i know why dogs ride around with their heads sticking out of car windows

because there is so much to smell out there. cut grass & cut hay. wet, turned earth. dusty, dry earth. crops & flowers & trees all budding & blooming & growing.

because there is so much to see out there. dogs & cats & horses romping & frolicking in their yards. families walking along the sidewalks eating italian ices, cones of frozen custard, scoops of rainbow coloured sno. fireflies rising out of the grass.

because there is so much to hear out there. laughing kids & hollering kids. music from car radios, home radios, the ice cream truck. wind chimes chiming in the wind. dogs barking. cicadas chirruping.

because there's a big ol' world out there. stick yer head out the window & experience it!