it certainly became a quiet place in this tourist town when the summer people left and now the sagamore resort has also closed its doors for the season. so….the (almost) highlight of the day is walking the dog to the post office. invariably there is someone to visit with and always a person or two to say hi to. my “doodle” waits patiently outside attached to the bench, actually enjoying the wait since everyone says hello to him. the weather has been exceptionally nice this fall and we have been able to take long walks. until hunting season is over, we don’t go to our usual places, but instead to a touristy area that for now has no tourists. even though the lake temperature is in the 40’s, my dog goes for a dip. i really thought he was a little smarter than that, but i guess the water-thing is in his genes. one day he actually fell off a dock that was u-shaped and couldn’t figure out how to get out. we had to “lead” him around the “u” by walking slowly on the dock.. the whole time he was making little high pitched squeally noises. i think he was scared. and cold. oops! look at the time. off to the post office we go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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