Dog days.....Sunny..88*

The post below is from our archives last year........... funny how things repeat themselves regularly just this week my daughter and her husband killed a 39" Rattlesnake with 8 rattlers in their garden shed...........and our bunny got snake bit (IN HIS CAGE!) technically it might not be time for 'Dog Days' yet, but it's sure starting to feel like 'em..............................................

August -21- 2014
Summer may have been a little (ok a lot) late this year, but here we are in mid-August and it has arrived right along with the dog days, just like it always does this time of year.
It's hot, it's humid, it's terribly dry. The dogs are lazy, the cats don't know if they want to be out or in, and last night we killed a 4' long Rattlesnake with 10 rattlers, trying to get into the pet bunnies cage.
Yes, the dog days have arrived here in the Ozarks for sure!

The phrase dog days typically  refers to the sultry days of summer.
Historically it goes back to the Greeks and earlier referring to the time of the year the 'dog star' was in the sky.
In ancient times Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time when "the Sea boiled, the Wine turned sour, Dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies (frenzies)." according to Brady’s Clavis Calendaria, in 1813..

In our neck of the woods, when we refer to the "DOG DAYS" we just mean a time of year when the dogs are 'dog tired' all the time, the cats are more lethargic than usual and the snakes shed their skins making them even crankier than usual!

Dog Days........................

Summer may have been a little (ok a lot) late this year, but here we are in mid-August and it has arrived right along with the dog days, just like it always does this time of year.
It's hot, it's humid, it's terribly dry. The dogs are lazy, the cats don't know if they want to be out or in, and last night we killed a 4' long Rattlesnake with 10 rattlers, trying to get into the pet bunnies cage.
Yes, the dog days have arrived here in the Ozarks for sure!

The phrase dog days typically  refers to the sultry days of summer.
Historically it goes back to the Greeks and earlier referring to the time of the year the 'dog star' was in the sky.
In ancient times Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time when "the Sea boiled, the Wine turned sour, Dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies (frenzies)." according to Brady’s Clavis Calendaria, in 1813..

In our neck of the woods, when we refer to the "DOG DAYS" we just mean a time of year when the dogs are 'dog tired' all the time, the cats are more lethargic than usual and the snakes shed their skins making them even crankier than usual!

What's your favorite way to pass the Dog Days of August??

Dog Days...Clouds and light rain.....cooler than expected !

                            Remember this post from Waaaaaay Back in June?

" the Cat days of June get us prepared for the Dog days of August"



Well they are here!
 

Welcome to the dog days of August!
Dogdays posts from the past:
http://jonquiljunction.blogspot.com/search?q=dog+days

Sunday Quotes...Sunny HOT & Humid

" the Cat days of June get us prepared for the Dog days of August"

Snakes and ice cream...sunny....90's

Well, last I checked it's still HOT, dog days are just around the corner, my daughter and son-in-law killed a rattlesnake about 3 feet from their back porch yesterday! 48 inches long and the second one this summer!

on a better note---how about a refreshing ice cream recipe?? Use any fruit you may have on hand, works great with peaches, strawberries, etc.......or leave the fruit out substitute French vanilla pudding for the cheesecake pudding, vanilla extract for the almond extract, and have wonderful homemade vanilla ice cream!

Blackberry Cheesecake Ice cream

2 cups half and half
2 cups whole milk (2% can be used instead to make  it lighter)
1 box (3.9 oz) instant cheesecake pudding
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
2 cups blackberries
1 tsp. Almond extract (optional)

Place blackberries in blender and puree till liquefied, pour through a sieve and press to remove juice and some pulp, discard seeds, to this add 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk, & Almond extract if using, stir well and place in the fridge.
Combine the rest of the sweetened condensed milk, half & half, milk and pudding mix, whisk till smooth, immediately pour into ice cream maker and process according to instructions for your machine. When ice cream is done remove from ice cream maker and gently swirl in the blackberry mixture---you don't want it all stirred in just swirl randomly leaving plenty of white showing too.
Place in freezer for 3-4 hours depending on whether you prefer soft-serve or harder ice cream.......

Fall is just around the corner.....Sunny...80*

Dog days are almost over....
fall is just around the corner,
cooler nights, autumn fires....
fall is our reward,
for surviving summer!

Farm Adventures.....Walters story

  Walter The Woebegone Puppy

 Someone didn't want the pup

They set him by the road

Maybe thought he'd find a hut

Maybe catch a toad

 

So that little frightened pup

Ran into the woods

Looking for a place to hide

Wishing for some sup

 

Soon evening came

And lots of scary noises

With big eyes he looked around

There weren't many choices

 

So into a hidey hole

Mrs. Armadillo had left behind

He backed himself real slow

And realized he wasn't going to dine

 

He watched the moon arising

And with a mournful sigh

Lifted his head and howled

He seemed to be asking "why'?

 

All through the night

And all the next day

Someone listened to that howling

Before they came his way

 

They lured him out

And took him home

With a solemn promise

"You'll never have to roam"

 

Epilogue  -  Walter became a "house"hold member, where he remains to this day. He’s been with us 2 1/2 years now, the third addition to our ‘brindle brigade’ of rescued dogs.--All who found us when we weren’t looking for another dog and made themselves right to home.

Walter is one of the three beside the tree in last Sunday's post HERE

 

Walter as a young pup--can't believe this is the first picture I have of him
guess I was too busy taking care of him (and everyone else on the farm!)
to take pictures

Here he is in his younger days, seeing his first box turtle.