Why is this dog sulking, you ask?
(Answer below the fold)
Because this:
and this:
show what the back yard looks like right now.
We've needed rain for the last couple of weeks, and as you can tell, this has been good for the lawn. Those parts of it that are still above water, that is...
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Thankfully, in drought terms, we've had several batches of "lots", including one batch that moved the Mississippi River up from 0' above datum (barely navigable) to 15' above in less than 36 hours. Seeing the smaller rivers leap after a thunderstorm isn't uncommon, but I've never seen the Mississippi move more than 5' in a day before, even during the 1993 floods.
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As to Emmy, well, I'm sure she's sulking because you won't let her play in the swamp, and swamps are fun!
Awww. Poor puppy! Misguided human doesn't understand how much fun swamps can be. Geeez... How often does a dog have a chance for a swamp as wet as this one (looks)?
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Erik, mk: the dog actually hates being wet. When it's raining really hard, we have to physically drag her outdoors.
Kate Nepveu: A-hah! I have one of those too. I also have others who would love to play in the slop; mud season has arrived in Colorado. What fun. So "puppy" is unhappy because wet feet are no fun.... not because the gatekeepers won't let her out. Got it. Thanks for the clarification. Hope the swamp drains for her soon.