Even so, it still feels just a bit too hot to take the dogs out for a walk in the afternoon; the hot air only starts to become bearable after 7 pm (which is the reason why many Spaniards head to the beach at that time, and then only eat their evening meal at 9.30 or 10.00 pm.)
So yesterday afternoon, after church, I bundled all three dogs in the car and drove up the road a bit to a forest area where we could enjoy a walk in the shade, instead of in the blazing sunshine.
Yes, we're a three-dog team this summer. Buba's little "sister," Bonnie, a chihuahua-pekinese cross, doesn't usually go on the longer walks with Buba and Nelson, choosing the lazier option of wandering round the park with her owner instead. So she kept getting rather out of breath last week when we took her with us during the two days that her owner was in hospital. Turns out the little chihuahua has gained weight over the winter months and could do with losing a couple of pounds.
So when her owner got home from the hospital, she announced that it would be a good idea for little Bonnie to come on our 3-kilometre circuits morning and evening, to help with her weight loss programme. That's why you see her in the above photo, bearing up bravely on our walk in the woods yesterday.... and also in the photo below, looking back longingly at the road to the park.
