Fall Walks

Mandy got to see some really nice Fall colors this weekend. Well, being colorblind, I suppose her big thrill was with all the colorful smells she got to experience. Ken and I took her with us Friday for lunch at Panera Bread in Aspen Grove. The colors along Lee Gulch and the Platte River were very vivid. This was Mandy's longest walk so far, around 5 miles, and she did just fine. On Saturday morning when I woke up, I noticed Mandy watching me closely every minute, and it was clear that she was hoping for another long walk. As it turns out, we had one in the plan. Ken and Freddie and I took her down to the King Soopers at Broadway and Mineral, and then back by way of the Highline Canal trail, maybe 5.5 miles, and she did fine on that one too. Then this morning, Ken and I walked down to the Post Office, and on for a cup of coffee, and of course she breezed through that teeny little 4 mile walk.

We made a trip to Office Liquidators on Saturday afternoon, and came home with a few file cabinets. We have great hopes of using them to get just a little more organized. Then we went back today and ordered a couple of office chairs. We're looking forward to having comfortable places to sit while doing paperwork, email, and such. Mandy got a little chilly in the car, as a cold front blew through while we were in the store. I went out to check on her, and she was shivering up a storm, so I bundled her up in her warm fleece dog coat, and wrapped her in a nice wool blanket that I carry in the car for just such an occasion. She was snug as a bug in a rug. The next time we came out, she was so comfortable she didn't want to move out of her seat. It felt like it was going to snow, and I did see a few flakes, but then it just turned into a short rain shower. So it's official - Fall is definitely here!