Hiking Partner

We hiked up one of the cat trails left over from the field fire a couple of weeks ago. The rain made that fine flour-like dust settle down. It was a nice little work out with my partner, Seeley. Up on top of that burned hill I had several observations:

• A lot of people in my neighborhood have trampolines
• Seeley has sure mellowed out since Boaz is gone
• The "Blues" are beautiful hills (not really mountains, though)
• The fire came awfully close to houses
• Those CAT drivers are nuts, they went up a really steep part of the hill
  
• I bet their wives worry
  
• Thank goodness for our fire-fighters, and their wives
• Seeley stayed with me without a leash the entire time, even found the trail back
• You don't have to pick up dog poop on the burned hill
• Soccer is very popular in this town
• Fall is here
• Horses, dogs, deer, and people have all been exploring the same new road
• My sinus surgery didn't fix my earaches in the cold wind
• I don't have any idea where my earmuffs are
• Someone down the road from us has a husky
• Our street is so quiet and protected (from the soccer traffic)
• There are worse places to raise a family