One of my favorite things is when my dog gets near an open pump in the summer. The little maniac makes lunges at the stream(s) with his snout and then backs off

One of my favorite things is when my dog gets near an open pump in the summer. The little maniac makes lunges at the stream(s) with his snout and then backs off, then repeats the whole routine until he's pretty much water-logged himself. Then he lays down in the gutter like a tiny hippo. But for serious, those open pumps are so much a part of city life. You get families out barbecuing on the sidewalk, the kids playing in the water, people stopping to douse their heads or wash their hands. Cars slowing down as they pass to get a half-assed wash. That sort of stuff.