My family (wife and daughter) and i went out to a great park this weekend.  We went to a county park on Long Island called Blydenburg Park.  The next time we go I’m definitely bringing my camera along.  I had some wonderful opportunities to take some shots — but alas, i didn’t plan ahead.

 The park had a feature that’s pretty rare on Long Island.  There’s 2 areas that you can let your dog run and play off leash.  There’s one huge area (about 2 acres) for large dogs — there was a bunch of dogs running around including some Boston Terriers, which ain’t that huge.  There’s also a smaller area of around 1/2 acre for smaller dogs to run around and play.  My doxie is just a pup of around 4 months old, so she’s still pretty wimpy, but she seemed to warm up after a while.  My daughter got a live illustration of the birds and the bees when Georgie (a fat older Beagle) tried to mount her.  Ya gotta give the old guy credit for trying.

 Anyway — hurrah for these areas within the parks.  We definitely need more of them.