TheBanyanTree: Ash's Secret Pond

[Monique Colver]

He gets to sleep on my head at night. That's his special treat.

Monique Colver
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On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Sachet <MountainWhisper at att.net> wrote:

> 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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>> Now available at
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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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>>>