Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Bailey Face the Elements

~ John W. Howell

“Hey, Boss.”

“Hi, Lucy. What’s up?”

“Um. Do we have to go for a walk today?”

“What’s the matter? We always go for a walk.”

“The wind chill is in the thirties.”

“Oh, come on you big sissy. You have fur after all.”

“Well ask Bailey. She’ll tell you.”

“Is that right Bailey?”

Bailey

“Pops. it is a little cold out there.”

“Aw, come on you two. Let’s go.”

“This is not going to be fun, Boss. I’m just sayin’.”

“You have to buck up, Lucy. Look at Bailey.”

“Hey, Lucy. Do you see what I see?”

“My eyes are frozen shut. Tell me.”

“It’s a grader down the beach. Oh, Maddie’s papa is going to like this one.”

“Who wee. The wind is a little stiff, Lucy. Hang on to your ears.”

“I see you are right Bailey. Look the other way. There are front loaders too.”

“What are they doing?”

“They are grooming the beach. Taking sand and putting it back in the water.”

“What? I can’t hear you. This wind is crazy.”

“Look the other way. Just do it.”

“For heaven’s sake, Bailey. I’m freezing. We need to get going.”

“Okay, you lead I’ll follow.”

“Come on, Bailey. Run down here and take a look at that thing.”

“Okay, I see what you mean. That thing sure is noisy. Why does it beep like that when it backs up?

“That is so the slow-witted among us won’t get run over. It’s called a back-up signal. It only makes that noise when it backs up and it is the law.”

“You would have to be pretty dumb to stand behind that thing in the first place.”

“Human regulations for humans. Need I say more?”

“Well, this has been exciting, Lucy. I don’t know about you but that couch is calling my name.”

“I hear it too, Bailey. Let’s grab the humans and head back. I wonder if there is bacon today?”

“Naw you wouldn’t know these two are carnivores. Yogurt and apple for breakfast.”

“Yogurt is tasty.”

“Yeah with some turkey stirred in.”

“Never happen, Bailey.”

“I can dream. Let’s go.”

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Published by John W. Howell

I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

70 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Lucy and Bailey Face the Elements”

  4. Gosh, I relate to the girls; it’s too cold to go outside. But, the glimpse of the beach being prettied is exciting. Spring must be on its way – at least for southern Texas. 😀

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  5. “Human regulations for humans….”

    I am totally with them on that one, John. I was checking out of the grocery store last Friday, and the guy was backing the electric cards over to their charging station and they beep in reverse.

    Maddie would stay out all day when it gets up to 30. She was out tromping through the ice-covered snow this morning and it was 11. And Bailey is right, I’d stay out all morning watching the heavy equipment.

    Love the expressions and the conversations. So dog!

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      1. You’re most welcome, John. I love the way you show us interesting things about your home, your relationship with Lucy and Bailey, and surroundings through these stories. Bravo!

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  8. They don’t look very excited for their walk. Backup alarms are all over when I worked at the mines. They even put them on pickups. I beeped once when a secretary backed away from a copy machine. She was a good sport about it. Probably make headline news today. (I can never run for office now.)

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  9. I’m with the girls. As beautiful as the beach is, when it’s that cold I’d rather be snug and warm inside. And as much as I like yogurt, bacon for breakfast sounds awfully good.

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  12. What a day… I’d rather be on the cold windy beach with the dogs.
    A particularly enjoyable dog-walk today, John. Loved it from “hang onto your ears” to “Maddie’s papa” — I admit it took me a while on that one, but I eventually caught on.
    I think the girls had more fun than they let on. Hugs!

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  14. The picture of the walkway going to the beach is beautiful! I enjoyed seeing the tractor on the beach…you dont see that everyday. I have to agree about bacon for breakfast too:)

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  18. Sigh! I miss my boxers (Dogs not shorts) I’m sending you warmth from our Australia heat-wave. Autumn is just a breath away. I prefer autumn and spring, ’cause I’m way too scrawny to handle the icy cold temperatures we get here west of the mountains. Loved this post, my friend.🐶

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      1. No, John didn’t give me one, but thank you so much for the margarita! It’s more to my liking anyway 😉 I see your comments on David’s posts sometimes and had been meaning to check out your blog for a while, but just never got to it. I’m grateful John introduced us!

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  27. LOL! I’m with the dogs let’s just stay in! That’s a big job getting the sand back in the sea. It seems strange to be putting all that sand back in the sea when it’s just gonna come right back out. 🙂

    The images and dialogue are great. Hope you have a great week-end.

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