A Walk In The Park

briennewalsh:

Given that AJ and I are both early risers, we decided to take our dogs—her ridgeback Violet, and my rabid gopher Franke—to Prospect Park this morning, where dogs are allowed off the leash before 9am.

The problem with discovering something new in New York is that at least 100,000 other people have discovered it before you. Like, I could write this long post right now about how lovely it was to be outside, watching Franke and Violet roll around in patches of other dog’s urine, while the sun rose, and AJ and I waxed poetic about life. About the curious ecosystem of dog and owner that exists in the park, where everyone chats friendly, even when their dog is clearly an aggressive little bitch—ahem, Franke. About the amazingly happy lesbian, loving life with the accompaniment of no fewer than 10 dogs, who said that watching Franke run up to her pack, bark like a monster, and then run away, was the “best moment of her day.”

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