Yesterday was a lot about patting dogs, but there were gorgeous donkeys too that needed a few pats !
Animals & Birds
09/17/2017
Dog Day Afternoon
It's not so often here in Morocco that I get to spend time with pet dogs. Today I did and what old sweeties they were !
09/12/2017
Another Cat Story
This is the cat among the onions story, not among the pigeons !! I was in the little shop under my building buying water when a very old man wearing a very tropical tee shirt came into the shop with a cat in a colander. These colanders are used for filling up with onions and then get put on the scales. He said loudly "Combien de kilos" to the boys serving....great hilarity all round. The off he shuffled placing cat and colander back into onion pile ! Expect the unexpected rings true once again.
Taking a Mule to Lunch
We went uphill and down dale heading to a homestay for lunch in the Atlas Mountains. The route was lengthy and very dicey at times. We just had to try to keep our balance and put complete trust in our mounts and hope those four hooves did not slide in the rocky shale or worse , wobble over the edge of the narrow rugged skinny trail. The Berber muleteers ambled alongside us, chatting amiably amongst themselves, feeling none of our angst. Of course they have grown up traversing these intrepid mountain tracks night and day in all seasons and know every stick and stone. This is what I truly call adventure travel.
Picture Perfect Polly
Snoozing and sleeping away the Marrakech morning !
09/07/2017
Nashville by Hoof
Very touristy but for those who like to ride ( I prefer to walk ) there are many carriages pulled by horses ( in great condition I might add) around Downtown Nashville. They will take you at a cruisy clip clop past all the honkytonk venues and along the river. You can see all the sights in a Cinderella-esque coach....so pretty especially at night. The coach drivers certainly have a unique and fabulous Southern look too !
On The Way to Pay my Rent....
I passed a cat in a box....as you do ! A sweet little street cat had come into the courtyard of my residence, found an old wooden box that I think is used for cigarette butts and nestled in for a nap. I took care not to startle her and she stayed 'in bed' for her photo shoot !!
09/04/2017
Polly the Naughty Puss
Polly made a very unpleasant face at her mother today when I nicely asked her to sunbake on another part of the terrace and not on my freshly laundered linen. In true feline form she ignored me completely.
08/04/2017
There Seems to be a Pattern
No matter what country I live in I end up owning grey furry animals that shed enough fur to knit beanies for every bald head on the planet !!!
06/28/2017
Canus Dalmaticus
Well I have been on the Dalmatian Coast for nearly three weeks now and have not "spotted" a single Dalmatian dog, let alone 101 !!! I have seen lots of sweet dogs of varying styles and breeds with barely a spot between them and luckily patted many.
The Dalmatian dog did actually hale from these parts. It's roots can be traced back to Croatia and it featured in artwork from as early as 1600. The words Canus Dalmaticus have been discovered in church chronicles from as early as 1719. Probably city and apartment living may be the reason for the lack of the big bouncy plum pudding dog and instead the small white fluffy has become very popular.
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