Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Puddle Jumping

Now that the seasons are changing it's starting to cool down a tad, especially towards dusk. For many months now the night time lows were in the 90s, now they are in the 70s. The cool down is very refreshing but there is one tiny, rather annoying, drawback.

You know those little yard sprinkler systems that pop up and spray water every which way. Well all too often they leak. They leak all day long and form little puddles in the sidewalk. These puddles are about six to eight feet apart from one another.

Normally I enjoy these puddles; a little water on my paws feels good when the pavement is 100 or more degrees. However now that it is getting cooler, so is the water. Heck these little puddles are down right frigid on my paws. Give me scorching hot pavement any day!

Now instead of trotting along side my humans' scooter gleefully prancing through the puddles I'm leaping over them. This makes trips to the grocery story (right up the street) a real problem. I spend a good portion of the run up and back leaping like a golden frog instead of strutting like the magnificent golden retriever you all know I am.

Gee I hope not many see me acting like such a wuss. I have a reputation to maintain.

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