Posted in administration, seasons on Nov 30th, 2008 2 Comments »
The first snow of the year fell on an already closed Spencer’s Run in Waveny Park, New Canaan. Though it rained only once this week, Spencer’s Run has been closed since Tuesday, Nov. 25th.
Posted in administration on Nov 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
The website: spencersrun.org is supposed to post live updates on the Waveny Park dog facility; Spencer’s Run. Today, Thanksgiving Day, I don’t have to work so I was looking forward to the Holiday atmosphere and social environment of the dog park but this is what I found online: Of course lack of access to the [...]
Posted in administration, People on Nov 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Spencersrun.org lists some “helpful hints” for visitors to the dog run in Waveny Park. I could have sworn there was a “No Food” rule but since abandoning ncdog.org for spencersrun.org we seem to have lost more than links. The helpful hints section has been written to include this ‘hint‘: FOOD ITEMS: Do not bring human [...]
Posted in administration, Fields, People on Nov 17th, 2008 No Comments »
I guess it’s fundamental more than Murphy’s Law: If the dog park is closed, the Animal Control Officer will be patrolling the park. . . That was the case this afternoon on the Waveny playing fields. “The calls are coming in! They are calling from over there.” New Canaan’s Animal Control Officer told us as [...]
Posted in administration on Nov 16th, 2008 2 Comments »
Rainy weather caused the people who paid to padlock the park in the name of protecting their property. That’s right! The dog park is closed to protect it from the dogs. Saturday and Sunday I arrived at Waveny Park to find a dozen or more dogs wandering on leash outside the New Canaan dog park. [...]
Posted in administration on Nov 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
Spencer’s Run is open after two months of letting the grass grow. Yes, literally. The park was closed while the grass grew and grew. Welcome in, Saturday November 1st. Since I was expecting an email announcing the re-opening of the dog park, I was surprised to see dogs running around and people chatting in the [...]
Posted in administration on Oct 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Grassy update: Spencer’s Run has been mowed. The new grass is thick and lush, for now.
Posted in administration, Paths on Sep 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Since the dog park is closed, I’m walking the trails of Waveny with my pooch these days. I guess I’ve been lazy since it seems like a while since I’ve walked through our beautiful park. The subtle changes and the presence of earth moving equipment is unsettling. The large field beyond the pond seems to [...]
Posted in administration, Animals on Sep 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Look, what I found inside Spencer’s Run – The Waveny Park for dogs!
Posted in administration on Aug 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Wow, we’re in the dog park. It’s July 15th and I look across the park to see something peculiar, pull out my phone and snapped this first picture.
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