Lucinda and the dogs

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, which I did not know until today. But this afternoon Lucy, the younger of Tom's two daughters, came by with a friend. Among many other things she does, Lucy helps place rescue dogs -- in particular pit bulls. That, as you can imagine, can be a challenge.

It brings her to the Dells area sometimes to deliver animals to people in Wisconsin or who come down from  a similar group in Minnesota. She and Andrew delivered 10 dogs today, I think she said, though maybe not all pit bulls. It sounded to me like they were mainly pit bull-lab mixes, large but generally easier to manage.

The exchange location is about a mile away, and they came by for coffee afterward and visited for about an hour. 

Lucy works as a union organizer, but her avocations reflect her athletic interests. She ran track at the state level in high school and was a Golden Gloves boxer. Today she is an award-winning member of the Windy City Rollers, where she goes by the name of Beth Amphetamine. She has also performed as an acrobat in a small Chicago circus and ... well, she keeps busy. I need a rest just thinking about it all.