The windy walk and a cute pup

 

I called him little bear...I didn't find out his real name. I was interested in what breed he was...a Cav-e-poo. It may be spelled differently, but it means Cavalier and Poodle parentage. I thought he was the cutest dog I'd ever seen, and though he is still a puppy, he isn't going to get much larger. If I could have a dog like him...there wouldn't be shedding problems, but oh my, the cost!! I can't exactly find one at the humane society shelter. Can't believe people pay 1200 dollars for a pet.

The wind on the lake was going with me as I walked toward the dam. But you know what that meant coming back! I didn't try walking across the dam, and back the long way. I was frigid just going straight back to the parking lot. And it took until I was home (another 10 minutes drive with my hands in front of the warm heater vents) before my fingers were warm again. I did have them in my pockets, except one hand was holding my walking stick, and I stopped for these 3 photos! Next time gloves gal!

Our illustrious weather report said it was 53 F out, but it sure felt closer to 43. Usually by the lake is warmer, but not that day!!

Today's quotes:

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence. 

-Honore de Balzac, novelist (20 May 1799-1850)

"On...[Feb 22]... in 1632 Galileo published Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems...in which he argued against the belief of the church, that the Earth was not the center of the Universe, and that in fact the Sun is the center of the solar system, and the Earth is circling around it. The Dialogue was placed on the Catholic Church's Index of Forbidden Books the following year and Galileo was tried and convicted for heresy. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest, and none of his later books were permitted to be published in his lifetime. The Dialogue remained on the Index of Forbidden Books until 1835."

from Writer's Almanac Newsletter