hyper-active dog that just won't quit. It was peaceful - aside from the startling and unpredictable barking - mostly from Sierra. She apparently has put it upon herself to bark at every living thing that moves or makes a sound. So I read, with Spanish music wafting through the air, the occasional cow mooing and donkey baying, and the distant echos of an ice cream truck playing the tune of "It's a Small World After All" over and over again. Just another day.

And after an exhausting day of laying in the sun, everyone was beat - even our ADHD pooch.