Dog Day Late Afternoon
08-20-07, 9:27 PM

Today was a peaceful night where we took the three dogs to Lake Mary for a picnic and a"BiG Day out with the Dogs"! I packed a cooler with wine, cheese, cracker, fruit and chocolate cake to enjoy by the banks of the lake while the dogs test the water and occasionally, as dogs should, paddled.

The "Micro dog" bound about the banks with her unleashed, freedom and nosed the smaller than she, breaking waves only to discover another closely following to wet her nose. She discovered the smells of branches and the mud under her paw while Milo, the older, wiser, mountain dog, took to the water with a smile of a memory of once retrieving sticks from an icy mountain lake from not so long ago. Today, he could hear the stick's splash but, with a failing vision, could not seek to retrieve the it. None the less, Milo's mouth's corners revealed his content.

Splash, did not bound into the water as her name suggests, but rather, like her nick name, "Girldog", gingerly waded into the water for a soak. Previously though at the sight of water, she launched herself off the boat launch ramp into a bush of burs causing her fur to be entangled and a four paw limp. Prior to her leap of faith, I could tell by her expression, she thought of a deep, snowy drift to catch her fall. The yelp revealed else wise.

With a glass of wine and cheddar on crackers, we pulled the burs from her fur and between her paws. Splash seemed appreciative as the 'MicroDog' tested her boundaries and Milo sat in appreciation of the day.

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