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The Hottest Day

Today was the hottest day of the year, so what did my person want to do?

She wanted to go outside and experiment with her new camera.

I don’t know why she couldn’t have waited until maybe October. When the weather’s nice.

So we had to spend extra time out in the heat today while my person fiddled with her camera and figured out how to change the settings.

And she still has her old camera. She could have taken that instead.

It’s really stupid why my person has a new camera.

She was taking me for a walk on my trails and taking pictures (she’s always doing that) and my younger person called so she was trying to take pictures and talk on the phone and she dropped her camera.

I was really excited when my person said her camera wouldn’t work – but what did she do? She ordered another one right away. She said she felt naked without her camera and this new one did more.

Well my younger person got her camera working again so now my person has two cameras. And she had to experiment with the new camera on the hottest day of the year.

Here I am panting away and my person’s taking pictures of…

Juniper berries, and…

red rocks, and…

dead flowers.

But I’ve decided I really don’t like this camera after she took this picture of me.

I hope that camera has a setting for suave and debonair.

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Posted by Bongo on June 29, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Camera, heat, Pets, Photography, Sedona, Sedona Arizona

Bored with Berries

28 Jun

Last year the prickly pear cactus on my trails had lots of fruit and my person decided to get brave and pick some and make things that were good to eat.

This year the prickly pear only had a few puny flowers so I don’t think there’s going to be much fruit.

But the Manzanita bushes are loaded with berries.

And my person decided she was going to experiment with those this year.

Of course she didn’t ask me first. Most of those berries are really little and it took a long time to pick enough to do anything with.

Hey person, all the best berries are in here.

I tried to help, but my person told me to sit and be quiet.

We picked up a hitchhiker while my person was picking.

Finally my person was ready to head home.

I got accused of getting her backpack wet.

I’m always getting blamed for things and this time I couldn’t even put the blame on Scratchy.

It turned out my person had a leaky water bottle.

Whew! Off the hook that time.

When we got home I still had to sit and be quiet. My person wasn’t finished with those berries.

Finally, the finished product.

I may have gotten off the hook for getting my person’s backpack wet, but I sure hope I don’t get accused of watering the inside of that jar.

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Posted by Bongo on June 28, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Berry Picking, manzanita, Manzanita Berries, Manzanita Cider, Pets, Trail

Souvenirs of Battle

27 Jun

There was a battle here last night.

I can smell it.

Right here in the wash on my trails.

I wonder who won.

I can imagine what happened.

Wild boys shooting each other.

“Pow! You’re hit.”

“No, I got you.”

“It bounced off me and didn’t leave a mark.”

“I’ll get you this time.”

“Ouch! That one stung.”

There’s something I can’t figure out though.

I guess those boys must be really rich.

They use pearls for weapons.

I found one here a couple days ago.

Today there were bunches.

I found them in cracks.

And stuck among old leaves.

They were everywhere.

Either those boys are so rich they don’t care about their pearls, or they couldn’t find them all in the hidey hole places they went.

I don’t know who won the battle, but I do know one thing.

I got the pearls so I’m the true winner.

Anyone want to trade a pearl for some treats?

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Posted by Bongo on June 27, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: airsoft battle, airsoft pellets, Pearl, Pets, Trail, wash

Bird Tree

26 Jun

The birds on my trails are mostly a transient population. (I don’t know what that means, but my person made me write it.)

Anyway, we get different birds around here all the time.

A few birds hang around here all year, like the quail and the scrub jays, but mostly the birds come and the birds go.

But we always seem to have some kind of birds hanging around here.

Today I was walking on my trails and I heard a bunch of those birds singing and when I looked up I noticed something strange.

Someone must have decided that those transient birds needed someplace to hang out, so they designated one of my trail trees as a bird tree.

Because that’s where all the birds were. They were hanging out on that one bird tree.

But that tree got so full of birds that they must have had an overflow because they had to open up a second bird tree.

Across my trail from the first bird tree was another one.

I wonder if this second bird tree is for second class birds – the birds that aren’t allowed in the first tree.

Those second class birds do seem to be hiding so it’s hard to see that they’re in there.

I guess it’s embarrassing to be a second class bird in a second class tree.

I’m sure glad I’m a dog and not a bird.

Because all my trails are first class.

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Posted by Bongo on June 26, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Bird, bird tree, Pets, Trail, Tree

Treasure on the Trail

25 Jun

This is really awesome! This is so cool!

Yesterday I found a money tree on my trails and today a found a pearl.

A trail pearl.

How many people find pearls on trails?

My person says pearls are usually found near the ocean. In something called oysters.

I’ve never seen the ocean and I have no clue what an oyster is.

But I do know that pearls are valuable and I’ve found one. Right here on my trails.

Now I’ve got to figure out what to do with my trail pearl.

I’ve got lots of money to buy all the treats I want from the money tree I found.

So I’m going to have to use this pearl to buy something special.

Like maybe a trip to the ocean so I can find some more pearls.

Or better yet, why don’t I just bring the ocean here. I’ll build a swimming pool in my backyard and put oysters in it.

And I can go swimming anytime I want.

And have pool parties too. I could invite all my dog friends over for pool parties.

With lots of treats that I bought with all the money from my money tree.

What, person?

What do you mean that’s not a pearl? Of course it’s a pearl.

What else could it be?

They’re what?

All over my yard in different colors?

You mean I’m really rich? I have different colored pearls in my own yard?

I wonder which color is worth the most. Probably the one I found on my trails because it’s so pearly looking.

What do you mean my younger person left those pearls in my yard? Is my younger person rich and I didn’t know it?

Airsoft pellets? What are those?

Are they anything like pearls?

Little plastic pellets from an airsoft gun? And they’re hardly worth anything?

I don’t believe you person. You’re just saying that so you can keep all the pearls to yourself.

I’ll be out looking for more pearls.

You can’t fool me.

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Posted by Bongo on June 25, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Oyster, Pearl, Pets, Trail

I’m Rich!

24 Jun

I found it! I found it! I’m rich! I’m rich!

I just found the best treasure ever on my trails.

I didn’t have to dig for it. It’s not a buried treasure.

No. It’s right here in plain sight.

Well, it’s a little ways off my trail and that’s probably why nobody found it before me.

But now I found it, and it’s mine.

Oh, you can’t tell what this plant is that’s hanging out behind me?

It’s a money tree! And it’s all mine.

Can you imagine what I can do with all the money from this tree?

All the treats I can buy?

I’ll be in treat heaven. And then everybody will be coming and giving me loves so they can have some of my treats.

What? You can’t tell this is a money tree?

Check this out.

Do you see the coins hanging on this tree?

Look. They’re all over it.

Now don’t get any ideas.

I found this tree and it’s mine.

I’m not telling anyone where it is.

But if you’re real nice to me…

I might give you a coin so you can buy a treat.

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Posted by Bongo on June 24, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Coin, Hiking, money tree, Pets, Trail, Treats, Tree

Gizmo’s Gone

22 Jun

One of my friends came over today and I was really happy to see him. He hardly ever comes over here so it was a special treat.

Until I discovered that all he wanted to do was say hi to Gizmo.

This is becoming a regular pattern around here. What’s going on? Why am I losing out to a cat so often lately?

Come on! What about me? I can give better loves than a cat any day.

See if you ever get kisses like that from Gizmo.

What? Holding Gizmo now?

Your arms are going to get tired.

You don’t have to hold me. Just attach yourself to my leash and I’ll take you wherever you want to go.

Besides, I don’t think Gizmo likes being held. I’d never hold him.

You’d better put him down and give me a few loves.

Hey! Where are you putting Gizmo?

When I said to put him down I just meant on the floor or the couch.

Gizmo, what are you doing in there? This is terrible.

I wouldn’t wish a cage on anyone. Not even a cat.

Well, maybe Scratchy. But he always gets out of his cage eventually.

Hold on Gizmo! I’ll rescue you.

Maybe if I push this thing over we’ll find a way for you to escape.

Noooo! Where are you going Gizmo?

Your younger person’s house? That’s one of your younger people? How many people do you have anyway?

This is terrible! Just when I was getting used to having Gizmo around.

Oh, ummm. I mean, good riddance Gizmo. One less cat around to harass me.

Scratchy, don’t you have an extra younger person around that can take you away?

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Posted by Bongo on June 22, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, cat cage, Cats and Dogs, Gizmo, Pets, Scratchy

Naked Bugs

21 Jun

I hope I didn’t gross anyone out with this picture here. I told my person to leave the other one off. It was grosser.

I thought maybe I was in an alien science fiction movie when I saw these things.

People say there are aliens here – so maybe I’ve found some.

Or maybe this is something else.

These look like bug clothes to me – and they’re missing their bugs.

So that means there are some naked bugs flying around my trails.

I think I’ve seen some of them, but they’re so embarrassed that they get away quickly.

When I get near a tree where one of those naked bugs is hanging out, the bug makes a loud noise that sounds halfway between a chirp and a click, and then flies off really fast.

It’s too bad that bug flies off so fast. If it would just stick around for a few minutes I could tell it where its clothes are.

Or maybe it doesn’t want its clothes.

I’ve heard of people that like to go around naked. I’ve never seen any, but I’ve heard about them.

Maybe these bugs are like those people.

Is there a nudist colony for bugs?

I wonder if there’s a place on my trails where a whole bunch of naked bugs hang out together.

That sounds like a pretty scary place.

I wonder if they allow their nymphs to go there.

I think I’ll wander on home now.

I’m hoping not to find that naked bug nudist colony for nymphs anytime soon.

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Posted by Bongo on June 21, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: cicada, cicada exoskeleton, Pets

Who’s into Mischief?

20 Jun

My person left the house early this morning. I don’t really like it when she does that, but it does give me more chances to get into mischief.

And what my person doesn’t know won’t hurt her.

So I got on her bed and messed it up. There’s two cats now, so I can always blame them if my person says anything.

I checked out the litter box. What?! My person cleaned it before she left? That’s not fair.

Then I looked to see if there was any cat food left.

This is not good. My person is getting better about remembering to put the cat food where I can’t reach it.

I hear somebody at the door. It can’t be my person. I didn’t hear her car. I heard another car though.

It’s my friend who comes sometimes when my person’s not here.

Don’t anybody tell my person that I have a friend over when she’s gone. I might get in trouble.

Hey wait a minute!

My friend let me go outside, but now she’s ignoring me.

She’s paying attention to Gizmo!

What is this?

Gizmo, go hide in the bedroom or something. This is my friend. She came to see me.

What do you mean, she was your friend first?

You used to live with her?

And now you live with me?

I don’t know what to make of this.

How can I have secret mischief if you’re the one having a friend over and not me?

Gizmo, I’m telling. You’re not supposed to have friends over when my – oh, I have to say “our” now – person is gone.

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Posted by Bongo on June 20, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Cat, Cat food, Cats and Dogs, Gizmo, Litter box, mischief, Pets

Fitting the Clues Together

19 Jun

What is this? What are all these branches doing on the ground? I’d better check this out.

I’ve had so many mysteries on my trails lately. It’s been keeping Detective Dog busy.

Speaking of Detective Dog, I’d better get my hat on.

There, that’s better. Now I can delve into this mystery.

Wait a minute! There’s a tree right here that’s missing a bunch of branches.

I wonder if – I wonder if…

No, it’s not possible.

Could all of these branches have fallen off of this tree?

No, when I look closer I see that there’s been some hacking going on.

Somebody hacked these branches off this tree.

I wonder who it could be.

Look here! Is this another clue?

This hacked tree is right next to the prickly pear cactus that I found damaged awhile back.

And over there is the other tree that lost its branches.

I just realized where we are.

Right over there is the place where the Litter Bugs hang out.

This will make my job really easy.

All I have to do is find those Litter Bugs.

I bet they’ll be able to tell me who damaged this tree.

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Posted by Bongo on June 19, 2013 in Bongo, dogs, humor

Tags: Detective Dog, Litter Bugs, Pets, prickly pear, Tree, vandalism

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