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Last year I missed the mushroom show. This year I nearly couldn’t make it. But boy was I glade it was a close call but we caught the last hour of the show.

Sponsored by the Puget Sound Mycological Society, the Wild Mushroom Show is the largest, most comprehensive in the United States. Hundreds of species of local wild mushrooms are gathered 2 days before the exhibit. They were displayed as they would be seen in their natural habitats.

It’s amazing to learn all these wild mushrooms are gathered in Washington States. Different species of mushroom vary from size, shape, and color. They are truly natural’s wonder.

Mango’s last training session took place at Everest Park in Kirkland.

We arrived early and as far as we could tell, nobody was around. Ktula and I started monkey around in the parking lot while waiting for Diane and Hana’s parents to show up.

It was a typical fall weather, the air is crisp and a bit chilly with plenty of sun. The leaves on the parking lot trees turned into flaming red. Against the clear blue sky, the sight was quite mesmerizing. I snapped some awesome fall tree shots. When I had enough fun taking pictures, I realized I’ve lost rack of ktula and Mango.

Turned out they found Diane and Hana’s parents at the other end of the park. Mango and Hana had a bit of sibling rivalry fun. Diane brought alone a 6-month old golden retriever Navi. Mango and Navi played hard. They worn each other out nicely and had a great time.

Mango has officially graduated from Diane’s second puppy training. Thanks to Diane, we had a great start. Ktula and I will carry on with his training.

Over the weekend I paid a visit to Target. Upon entering the store, I was greeted by the cutest Halloween display. Hanging from the store ceiling, the sight of Domo wearing his Halloween costumes were just too adorable.

I went on the Target website and watched episode of Demo’s World Screamiere. I found a copy on YouTube but the quality is not as good as the one on Target website.

Mango is one awesome little dude. He did exceptionally well at Saturday’s training. That afternoon, he faced the scary doctor at the vet and took a shot like a man. And in the evening, he continued making us feel that we are making progress with his nail trimming. To acknowledge his awesomeness, we took him to the Sculpture Park on Sunday.

The weather wasn’t great but at least it wasn’t raining when we were at the park. There were lots of photo opportunities. Mango’s training was put into use as we commanded him to seat still and watch camera while taking pictures.

Previously during a trip to the Arboretum, Mango proved himself not a fan of water. This time was no exception. He approached the beach, saw the water, and was ready to leave.

We also used the park’s busy surrounding to train Mango to perform commands with distractions. For a 4-month pup, Mango did well with noises and pedestrians all around him.

Ktula and I had fun watching schools of salmon and unknown fish swimming by the shallow water under the deck.

Yesterday I took Mango out to the backyard to pee. Since I got some time to kill, I went check on the tomatoes. Behind layers of green leaves, I spotted a red tomato. Needless to say, I was very excited. I wasn’t sure if the tomato was ready to be picked, so carefully I reached in to get a close look. The moment I touched the tomato, it detached from the vine and fall into my hand.

I started looking for other red tomatoes but didn’t see any. Then I saw one already dropped and was lying on the pot soil. I had no idea how long that tomato had being there. It felt firm on the touch. So I rescued it out of the pot. Then I saw several holes on the tomato. And a slug caught in action, still munching away my tomato.

So really I only harvested one good tomato. There were tons of green ones but very few of them were turning red. Quite a few green one also growing out of my other type of tomato. I hope there’s still time for a second harvest this year.