Walking in the rain
I’ve gotten very good at interpreting the Bureau of Meteorology rain radar to find 15–30-minute gaps in the downpour during which I can walk Maggie.
This photo is from our successful zip around the block yesterday.
Selfie of a bearded, bespectacled man in a yellow raincoat who is walking a red/brown dog that’s wearing a black raincoat. The pair are walking along a residential street.
You can’t 100% rely on the rain radar, of course, so Maggie and I are always dressed for the worst.
This Ruff n Rugged oilskin coat from PETstock works remarkably well, and Maggie is comfortable wearing it.
Photo of a red/brown dog in a black, oilskin raincoat sniffing at something on a nature strip along a residential road.
Today, however, we’ve had short showers followed by periods of bright, warm sunshine — the latter of which Maggie is making the most of.
Photo of a red/brown dog sitting in a residential back garden on a sunny day. The dog is sitting comfortably and has its eyes partly closed because of the bright sunlight.
Fortunately, we don’t live near a river so we’ve avoided all the flooding on the Maribyrnong. The flood retarding basins in Melbourne are certainly earning their keep this week!