January 1, 2009Calhoun Falls State Park, SC
On the road again on this first day of the new year. We left at sunrise, heading east on GA 72 towards South Carolina, where we stopped in Calhoun Falls for a little R&R. The last time I was here was in 2002 with my then 12-year old American Bulldog Yogi, who walked the same shoreline, albeit at a much slower pace than young Tessa who is really easy to exercise; always carrying the 30-ft check cord and her quail-scented tennis ball, we can stop anywhere and...well...have a ball...or two. Lakes are especially rewarding, as they offer everything a bird dog appreciates: water, birds, and grass.
From Calhoun Falls we headed to and through Abbeville, SC, and from there due north to Due West, and other small town such as Donalds, Honea Path and Belton. On our way back we passed this very neat gate along SC 412 in Anderson County - I would have loved to have Tessa pose here but she was not in the mood - difficult model sometimes - so all we have to show for is the cast iron silhouette of someone else's bird dog.
We crossed over to Georgia shortly thereafter and stopped at Lake Hartwell to walk the dam again, as we did on Thanksgiving Day. There was a large number of ducks down on the lake, but Tessa did not notice them, as much as I tried to point them out. Often, she is oblivious to the obvious, but in tune with a lot of other things I can't see. I can't remember what she was focusing on - probably some people approaching.
January 1, 2009
Hartwell Dam, GA
From Calhoun Falls we headed to and through Abbeville, SC, and from there due north to Due West, and other small town such as Donalds, Honea Path and Belton. On our way back we passed this very neat gate along SC 412 in Anderson County - I would have loved to have Tessa pose here but she was not in the mood - difficult model sometimes - so all we have to show for is the cast iron silhouette of someone else's bird dog.
We crossed over to Georgia shortly thereafter and stopped at Lake Hartwell to walk the dam again, as we did on Thanksgiving Day. There was a large number of ducks down on the lake, but Tessa did not notice them, as much as I tried to point them out. Often, she is oblivious to the obvious, but in tune with a lot of other things I can't see. I can't remember what she was focusing on - probably some people approaching.
January 1, 2009Hartwell Dam, GA
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