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About Bongo

I am a dog who has lots of mini adventures that I love to share. I live with a cat named Scratchy who sometimes steals my blog, and with two people. When my adventures don't turn out so well I get my person to laugh while she helps me write my blog and then I don't get into as much trouble.

The Elusive Century Plant

06 Jun

I headed out today to look for that elusive century plant. This is the third day I’ve tried and so far I haven’t had any luck. I sure hope I find it.

First, some little dog planted herself in the middle of my trail and started barking at me when I tried to get by. I managed to squeeze by, but it wasn’t easy.

Then a bigger dog, about my size, wanted to be friends. Don’t you get it dogs? I’m on a mission. I had to shove that dog aside.

Finally, I’m on my way to find that elusive century plant.

My person said those century plants grow out of agaves. Maybe there’s a century plant in this one.

Nope, I don’t see one here.

I don’t see one in this agave either. What does a century plant smell like anyway?

None over here. Let’s keep looking person.

I don’t see any here either.

I give up, person. We’re not finding that century plant anywhere. It really is elusive. I guess we’ll have to come out and try again tomorrow.

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Posted by Bongo on June 6, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Agave, century plant, Pets, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Trail

Ocotillo Forest

05 Jun

I thought my person was taking me to look for the elusive century plant again today, but she had other ideas in mind. We went on a part of my trails that I’ve never been on before. We hiked up a ways and climbed over some rocks until she told me we were there.

I’m not sure where there was, and I’m not sure what we were supposed to be looking at – but whatever they are, they sure are strange looking.

My person said these tall, skinny things are called ocotillo and this is the only place on my trails that she’s found them. She said the first “o” is short, the last two are long and the double l is pronounced like a “y”. I just pronounce it “woof.”

Okay, we’ve seen those funny things. I’m ready to go on now.

What? There’s more of them? And you’re going to make me stay here while you take pictures? They look pretty dead, except for the ones with little red flowers on top.

They what? They drop their leaves when it’s dry to save moisture and grow them again after it rains? Maybe we should share some of our water with them. That might make them grow some leaves.

Not all the water. I want some too.

Okay person, would you stop taking pictures? If we head back now we still might be able to find that elusive century plant.

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Posted by Bongo on June 5, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: century plant, ocotillo, Pets, Photography, Trail

Fenced Out

04 Jun

My person and I went on an extra long walk on my trails today. We were looking for the elusive century plant. My person says they’re called that because they only bloom once a century, so they’re really hard to find.

But we walked along and walked along looking for those century plants and there it was.

Not a century plant, but an intruder on my trails. I’m not sure what it is, but I’m going to investigate.

This thing is pretty nervy. It must think it owns part of my trails. I tried getting up closer to take a better look, but there was a fence around it. I checked to see if I could find a way to get inside the fence.

I didn’t see any way in.

So I went over to the other side.

I didn’t have any luck there either.

What am I to do? This thing should not be on my trails – especially not with a fence around it.

If I could get to it, it wouldn’t be so bad. At least I could mark it so everybody would know it was mine. I mean, everything on my trails is mine – after all, they are my trails.

So this thing doesn’t have the right to set itself on my trails and construct a fence. This will definitely need some further investigation.

And the worst part is that I got so distracted when this thing showed up that I forgot all about looking for the elusive century plant. I guess I’ll have to go find that another day.

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Posted by Bongo on June 4, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: century plant, fence, Hiking, Pets, Trail, water tank

In the Den

03 Jun

English: Daniel’s Answer to the King (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

My person started telling me about that Daniel guy again – you know, the one who likes to eat vegetables, but I told her that if there wasn’t any meat in this story, and maybe some animals too, I didn’t want anything to do with it.

And you know what my person said? She said Daniel was the meat in this story and there are animals in the story too. I guess I have to let her tell me the story now.

When Darius was king of Babylon he had three governors over the land and Daniel was one of them. But Daniel did so well that King Darius thought about putting him over everything. The other people in charge didn’t like this at all so they tried to find something Daniel was doing wrong, but they couldn’t.

Hey person, this story isn’t going so well. Where’s the meat and the animals? I don’t have much patience person. You’d better get to it quick or I’m leaving the room. Talk fast.

The other governors and people in charge figured the only way they could find fault with Daniel was through the law of his God, so they tricked King Darius into signing a decree that said for the next 30 days no one could petition any god or man except the king, and if they did they would be thrown into the lion’s den.

Lions? There are lions in this story?

Okay person, you can keep going.

Daniel knew about the decree, but he went and knelt down and prayed to his God like he always did.

The men who had talked King Darius into signing the decree went and told on Daniel. King Darius was very upset because he liked Daniel, but the law of the land said that once a decree had been signed it couldn’t be changed, even by the king.

So Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den.

Now I get it. Daniel really was the meat. Hey person, I might not like that Daniel only eats vegetables but that doesn’t mean that I want him to be eaten by lions.

Okay, I’ll keep listening. But please don’t put all the scary details in. I’m kind of starting to like Daniel.

When they threw Daniel into the lion’s den the king said to him, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.”

The king couldn’t sleep all night and early in the morning he went to the lion’s den and called out to Daniel, asking if his God had been able to deliver him from the lions.

Daniel told the king that God had sent an angel to shut the lion’s mouths so they wouldn’t hurt him, because Daniel had done no wrong before God or before the king.

The king was very happy and declared that the God of Daniel is the living God.

Hey person, I bet those were friendly lions and they just cuddled up with Daniel all night.

They were what? They were so hungry that they started gobbling their next meal before it hit the bottom of the den?

I’m sure glad an angel doesn’t shut my mouth.

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Posted by Bongo on June 3, 2012 in Bongo, Dogology, humor

Tags: Babylon, Bible, Daniel, Daniel in the lions' den, dogs, faith, God, King Darius, Lion, Pets

Smoke Screen

02 Jun

A few days ago I told you about the smoky skies we had because of a fire burning a few miles away. Well, the smoke finally went away, the dogs and people got to go back to their houses, and even though the fire is not out completely they have it pretty much in control.

But today our sky was really smoky. It wasn’t just coming from one direction, it was everywhere. I don’t get it. If that fire is almost out, where is the smoke coming from?

My person got online and found out where that smoke originated (is that a word?). And do you believe it? New Mexico doesn’t want their smoke so they’re sending it to us. Talk about throwing your garbage into your neighbor’s yard.

If New Mexico wants to break records and have the biggest fire they’ve ever had in their history, then they need to take everything that goes with it. After all, we didn’t want to break any records. We’re putting our fires out, and we kept our smoke here.

I think I may have to get a new hat for my collection. I’m going to have to become Inventor Dog. I want to invent a giant net that will gather up all that smoke, or maybe a big screen will do it. I could call it a smoke screen.

And once I have all that smoke gathered up I’m going to put it on a big truck and haul it back to New Mexico.

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Posted by Bongo on June 2, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: forest fire, New Mexico, Pets, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, smoke, Whitewater-Baldy Fire

Black Dog

01 Jun

On my trails I have white dog friends, brown dog friends, yellow dog friends, a black and white (like me) girlfriend, but I don’t have any black dog friends.

The other day, on my trails I had my chance. We were walking along and we came across a black dog. But you know what my person did? She made me wait until the black dog and her people had walked further along. Then she made me turn down a different trail so we wouldn’t meet that black dog again.

We got to the place where we usually turn around, and guess what? We found that black dog again. But my person held tight to my leash and wouldn’t let me go meet her. I was hoping she would come over to see me. She started coming my direction, but then she went the other way to where her people were.

The black dog and her people even followed us back, but no luck. I still didn’t get to meet her.

Maybe if I told my person that was really a white dog that dyed her hair she’d loosen my leash.

Guess what! I think that black dog is following me because when I was at the dog park yesterday she showed up. And I didn’t have my leash on so my person couldn’t tell me who to hang out with.

And now I have a new girlfriend named LeighLa.

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Posted by Bongo on June 1, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Dog Park, Pets, Trail

The Dog Park

31 May

Today my person and I got in the car and we started driving the way we go to the vet. I like the vet because they give me lots of loves and treats so I was excited.

But then my person did something strange.

Hey, person. You took a wrong turn. The vet’s that way.

What? We’re not going to the vet?

I was really bummed until we got out of the car. There were lots of dog smells there.

Come on person, let’s go. Where are we anyway?

This is a dog park? They have parks for dogs? You never told me that before.

What? I’m finally starting to be nice to all the other dogs on my trails so you thought you’d let me come? What do you mean finally starting to? I’m always nice.

I couldn’t believe it when my person took off my leash. I found so many places to check messages and leave my own that I ran out of message juice – and without my leash my person couldn’t even drag me away.

Then I met Baxter. That little pup followed me around but I think he just wanted my Frisbee.

Baxter really had his eye on my Frisbee.

There’s no doubt about Baxter’s motives now.

Now Baxter, if you just remember who that Frisbee belongs to we’ll get along fine.

Hey person, I had great fun at the Dog Park chasing Frisbees and balls. Can we go back tomorrow?

What? What do you mean I got too much exercise and you didn’t get enough?

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Posted by Bongo on May 31, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Baxter, Dog Park, Flying disc, Frisbee, Pets, Photography, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Tug of war

Time to Move

30 May

There I was, lying peacefully at my person’s feet. She could have let me sit next to her on the couch, but she makes me lie on the floor. Talk about being a second class citizen.

Anyway, I was lying there peacefully when suddenly I smelled something. It couldn’t have been me I smelled – it must have been my person. But just to make sure I thought I’d better move.

I got up and left the spot by my person’s feet and plopped myself down in the hallway.

Nope, I don’t smell anything here. It wasn’t me, it had to be my person. Or maybe Scratchy. Was he over in that area?

No sooner than I had gotten comfortable in the hallway my person said something about the smell. And you know what? She blamed me!

Hey person, it can’t be me. I’m not even near that area. It must be you, or Scratchy.

What’s a dog to do? I get blamed for everything.

The next time that happens I’m going to stay next to my person and make sure I really stink up the place.

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Posted by Bongo on May 30, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Scratchy

I Found It

29 May

I think I just found it. It’s got to be it.

Sedona is famous for UFO sightings. At least that’s what some people say. My person says you can do a Google search (a what?) and find all kinds of entries.

So today we were walking on one of my trails that we don’t go on that often. I’ve seen this before, but I didn’t realize what it was. Now I know. I’m sure I know.

It’s a tracking station for UFOs. It probably even sends out a signal to draw them into Sedona. That’s why so many people say they see them here.

And look – that cylindrical thing there – you see it? I bet that’s a holding tank for the shuttles so the aliens can come here and no one will find their ships while they’re visiting the tourist shops – or hiking on my trails.

Yikes! I might find a real live alien while I’m out hiking. I sure hope it’s a friendly alien.

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Posted by Bongo on May 29, 2012 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Pets, Sedona, Sedona Arizona, Trail, UFO

Mystery Monster

28 May

Something large is lurking on my trails. I’m not sure what it is, but it’s big.

I was walking along and I almost stopped in my tracks. This is some footprint.

In case you think this might be a teeny, tiny track and I’m just making this whole story up I thought I’d better have my person take a picture of this next to my paws.