Cookie gnomes are a good reason to have a holey tree or two around the place!
the other tree pics are cool too, especially like the one being fertilized.
Sorry to hear about the dog, hope he learned a lesson.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)