A year ago on this date today it snowed, so I'm grateful that this storm blowing through is only bringing us much-needed water. I walked the dogs at sunrise (6:56am), before it began sprinkling, waved at Sean Y who was parked on the north end of my dog-walking route, and stopped at the stock pond to give Minnie a chance to swim a bit. Rain is forecasted to linger all day.
The sun, as expected, was shrouded shortly after sunrise, but the rain held off. I don't mind walking in a light sprinkle, and the dogs don't even notice the dampness. We managed a mere 1.56 miles along the maintenance road. The low clouds kept any sunrise colors brief. This is as exciting as it got today.
It was 50F, warm enough to throw a few sticks for Minnie in the pond. The other dogs got their paws wet, but didn't venture much farther into the water.
The walk back to the Honda offered me the same view as I've gotten many times before: Sadie, Sweetie and Zeke up front, with Minnie behind me carrying a big stick.
Kevin had gotten up at 4:30am to smoke and drink coffee on the patio. He then went back to bed for a few hours after I got back home from the sunrise walk. He had kept the dogs outside, who then began to bark at some point. I brought the dogs in and closed the patio door as it began to rain. I'm now thinking Kevin did this over the long weekend: getting up early to smoke and be outside, then going back to bed and leaving the dogs outside. He sleeps soundly, and perhaps let the dogs bark too long over the weekend, irritating the Nayburs.
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