There is a pretty cover on Gail's current journal (the notebook she scribbles in every morning over breakfast when she could be paying attention to me).
When Gail was out at the dental hygienist the other day, I noticed she'd left the book at the edge of the kitchen table, from where I was able to knock it off and have a closer look.
I regret to report that Gail was VERY CROSS when she returned home. I guess it was the session with the hygienist that put her in such a bad mood...
She is saying the photos of me checking out the moss and lichen on a rotting log in Pitfichie Forest on Wednesday would make for a more pleasing Nature Friday post.
Oops! On the other hand the lichen with the red bits (highly technical botanical term that) is very pretty. Nobby, do you know when you have done a 'bad' thing? We knew a dog once that would do bad things sometimes while his human was out, then crawl along the floor on his tummy when the human came back (and before they'd discovered the bad thing - which was a dead giveaway.)
ReplyDeletePS you should direct Gail to "Wreck This Journal" ... (an internet search will turn one up for sure)
ReplyDeleteFor sure Nobby knows he is not allowed to jump up and grab things off tables and chew them. He only does this when Gail is not in the room. However, remorse is not an emotion that he would recognise. Gail has a whole shelf full of her journals, dating back to 1994, which are safely hidden in a room to which Nobby is never given access!
DeleteF has a box of such books which date from exactly the same year. We are all getting tired of shifting it from home to home, but she prizes it over loads of other books and trinkets which she regards as 'replaceable'.
Deletewe bet that was better than the pedigree chewing bones to get fresh breath right? we understand the idea behind. our whft ate a whole book once, it was "the women's doc speaks" ... the idea behind that is not really clear LOL
ReplyDeleteOh dear, Nobby that wasn't the best thing to do to Gail's notebook. You have to stop and consider if you'd like Gail to spoil some of your toys, I bet you'd be very upset.
ReplyDeleteYes, the photos of you checking out the moss and lichen are excellent, but in the last one you look rather guilty - what had you been doing!
Love,
Indy xx
The mosses and lichens are so pretty and we love the little red flowers! I'm sure you have toys to chew on while Gail is out, Nobby. It would make her much happier if you chewed them instead.
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ReplyDeleteWell, Nobby............... I think you know fine well what you did........ as for that being eucalyptus? Pawssible I s'pose, there are hundreds of varieties after all - but it's certainly not one of the common ones! Very pretty though. Shame about the remodelling. You do gain a few points for that forest pose. Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
Gail says: I too had doubts about the eucalyptus ID. It was perhaps a bit unfair to ask PlantNet to identify leaves based on a non-botanical drawing on the front of a noteboook!
DeleteI suspect that the eucalyptus is really just an artist's impression of how they think it is - maybe they've never even seen one!
DeleteIndy xx
laughing out loud at the last photo of you, you look like a dog that has been scolded and is thinking about how bad you were. I am trying to imagine what she said when she came home and found the journal not on the table where it belongs, hope you did not eat the writing LOL... did you remind her your blog is title NiceNobbyNaughtyNobby??? we love you anyway and so does Gail
ReplyDeleteOh dear. It looks like there is some trouble at your house. Maybe you should not read your mom's private books and she won't get into your private things? Just a thought, but the cover was a nice one.
ReplyDeleteNaughty Nobby dear me my WFT friend whatever made you knock off Gail's notebook then chew on it. YIKES all I can say is DON'T ever ever do that again...I 100% agree with our GBGV friend's comment.
ReplyDeleteGail I'm so sorry I hope none of your writings were destroyed.
thank you for the walk about the forest where I hope you both found some relaxation.
Hugs Cecilia
Oh, dear, Nobby, but after all, what's a dog to do when something is left conveniently near? I expect you were missing Gail and could smell her scent on the journal, got closer to inhale better and one thing led to another.
ReplyDeleteI hope your lovely walk improved everyone's mood.
Nobby, Nobby, Nobby . . . I'm afraid Gail has my full sympathy on this one. You'll want to give some careful thought to these impulses or you may find more than just one room off limits to you. On a happier note, thank you for sharing the beautiful moss and lichen photos.
ReplyDeleteIt looks as though the journal is still functional, so we don't understand why Gail is so cross with you, Nobby. At least you didn't eat any of the pages, just the corners of a few of them. We love the close up of the moss and lichen, especially those little red accents on them.
ReplyDeleteOh Nobby ~ I love, love to see ~ you are so adorable ~ lovely nature photos too ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
We do believe those are eucalyptus leaves Nobby...how did they taste?? teeheehee
ReplyDeleteWe can understand why Gail might think the lichen/Nobby pictures might be a bit nicer(you are looking ver handsome), but we are glad you included the notebook pictures too!
xoxo,
Sunny and Rosy
The quickest way to learn is to eat a book.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha - Oscar was a very good puppy and didn't chew very much but our previous terrier was a destroyer... I think it adds to the character
ReplyDeleteEvery puppy will be bound to chew on something they're not supposed to chew on. Chester chewed a hole in the leather chair in my office. Rosie and Baby have been conspiring to take the corners off of Dad's recliner. So we sprayed it with Bitter Apple. It helps somewhat.
ReplyDeleteThat is some very interesting moss you found, Nobby. We've never seen anything like that around here.
Gail says: At 14 months, I feel Nobby is running out of time on the "he's just a puppy" excuse...
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