Today I had to report to jury duty for the first time ever. I was surprised when I actually got called out of the hundreds of people there to be in the selection process, or as my hubby told me last night as he was trying to school me with his criminal justice degree knowledge, participate in voir dire. I wound up not having to be on the jury, though once I got into the courtroom, I found the whole process pretty interesting and was intrigued to know more details of the case. But my civic duty is complete for now!
After being gone all day, I knew my spoiled puppy would be a ball of energy. This assumption proved to be true, as she freaked out and was practically doing back handsprings when I got home. I wanted to get some exercise in and it was beautiful out, so we went for a nice hike together.
A few weeks ago I blogged about hiking at a nearby place called Cowles Mountain, and mentioned how I mistakenly thought Cowles was another mountain that I usually hike. Today when we returned to our go-to hike spot, I actually paid attention to the signage, and this is what I found:
Riiiight. I should probably pay more attention to stuff like this! I think I’m too busy soaking up the weather and feeling all Zen-like while I’m hiking to actually look at signs (or something like that). It’s really become an activity I enjoy, and I’m happy to have this munchkin as a hiking partner:
Doesn’t she camouflage well to the mountain?
I absolutely adore this hike: it’s a great workout with pretty views, is close by my apartment, isn’t ever too crowded, and takes about 90 minutes to complete round trip!
We had a teeny bit of a scare during our hike – a snake spotting! Ever since I found out that someone recently died at the park from a snake bite, I’m slightly paranoid. Today was the first time I’ve ever seen one hiking. The funny part is I always thought that Harley would see one and jump at it to check it out, but today, she stepped right past the snake and didn’t even notice. I snapped a photo before it started slithering around, at which point I got THE HELL OUT OF THERE:
By the end of our park excursion, both my dog and I were content with life.
She’s been passed out ever since, and I think snoozing sounds like a good idea about now. Good night!
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