by terranovabay
A dog, or horse, trained to work with cattle when they are being moved can be worth more than an inexperienced field hand trying to do the same job. Cattle crossing the road at Treasure Hammock Ranch. From the Florida Cattle Ranch project.
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: cattle, dog, ranch, Treasure Hammock Ranch
by terranovabay
Mara befriending the skeleton dog.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: cat, dog, Mara, Skeleton
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Girl in dark with spooky Halloween eyes.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: dog, Halloween
by terranovabay
The National Park Service (NPS) and NASA have teamed up in a fun way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Trails Act and NASA’s 60th Anniversary by sending a plush toy representation of Seaman into space to the International Space Station (ISS). Seaman was Meriwether Lewis’ Newfoundland dog that accompanied him on the eponymous Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) as they blazed their way on a scientific expedition across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean. Seaman […]
Categories: Space Age Bulletins • Tags: dog, International Space Station, ISS, Lewis and Clark, Lewis and Clark Expedition, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, Meriwether Lewis, NASA, National Park Service, NPS, Seaman Jr
by terranovabay
I think if Sam had his way he would have stayed at home sleeping in his comfortable bed in air conditioned comfort rather than being dragged out in the early morning hours for the Telstar 19 booster return vigil at Port Canaveral.
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: dog, Falcon 9, Port Canaveral, Sam, SpaceX, Telstar 19 VANTAGE
by terranovabay
Continuing with yesterday’s post, the Mockingbirds are still wary of Sam the dog and keep a close eye on him as he is perambulating through the front yard.
Categories: Nature • Tags: dog, Mimus polyglottos, Northern Mockingbird, Sam
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Every time Sam the dog goes into the front yard two Northern Mockingbirds appear as if from nowhere and they are both in a state of wild rage directed towards Sam. The Mockingbirds are defending their territory, of which my front yard belongs to them, and they must be defending a nest otherwise it is hard to fathom what else might set them off. Especially since the rest of the year the birds leave Sam alone when he makes an […]
Categories: Nature • Tags: dog, Mimus polyglottos, Northern Mockingbird, Sam
by terranovabay
A startled squirrel is wary of Sam the dog’s sudden appearance in the backyard. Things calmed down quickly when Sam showed no interest in the squirrel so it went back to grazing on the feed that the birds had spilled to the ground from the feeders overhead.
Categories: Nature • Tags: backyard, bird feeder, dog, Sam, squirrel
by terranovabay
Waiting out a passing rainstorm with Sam the dog during a hike.
Categories: Dog's Tail • Tags: dog, hike, rain, Sam
by terranovabay
Sam relaxing in the Mars Room.
Categories: Eccentricities • Tags: dog, Mars, Sam
