TheBanyanTree: Ash's Secret Pond

[Monique Colver]

Update: We called SEH today, just to see what's in the water. We don't
think it's anything harmful, but just to be on the safe side . . .

The guy on the other end of the call laughed, then said someone would call
us back.

They called back just a few minutes later, and laughed again. It's just
storm water, they said, and they test the water going in there to make sure
there's nothing weird in there. I know there are ducks in there, and they
also have squirrels and rabbits running around.

No wonder Ash found it irresistible.

And, they also said, without prompting, they just got all their permits, so
they're going to add another pond and put in landscaping so it looks all
pretty.

I always wanted property by the water.

They also asked what Ash looks like, so they can identify him should they
find a dog roaming around over there. We watched them try to corral a deer
that had gotten in there one day. They're always so nice when we call them.

Which should make me suspicious.


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On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Theta Brentnall <tybrent at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> An Uncommon Friendship: a memoir of love, mental illness, and friendship
>> Now available at
>> Amazon<http://www.amazon.com/**s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-**
>> alias%3Daps&field-keywords=**Monique+Colver<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Monique+Colver>
>> >
>> and
>> at www.AnUncommonFriendship.com <http://anuncommonfriendship.**com/<http://anuncommonfriendship.com/>
>> >
>> www.ColverPress.com
>> monique.colver at gmail.com
>> (425) 772-6218
>>
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