Ruby Thursday

Have you missed Ruby?   It's been quite awhile since she has been on the blog so I'm letting her take us wherever she will today.  Literally.

Ready?  Let's go!

Nose to the ground, anytime of year - but in the winter is when we can actually see what Ruby is 'seeing' with her nose.

So many tracks!

But Ruby must investigate who has been in this pipe.

Back to the trail, whoops-- caught by a goldenrod.  Ack!

Ruby pulls.  Still stuck.  Okay, she'll sniff instead.

Well, this is a good photo opportunity.  Goldenrod keeping a basset in place for a moment.

How about a close-up?  Cute, Ruby.

Ruby yanks some more... she's free!  

And there is so much she'd like to explore.  But, bassets are best on the leash.  Sorry, Ruby.

Let's go this way.

No wait, maybe this way...

Down into the creek.  What happened to the creek?  It's solid!

Okay, enough of that... watch me charge up the bank!

Over the river and thru the woods to Grandmother's house we go (or, over the creek on the bridge...)

"Hey, these tracks smell like a basset hound... oh wait, that was me!" says Ruby.

Almost back, and that's a good thing since it was 0.3 degrees this morning. (Why do we have digital thermometers-- Ruby thinks that is a little too exact!)

 The house is in sight (even for short dogs), but Ruby does not take the easy route.  

Whoops, forgot that bush was there.  Oh.

Ruby will just make it an opportunity to look around.  (Didn't she make a nice ear print in the snow in that photo?)

Not sure what made those other big holes in the snow.  Footprints going by, too.

Ruby says thank you for joining her on her walk!  (Actually, she's already napping, but if she was awake she'd say thank you).