The Blue Angels And Air Force One

My bee sting is all better. Thank you for the nice comments.  One of my greyhound friends in St. Louis stepped on a bee yesterday.  I bet that really hurt.  I got stung on the leg and that was bad enough.

Saturday, the folks visited a scooter store and ordered a "trunk" for Buddy.  Mama will be getting rid of the milk crate.  The milk crate holds a lot, but the trunk will have a lock on it.  She will be able to make additional stops after buying things.  She can't do that with the milk crate.  The trunk will look so much nicer than the milk crate, too. She had planned on buying one when she first bought him but the store didn't have any in stock, so she went with the milk crate.

They then stopped at a restaurant that was on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  The restaurant is called Dirty Oscar's Annex.  Mama was disappointed that they serve breakfast until 2 p.m.  She had wanted something other than breakfast.  However, the food turned out to be really good and they may make a return visit for dinner.

Biscuit with a Fried Chicken Breast, Egg, Gravy and Hashbrowns

Pancake that is bigger than Dad's head.

Elk Hash with Egg

They then visited the Flight Museum.  Mama was really not looking forward to going there.  However, two things made it fun.  The Blue Angels were performing nearby and they did several flyovers and landed at the air strip there.  The other thing that was really neat was that they toured Air Force One.  It was used by Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.

Blue Angels

Mama's favoite

Landed safely.

Air Force One

Presidential Office

Boy, this must be an antique.  BOL!

Conference Room

Not sure whose dog used this.

Johnson's hat

Kitchen

Communication Center

Cockpit

The following are just various pictures of the Flight Museum.

This is a mobile kitchen that the Marines use.  It serves 500 Marines.

Inside the mobile kitchen.

 

 Our last picture is something unusual.  What is this?

This is a toilet that is used in space.  There was a video that showed how it was used.  BOL!  See the bars near the top?  They put those over their thighs so that they do not float away. They put their feet in the straps at the bottom.  It seems like a lot of work.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Hopes Mama Buys A Sidecar For Buddy So That He Can Ride Too!

Bzzzzzz.....Ouch!

Yesterday about 6 p.m., we went out for our walk before dinner.  We were just strolling along and then it happened.  A terrible pain in my leg.  I screamed!  I held my right front foot up.  Mama looked at the pad and found nothing.  She touched the top of my leg and I screamed and fell over.  I laid there on the ground screaming.  Mama kept trying to find what was wrong, but didn't see anything.  Mama said that she had to get me home, so I got up and tried to walk, but it hurt too bad to put weight on my leg.  Do you know how hard it is to walk when you only have two good legs?  It is not easy.  I don't count my back left leg as being good because the corn is back and I really don't like putting full weight on it.  We started back home slowly.  Do you think Scout was any help?  Not at all. She decided she had to poop.  Here I am in pain and she has to poop.  We get that cleaned up and walk a little further.  I decided maybe I should poop too.  Mama decided it can't be that bad if I can stop for that.  We finally make it back to the RV and I make it inside and lay down.  Mama starts to check me over again.  I am no longer screaming.  Dad walked in about that time.  He is way early.  I get up and show him my leg.  He can't find anything wrong with it either.  I try to lay down but my leg is throbbing.  I am offered a frosty treat and I eat that.  Mama thinks that frosty treats solve all problems.  BOL!  Mama give me one of my pain pills coated in peanut butter and I try to rest. Mama puts an ice pack on my leg.  I can't rest with that. She takes it off and after a while, I finally go to sleep.  I wake up a few hours later and I am fine.  Mama is happy that I am able to walk on my leg without the slightest limp.  Life is good!

Why do we think it was a bee?  Well, there are a lot of bees around and since I was not running and there are no signs of a cut, we just think that is what it was.  Dad said it was bound to happen.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Doesn't Understand Why A Bee Would Sting Him

A Fix For Sliding Rugs

Mama used to get aggravated with our rugs because the vacuum would try to eat them.  She would have to turn off the vacuum so that it would release them.  It just made the job that much harder and we hate when she vacuums anyway.  She saw something at the Camping World in Kansas City that she wanted to try, but Dad told her it wouldn't work.  She waited until we got here and she bought a set.  What is it?

Yes, they do work!   The rugs stay put while Mama vacuums and we don't slide on the floor.  Mama is very pleased with them.  She went back to the store and bought more and now vacuuming is a breeze.  She does not know how well they would hold up in a washing machine, but our rugs are not machine washable so it does not matter to us.  The part that sticks to the floor is supposed to come up easily.  I guess we will find out if that is true when it is time to replace the rugs.  BOL!  They are carried in other stores other than Camping World.  She saw them at Fred Meyer this week. They probably carry them all over.

Best Bully Sticks is having a good sale.  They are offering 15%.  The code is in our sidebar.  We wish we could order.  We do not have mail service here and it would cost us way too much to have them shipped to our mailing address and then forwarded on to us at a later time.    We are having withdrawals as we are out.  Mama found a pet store here and bought us a few bones yesterday.  It is not the same though.

One of Scout's glamour shots.

We saw the beaver last night.  We ran to tell the host.  She keeps missing him.   One afternoon, the host and Mama waited and waited for him to come out.  It drew quite a crowd from the other campers.  BOL! 

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is No Longer Sliding Across The Floor

Almost Wordless Wednesday - July 30, 2014

Joey and Scout,
The Greyhounds Who Think Modeling Is Hard Work

On The Wild Side

The folks visited Northwest Trek Wildlife Park on Sunday.  They passed by it on their way to Mt. Rainier the weekend before and Mama was surprised when Dad said he wanted to go.  She did some research and found that the park received excellent reviews.

The park only has animals that are native to this area.  Some of the animals are in enclosures such as the bear, cats and birds that have been injured and cannot fly. The bison, elk, moose, caribou are allowed to roam freely.  There is a tram that takes visitors through the area that the animals roam.  The tram ride is included in the admission price and it can be taken as many times as you like for no additional charge.  The tram ride takes about an hour and Mama said it was really nice.  She said some of the animals were close enough to touch.

Baby Caribou aka Reindeer

Daddy Caribou

Bison that did not want to get out of the way of the tram.

Elk

Goat

Mama and Baby Bison

Ram

Someone lost this.  The park leaves these for the animals to consume.

The animals have a lot of area to roam.

Bent tree due to heavy snow according to guide.

Baby elk

More caribou

Black bear - the enclosure is so much nicer than in a zoo.

Grizzly bear

Lots of tall trees.

Wolf

Snowy owl

Bald eagles

There were other animals that Mama could not get decent pictures of such a moose, raccoons, coyotes, etc. The folks really enjoyed visiting this park.  It is very clean and well kept.  Mama said if she lived here, she would probably visit a few times a year.

The park has a zip line, but the folks didn't do that.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Loves Being A Gypsy