• The weather sucked there was no other way of putting it and for the not so normal girl it was a real bind being stuck indoors so putting a coat on her and her rather reluctant dog she decided to go for a walk. The dog a short haired border collie called Pippa stared adoringly up at her mummy, her tail low then stared at the sheet of rain outside the opened front door " do you honestly expect me to go out in that? Cause if you are? you can go pee up a lamp post cause I'm not going! Do you have any idea how that cold water feels on my paws?" The not so normal girl stared at the dog and inwardly groaned "curse these voices!".
    Stepping out into the garden pulling the unhappy pooch behind her, she took out her house keys and shut the door. The water running down the dogs nose irritated her and she snorted before moaning once again " honestly mummy you do know when to go out. Would have killed you to play ball in the house?" The not so normal girl ignored her dogs voice in her head and proceeded to walk out of the garden closing the wooden gate behind her taking care not to squish the grumbling dogs tail and started to walk down the road to the fields.
    After playing a game of dodge the speeding cars on the main road the girl and dog reached the water sodden field and the dog after doing a bit of graffiti by peeing "Pippa was here" looked round " well isn't this just fabulous wet and muddy. I guess I am going to have to lick this all off when we get home huh?" The girl sighed before calmly addressing the dogs concerns " we'll play some ball then we can go home, and I will rub you down with the towel on the radiator in the computer room, then I will give you some of last nights chicken that's in the fridge happy?" Tail wagging the dog nodded and after the girl undid the lead from the dogs collar the muttley ran like a streak of lightening down the field.
    A noise made the girl and the dog look up over head were some geese flying in a v-formation honking to each other they were abit late leaving but the reason for this was to become all so clear as the leader of the v honked back at a slower scrawnier goose near the back " keep up not far to go just a couple of thousand miles" The skinnier goose honked miserably " wouldn't be so bad if it weren't so flipping cold" and imitating the leaders honking said " A few more weeks and the skies will be clear we will miss all the traffic" The skinny goose then went back to honking in his own tone " should have left with everyone else then we wouldn't be so damned cold".
    The dog chuckled and looked at her mistress mouthing " throw the ball, throw the ball," but the girl was still watching the geese who due to flying into the strong winds were taking their time getting out of ear shot a younger goose turned to a larger female " are we nearly there yet? " the female honked back " not yet deary why?" to which the younger and most likely gosling of the female replied "I'm bored, cold and need a wee," The other geese then all joined in with complaining and the leader had to honk several times before getting their attention " shut up I will turn this formation around so help me goose!" The geese grew silent and continued their trek to the south.
    The not so normal girl stopped hearing them as they got further away much to her relief. So many voices in her head it made it hard to hear what was really going on. She then noticed the dog slowly stalking its way towards her like a hardened Vietnam soldier very much in the typical border collie way like when they stalk sheep. The dog had a manic look in her eye as she stared at the ball in the girls hand chanting in a low voice " throw the ball, throw the ball..." The girl slightly disturbed by this threw the ball as far from her and as quickly as possible and stared as the dog launched itself after it like a crazily, dehydrated, lost in the Sahara for a few days, person might do upon seeing water. The dog then ran back to her with the ball and this continued for a few minutes and they continued their walk around the track listening as bird sung big hits like " oh what a beautiful morning" in sarcastic tones as the rain and winds lashed the trees or " why does it always rain on me?" some bird singing back "shut up" by the Black Eyed Peas.
    After circling the fields, listening to birds and playing ball with the ball obsessed dog, the girl had, had enough she was wet tired and had a migraine from all the voices so they walked home. After crossing the main road, walking up her street and getting into her house she undid the dogs coat and her own then put them on the warm welcoming radiators. The dog shook the water cling to her fur before slumping on her bed and the girl went to get the towel as promised after all she had kinda dragged the dog out against her will.
    Upstairs she retrieved the towel from the radiator and looked out side the wind had picked up considerably and she went over to gawp as the wind tore thought the trees making them bend and tilt dangerously in the high wind. A distressed pigeon flew backwards due to the extreme wind squawking "SHHHHIIAAAATT!" the girl dashed to the window to check on the bird that had managed to turn and had stop fighting the wind and was flying with it at high speed instead.
    Downstairs the dog lay on her footstool " where were you?"" the dog asked her head tilted and ear perked The girl rubbed the dogs head with the towel " getting this scooby dooffus." The dog satisfied with her reply rolled over with her legs up in the air begged " rub my belly pleeeeaaaseee?" the girl smiled and rubbed her fur instead taking good care to be gentle and get the water off so the dog wouldn't get a chill and then went to the fridge to get the promised chicken. Finally the dog was dry, fed and dropping off to a contented sleep so the girl went up stairs to change out of her own wet clothes to be ready to face what ever else the weather or the day might throw at her.