Rx for the Wintertime Blues

Michael peered excitedly out the front door for about 15 minutes on Sunday....I wondered what was going on outside to attract such attention from him....I went to peer out, and it was the sun, I was ecstatic to see the sun peeking past several dark clouds and several days of rain.... fluttering lightly on the ground through the trees!!! My eyes got so big, they almost popped out of my head!!! I ran to ready and we were out and about in no time, ready for adventure......

Please click on pix for an excellent view!!!

Here, Michael is being very tentative, but very excited, as he checks out the river water for the first time.......
This is Michael's FIRST TIME to play at the beach!!! Can you just SEE how happy he is? He is really one fun-lovin, happy dog! We love to travel around hiking and exploring! I could tell from his (nearly) non-stop excitement that he really loves this new place!!



Michael took his time tentatively exploring all of the different tactile experiences!! He LOVES the feel of sand under his feet and reacted and behaved much like when the snow fell in January 2006 - he went bananas running around and around really fast in circles!! It was pretty funny...


After a bunch of wild running around and general adventure-type stuff, meeting lots of other dogs, Michael stood in the same spot for the longest time just smelling the air that gently breezed all around us.....He seemed so at home, so happy, so serene.....it was so....nice for both of us!!!


We decided to go down to the beach!!! A friend of mine was going down to the river to try to get some air and go flying with his big kite!!! Sadly, he didn't have enough to get off of the ground, but we had fun watching him ready and he took Michaelangelo on one of his wild running sprees!





Michaelangelo went CRAZY for the beach! He was totally flippin out ! He LOVES the beach! I can't believe we haven't been going there before!! Well, now it's our new hang out. We both slept so well too........ It was a wonderful break for us, because lately it's been rain, rain, rain and MORE rain, for which Michael does not care!!! But this was a fabulous afternoon....Wow, we can't wait to go back!!! Next time, I'm bringin' the frisbee! Did you have some fun adventures this weekend??