Sunday, February 15, 2009

Home for the Holidays II

We had a great time at mom's for the period between Christmas and New Year's, taking long walks in the woods across from her house several times a day:


I learned that, at least given the sample we passed, a lower percentage of suburban dogs are friendly than their urban counterparts.  I suspect this is because the former are typically confined to backyards and therefore aren't as well-socialized as the latter, which tend to get their exercise from actual *walks* during which they regularly interact, and even play, with other dogs.

We also spent some time with Monika, a friend of my parents from the College Park days.  She came to our neck of the woods, and let N whisper sweet nothings in her ear: 
 
We also went to hers -- the Eastern Shore of Maryland, with North Beach pictured here:



"They tried to make me walk the plank..."

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