Sammy Sighs

Silly Sissy and I got to go on a road trip to Wyoming this weekend. It was pretty fun, and I really did behave myself. I even rode in the car good. Sissy didn't. She was like a little waterbug...just like sometimes when she walks. Dad said she was naughty riding.

Anyway, Mom took us out for a walk there. Mom likes to walk there...she says it is so peaceful. She likes to go walk around the river.

So, off we went. First we walked a ways, before I thought we'd ever get anywhere special. Then we walked across this bridge. I never remember walking across a bridge before in my whole yorkie life. I looked through the railing and saw this great big bathtub.

See how big it looks here:

Mom told me I was silly, it wasn't a bathtub, that was the river.

We kept on walking and I saw a real pretty flower or plant that I should smell. Wow, that plant wasn't nice. All of a sudden, it had something prickly stuck in my poor little nose. I didn't even cry, though. I tried getting it out with my paw. Then, it stuck in my paw. Mom had to try to get it out, and a nice man had to subdue Sissy, who was obliviously trying to run on down the road on the leash, pulling on me and Mom. Silly Sissy isn't very thoughtful. Mom said Ouch because the prickly flower stuck her too. (Mom said it was a cactus...what the heck is that? .. We don't have flowers like that back home in our town.)

I was already doubting how peaceful this was supposed to be when I heard gunfire. I jumped and looked back at Mom "What the heck...is that a gang war out here? There is nothing peaceful about that!". Mom just smiled at me and explained that it was the shooting range off in the distance that the National Guard use for training. Yikes.

I calmed down and off we went on our "peaceful" walk.We walked on this dirt road, and Mom seemed pretty happy just enjoying the walk. Then, I saw it....a grave. See, Mom, I told you, it was not safe...all those guns I heard back there and all.... Yikes! (She 'splained that this grave goes back many many years to the days of the Oregon Trail.) Whew!

See how pretty the sites were. After I calmed myself, I even enjoyed them.

It was a pretty long walk, but I was relaxed and started to enjoy myself just a big too. Mom said it was only about 3 miles, but I was getting kinda tired and my tongue was a draggin'. Mom really liked this tree. I have no clue why. It looks pretty darned dead to me....




Oops, I relaxed too soon. We came to the end of the dirt road, and reached the highway into town. But, how to get there? There's this really big trap. Sissy and I will disappear forever. We just stood there in fear for our very lives. Mom laughed at us and picked us up and carried us over. Good thing Mom was big enough to not fall into that trap. (Mom 'splained that it was a cattle guard...whatever that is...).

Anyway, I did have fun visiting at Mom's parent's house. They have this great big yard, kinda like a park...really! I love running around there. The grandpa let me sit on his lap sometimes, too.

I hope they take me to visit again.