A week away

The autumnal equinox is still a week away and already we're seeing leaves gathering on the ground. The big fall won't happen until much later, but the early turners are doing their thing. This is the garden path, under the tilleul (linden or lime tree) in the foreground.

Leaves and sticks and pine cones accumulate on the garden path.

Tasha's toilettage (grooming) got done yesterday morning, as planned. We had one small glitch at the beginning when we realized it would not be easy to maneuver the camper mobile salon into the driveway. We decided not to try and asked the groomer to park out back by the pond. I ran three long extension cords out along the path, out the gate, and over to the camper to supply it with electricity. Once that was done, things got going.

Tasha was a little nervous at first when I lifted her into the camper mobile salon, but she calmed down pretty quickly and the groomer did her thing. A bath, a good brushing, and a trim. I checked in every once in a while to see how things were going. That was more to calm me down than the dog. But I had nothing to worry about; Tasha and Lucie (I think that's her name) had become friends. Tasha let Lucie brush all that tangled and knotted undercoat off without snapping at all. The whole thing took a couple of hours and now Tasha is clean and neat. I'll post a couple of photos on (Tasha) Tuesday.