Walkin' Augie in Saugie

I've written about Saugatuck before and posted pics as well but there's just something magical about the place.  It draws people year round.  

Sunday was a less gloomy day and I am not a fan of Sundays anyway (they seem to go on for friggin' ever) so we decided to take Augie on a road trip.  We figured it wouldn't be too busy for a mid-October Sunday so he wouldn't be too crazy.

Wrong.  It was busy.  Almost like a Sunday in July.  He wasn't crazy, tho'.  He was a good boy.  I remembered that we'd taken him there when we first got him to get him used to seeing people milling about.

Saugatuck revisited:

This picture is a good representation of Saugatuck in my book.  Funky and arty.  Look!  Augie's doing the photo-bomb thing; upper right corner.  Augie butt shot.

Apparently the city fathers/mothers thought to keep these big old trees when the sidewalks went in - thanks!

Interesting bark on one of those big old trees.

Corners and planters are festooned with fall regalia. 

There's also a hot topic coming up on November's ballot.  I'm not up on all the details but it has something to do with joining services with neighbor, Douglas.  I noticed that most of the signs in Douglas (as we drove through on our way home) were against consolidation and about 50% of the signs in Saugatuck were for it.

Colorful stepping stones in the park of Augie's introduction to Saugatuck.

Augie's re-enaction.  Looks like he's spotted a bird or a squirrel.

A fall basket of goodies tucked in near a front door.

An empty parking lot near the empty boat slips is indicative of fall.

Makes me just a little sad.

But let's not end this blog on a downer, eh?

I can guarantee you that if you go to Saugatuck in January on a Saturday afternoon, you'll see people hanging out near the fudge shop on the corner, entering/exiting Phil's or buying silly greeting cards in the drugstore.  Go - and then scoot over to Douglas because it has a personality all its own.