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Borrego Springs, CA

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Poop Bag Caper (and other thoughts of similar magnitude)

Welcome rain arrived today, so I decided to head to Beaumont on a few errands.  Last Saturday, I posted that I was having trouble finding the doggie poop bags that I’ve bought in the past.  Dollar stores have been the best places to find this item at an affordable price.  However, lately I’ve struck out on this quest at every dollar store.  On the way back to the rig, I stopped at the Family Dollar store in Winnie to inquire if they had what I was looking for. (I found them there last year)  My response when they said they no longer carried them was to say, “Awe shucks!”  A reader had suggested I use diaper refuse bags, but I couldn’t find any of those at Target today either.  It’s been a long time since I’ve perused the diaper aisle at any store!

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After I left Family Dollar, an employee came running after me asking if these small bags would work.  He said they no longer use these small item bags and I was welcome to them.  They’re only 8”X8” so they’ll work perfectly.  I know Emma’s full of it, but bags from the grocery store or Wal-mart are really over kill.  Now I’m set for a couple of months.  Don't tell anyone smile

I was hoping to take JIM AND GAYLE, fellow fulltimers and bloggers, on a tour of the refuge yesterday, but the threat of mosquitoes and severe storms sent them leaving for a more southern location in the morning.  Too bad.  Maybe we’ll cross paths again sometime.  The funny part of their departure was that I noticed their rig go flying by the volunteer rigs about 10:00 yesterday.  Who would of thought they’d take the very rural FM 1985 on their way out of Anahuac?

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On my way back to the rig this afternoon, I noticed three crested caracaras in one of the pastures near my site. 

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I think the three of them are a family group.  The bird on the left is a juvenile, and the adult is on the right.  This is not the first time I’ve seen them traveling together.

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They’re a distinctive looking bird of south Texas, and are mainly eaters of carrion that they find by cruising low over fields and pastures.

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Another cattle drive occurred yesterday, and the cattle were moved into the area of the refuge just 15’ to the left of my rig.  Can you guess how this effects Emma?

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Now she’s on constant patrol whenever she’s on her tie out.  Obviously the rig needs protecting from those marauding bovines behind the barbed wire fence.  Smile

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                                                                             THE END!!

Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later,  Judy

25 comments:

  1. Good to hear Emma is on the job taking care of you. Also it was good that you got the rain I sent.

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  2. You'll have to come up here. Our dollar stores carry them.

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  3. What a pretty face Emma has! She is huggable!

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  4. Didn't realize we'd be passing by the volunteer village on our way to the Galveston ferry. Again, we're sorry we missed meeting you but we did manage to get away from the mosquitoes!

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  5. What a great picture of Emma. She has a very determined look on her face. Those cows better watch out :)

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  6. Glad to hear the poop is under control - so to speak. And another of your great endings. :-)

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  7. Way to guard, Emma girl. And the poop patrol can continue so that means you can go back to feeding Emma again. LOL

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  8. good job guarding Emma..you never know when those dang bovines will jump the fence..but at least if they have to 'relieve themselves' you will be armed with those great 'poop bags'!!

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  9. Those birds are beautiful.
    Do you have a BigLots around there. If your talking about the bags on a roll thats where I get them. I believe there are 6 rolls in a bag for $2. They have sayings on them silly at that.

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  10. Emma look serious!! But so does that one cow - looks like it's giving Emma some old stink eye!
    We get our poop bags at Walmart, but free is always better!

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  11. That's a great picture of Emma, I showed it to Rigg's and he even gave it a smell & a lick, I guess that's two thumbs up.She looks like she is ever vigilant in her patrol responsibilities. Hope you have a fun week. be safe out there.Be safe out there. Sam & Donna...

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  12. seeing the caracaras reminds me of being in Texas... Thanks for sharing (the Caracaras that is no the story about the poop bags...)

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  13. Love the bird pictures.
    For poop bags I just use sandwich bags that zip. pick it up with bag over my hand inside out and just zip closed and toss. But then my dog is little too....

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  14. Love the bird photos--I've never seen a caracara before and I lived in Texas for seven years. I'm gonna be upset if Target no longer carries Emmi's poop bags in the pet department, just the right size, black (I hate using clear bags) and with tie handles.

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  15. Cool pictures. Happy Thanksgiving to you and those you love.

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  16. Are you sure Emma isnt just thinking, Boy Mom is going to have trouble getting that in a poop bag.
    Donna W of Sam & Donna

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  17. That Emma is a real looker...I love black dogs..still miss our Black Lab, Gypsy...I think we saw some Caracaras at Falcon Lake..You would love it there..They have a World Birding Center in the town of Roma...Unfortuately, there has been lots of drug cartel activity there..It's too bad, because the birding there is FABULOUS!!..I especially loved the Green Jays and Orioles.

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  18. Rain in TEXAS. Glad to hear that for sure.

    I love Black Labs. Emma is a beauty. It's almost a year since we had to have our 15 y/o Sparky put to sleep. He, too, was a joyful Black Lab. His last year he lived with our daughter and hubby. He was not a house dog at all. Would shake just coming into a building. He had over a acre of fenced property to enjoy.

    I envy your knowledge of birds. I've often thought about keeping a life list. Maybe someday.

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  19. I need to have more imagination in thinking of things to write about. Doggie poop bags-I just need to expand my horizon:)

    Free bags are always good. I also would not want to deal with a grocery bag for such a chore, although I see many others doing so.

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  20. That's a new bird for me but then I haven't spent much time in Texas but that will change this winter, Glad Emma is protecting yo from the vermin cattle.

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  21. Who'd a thunk that finding doggie poop bags would be such an adventure?

    What size bags do those cows need? An who picks up after them? ;c)

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  22. What an interesting life you lead! Spending time in new places and being useful at the same time.

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  23. I can tell Emma will keep you safe from those bovines.
    Have a great Thanksgiving.

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