Tuesdays With Tag - Apple Core...

Hi, Everybody!

It's time for our weekly visit, and I'm glad I'm feelin' better this week.

As you can see from the picture, my cheek is still swollen, but thanks to Mom's diligence, I'm gettin' my meds on the regular and it seems to be improvin'. I'll keep my current set of choppers for the foreseeable future. I'm sure this issue will be revisited when Mom talks to Dr. Marti, but they're all safe in my mouth for now.

 

In fact, I've been feelin' good enough to join the girls at the daily smorgasbord, courtesy of the old apple tree across the driveway. Every year, there are lots of blossoms that turn to fruit, but a few days of strong breezes, or a good rainstorm, or heck, an impressive sneeze and they start droppin' off the tree. There'll be plenty left to turn ripe so Mom can make applesauce, but it would be a really impressive harvest if half the apple pups stayed on the tree.

Mom and Dad (who usually cleans them up before mowin' the lawn) aren't happy about the early windfalls, but Boo, The Kid and I love it! Let us out in the mornin' - or anytime, for that matter - and we make a bee line for the yard under the tree. So, I guess my mouth can't be hurtin' that much. It's sure not stoppin' me from joinin' in the fun.

Mom takes me to check on her garden with her every day, too. None of the furries that live here will get any garden things to eat, but what we're lackin' in veg, we're makin' up in fruit. We can hardly wait until they're ripe instead of tangy!

I'm gonna continue pickin' up these applets while my mouth heals, so I'd better get back to it today. If an "apple a day" is good for ya, I'm gonna multiply the benefits! Don't wanna be slackin' off on my duties, after all.

I'll see you again in seven. 'til then... 

"Be A Good Dog."