Vacation pictures day one

Yes, that's right, after only three weeks of work, I decided to take my birthday week off.  This was our walk from day one.



First, the perils of trying to get a pre-walk picture...

Then, off we go!

Above, they have the soccer fields specially mowed and nets arranged into a "football golf" course....

Just as I was about to snap this Jack, SOMEBODY stepped on it and I had to set it back up...

One thing this crazy weather season has done (we set a record low last night at 23F) is drastically cut the number of baby maples I've seen...

In a bed of purples and whites...

There were two pairs at the Alumni pond.  This one had five babies- the other pair in the water had one.

The river was way down- all that by the bank is mud flat and puddles- and the birds were having a mud bug smorgasbord...

Now, day 2 morning ( as I mentioned, cold- plus windy) I doubt whether such an excursion is in the cards.  However, we were not without excitement.  In a morning bathroom walk for Misty, she discovered a young robin, just out of the nest and not quite up on the flying gig.  She tried to apprehend it, I stopped her (somewhat) the baby started screaming, mom and dad showed up singing "Set To Attack" in robin-ese, and I finally convinced Misty she really didn't want the pecking she was about to get.  Good times.