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The Guy and I took a drive out to Kingston, TN last weekend.  Usually I like hanging my head out the window.  This drive was different, though.  Outside of some big trucks that needed to be growled at, the car ride was very quiet.  So much has gone wrong there.  I wasn’t allowed out of the truck because the Guy wasn’t sure about the water.  I wasn’t either.

When we got home the guy got busy on something for a little while so that he can post it here.  It is a map that will show you some videos and pictures from news sources as well as link you to websites that can provide you with information about what is in this water.  There are also overlays of the threatened watersheds.  Even if you are not close to the Kingston Coal Plant, it is important that you keep yourself current on the news concerning your watershed!

We would all like to let our neighbors in the the areas surrounding the Kingston Coal Plant that we are thinking of them and continue to hope for the best.

It was a big day today.  The Guy loaded me up in the truck and we went to work. Instead of getting out and going to the office, I was thrown in the way back and The Other Lady, The Lady Next Door, and The Lady with the Treats all jumped in.  Even though I was denied my normal seat next to the Guy, I was excited that we were all going on a trip.

So after a drive in the car (the back is fun, btw!  You can see the other dogs better and growl at them. I recommend it.) we went to look at the water.  I think i need to tell you readers out there; I do not like the water…I love the water.  So when we saw all of the water that was out there, I was sure that this would be a big day for Koa.

But the water is all muddy.  I can’t see the fish and I’m not allowed to even jump in.

Woof

On the way home, The Other Lady was talking about things that we can do to make sure the water doesn’t get so muddy.  She was saying that there are rules that need to be followed by people digging (I like to dig!) in the dirt to keep it from going into the streams and killing the fish (I like fish, too!).

The Other Lady works hard at helping people in Nashville make and follow rules to help with this stuff.  On the drive home, I showed her how to growl.  I think she should try that when she talks to the people in Nashville.

I hope it works soon.  The water isn’t as fun when I can’t get in.

Woof! My name is Koa. I’m a puppy. My job is to lighten up people around here, sheesh! I bring puppy perspective to current water issues. But mostly I let them pet me. Especially the lady in the big office. What’s with her? She’s always trying to get me to come to her. I know she’s going to pick me up which isn’t so bad, but then she doesn’t let me lick her face. I don’t come to her too often. Like never.

I spend most of my time with my Guy. You know him as Greg. He does mapping and his computer is so slow, he has time to pay attention to me. I go home with him. He’s a big guy and so I feel safe when I stand behind him and have to bark at something.

I like Kristina. She’s the only one I go to. She has snacks in her desk drawer so that’s why.

I try to get Dana to play with me but she’s too busy working. Whatever. She probably likes cats.

That Morgan person is nice, but she has dogs of her own. I can smell them.

Sometimes when things get too serious in staff meetings, I fart. That gets them out of the conference room and cooled off. I can do it without opening my eyes. I’m a big girl now. I sent Dana to the bathroom on Monday. What did they do before I came on board? I’ll never know.

They take me on water sampling trips and Guy, I mean Greg, takes me on his wetland trips. You may think I only have a knees high view, but I see things you can’t see. I’ll be reporting from my lofty perch here on the ground about clean water in Tennessee.

This is Koa reporting from Puppy Perspective. Over and out!