On the inexpensive vacation thread my memories got kindled of our Dry Tortugas section of a FL trip back in 2005. I couldn’t remember the year, so went back to look at photos. My youngest was 9 at the time. Here’s the three boys at the sign. We spent a wonderful three days there with just two rules - “always snorkel with a buddy” and “don’t leave the island without us.”
It’s not the greatest pic, but here’s one showing part of the fort and moat:
This shows more of the moat and a snorkeler. At the time snorkeling was pretty good there.
And the view coming in from the ferry - my how “average” cameras have improved a bit since then, no? Nonetheless, it’s been a fun reminisce.
My dog gazes at me lovingly throughout the day. Lol. He’s a sweetheart. Except when he’s barking his head off at nothing outside. I’m getting his dna results soon and can’t wait to find out what he’s a mix of.
That’s actually one of my guesses! I have had four purebred border collies in my adult life and saw this guy in a shelter. He was listed as a border collie, but I was sure he’s not a purebred from the get go. He has no border collie behaviors and he physically doesn’t look like one except for the coloring. Ears wrong, blocky head.
I believe that Sprollies are an upcoming breed especially in the UK. He had a sibling in the shelter also that had merle coloring. So it’s a possibility.
I’ve noticed him pointing a few times but not often. He has two back floppy dew claws on each leg, but my current border collie also had double dew claws. His coat is beautiful, lush and shiny and makes my bc look like a ragamuffin in comparison. His hips really sway back and forth when he walks, so if I knew which breeds had that trait, that would narrow things down! My other guesses are part Aussie or lab. I’ve seen photos of black and white Aussies with tails. He’s pretty big though, 60 lbs.
Oh, gosh, he’s a bulldozer! He tries to push our bc out of the way when we’re giving pets or treats!
He also leans on me a lot and presents his backside to me to pet instead of his head. I’ve got a bc collie facing me straight on giving me the bc eye and whatever he is giving me his backside!
Had a first time visitor to our farm on this gloomy, rainy day with mist coming off our pond. It’s a swan, and due to the fact that it’s really timid, I suspect it’s wild vs tame. There’s only one. I’ve no idea what its story is ending up here or if it will hang around until tomorrow. I didn’t see any visible injuries from afar, but it didn’t fly away - just ambled away as I got semi-near it.
