We live near a park with a dog run so at least twice a day Boo! gets to go visit with the neighborhood dogs. Well, Boo! goes to visit the other dog owners. The other dogs are incidental. After taking care of business, Boo! makes a point of going up to each and every biped in the run. He smiles, wags his tail, gets his ear scratchies and revels in his "Aren't you cute!" compliments. After doing that a few times, he'll think about playing with the other dogs.

And there are all sorts of characters. One of my favorites is a hound. I don't his name, but he's aware of every girl dog not in the run as well as all the squirrels. He'll go running to the edge of the fence and begin a baleful call:  "I'm here! Look at me! I looooove you!" Audrey, who's a tall, elegant, tawny-colored, short hair dog (not sure of her breed), is not full grown and thinks she much smaller that she is. She's always playing with the smaller dogs and trying to squeeze under the bench. Last night she ran between my legs in pursuit of a wily puppy. I'm surprised I didn't fall over (All the years of dance have left me with good balance!).

There are all the little "B" dogs: Beau, Butters (yes, via South Park), Blackjack, Bandit (not little, but aptly named; he tried stealing my knitting) and I know I'm forgetting some. Oh, and Bella. She's the sweetest Doberman I've ever met. I was thinking that Boo! might have a crush on her, but we haven't seen her often enough to confirm it. Personally, I still think Boo! is still in love with Stella.


There's a Rhodesian Ridgeback that regularly jumps the fence. Little Ziggy plays as hard at the big dogs. Toby has the bluest eyes I've ever seen. There's a troupe of fierce little Mini Pins, any one of them can outbark Boo! Stewie is a Mini Pin that thinks he's a greyhound. Leika is the one dog that regularly outruns Boo! for a ball. Scott and I think Sawyer, a large lab, is really a cat. He plays with the ball like a cat does. There's even a Marley (obviously not the original), who everyone agrees, drools the most of any dog in the neighborhood. I've stopped wearing nice clothes to the park.

So everyday is an adventure even if Boo! is just there for the people.

I've been enjoying daily walks on the promenade with these gorgeous views. Even on an overcast day they are stunning.

The construction is continuing. This section under construction will jut out into the river where there will be small park and a volleyball court.

I'm working on the itinerary of my honeymoon and have found a few things that have peaked my interest. Here are ten, not-so-random places I'd like to visit:

Mistukoshi Department Store

Togo Shrine Flea Market

Senso-ji Temple

Asakusa Kannon Temple

Imperial Palace

Kabuki Theater

Miyazaki Museum

Kite Museum

<em>Tabi</em> Museum

The Beer Museum Yebisu

The Meguro Parasitology Museum

Okay, so that was eleven.