Well, we tried to get her attention, but her back was turned…

But, that’s okay. It was nice just to go for a walk on a nice, sunny day.

We saw Ellis Island, too, (from a distance). We didn’t ask, but somehow I don’t think that they would have allowed Chappy on the ferry!

Mom and Dad enjoyed themselves.

So did Chappy.

And the view was great.

The picture would be better, of course, if I had brought my zoom lens with me, but when handling Chappy and his leash, um, well, trying to change lenses would have been … challenging. Not to mention detrimental to fragile camera equipment. Especially since I don’t have a good case for this camera to begin with! (grin)

Here’s the view of lower Manhattan from the edge of Liberty State Park.

Right next to this, obviously old sign, describing the skyline.

As in, OBVIOUSLY old. (Sigh.)

Anyway, it was fun. I’m glad I thought to bring that hat, because it was so bright and sunny and I do try to avoid sunburn. The only real negative to the day? At one point I decided to let Chappy walk in the grass for a couple minutes. As in, about 75 seconds. And he picked up a nasty, prickly burr on his foot and started limping. I thought I saw him limping and was just about to check his paw when he stopped and started biting at it, so, yeah, I knew there was a problem right away. That little thing was sharp, too, and took me several tries to get untangled from his furry feet. (Thank heavens for having useful-length fingernails!) As soon as it was out of his fur, he was fine, and I don’t see how he could have swallowed any of the nasty thing, so… all’s well that ends well!

And, for the record? We walked a little over 2 miles, and since we got home? All four of us have fallen asleep, no matter how briefly! But, you know, it’s a GOOD tired.

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