Wordless Wednesday
by Ogee
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets, Photography
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Work is love made visible
by Ogee
Q: “What are you planting today?” A: “Stone.” Big weekend of work in the Memorial Garden; I am just recovering. Jody and I began the stone walkway project on Saturday. I finished on Sunday, while she oversaw the completed clearing of the adjacent pen. Moving a half ton of stone certainly makes you sleep well at night. But the results are worth the effort, I think. “It is better to wear out than to rust out.” – Bishop Richard Cumberland […]
Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature, Pets, Photography, sacramento, Stone Path, University of San Francisco
Breaking up is hard to do
by Ogee
Love is in the air – at home and in the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden. At home, Mourning Doves on a wire signal their return to the nest they use season after season. In the Memorial Garden, the Killdeer have returned to the same spot we marked for them last year. Can you spot the egg? These monogamous birds pair year after year; they share parenting duties, forming strong bonds. We often receive such bonded pairs of dogs at Homeward […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog, dog rescue, Dog Training, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets, Photography
Wordless Wednesday
by Ogee
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog, dog rescue, Happy Dog, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Photography
Triumph
by Ogee
In honor of Presidents Day, we threw a bit of a Homeward Bound garden party (while Penny slept!) extending our reach beyond the Memorial Garden boundary in support of the Sanctuary’s struggling trees. Seven of us gathered to free the ‘Scarlet Sprite’ (Grevillea rosmarinifolia) and Crepe Myrtles of their Morning Glory tormenters… and clear the trees in the dog pens of their choking weeds. Before… and after. Capping off the day – the long-awaited Highbush Blueberries were finally installed. Regular […]
Categories: Golden Retriver Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, gardening, Highbush Blueberries, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature, Photography
Worth Waiting For
by Ogee
Some things are worth waiting for. Like a Robin anticipating spring… bulbs pushing through the earth, signaling an end to winter… 0r dreams of forever homes finally come true. Our beloved Bogey was Homeward Bound’s blind, golden guest; regular readers have met him here before. He may not see, but he has never let his blindness slow him down a bit. He goes careening through life with joyful abandon. Exuberant, playful, strong, and thoroughly adorable, Bogey has charmed all the […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Blind dog, Bogey, dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Inspiring, Photography
Handle With Care
by Ogee
Saturday was spent continuing to clear the shrubs and trees along the drive of the pesky Morning Glories. Progress is slow, and my aches and pains are a reminder that I am not as young as I once was. An impromptu trip to the nursery was fortuitous. The Highbush Blueberries were in stock, and going fast. I picked up 12; six for each raised bed where the blackberries were unceremoniously removed from their resting place in the Memorial Garden. There […]
Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, gardening, Highbush Blueberries, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature, Pets, Photography
Obsessed? Yes.
by Ogee
“The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.” ~ Phyllis McGinley You know how you can become so accustomed to something that you don’t even see it anymore? Today, I suddenly noticed how neglected the entry way to the entire Sanctuary has become. While we did not exactly sign up for this duty, it desperately needs to be done. Morning Glories are literally choking the Crepe Myrtles along the drive; shoots have […]
Categories: Gardening • Tags: Country Gardening, gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Nature
Scouts to the Rescue!
by Ogee
These are the Scouts of the Pioneer District, Miwok Chapter – members of Scouting’s National Honor Society: The Order of the Arrow. And luckily for us – they are experts at removing blackberry roots! When Homeward Bound needs extra hands, talented builders and strong backs, these are the guys we turn to. Last summer, they built beautiful shade enclosures with seating by the pond for us, so our dog walkers would have a quiet place to work with the dogs. […]
Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Boy scouts, dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Miwok chapter, Nature, Order of the Arrow, Photography
