Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Dog Walk

It was too rainy & windy for me to bike yesterday, but when the rain let up in the afternoon, I took the dog for a walk.

He's always up for a long walk. He's young--just four years old; I've never managed to tire him out.

The orange sign announces that playgrounds are closed--as of yesterday:
During this past weekend's warm weather, people proved they were NOT going to maintain social distance while playing basketball.

The basketball hoop is covered over with a board:

Dogette is half Labrador Retriever--he doesn't care how cold the water is, he wants to go in. (The breed originally retrieved fish and fishing nets.) He won't retrieve though! Maybe that's his Beagle half--they're bred to chase game, not retrieve it.

I'm glad I'd gotten a retractable leash at the thrift store last fall. 
I'd been letting Dog off the leash in the winter, but now it's spring, squirrels and bunnies are out, and he chases them into the street.

Lake Hiawatha is a small lake---it's 3 miles to walk around it only because a fenced, city-owned golf course extends one side.
Unlike the basketball courts, it's not closed. 


I've never played golf. If the thrift store were open, I'd grab a golf club and give it a try.
Oh! No I wouldn't: I just looked it up, and it costs $29 to play. Yikes! 
Oh well. Dogs aren't allowed on the course anyway.