An Afternoon at the Ranch

Sunday afternoon my new friend, Payton, and I headed west to Bonnie Springs, NV. Payton is new to town and why take him to The Strip when we have an awesome petting zoo a short 20-minute drive out of town?

First off, you should know that Sunday was a really weird weather day in Vegas. ABNORMAL I think is what they call it. About 60 degrees (aka cold), overcast and RAINY. But we were bound and determined to get the most out of our adventure.

We made lots of friends over at the Petting Zoo, including Rocky. Everyone, meet Rocky...who may have been a little hungry when he tried to bite my fingers off...

We ran into some folks who were absolutely HEARTLESS who were dropping rocks onto the lynx (not the smartest idea) but then we also met the Deer Whisperer to make up for them. This was a heavier-set kid, about 12-years-old who was constantly with the deer who would run in the opposite direction from Payton and myself. This gal was just the sweetest and I've named her Darla.

Payton speaks Peacock from his WOOFing days, so that was really helpful when we ran into this guy...


But Buckley, sweet sweet Buckley has my heart...


Those eyes, that tooth! He stole the show. That was until Payton got picked to be the judge in the 'Hanging' during theater time. When they were looking for volunteers, I shot my hand right up in the air and poor Payton had to be sitting next to the girl who was too excited and got picked. He was a good sport though and really owned the role.

The other highlights of the day included the shooting gallery, being tricked by the Indian artist, Big Red, and of course, the beers.



I really wish I could tell you that the TRAIN RIDE was a highlight, as well, but they shut that down "due to rain" (it rained - excuse me, sprinkled, for like 15 minutes).

So looks like we'll have to take another trip back to catch the train and check in on our newly made friends. If you have never experienced Bonnie Springs, I HIGHLY recommend it. And you'll probably run into us there since it's our new favorite spot. And more than likely, we'll be in costume.