Lucky Day!

So today was another "there's so much to like about Lowell!"-kinda day.

We started off with fun at the city's Kids Bike Rodeo.  There was an obstacle course and a safety check.  Also all kinds of free stuff and fun.  Lucy had a great time (and we ate free pizza).  She also picked up some candy, stickers, and other assorted stuff that various groups were giving away.  She loves free stuff.

Then we came home and picked up Carter for HIS adventure at the Dog-a-Palooza event.  Again, awesomeness.  Carter made lots of friends and we met a ton of awesome dogs.

That big guy there is Bosco, and he's currently available for adoption at the Lowell Humane Society.  He is SUCH a sweet dog!

Carter also got lots of free sample of various kinds of dog treats.  Free stuff!

And then, we we came home there was a message waiting for us, to let us know that
LUCY HAD WON A NEW BIKE!

There were about 60 bikes there, donated by various groups.  Lucy's came from Lowell's DPW Street Department.

Wow!  Thanks City of Lowell, for putting on such an awesome event.  And thanks to all the great groups and volunteers who put together the Bike Rodeo and the Dog-a-Palooza.

So long, summer

We just spent a great night at the Lowell Spinners:

Our Spinners lost, but we had a lovely time.  We were *supposed* to have gone to the Kerouac Bobble Head night a while back, but that game got rained out.  So we snatched up raincheck tickets to this one.  It was a really nice, breezy evening, with an earlier start time (6:05) than most evening games (7:05).  Perfect for us.  Lucy started out super-fan full on:

But was pretty tired by the end:

AND we still had to cycle home after all this!  Yes, we rode the tandem-with-tagalong.  It was awesome.

Earlier this weekend, we had some fun in Salem, visiting A&J King Bakery and Peabody Essex Museum.

We also walked around Salem a bit and Lucy enjoyed this fountain:

It's across from East India Marine Hall, and it's pretty neat.  The top layer of cobblestones (where Lucy's walking) are a rough representation of the coastline of Salem in pre-Colonial times, and the lower level (beneath the water) shows the current coastline.  You can see the how the land has changed over time, mostly due to filling projects over many, many years.

Here's Lucy, leaping:

Here's to a great September!