The Dogs Will Have Their Day
Brenda Williams of Rathdrum, Idaho, shared this photo of her Chihuahua, Kassidy, and her German shepherd, 9er, both 4 years old. “Kassidy isn’t your normal Chihuahua,” Brenda says. “She loves the outdoors—and she follows her big brother everywhere.” For National Dog Day on Aug. 26, we suggest following Brenda’s example: Grab a tackle box, pack the car with snacks and give your hardworking farm dogs the day off to go fishing.
Some Like It Hot
Each September, the village of Hatch, New Mexico (population 1,600), sees its numbers increase more than tenfold as folks pour in for the Hatch Valley Chile Festival. The region is also ripe for pecans, onions, wheat, lettuce and cotton, but in New Mexico—where the official state question is “red…