Just a quickie! 😉

This evening Ed headed to the track for the speed work he always does the weekend before a big race. I didn't feel like sitting there watching him go round and round, so I headed to Pawtuckaway to catch the sunset. On the way to the trailhead, I saw a couple of guys walking down the road. They flagged me down and asked if I had jumper cables. Sure thing! They hopped in and we drove back to their car. They had walked several miles out before they saw me, so they were really happy for the help. I'm wicked glad I happened to come along! They were worried that I'd miss my sunset, though. I'm sure they won't see this, but I want them to know that I didn't. I hiked a shorter trail, sat on my favorite boulder, and enjoyed a spectacular show! Wow!!

This is my favorite time of year - when every day I look out my living room window, and there's a new flower waiting to greet me!

One of my favorite nail techs here at the salon is leaving us. As a parting gift, she designed & painted my nails for me. She knows me so well! 

Every morning they sprint out the basement door as fast as they can! They rush to make their 'rounds' throughout our fenced in 4 acres, checking all their favorite spots, sniffing EVERYTHING, and terrorizing all the li'l critters because well, they're dogs, and that's what dogs do.  

Today they had a unique experience and I had to laugh at how flabbergasted they were. I heard a bit of a racket because they were trying to get at something under a pile of old metal roofing out in the woods. As I wandered over to see what was going on, each of them came up to me with a quizzical look on their face, and then trotted back over there as if to lead me. They wanted me to see what had them all so worried. It was a possum! And it was doing a fantastic job of 'playing dead', which baffled them 'cause they hadn't actually chased it and killed it. 🤣 I told them they were good dogs, "let's leave it, and go get some breakfast!" So, with a few concerned looks back they followed me to the house. While they were eating, I went back to check on the possum, and sure enough, it had disappeared. Smart possum!

Now we're on to the second part of our morning - they're snuggled up on the couch with me while I drink my coffee, dreaming of chipmunks and squirrels...critters they can chase because that run away like they're supposed to!