A Visit To Reunion Tower

We haven't been around for a few days because Mama has a cold and hasn't felt like helping me with the blog. She said her head was "too foggy".  I hate when she has a cold because she coughs, sneezes and blows her nose.  She scares us with all those noises. Eek!

Saturday, the folks decided to visit Dallas.  Their first stop was to a scooter store, Vespa Dallas.  The funny thing is that last year before they bought Buddy, they ate at a Jack In The Box across from that same scooter store.  Mama admired the scooters from across the street, but they didn't look.  She didn't realize they would be visiting that same scooter store on Saturday and Dad didn't either.  Mama said it was fun shopping there and they bought a few accessories for Buddy.

After spending money at the scooter store, they visited Reunion Tower. Reunion Tower was built in 1978.  It is about 1,000 feet from Dealey Plaza which is where President Kennedy was shot.

The tower lights up at night and the colors change for different events.

Mama wasn't really thrilled about going to top of the tower.  She didn't think it was worth the price of admission which was $16 a person.  Dad really wanted to go though, so they went.  Their first stop was the Cloud Nine restaurant.  It is located one floor below the observation deck.  The restaurant rotates.  Mama thought that was pretty cool.  They ordered their lunch and sat at their table as their view changed.  The food was actually good.  Mama ordered the Farmland Burger and chips for $12. Dad ordered the BBQ Turkey Burger and a salad.  They were both happy with their lunch.

Farmland Burger with homemade chips

This is one of the many views from their table.

See the people standing in the street?  They are standing on the X that marked the spot where JFK was shot.  Mama finds this area interesting, but such a sad part of our history.

Dad works in one of these buildings.  It is one of the beige ones in the back.

Cool bridge

Nice landscaping.

Photo from observation deck.

Pretty lights inside observation deck.

Screens let you see over landmarks in Dallas.

Mama said she enjoyed visiting Reunion Tower but what made it really special was the rotating restaurant. She said she enjoyed that much more than just being on the observation tower.  She still thinks it is expensive though.

On the way home, they passed by some cattle.  BOL!  Mama would have liked to stopped, but she really wasn't feeling that good and was ready to get home.

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Has Been Taking Care Of His Mama This Week

Paybacks Are A....

....well, you know.  BOL!

Scout,
The Greyhound Who Can Take Pictures, Too

The Dog Park Is Open!

The campground has installed a dog park.  We thought it was going to be near the office.  There is a nice place for it there, but there isn't any shade.  We were told last week that they were starting on it, but each day we passed by the office and no dog park.  Imagine our surprise when we saw a fenced area in the woods. We came across a Cocker Spaniel who was headed to the dog park.  His owner told us it opened on Tuesday.  We couldn't believe it opened without us knowing about it.

The park is really nice.  It is going to have nice shade during the summer.

It has a gate that can be closed to make it into two fenced areas instead of a large one.

It is definitely nice to be off leash again.

Scout wanted to run, but I was too busy to play.  I had to mark my areas, of course.  It will be a job keeping it marked so that all the other dogs know it is mine.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Happy To Have A Fenced Area To Explore

How To Stalk A Squirrel

Spy on the squirrel from far away.

Keep your eye on him.

Mmmmm....he looks tasty.

It is time to move a little closer.

Scout, Mama needs to keep the camera on me!

Sorry, Joey, I was just having fun.

Okay, let's move closer.

Here I go.

Notice that I get low to the ground.

I think we can take him.

Back me up, Scout.

He's moving, Joey!

I'm so close.

I can almost taste him!

I need more leash.  Darn, foiled again!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Could Definitely Catch A Squirrel If He Wasn't Leashed

Noises Are Scarier In The Dark

Don't you think that things seem scarier when it is dark?  Well, I do.  It is dark at 5:30 a.m.  We took our morning walk and the wind was howling.  We walked down to Marie's place and their wind chimes were really making noise.  There is a tarp in the fenced area that we can't see, but we can hear it.  It was so loud this morning.  I sat down.  Yep, I sat down.  Mama asked if I was okay.  I stood up and she checked my feet.  We then started walking.  We always walk across a bridge to get to the other part of the campground.  I didn't want to go because they have wind chimes there.  Mama told me it would be okay, so we started across the bridge.  I just sat down.  Mama was concerned that I was hurt, so she said we could go home.  I was happy to be headed back to the safety of our home even if I didn't finish all of my business.  We went out after the sun came out and I was fine.  Mama finally figured out that when I sit down, I am scared and want to go home.  Thank goodness Mama is a fast learner.

Yesterday we had some excitement.  They are doing road construction just down the street from us.  It was really loud.  Then we heard what sounded like gushing water or a waterfall.  It was so loud.  A few minutes later, a Jimmy John's delivery driver stopped at our site. He told Mama that they hit a gas line.  He said the fire department was there.  Mama walked to the entrance and asked the workers if we were going to be evacuated and they said no.  We waited about 15 minutes and Mama decided it might be best for us to get away from the noise. We walked to the far end of the campground and spoke to a few people.  No one was really concerned, so we came home and sat inside. We could still hear the "waterfall" inside.   The road was closed where the break occurred, so a lot of people turned around in our parking lot.  Finally, two and half hours after the noise started, it ended.  It took another half hour for the police to leave.  Do you know what though?  Those workers worked late into the night and they made a ton of noise.  We went to bed at 10 p.m. and they were still making a lot of racket.  This is a residential area, so I'm sure there were a lot of people upset with them.

I bet you think the following pictures are of Scout trying to get off the couch.  Nope, she is waiting for Mama to say the magic word which is "ready".  It means our breakfast is "ready".  Mama tricked her and said "set, go".  Scout heard the word "go" and she got up.

Scout looking annoyed that the magic word hasn't been said.

We have been in a rut with getting treats lately.  This morning, we watched a few golf carts pass us and then one finally stopped.  He gave us treats!  Scout and I were so excited that we gave each other shoulder bumps on the way home.  It is like a high five for greyhounds.  Mama laughed at us.  BOL!

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Thinks The Wind Makes Scary Noises

A Tour of AT&T Stadium AKA Cowboy Stadium

The Greyhound Companions auction is over and Mama won three items! We hope we didn't drive everyone crazy with our reminders but we wanted to help out as much as we could since the group helped me out in my time of need.

Saturday, the folks toured the AT&T Stadium here.  It is where the Dallas Cowboys play football. The Final Four will also be played there in April. The folks purchased the VIP tour which has a tour guide. You can also do a self-tour.  Mama thought the tour group would be small since online it only allowed for the sale of nine tickets per time slot.  Their group ended up being quite large since no one announced the 11:15 a.m. tour and all of those people joined the 11:30 tour which was the one the folks were in.  Mama estimated that there were about 50 people on the tour and some self-guided tour people joined in along the way.

 The stadium took three years to build.  The estimated cost to build was $650 million, but the actual cost was $1.15 billion.  It has the world's largest column-free interior and the fourth largest high definition video screen.

Waiting for the tour to start, the folks sat in the stands.

Ford display with cool fountains.

College football display.

The helmet on the right is Mizzou which is a Missouri team.  They played in the Cotton Bowl this year. The helmets will stay here until next year.

Yep, they toured the locker room.

The photo and name of each cheerleader appears above her locker.

 

The locker room of the Dallas Cowboys.

Famous players have their photos above the lockers.

Press room.  It is larger than the one at the White House.

This is where the Cowboys enter the field.

The folks entered the field here.

Mama said the field was soft.  She put a knee down and said it wasn't bad at all.  BOL!  As you can see, people are allowed to throw footballs around on the field.  The folks enjoyed walking around the field.  I wish greyhounds were allowed to run on it.  Can you imagine?

The folks enjoyed the tour.  Mama felt a little disloyal to her St. Louis Rams' but Dad said it was okay since it was the Cowboys and they were icons at one time.  I think that is what he said.  :::shrugs shoulders:::

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Wearing His St. Pat's Day Collar Today

Bad Photos Of Scout Are More Fun Than Good Ones

Mama said it is not nice to always post bad photos of Scout even though they are funny. She said I should post some nice photos of her.  Sheesh!

There, I did it.  BOL!

We have been scoring treats almost every day.  One day, the treat man was on a riding lawnmower and Mama told us we were out of luck, but she was wrong.  He turned off the lawnmower and gave us a treat.  SCORE!  Mama says we are getting very spoiled.

Everyone seems to love the time change here.   It was almost like a party with all the people and dogs walking about the other night. We got a lot of loving and sniffed a lot of dogs.

We heard that they are going to start work on the dog park here today. We hope it is finished soon.

Time is running out on the auction we have been telling you about.  There are still some really good deals. Greyhound Companions On-line Auction

Joey,
The Greyhound Who Prefers To Be The Sniffer And Not The Sniffie