Yak-a-doodle dos…I love you’s!

It has been a busy but fun few weeks for me that hasn’t left any extra time for me to write a blog post. This morning I have purposely chosen to include this in my “To Do List” even though it is another busy weekend for me.

Last weekend I was in Sedalia Colorado which is near Denver visiting my wonderful sister. We had a blast. Went to the Douglas County Fair and relived some of our childhood pulling a couple of plastic yellow baby ducks out of the water to win a fun prize…we did this at Toni’s Park in Bay City Michigan when we were young. Our grandparents took us there often and we both have fond memories of our time there. We went there a lot. I loved riding the merry-go-round!

The fair in Douglas County is pristine! I’ve not experienced any like it before. Now mind you I’ve not experienced all that many fairs in my life time either. The animals and cages were so very clean. The craft work that had been judged was absolutely spectacular—from the beautifully decorated cakes and yummy looking pies and other baked goods, to gorgeous hand made lace, quilts, knitting and crochet projects, to the art work…we just ‘ooogled’ over it all! The talent there is amazing. I would love to experience the competition some year.

Aside from the obvious best part of the trip spending time with my sister and visiting with my brother in law the next best thing was that I got to befriend a herd of yaks! Yes, yaks!

My sister has a lot of land and the yaks are there to help with fire control consuming vegetation on the mountainsides. Their place is beautiful!

I came to know a certain yak they call 28 because she came with a tag on her ear with that number on it. I decided Charlie Brown is an appropriate name for Ms. 28. She is a sweet heart. I was able to feed her some special treats and honestly if I would have been brave enough I could have kissed and hugged her up! Maybe next visit!!

These yak-a-doodle dos are soooooooooooo cute! They remind me of big over grown dogs!

I really came to appreciate just how smart these critters are and suspect that most animals are a heck of a lot smarter than we give them credit for. My sister and brother in law have a name for each one in the herd. They each know their name!

Ms. Charlie Brown AKA Number 28 stands in a water trough often. She and I had a discussion about this and I realized during it that she is “smarter than the average bear”! She likes to cool herself and soak her feet and the water helps her to do that. Her baby does this too probably a learned behavior. I don’t believe any of the other yak-a-doodles dos do this.

Ms. Brown was the first one of the herd to allow my sister and brother in law to come close to her. She is indeed a very special one in my book. Not that the others aren’t special as well….don’t want to play favorites! J

You can tell they listen to you…they look you right in the eyes. They are ‘all knowing’ in a very deeply profound way.

These are truly amazing critters that have stolen my heart…please don’t tell Gurney and McAllister that this kitty mommy has found another critter or 31 to love!!

What’s been your experience in life when you “walk and talk to the animals?

Don’t you just want to tell her your life story?

Don’t you just want to give her a big kiss?