usbackroads--Dog Days of Summer
For some reason the Dog Days of Summer in my mind have always been associated with the rising of the full moon in the east at sunset. The expression, however, comes from another astronomical event that is the rising of Sirius the dog star in the mornings of late August. The very low humidity, warm temperatures and longer nights of August is really the start of astronomy season in eastern Washington. The Persid meteor shower of August starts the season with a bang.
But for us the dog days of summer are really the dog days of summer. For Bugaboo, the upland bird dog training season officially starts on August 1st and there is only 30 days until grouse open in September. So for Bugaboo this is part of his pre-training for fall.
Now for Snowpatch there is a LOT of confusion. Wait, what's Bugaboo doing? Am I suppose to hold up the right paw or the left?? Hey, I need some help here. Am I doing this right?? Seems the little white dog has more questions than answers at this point. He does notice the quail, but also seems to have learned the cheat-grass and Bichon's do not mix well.
He might be a little white dog, but he is not stupid. I am not sure how he managed to engineer this trade of pillows. They both seem happy, but Snowpatch does look a lot more comfortable.
Soon Fall with its fishing, bird hunting, and clear skies for astronomy. Must save my energy through these dog days of summer for fall!
