Yesterday: My Busy Day

Yesterday was a very busy day for this dog so I didn't get to write about the great walk/stalk/hunt I went on with Ma yesterday morning. But more on that walk/stalk/hunt in a minute, because what kept me so busy was quite a lot of fun!

I had been on Twitter talking with some of my good pals when I told one pal, Benson (@bensonthehusky) I thought his nickname should be 'Naughty by Nature' - because he does swear that he is really, really naughty! Guess what?! He loved it! I then asked Mr. 'Naughty by Nature' if he was 'down with O.P.P.' but you know what - Benson didn't know that song! Can you believe that?! He did, however find the music video on YouTube which then made him BOL.

My pal, Benson

I was trying to think how Benson would be 'down with O.P.P.' (Other Puppies...) and I got some help from another good Twitter pal, Gus (@DevilOnIceSkate). We started playing MadLibs (remember that game?!?) to fill in the blank.

Here, give it a try: Other Puppies' P______

Gus came up with some good ones: Pork chops, Pull-toys, People, Pussycats and of course, Poop. So then...I decided to re-write the lyrics for Benson, which is what kept me really busy for most of the afternoon! Benson did write a post about it on his blog My Pooka - you can listen to the original song and see the re-write here.

Now, back to my walk/stalk/hunt from yesterday.  Ma and I did go for a nice big walk around the neighborhood when we came across this clue:

"It's a clue! Let the hunt begin!"

Yep, a feather.  You know, where there are feathers there are usually birds...and this feather was from a White Ibis.  They are wading birds and they are about two feet tall with white feathers and reddish-orange bills (and sometimes reddish-orange legs).  Here is a close-up of one:

After scenting the feather, I was determined to find the flock of White Ibis.  I did look everywhere: along the sidewalk, under the bushes, behind trees... 



"I don't see or smell them under here..."

Until at last, I found them! They were in the field back near the school by our house.


"Found 'em!!"

This is about as close as I can get before I start barking my fool-head off and scare the birds away.  Do you see the brown one?  That's a young white ibis...they are a bit silly looking when they are young.  Anyway, we did get closer and the flock flew away, but boy it was a great walk/stalk/hunt while it lasted!