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 You'll understand the title when we get to the last part...

Sunday

It was 34F when we got up.  So we waited till after the post lunch nap... when it was 36.

Bright... and oddly hazy

See? Hazy.

"Daddy, Daddy!  A doggie! A doggie!"

Even a little cloud across the sun dropped the temps to, "I wish I'd have worn another layer..."

Just to prove there still is a river.  Too cold for Misty to be interested.

Monday

Rained last night, still feels like it

Looks like it, too

This poor doggie must be old... owner had to lift him out of the car.  But once out, he ran for joy- not gracefully, but joyfully!

Not really warm enough to lose yer shirt, dude

"NOW it's river time!"

A long way to a shallow wade

Practicing my 'moving targets'.  This also comes in handy later.

Misty observing her kingdom from the Big Hill up by Coliseum

The deer's path through extreme South Canal

Things you don't notice with all those leaves

Misty thinks she hears something

Tuesday

"This is more like it!"

Except for the wind... Misty's ears aren't real happy

NOW can she find the hidden path?

Looking good...

...and voila!

And a dip at Scrappy's Landing

A couple of shots of Stony Run crossing the mud flats

Seriously?  You're gonna lose a used, but nice, leather jacket?

Checked for ID, no dice.  UPDATE: It had been retrieved by Wednesday

Just taking a look.  One dip is enough!

Checking out the afternoon traffic

Downtown from Mushroom Ridge.

And Wednesday....

3PM and back to overcast

That tree is staring at us

Doggie senses discers

Don't Drink and Disc....

Oh, did I mention we have the Return of the Mole Who Hit The Rock?

Ice on the pooled up west side of the bridge

"Yippie!  It's mixed drink season again!"

Lotsa mud, little river

"Wait, Daddy, what's that???"

A BALD EAGLE!  My first!

Later, we interrupted the duck double-date...