Need a little distraction from reality? Here is an unpolished collection of the weird, the silly, and the sometimes serious at Wild Dingo. It's a blog about nothing, yet about everything. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll even learn something. But this is not a writing sample. It's just a place to kick back and crack open a cool Core's 16-ouncer and lose yourself in the kooky.
185/365 "Hey Daddy-O. Check out that squirrel shootin' us the moose eyes? That oughta motivate your piechopper. Maybe even give him the long good-bye." "Cupcake, I hear you five by five. He sure is cruisin' for a bruisin'. But deal me out. I gotta play the Iceberg act while the boss is around." NB: […]
Hello Monday 183/365 I think this is a crocus flowering shrub. But I can't be sure. I do all my uncomfortable Lyme stuff on Monday's like, new IV peripheral lines or shots. This month I've been back on bicillin shots in the butt twice per week. It's a lot like getting a shot of elmers glue in […]
Flowering Vine in Santa Cruz Mountains 182/365 Poor Juno. She's had one hell of a weekend. It started off with the fox tail surgery on Friday. On Saturday, after I wrote her post, we took a walk along one of our favorite quiet roads in the mountains. It's a semi-private road that is maintained by […]
I am Siberian Husky - 181/365 Two things Siberian huskies are known for: grudges and drama. She said "no" to a Salmon dinner, jerky treats and turkey breast. She whined and paced all day into the evening. And she watched the door for Mr. Wild Dingo. A surprising behavior given her complex relationship with him. […]
Juno starts the weekend at the vet. - 180/365 "Hey Lady! This is NOT how I was planning to launch my weekend! At the vet getting minor surgery? I'm a husky, damn it! I can take care of a little foxtail under my own skin! Can't you see all the probiotics I've been giving it […]
A Foxtail Lymegraine 179/365 Yesterday's Lymegraine felt like a thousand foxtails stuck in my brain, in my cheekbones, ears and jaw, then lit on fire. But I still find joy in making photos like this. If you'd like to help people with Lyme disease, and can't donate to ILADS or another Lyme and Tick disease […]
Hedgenettle (Stachys) - 178/365 Hedgenettle, Stachys, a member of the flowering mint family Lamiaceae. There are around 300-450 species of Stachys. This one could be Stachys ajugoides (bugle hedgenettle) or Stachys albens (white hedge nettle). Its stems vary from 50-300 cm tall, the leaves are softly hairy and the flowers are 1-2 cm long […]
Lupine, Lupinus, is found all over North and South America. Perennial plants of the species grow from 1-5 feet tall, while some annual shrubs can grow up to 9.8 feet tall. The seeds of lupine, "lupin beans" were cultivated throughout the Roman Empire for culinary uses. Throughout the world, the seeds are used for different […]
Happy Anniversary Juicy! - 175/365 It’s Juno’s 8th birthday and 7th year adoption anniversary this weekend. Juno loves adventure and going to new places. I’m so happy to have been able to give her so many exciting adventures in her first few years with us including traveling and hiking in Europe.