TheBanyanTree: Ash's Secret Pond

[Sachet]

Yay! See! Ash's secret plan to get you the landscaping you needed after 
they so rudely cut down the tree worked. He deserves a special treat for 
taking care of you so well. <g>

On 9/7/2012 1:59 PM, Monique Colver wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> Monique Colver
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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
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>>> Now available at
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>>> alias%3Daps&field-keywords=**Monique+Colver<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Monique+Colver>
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>>>
>>