Day 234: Stop. Focus. Click... On Pure Joy

The snow started falling soon after I arrived at work this morning. It accumulated so quickly that the HR department at my work told us commuters to go home early.

So I did and in accordance with my routine, leashed up Chloe intending to take her on a quick "pee walk."

But when I got outside again, I actually took a look around me instead of just putting my head down and clomping along with dozens of commuters after getting off the train.

It was dusk, quiet, surprisingly not cold, and beautiful.
 
Nightfall had just arrived, and drivers were steering clear of the roads with eight inches and counting on the ground already. Plus, since it was still snowing, most of it was untouched.

So on impulse, I asked Chloe if she wanted to go to the small park two blocks away. I didn't have to ask her twice.

When we arrived, we were the only people there, of course, so I unclipped her leash, yelled "come on!" and started running through the still-falling snow with her prancing right alongside me.

And then I just let her go and watched a dog off her leash as she was meant to be through the gentle flakes whirling atop the dusk and thought about just how happy I was.