Me and the Little Lummox:
Or the Little Lummox and I? However. It was a beautiful day here in the land of Wilkes. Spring seems to have finally decided that it is really supposed to be here. So I packed the weird little beast up in the car and drove over to the site of one of our favorite walks - the hiking trail along the Reddies River in North Wilkesboro. I love the quiet and beauty out there even though it is right in the middle of the urban sprawl of the metropolis. We start out at the dam and walk until we come to Chocolate Pony's house. Today we passed a jogger, and bunches of bikers. Lummox would get off the trail and sit while they zoomed past. He loves this walk, partly because we don't go there often so it has time to collect a whole new set of odors to be explored.

Our friend Chocolate was there, but was up in the yard at the house. He didn't come down. I think he may have been tied in the backyard so someone could keep track of him. There was a tractor going up and down the trail with a drag, smoothing out the damage from the winter. We had a very nice trip.

But we have somewhat of a dilemma tomorrow. MHF, me, and Little Lummox have been invited up to Mairead's house for Easter dinner. I would like to take him but MHF thinks it would be a bad idea. The last time I tried it he attacked Banshee, a husky, and Guinness, a hound, as soon as he walked in. Even Mairead was getting a little upset and he managed to bite her dad. Banshee thought the cute little dog was trying to play, so she bounced along thinking it was funny. They all got along fine later, much later. Still, Lummox would like to go. What's a dog fight among friends.