Day 2–Visit with Tom and family–Limington, Maine

The morning was beautiful and we sat out on the patio drinking coffee and chatting.

Later,  Tiffanie, Adeline and I went out shopping to pick up some supplies for their hot tub and food for Bo. It is about a 40 minute ride to the mall but the scenery quite pretty.

Ron and Tom walked the perimeter of his land (18 acres) and said the dogs enjoyed their time together and were getting along really well.

 

                                  

Once we were all back at the homestead Tiffanie decided to go up the hill to pick blueberries for pancakes in the morning. It was blistering hot so the wimps decided to stay back and sit under the umbrella. LOL

About 20 minutes later Tiffanie comes running down the very steep hill  in her flip flops (I was impressed) carrying a basket of blueberries. Bo and Jewel were running with her so we thought they were all just getting exercise. Then Tiffanie yells out “We have a situation! I didn’t know Jewel was a hunter.” Right away I thought – OH! they are running because something is chasing them but there was nothing behind them.

Then Tiffanie tells us that Jewel cornered a porcupine and had quills stuck in her face. I immediately got her up on the table, Tom gave me needle nose pliers and I went into ICU –Code mode and was so focused I could see clearly even though I was wearing sunglasses. Jewel not only had quills stuck in her chest but also her face and in her mouth. Everyone was so focused on her and her immediate needs that we didn’t get any good pictures. It was difficult to see the quills because they were white against her white hair.

 

Not Jewel but a good example!

Below is just  a few of the many quills removed from Jewel. She was so good when I was pulling them out and only cried when I pulled the ones stuck in her lip – resulting in her bleeding.

 

                                                      

What an event. Could not believe she  had quills stuck on her tongue and on the roof of her mouth. She was so over heated from the stress and high ambient temperatures that we all went into Tom’s basement so she could cool off. Not only were all the humans concerned – Bo was also and was hovering around her with a look  of real anxiety on his face. In the end, Jewel was no worse for wear and we all believe that  she would hunt down another porcupine given the chance.

We had a light dinner and by 10 pm we were wiped out from the excitement and the heat of the day so it was off to bed for everyone.