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YESTERDAY

Was a long day.

Franklin and I took John out to the other end of the valley for a medical 'procedure'.

It was one of those that you cannot drive home for; all groggy coming out. Franklin and I were doing ambulance duty.

The deal was that J would be in the Doc's for three hours.

What to do?

I wasn't going to leave Franklin home in his crate that long.

Yes. I know dogs stay by themselves that long all the time. Ours does not.

We have the time and resources to keep him with us practically all the time.

So, we set out and had a fine time.

I think this might be the longest wall to wall time period I have spent with Franklin.

We kept busy.

First we went to the Indio City Park and visited the homeless. I had forgotten that this was their home in every desert city.

It was OK. But not someplace you would want to loft a frisbee or sit for a long time.

We proceeded on south for a ride into the desert and then a get-out-and-look-around; which means sniff every creosote bush and pee on the other flora.

Then back to the car and onward to a carwash I had spotted. Franklin's first time.

Lots of people, even kids. Gold.

A woman gave him a potato chip.

Then, off to buy gas.

Another desert walk.

By this time, it was time to go back and be 'around' awaiting the cell phone call.

We walked some more at the John Kennedy Hospital; a one story conglomerate of buildings that look like a school campus.

Then, at last, John.

High adventure.