As Cold as a Two Sweater Dog in Mitzpe Ramon

It was cold enough on Monday, after the weekend's fierce dust storm, for Goldie to dress in her two pullovers. It may not have been as cold as a three dog night, but it was as cold as a two sweater dog.

Dressed for the cold, Goldie wears her two pullovers and still needs to sit in Chaim's lap to stay warm.

Mitzpe Ramon Dog Turns White Overnight from Fighter Fright

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"Freak of Nature Inside"

I know, you feel like you're in the checkout line at Shopright. But it's all true. Chaim's dog, Goldie, is terribly frightened of the noise the F16 fighter jets make when they fly over Mitzpe Ramon. And for the past week there have been many more low altitude flights than usual. Yesterday one even broke the sound barrier creating a huge, window rattling "boom" over the town.

An F16 flies fast and low yesterday over Goldie and Chaim's apartment. Watch carefully. This is fast!

Goldie usually goes into hiding in a closet when the jets fly. She shakes and shivers. But when I saw her today, Chaim said she had turned white from fright. I thought he was joking, but when I looked at her I saw it was true. Goldie's muzzle had become white over night, and she was still shaking and quivering in Chaim's arms. We tried to comfort her, but she just doesn't understand the jets are here to protect her. Feel better soon, Goldie!

Goldie and Chaim. Goldie turned white over night from F16 fighter fear.

   

It's a Dog's Life in Mitzpe Ramon

It's a fine day in Mitzpe Ramon, the day before the Vernal Equinox when Spring begins. It was chilly this morning, a leftover from yesterday when we were the coldest place in Israel again. As the morning advanced and towards noon the temperatures warmed from the sun to 58.7F with humidity of 45% and winds light from the west at an average of 2.5mph. Even the dogs took a snooze in the warm mid-day sun. Happy Chag Ha'Aviv to all from Mitzpe Ramon.

 A semi-homeless dog of Mitzpe Ramon snoozes in the noon day sun.