Well, I think I am mostly packed up to head out to Santa Fe and ready to hit the road.
It used to be that I would be very anal and make up a detailed list of everything I should take on a trip and check them off, and so forth, but now I find myself more and more just thinking before I leave what I need and tossing it into the back of the vehicle. Hopefully it will all work out. Kurt and Merlin seem both very eager to hit the road. They love riding in the car.

I might do some posting from there depending on if I can find wireless, we will see.
Have a good weekend everyone…

I still haven’t uploaded pictures from last weekend at the ren faire.

My temp foster Fancy went back up north on wed. She was super easy to deal with, she mostly just slept. On the wed morning I think she just started to open up a bit and realize it was ok to play and have fun here. Just in time to head out. Oh well. Perhaps I will foster her again soon…

Tomorrow I head down to Santa Fe for T and J’s wedding gathering. Should be an excellent time. I don’t really have to be there any particular time tomorrow, so I am going to try and take it easy and stop and take the pups for walks and such on the way. Saturday is the gathering itself and then sunday is heading back home. Should be a nice whirlwind trip.

The folks returning fancy showed up about 5:45 (early from when they said…).

She’s been totally easy. She picked up stairs in about 5minutes watching the other dogs. She totally ignored the cat. She crates well. She ate most of her dinner (and some of kurts). She pottied outside nicely. She took her meds with no fuss. She’s been sleeping for the last hour or so… very mellow for a 3yr old. She’s going to be super easy.

Well, the puppies are going to be quarentened for another 7-10 days to make sure they are all healthy before fostering.
Thats just fine with me… fits in much better with my travel plans.

However, there was a returned greyhound today that I am gonna foster until I head out of town this weekend. She’s been here about an hour and is doing wonderfully. She learned stairs in about 5minutes. crates fine. Minds fine. Is outgoing and very pretty. Still pending is the meeting between her and the cat, but I imagine that will happen soon.

It was my last weekend out at the ren faire this year, and boy was it a hot one.
Both days were over 100 they said. I walked in the parade with Merlin both days, and even he was dragging a bit in the sun…

Will put up pictures later. Looks like I might end up doing a short foster of a puppy this week (I’m heading out of town friday). Not sure the few days are really worth it, but it would let me find out if I can handle a puppy and if kurt and merlin would be ok with one around.
Should find out more later today on that.

Rainy sunday pictures.

In the morning, it was only foggy and light rain. You can see how crowded it was:

Jake getting some petting:

Merlin taking up 2 pillows:

Merlin looked a bit cold, so I got him a blanket:

How much stuff from a broken down jeep can you fit in a suburban? Turns out a lot:

Nice shiny red broken down festering jeep:

The Taylor clan:

Flash flood! Run for your life!
(The ground basically got so saturated that it couldn’t hold any more water)

Despite the rain, the hounds sure know how to relax:
(Note Zuca at top left. She sure likes T.

SUPER Kurt and Merlin:

Those holding steak on a stake are sure popular at the booth:

Micaih: how can this be comfortable?

Up close and personal with Merlin:

Arigorn is a handsome boy:

Legolas is a lap dog:

Dazzle cuddling up with T and wrapped in his cloak:

Legolas thinks its time for a head in lap nap:

Some pictures from the (wet) camping on last friday:

Kurt and Merlin hanging out in the tent/xpen:

Zuca hanging out in her xpen:

Thunderstorm on the way, Kurt must turn into SUPER kurt:

A setting up her tent. You can see the mts in the background and a small bit of I25:

S and the kitchen area. You can see one of the cabins that they also have there in the background:

T and B staying warm (With another T in the distance):

T regaled us with many a bawdy song while it was raining overhead:

I just talked a while ago with J from the greyhound group I foster with. They have a lot of possibilities for me for getting back into fostering.
There are some shy female hounds that could use a quiet home to gain some confidence. There’s a number of more “normal” hounds waiting for fosters. Finally they are going to be getting 3 3month old puppies in.

I have only fostered a greyhound puppy once. She was really difficult and I swore I couldn’t deal with puppies again. However, I found out today that she was also the most difficult foster puppy that the head of the group ever had too, and that it turns out that she had a pinched spine which was making her hurt and also be unable to control her bladder. So, a normal insane puppy would be easier by all accounts. I’m shocked to admit I am thinking about it.
Hopefully I will come to my senses.

I realized I forgot to put up pictures from the previous sunday (July 2nd). Here they are:

Legolas and Arigorn in the yard:

Dazzle looking as cute as ever:

Legolas is big enough to high center on a bench:

A collection of brindles:

Callista and Sabrina don’t have any problems relaxing:

Merlin’s asleep with excitement:

Three unusual brindles in a row:

Kurt and Mouse hide from the thunder:

I think we can fit in a few more…