Caught in the rain

Today was a very sunny day and then clouds appeared, rain was over soon, so Maja and I decided it was time to walk down, before it got too late. Clouds started gathering again, but we figured, if it was a small rain storm as earlier, we'll be a little wet but home soon. As we walked into the forest a lightening hit very close to us, sounding like gun shots and cannons being fired at us. I was scared but didn't bark.
We walked down in a faster pace, Maja was worried since the lightenings were striking so often that I might get hurt, wearing metalic hoops on my collar. As we were half way, the rain started, it came down like being buckets spilled over us. Her dad called, saying he is picking us up as soon as we get to the road. We tried to walk under bigger trees, but nothing was stopping the rain from hitting us.
When we arrived at the road, noone was anywhere, all the houses were shut and rain being so thick, we couldn't see more then a few meters ahead and then...
..then I started feeling something very uncomfortable, like tiny rocks being thrown into me. I have never yet felt hale on my fur, and it hurt! I was scared and I cried, but Maja leaned over me to cover me with her body, especially my head. The water was running down from her face so much, she couldn't keep her eyes open. She grabbed my leash and started walking fast up the road, trying to find a better place to hide from the ice being thrown at us. We must have waited a few minutes, but it felt like hours. One couldn't hear anything or see for that matter, but in the mist of it all, the car moved towards us. I have never in my life been so happy to see a car, and I am a very happy dog haha, I just jumped in as if I was a huge dog and just layed on top of Maja, who was as wet as me, so she didn't complain haha. When we drove up our home, I refused to leave the dry car, honestly I really didn't like this kind of rain, but I eventually gave up and we ran into the apartment. Soaked to our teeth, dripping of us as if we have been hosed down, but then...the towel made it better and I soon got to sleep on the dry, warm, cozy bed, like a real dog should hihi. And what do you know...a few minutes later, the scorching sun came out haha! Just our luck.I wasn't stressed or anything like that, even with all the thunders and lightenings around me, after I was home I became completely relaxed. Which is good. Although my new haircut was completely messed up due to extreme water, it will be cute when dry again. Maja has finally learnt how to make the cocker pants on me, so now I look like a proper cocker on my hind legs. Only took her 6 hours to fully cut me, so I cannot complain hehe. But since rain is so rare nowdays, I have posed for a few pictures in the sun, as I was testing out the grape ripeness. Not sweet yet hihi. The pictures were taken before my fur was cut.

Still sour

Posing like only I can

Emma and I hidding in a shade

Hale storms

It was tonight that for the first time,I got so scared I cried. Cats went and hid and miawed and Maja was nervous. It started as if someone threw rocks into our windows, and they were open, the sound of things from the skies hitting the cars parked under our home scared me. We got nervous and went to check what was going on, it's been very often past few days in our country that areas had hale the size of golf balls,but not us, we had very little rain actually, but tonight...this was scary! Maja ran to the greenhouse,which sounded like a war zone, we actually thought the plexiglass might break or crack, I got so upset I ran around and barked, cried and got really hysterical. So Maja told me it was just water and we went to the atrium to see, I noticed it wasn't as scary as it sounded but, the huge white balls on the tiles smelled diffirent and the thunders illuminating the skies, with resonating sound after, I packed my little ass inside the warm protected apartment and didn't want to go out again. Alarms on the cars went off...Phones started ringing, and the conversations weren't relaxed as usual, but now it's only rain and the sound of it, is pleasant. Maja took the three of us and cradled us to calmness, Ed has it worst, he is really scared of loud sounds and this was very hard for him, but she took care of him and he is now alseep next to us. Haha Liza being Liza, she doesn't care much about it anymore, she is on the bed cleaning herself up, completely ignoring the drum like sound from the outside. We didn't have time to grab a camera, so we borrowed a picture of how it was like. This way you can see the size of the hale we had tonight.

Disco Dog

Mags' and Maja's friend got me this utterly cute collar, which has lights, so I can be safe on the road whe Maja and I walk down from vineyards. So we tested it tonight, it was pitch dark when we walked down, it took us long coz we were helping to make apricot jam.

I have to admit, apricots are really yummy, I ate so many, stealing them from peoples bowls and playing with the ones which weren't worthy of the pot hehe. Not much has been happening lately, it's still very hot and we hide inside during the day and take longer walks in the evening.

It has been a bit easier missing Mags this week, since he arrived at his mom's on thursday and I got to hear his voice. Listening to him made me sleep as a baby, I haven't slept that well for  a while now.

I found something very smelly today, humans said it was probably the dead deer's leg which locals found a few days back, so ofcourse I had to taste it...Maja wasn't happy with me, and by the time she managed to walk to see what I ate, Tara ran in and ate the rest haha. Now I am being observed for some reason, I guess in case my tummy goes bad or I don't feel well...but I don't really get bothered by it, I am sleeping and enjoying my new experience. It's been a few hours anyways, if there was something to happen it would have by now. Oh it smelled so bad that thing, like something decaying....we love that! The vetenarian once explained it to us, that decaying animals produce botox, which is used in humans for facelifting, which I guess is poison but isn't that bad for us I think haha, but I am sure I will stopped if I want to taste it again. Haha.

Here are the pics of my new night collar:

Pitch black night, used the flash on cam

Collar showing in complete darkness without flash on cam