Teasing rain

The morning birds were singing all around us as we headed to the park in the thick humid air.

Three cats returned home as we walked along. The first, a tuxedo cat, flattened itself against its home sidewalk...and silly puppies noticed nothing. Number two was spied at a half block distance, sitting by a driveway. The third, a sleek black, peeked around the corner of fence and watched until we were within 15 feet. Then it too skedaddled. No reason to face the goofy mutts headed down to the park.

I looked up about half-way to the park and gasped at the suddenly beautiful Parrish sky (of course no camera). DH and I discussed this vision and, almost as suddenly as the sky brightened, the thicker clouds blocked the morning rays and the morning turned grey.

A skunk was exiting the park as we arrived. Two women were loading their big dogs into their car - they beat us to a walk. And we noticed that we are no longer scofflaws. The sign at the entrance to the park indicates a change. The park is now open from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

We ignored the old hours (I think it allegedly opened at 8) as did all the other walkers and runners, dog trainers and fishermen (not to mention the drug dealers and other more serious misbehavers). But I suppose it is better to act within the law on these forays into the semi-wild.

We felt raindrops off and on along the walk, but only towards home did they begin to polka dot the sidewalk.  Grackles and doves sang us home.

No bunny sighting today.