Itchy Paws

Do you think dogs can get poisin ivy? I know they can pass it on to humans, but do they show any effects from the dhastardly vine? Let us hope not, as we were in poisin ivy heaven this weekend at Point Lookout State Park. Camping with a wonderful group of close friends, we had an excellent time enjoying each other's company, and pretty much doing nothing this Memorial Day. The extensive trail system that lasted all of one hour was quite relaxing in the early evening as the humidity had decreased by then. The mosquitos never slept though, now did the ticks. Rumors abounded of a tick in a bum as well...but I won't describe further. Point Lookout has one of the most haunted lighthouses in the US but the ghost stories didn't seem to keep us awake at night. Several people enjoyed kayaking around the creek and river inlets, and D & I and friends enjoyed taking Laika into the Bay for swimming, despite the warnings of a flesh-eating bacteria just in time for the holiday weekend. Laika had a defining moment, when she finally agreed to pick the frisbee up out of the water. She usually just swims to the spot it is and then refuses to put her face in the water (and swallow a lot of water in the process) to pick it up. I think she was jealous of Chase's fetch skills and wanted to show us she was just as good. She did! I did some bird-watching in the morning and saw an osprey eat a fish, a green heron, and several great-crested flycatchers (so beautiful!), to name a few. I also saw French people, not typically found in St. Mary's Cty.