361 - It's all good! Dated for the...well I guess 11th-whenever? Dixie has no wounds yet.
Finally the time had come for Dixie and Wayne’s little herding adventure slash vacation to begin. Dixie was out near the barn, checking on the chickens in their coop and collecting a few of the new small ropes she’d made from the boat rope. Instead of it being eight inches thick and matted by mud, it now looked like all the other rope, and there was a ton of it. Four lengths had been draped over Duke’s saddle, along with double saddle bags and two rolled up deer hide blankets. As the temperatures grew warmer with each passing day, there was less of a need for jackets or clothing to keep the heat trapped against their bodies.
Pulling herself up onto the stallion’s back, she got situated and then steered him in the direction that Wayne and Fern’s scents were coming from. They were already waiting near the front entrance to the fort, being impatient probably. Smiling happily, she allowed Duke to quicken his pace until they pulled up next to the other pair. Well hello there, handsome. Come here often? Dixie winked at him and giggled softly, digging her heels into Duke’s sides and leaning forward a bit when he leapt into a run.
The sound of heavily pounding hooves came from close behind, indicating that Fern was gaining on them quickly. For such a heavy horse, she sure was fast and agile. Peeking back over her shoulder, Dixie flashed the Labrador mix a smile, so very happy to be getting away from the pack for a little while. It was just about time that they got a vacation, some time to themselves away from everyone else and the madness of the pack. Of course, the little white woman would have felt selfish and kind of bad for just taking off…so she had to do something beneficial to the pack as they traveled and got to be together.
Slowing a bit, Duke’s head tossing with his excitement, she turned to the male against and pointed all around. Where ya think we should go first? We got a few days…don’t think there’s any rush or nothin’ fer us ta get back.
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