Home...Home on a Ranch...

After two weeks, it was time to leave Ocean Beach in San Diego. I had the BEST time there...it is such a dog-friendly city, and they really seem to like black labs like me.

This painting on a surf shop was just a few blocks from where we stayed. How did they know that I am not afraid of waves?

I love this poster that we saw at Old Town. All three dogs are rescue dogs....One of them looks just like me!!! Except her collar is green...

 We drove back to Arizona, over the mountains that are full of boulders.

 I slept most of the way in the back seat.

 But I woke up to see all the crops being watered in the Imperial Valley of California....

and again to see acres and acres of solar panels in the desert.

Soon we were in Apache Junction!!! This is what we see from  one side of our one-bedroom house. It sure doesn't look like Ocean Beach! The Goldfield Mts. are to our north.

 This is the view outside our front door. We are on an acre of land that we share with other animals.

I met my first horse! It took me a while to get this close...and I was ready to jump backwards in case he tried to bite me...but he is a very friendly horse. I, on the other hand, am not a friendly dog because he scares me.

There are two desert tortoises on the ranch. This is the male, and he kept following momma around. It was hard to take a picture because he kept coming right up to her. I prefer to stay away from his mouth also.

Our living room is decorated with a bridle and a saddle. Carleigh's mountain lion is in the stirrup. He's up there so I won't think he is one of my stuffed animals and start nibbling on him.

This is the view to the east of our house. The Superstition Mountains are in the background. Momma just loves giant saguaro cactus. She told me that they don't start growing arms until they are around 70 years old!!! This one is way older than dad! 

There used to be lots of chickens here, but the day before we came they were killed by coyotes who dug under their fence. I haven't seen any coyotes, but three dogs live on the property, in the main house. We run and play, and I'm not afraid of them! Even though I'm not on the beach, I still love to catch my frisbee as long as I stay away from all the different cacti. The other morning I chased a rabbit and came back with lots of spines stuck in me.  I haven't done that again! I never thought that I should be more afraid of the plants than of the animals. I have a lot to learn!