Cowbody Dogs and Guard Dog Donkeys

Today we were on our way to do a little shopping. I am still looking for whatever it will take to repair the leaking roof on my RV. And Chorro told me last night that he is feeling neglected and hopes I will do something nice for him today, maybe buy him a present.

So off we went. We encountered a little wildlife on the way to town.

Okay, they aren't wild at all. They are a farmer's goat herd. Here's a close up. I like the two-tone look.


And this donkey grazing in the same field is actually their guard dog. His purpose is to keep the coyotes away and he protects his herd in a similar way as a dog would.

I guess we should call him a guard donkey.

Here's the view from the top of the Kerrville hills. That darker green line you can see in the center of the picture is the Guadalupe River. This river has its beginnings in Kerrville Country before it travels 230 miles to flow into the San Antonio River near the Gulf of Mexico. Here, it is a popular river for inner tubing but later on whitewater rafting and canoeing take over. It is home to a variety of fish as well, both brown and rainbow trout, perch, and several species of bass, so it is loved by recreationalists.


Yesterday we weren't successful in finding RV roof repairer, but today we were. In fact, we had several to choose among!


We decided on the Ultra, but first the roof had to be scraped and patched.


That would be the handyman supreme on my roof.


Some of you might remember that I had applied several tubes of silicone caulk to that antenna connection. So first we scraped off several tubes of silicone caulk. Then it was necessary to patch with some rubber roof patching material, glued down with contact cement. (I know you will appreciate knowing how to do this if you ever own a leaky RV of your own.)


Then we'll apply several coats of Ultra Roof Repair. I'll show you that tomorrow.

Chorro, however, was not forgotten. We went to the fabric store and look at this wonderful Texas cowboy fabric we found! I hope you can see the bucking broncos and cowboys on the blue background.

Just the thing for a new great state of Texas bandana for Chorro!

And how proud of it he is. He wondered if the restaurant in the picture below might have been named for a pretty little blonde terrier mix with a feminine version of his name, but I told him it would have needed to be "La Chorra." He was disappointed.

But he's sound asleep now, dreaming dreams about being a Texas cowboy, no doubt.

And tomorrow is a new day.