Morning at the Dog Park

I'm usually more of an afternoon dog park person than a morning person. But the forecast for today was humid with afternoon showers. So I arrived with my beagle, Spike at Taylor Farm at 8 am. Taylor Farm is approximate 4.5 acres, consisting of two large fields with a wooded area between them where dogs can run off-leash. 

Within a few minutes of our arrival, four human-dog tandems left. Spike and I were alone as we entered the woods. The air was cool and sweet with the scent of honeysuckle. Besides an occasional car and the distant drone of a lawnmower, all I heard was the sound of birds singing. Anxiety about the unchecked items on my to-do list and worry about the the BP Gulf disaster dissipated.

Spike and I did two loops around the park as the sun burned off the fog and the humidity rose. Then we headed home to get back to the business of the day.