Rainy Day

It doesn’t matter what the weather is outside, the basset hound wants a walk. There is a gentle, warm rain today. We will go out and circle the neighborhood.    Raking up dead leaves, cleaning up backyards, washing windows, taking down Christmas lights: the blueness of the past three months is slowly leaving the neighborhood. We know it will  leave my house any day now.

I must remember to wipe off her belly when we get back. She likes to wipe it on my white duvet with the pretty green flowers.

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