Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Chronicles of Shanti, part 3 - more garden fun and hiking

 Shanti has been with me for 6 weeks now! And he is doing so well and growing up way too fast! His favorite activities are digging wherever he can, greeting everyone he meets, wagging his tail, and chewing on everything ... the cats still fascinate him and they let him know when he gets too close.

Following are a lot of photos of various activities since my last post. 

We are visiting the neighbor quite frequently where he gets treats and lots of petting and he wants to play with the dogs but they aren't interested! 

A second visit to the Farmer's Market in Ladysmith where he got a lot of attention! Then we stopped at Maple Hill (a farm near Ladysmith) where he visited more dogs and observed the pigs from a distance.

We had a chance to visit with another dog and friends at a lake where he had a blast jumping in the lake until he discovered the mud at the shoreline - heavenly!!

We did several hikes close by and a little further away: Black Lake near Winter, Juniper Rock in the Clam Lake area and a second visit to Lake Superior. He wasn't that interested in the lake but the sand beach - so much fun to dig and eat sand!! Then we continued to Lost Creek Falls near Cornucopia - a 3 mile hike round trip. The longest hike so far and he met a lot of people on the trail. Including a distant relative of his - a 2 year old english golden retriever that lives in Bayfield and came from the same breeder. She was a beauty!

The garden activities continue - "helping" with the harvest and searching for some forgotten potatoes. Chewing on cabbage and anything rotten he can find!

Enjoy the adventures of Shanti!

Until next time, Susanne

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Link to previous blogs in case you missed them: https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2021/09/chronicles-of-shanti-part-2-living-best.html

https://soulcenteredphotography.blogspot.com/2021/09/chronicles-of-shanti-part-1-first-3.html







visiting the neighbor

visiting the neighbor

at the Farmer's Market in Ladysmith 

at the Farmer's Market in Ladysmith with Martha



at the Farmer's Market in Ladysmith - he loves everyone

at the Farmer's Market in Ladysmith - he loves everyone

watching the pigs at Maple Hill farm

visiting at Maple Hill farm

His favorite buddy - Shanti was only slightly bigger than the teddy bear when I got him 6 weeks ago

Digging in the manure pile

Digging in the manure pile


This Great Dane was impressive and Shanti was very submissive towards him

that's as far as he goes into the lake

Mud!!


visiting Lulu - a friend's puppy who loves her balls


delicious mud

Mud puppy - look at that nose

Mud puppy - look at that nose


hiking to Juniper Rock

hiking to Juniper Rock

hiking to Juniper Rock

he found a mud puddle on top of Juniper Rock

he found a mud puddle on top of Juniper Rock

pooped out times two

pooped out

hiking at Black Lake

in Black Lake

in Black Lake

digging in sand at Lake Superior near Bayfield


digging in sand at Lake Superior near Bayfield

digging in sand at Lake Superior near Bayfield

digging in sand at Lake Superior near Bayfield




at Lost Creek Falls

hiking to Lost Creek Falls


Potato puppy

Squash puppy

mud puddle - yeah!!

broccoli, hmmm.. 

a rotten cabbage stump - yummy!

chewing on cabbage

Life is Good!!