Adventures in Walking

We have had some crazy weather the last few days. First, it was really hot, and I don't do the heat well. I do not enjoy walking in the heat. When we lived in the apartment I would go out, do my business, and head straight back for our apartment. Now that we have a yard I can quickly go out, do my business and go back into the comfort of air conditioning.

Yesterday the weather was a lot cooler, in fact it was raining in the morning. Daddy suggested that after dinner we all take a walk. Mommy was watching the news and saw that there was a patch of wet heading our way. Daddy got my leash and as we were heading out the door mentioned that it was raining, Mommy rolled her eyes at him and told him that she had just said that. So, they grabbed the umbrella, and we head out.

Because it was raining Daddy said that we were going to turn around at the corner. We were heading back and all of a sudden there was a BIG flash of light in the sky immediately followed by a loud BOOM! Daddy yelled at Mommy to get the umbrella down, and said that was only about a mile away. He started pulling on my leash and said let's go! So we high tailed it home. On our way home we heard another big boom, but didn't see any more flashes. When we got home Daddy set about turning the computers off (that is why I couldn't post this last night) and saying that he hoped there wasn't any damage and that it wasn't to late.

This morning Mommy and Daddy took me on a really long walk. It was nice out this morning with blue skies and clean air. There were a lot of good things to smell and I enjoyed the walk, even though toward the end I just wanted to find some shade and sit for a while, but I kept on going because Daddy said that we were not far from home.

Next time I'm not so sure that I will be as anxious to go for a walk when it is raining, and the air smells as it did last night. That flash of light (Mommy called it lightning), and those big booms (Daddy called them thunder) were scary.