Damp Fields and Morning Zoomies
Published on HivePostify by @ellenripley · Mon Aug 31 2026
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Day five of dog sitting was a damp one. Rain had fallen overnight, so the fields were completely soaked. Instead of walking all the way down the fields to the road, where I would have needed to put the pooch on the lead, I decided to loop around the perimeter of the two fields instead. There were no sheep or cows out today, so he could stay off the lead the whole time.
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We crossed a small stone bridge and squeezed through an old wooden gate.
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There were wide green fields stretching out in front of us, with hills in the background. It was really quiet under the cloudy sky, and the fresh air was lovely.
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Tucked down in the grass, small white clover blossoms were scattered across the field.
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The open space really seemed to send the pooch into an absolute gallop. As soon as he realised we were staying in the fields, he had a good run. Instead of just trotting along next to me as usual, he was flat out running and doing zoomies.
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Moving at a steady pace while the dog was running about gave me time to spot a few small details. Raindrops were resting on blades of grass and a white feather lying in the field.
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My feet ended up wet through by the end, but seeing the pooch have a good run made it worth it. Just as we headed back the sun finally came out, brightening up the damp morning.
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