park smiles

so, attie and i like go to to the bandix dog park. of course its about 30 minutes out of my way and not on the way to anything, nor is it near anything or anybody i know. but its several acres, has probably a mile or two worth of trails through the woods, and is fully fenced. people there actually keep their dogs' behavior reigned in (for the most part), and most of all: atticus loves it there.

i talk about atticus a lot at work, and i've mentioned the dog park to a couple people i work with. several months ago, one of the troops asked me if i had been the one to draw the smiles at bandix. my confused look of course answered his question, but the question itself got my curiousity piqued.

a month or so ago i finally saw what he was talking about, and yesterday we went to the park (65 degrees and gorgeous!) and i was able to take some pictures of what he was talking about.

yes, someone went around with a sharpie and drew smiles on rocks in the ground. as far as i know, most of them go along one trail, but you really have to look for them. and when i found them, they made me smile. what makes me smile more was the fact that someone saw them, thought of me, and wondered if i did them. i guess i'm cooler than i thought. :)

i also went on a ride-along last night. quite fun. one of the few perks of my job i think. i like to joke that i'm building bridges. i got home last night after 4am, took today off, and have yet to do anything constructive today other than run the dishwasher.

oh, and i'm also going to a different shift starting next week i think it is....a split shift, 2pm & 10pm 4x10s. which means, i work 2 shifts 2pm to midnight, then 2 shifts 10pm to 8am. and i get a 3 day weekend every week. sweet. for those of you who are wondering, i actually volunteered for this shift. i'm trying to escape the drama that is called dayshift.

onwards and upwards!

"i've been way too busy taking naps." ~ m. segrest