Hallie

Posted on July 9, 2006 in Neighborhood

People have been looking after me in Lynn’s absence. Last night, I went for a walk with a neighbor and her dog, a black greyhound named Hallie Berry. Sleek, joyfully shaking, Hallie followed the lead I set for her on her leash. I didn’t dare take her off the leash. There was that story of the whippet who is still lost in JFK.

We took Hallie down to a piece of wilderness beneath Concourse Park. She peed bright yellow several times but only dropped a few choice doggie nuggets once. Rabbits disinterested her but a squirrel set her afoot on a merry chase that only ended when I called her name. Hallie. Just once and she came back.