news on my baby. none very good.

[EFerrari]

16. Sometimes I think the Planning Dept hassles you until they figure out

that you don't have the cash to pony up bribes. That's pretty much what happened here, no kidding.

I'm so glad you have a big fat project for refuge right now. My little handkerchief is going very slowly. The guys who were supposed to till it for me flaked so, I'm soaking the ground to prepare it to dig up myself. Try and stop me, sunovabitches. lol

Meanwhile, I got all the loose places in the fence tightened up and am trying to get Kid used to running in there for now and not all over the ranch (and potentially, out of the ranch). She tries to nose her way through the wire mesh, looks so miserable that our new motto is "Free Kid" who believes she is being unjustly punished. She's never been confined to a yard before. When we were in the city, she never noticed the dog park had a fence because she was so involved with the other dogs. After that, she's been on leash with me or running wild all over the place here. She's never back there alone but still, isn't liking it much yet, not even with her wading pool and balls. Today she found her water. Maybe tomorrow she'll find the football. This is going to take a little time for us to figure it out but will be much safer for her in the long run.

Today while I was watering, noticed that birds were using the sprinkler for a nice bath.

I fenced the piece in an "L", and the short leg is Kid room + room for a chicken coop. The long leg is for planting and when the time comes, I can run wire across to keep the chickens on their own side. I'm torn about letting them free range because there are predators and also because every now and then jerks bring dogs here without permission and off leash. So, that decision is deferred for now.