And he doesn’t look much older than he did when Libby and I attended his and his late twin brother Frank’s 80th birthday party at Moose, Wyoming 20 years ago. (fuzzy photo from invitation) We actually had separate invitations- Libby had babysat the now middle- aged kids of both, and I had long ago written …
Month: August 2016
Mountain Counts
A range flock of domestic sheep exits the mountains in the southern Wind River Range of western Wyoming. Before the flock begins its slow movement to lower elevations, herders needed a head count. But how do you count thousands of sheep with only two men? It’s fairly simple. Range sheep have strong flocking instincts, and …
The Wild Rumpus
We know well that having a puppy and a new bird may be FUN, but not easy. For Phil and Kerri (and Lane):
Quote: a Preview of Cat’s New Book
“I have been in many countries and there is not a Kangal anywhere. That is why the world will be at war soon. If everyone had my father’s dogs, things would already be settled. In my home . . . the wolves will come for something that is not theirs. The Kangal finishes it all …
A Poem for the New Dogs
Margory Cohen sent this, by the late, great, and much- missed Vicki Hearne: The New Hound Puppy Now it is time for her name – Start the call. The time may comeFor her job, which is to runHoles in the palpable wind Hallowed by world and the worldWill collapse, follow this houndThrough meteoric valleys. Wolf-shag …
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Isabella’s pups
..In Virginia- 5 boys, 5 girls: 0ur pick is the small brown- collared girl, who has a white blaze and the prospect of a dark muzzle and ears. She might resemble the late lamented Pax. They, and Ataika, are all closely related. Our current thought on a name is Alema, Kazakh for Milky Way, after …