TheBanyanTree: Ash's Secret Pond

[Theta Brentnall]

It sounds like Ash needs a swimming pool.  Oh, wait, then you always 
would have to deal with wet dog. Poor Ash.  No pool for him.

Theta

On 9/6/2012 9:56 PM, Monique Colver wrote:
> We got home late last night, about 2 am, after seeing Linkin Park in Tacoma
> -- it's a good two hour drive. It was a great concert, with all the
> requisite screaming that comes from a good rock concert.
>
> The dogs were annoyed at how late we were, but they manage fine without us.
> We let them in the house, and noticed that Ash's bandanna, which he is
> never without, was wet and muddy. This was odd. Then we noticed that Ash
> himself was wet.
>
> It had been dry all day, no rain, no water in the back yard, other than
> their water bowl. We thought maybe had been caught in sprinkler action,
> though we hadn't had ours on.
>
> Honey was as dry as expected.
>
> We were too tired to think anymore of it.
>
> Today all was calm at home, and we left this evening for an hour or two.
> When we came home, Honey was at the back door waiting to come in, but Ash
> was nowhere to be found.
>
> It was dark outside, and it's easy to misplace a black dog in the black
> night, but further checking revealed no dog.
>
> We called again, and then he appeared at the back of the yard, from behind
> the big cedar tree in the corner. I've seen Honey and Ash back behind
> there, but the foliage is so thick we can't see much behind there.
>
> He was soaking wet this time.
>
> Further investigation revealed that he had dug a hole under the fence,
> giving him access to the silicon plant's property, where resides a big ol'
> retaining pond. We don't know what's in the pond, other than water, and
> run-off from their plant, but we're certainly going to find out tomorrow.
>
> Ash is annoyed that his secret has been found out, and his hold barricaded,
> but I think he'll get over it.
>
>
> Monique Colver
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