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Being a woman over 50 means doing life on your own terms without worrying about what other people think. Be creative. Be funny. Notice birds. Love your pets. Enjoy pizza when you can. Enjoy new things, old things, and everything in between. “Don’t just smolder — ignite!”

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A Visit to The Dog Park

6 min readOct 17, 2019

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Life is good! I love going for car rides. This is fun!

Watch this! Look how my ears flap in the wind when I stick my head out of the window. Amazing, right?!

What’s out the other window? I better go see.

No way! It’s the park! We’re almost there. I love this place! There’s dogs and squirrels and birds and kids and squirrels and big people and sometimes kids have spilled food and did I mention squirrels?

We’re stopping! This is so good!

Hi, Mom. I love you! I know, we have to put my leash on. Go ahead, hurry! Let’s go!

Ah! Smell that fresh air! There was a kid here just a few minutes ago. He smells like peanut butter. We should find him. It’s probably still all over his face. I could help with that!

C’mon, Mom! Which way should we go today? By the playground? Yes! Sometimes the little kids ask if they can pet me. I like that. It’s like I am famous. Last time someone left a whole pile of Goldfish Crackers on the ground. I ate most of them before Mom said I shouldn’t eat food off the ground and made me leave the rest.

Oh! Look at that little girl! She has a toy that looks like me. See? I am famous! I am trying not to pull on my leash, but I really want to meet her. She…

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Being a woman over 50 means doing life on your own terms without worrying about what other people think. Be creative. Be funny. Notice birds. Love your pets. Enjoy pizza when you can. Enjoy new things, old things, and everything in between. “Don’t just smolder — ignite!”

Dakota Duncan
Dakota Duncan

Written by Dakota Duncan

I’m an animal lover, author, and artist. I love learning about small but amazing creatures. See Captivating Creatures https://captivatingcreatures.substack.com.

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