Friday, May 10, 2019
It’s an adventure tramping along in an open setting with a pack of dogs. My visitor, Elaine, and I were accompanied by six dogs–my four mostly Border Collie types, and her Kelpies, their new friends. We counted often to be sure all were staying with us.
The dogs have such different personalities and styles. My Border Collie, Miles, could be anywhere, he streaks into and out of the area but always knows where his family is and tracks us. My hound dog, Ranger, and mini-Aussie, Louie, dependably stay nearby, as does the lovely Osix.
Elaine’s dogs are trained to a “T”. They’re experts as livestock herders, and as trail-trackers in search and rescue operations.
On this day, the dogs simply mixed it up and flew.
Miles 
Osix 
Louie & Ranger
While the dogs ran circles around us, Elaine and I used our cameras to capture desert flora and fauna. As she says, and as we recorded, the desert is alive.
An outing with dogs is more than an opportunity to walk, which alone is very healthy, but it’s also a chance to study the environment–colors of mixed shades, unusual tree and root shapes, natural rock structures, and of course, the teeny-tiny living and often overlooked little beauties.
Elaine earlier posted a photo on Facebook that included my picture, without tagging me. The site emailed me, that their facial recognition system had identified me in that photo, and requested my permission for its use. I’ll expand on this information to learn if Google’s recognition system is able to match these tiny flowers to their official names.
Dear Friends, have a lovely day. Diana
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