A Saturday Walk in the Park - August 19, 2023

 The air was clear and the temperature was under 80° (although should be near 100° later) earlier this morning!  Perfect for a walk in the neighborhood park.

Crape Myrtle 

Staghorn Sumac 

Sunflower (unknown variety)

This is growing right at a fence-line along a sort of access path between houses, from the street to the park. 

Last time Mickey and I were at the park I hurt my foot.   This time?  Mickey had an out of character dislike to a large golden retriever puppy and in pulling him away he knocked his big ol' hard head into my nose.  I had to wipe the dripping blood on my shirt all the way home.  Mickey is reactive, but not aggressive.  He throws himself into situations with excited abandon, and does not recognize other dog's body language.  The trainers say he missed some milestone of dog socialization in his puppyhood, around 4-5 months. Sometimes he is misunderstood, and sometimes he misunderstands.  I am not sure what happened today, the puppy looked a bit intimated by Mickey's gusto, so maybe it nipped him.  At any rate, it wasn't a fight, just a grumble and raised hair.  And blood.  But, that was mine.