Light Blogging

Debbie and I are leaving at o’dark thirty tomorrow morning for Battle Mountain, Nevada — a drive of almost 900 miles — to pick up our third Field Spaniel puppy. This one is a liver-and-white male, call name “Miki” (MEE kee; means agile, quick, or clever in Hawaiian), registered name “Wolftree’s Wild Card” — and he’s destined to be an agility champion if Debbie has anything to say about it.

We’ve made this trip twice before: for Lea (our first Field Spaniel) and Mo’i. The previous trips we took the geographically direct route, through Bishop and Tonopah, but we didn’t care for the Nevada scenery that much. Also much of that route isn’t a freeway, so there’s substantial risk of traffic issues. So this year we’re doing it by the all-freeway route: I-5 north to Sacremento, then I-80 east to Battle Mountain. We’re likely to be a bit tired tomorrow night, I think…

The reason we’re going to Battle Mountain is that Sheila Miller — our favorite Field Spaniel breeder in the whole world — decided, for reasons we won’t even pretend to understand, to live in Battle Mountain. And darn it, she won’t deliver the puppy to us (and we wouldn’t dream of having it flown). So…we’re off to Battle Mountain!

Blogging will be light — very light — zero — for the next two days…

Pictures will follow.