New Leash

I have plans this summer for lots of early morning walks to the park (Storm does NOT ride in my Mustang!) for leisurely writing/photography time. I mentioned that plan to my husband and he purchased a new leash, extra long, so Storm can explore a little bit while I'm parked on a bench/rock/patch of grass for an hour or two. Alli came home, so we decided to try it out.

Now, understanding that Storm has had the winter to enjoy free run of the campsites, she's a little put out to be on a leash at all. The length doesn't matter much. But since there were several campers this weekend enjoying the first nice weather weekend of spring (OK, it rained Saturday and didn't really turn warm and nice until Sunday), she had to start dealing with life as she used to know it.
On top of that, Alli and I took advantage of the lovely weather to go farther than usual.

We started out with the usual lap around the campground, but when we got back to the car Alli suggested we keep going. It was getting late, but not that dark yet. Thank you Daylight Savings Time! So we kept going down to the Lake Buteo Area.

There was a family fishing in the lake and Storm wanted to meet their three dogs. We declined to bother them ;) But we got some nice pictures of the dam. Alli went down beyond the dam, but it was too muddy for Storm and me. I was in flip-flops and Storm doesn't need to get muddy feet before she gets back in the wagon.

By the time we finished, Storm and I were feeling the hour. Alli? Well, she had been driving home from Ohio so she needed the chance to stretch her legs...not to mention she's just plain younger. Just for my own benefit, I drove the path afterward. It was roughly a mile and a quarter. We're going to get fit this summer. Walking from our house to this part of the park is roughly a mile and a half and then we'll have to walk back again. *whew* OK, nice weather, bring it on! :)