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Morning Rattle

 Out for a sit in the river 


Tossing a ball around in the river, Dixie ran over and investigated  a few floater’s in the river, Dixie waded out far in the river to creep some foam passing along the river for a bit.  


It looked like foam floating down river when I walked far out in the river but it looked like a dead πŸ’€ fish 🐟 from my chair and was concerning to say the least.


We met two other dogs named Patty and Brody

Very nice dogs 🐢 they were chasing a stick and Dixie was interested in. Chasing it with them.

And they had fun on the side of the river.


Walking back we see a rattle snake 🐍 warming up on the path.  Seemed like a normal thing for a snake to do in a early chilly πŸ₯Ά morning for a reptile that’s cold blood 🩸 is sit on the path to warm up.  It was not aggressive at all just sitting πŸͺ‘ in the sun you could see the rattle on it but it didn’t make it shake 🫨 at all.


We went to the river bottom at about 7-9 

Picked up a coffee after and sat out front the house for a bit.

We saw a friend from Brooks, a church friend while picking up coffee. We had to leave soon after cause the dog was still in the car 🚘 

But he asked how my dad was and if he was interested in a walk around the lake.

I told him we just got back from the river with a friend.

But he’s working at a bible camp lately these days doing clean up 🧹 πŸ•️ 



Dixie enjoying the water πŸ’¦ we stay there for two hours about.


Back home 🏑 drinking coffee ☕️.

Bryan’s a good friend and got me a coffee ☕️ 

After we get back Kim gives a rawhide for Dixie to chew

We sit out side and Dixie is busy with her treat not to bark.  An enjoyable morning 




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