Simply Sharrvelous

This is Mattie shaking off the wet from her coat after a thorough romp in the water.  This time, she didn’t quite spray me.

Mattie rests after wading in the river by the Rambla before crossing the street and going home.

Mattie got under the desk the other day.  She wanted to be close and walked all the way in the desk to pop out the other side.  She stayed there for hours, too.

Here are a few more pictures of Mattie by the water at the end of the street.  She really loves just exploring everywhere, and she’s able to lead me home when we get off the “right” path.

This is the part of the shore at the end of our road and across the Rambla.   As you can see, it’s rather rocky and hard to get to.  That doesn’t stop Mattie.  She plunged right in and explored the cove, sniffing at all the rocks.

There are actually three! McDonald’s within walking distance of the house.  Here, Mattie is heartily approving of the taste of Uruguayan ice cream from McDonald’s.  A new record for her – three chomps and it was gone.

The other day we took Mattie to the -real- beach by the embassy and the amusement park (if you look on a map of Montevideo, it’s by Parque Rodo).   She loved it.  You can see her tail in full Sharr plumage in these pictures as she goes on exploring.  We’ll be going back with her tomorrow.

I believe the spot’s a bit of chicken fettucine that got misplaced as Mattie gobbled her leftovers down.  She really enjoys those.

Mattie at the park again last Saturday.  She’s spotted a bunch of kids and dogs on the other side of the path.

In the second picture, Mattie’s not far from the tree she’d been sniffing earlier, just posing for a picture.

Last night, Mattie insisted on bringing the blanket over her for the nightly half hour ritual of TV watching.  We do this to spend time with her at home, and she seems to enjoy it.  She lays on the sofa between us and I stitch during the show.  The cover was originally over the back of the sofa.  She dragged it down and draped it around her head and kept tugging at it to get it around her.  I’m not sure why she did it; it was a hot day that she spent most of outdoors, since the maid was in.  Anyway, we finally helped her rearrange the blanket and she was satisfied.  It stayed on the whole show.