ballooning

I dreamed I was running a dog race with Jane. Dogs and owners had to run a long course together. The course was along a suburban street that had been blocked from traffic. It was an old neighborhood with pretty houses from the 20's. There were wide sidewalks and massive oak trees lining the street. It was autumn and the leaves were all bright orange.

We ran and ran. At some point I realized my slower pace was holding Jane back. So I floated up into the air and flew behind her. She pulled me effortlessly, as if I were a balloon attached to the end of her leash.

Without me holding her back Jane did run much faster. Even though I couldn't see her face clearly, I could see how happy she was to be running unchecked. From above I watched her shoulder blades and the muscles in her hips move back and forth as she ran. She was beautiful.

Jane caught up with another dog, a black standard poodle with neat clipped fur. They ran side by side and I thought, good, Jane will match her pace to this other dog and won't tire herself out.

At this point I floated up too high and got pulled through the branches of a tree. I had to push a sea of bright orange leaves out of the way. I was worried that I might have made Jane lose her position in the race, but when I came out of the tree she was still alongside the poodle.

I think this dream means that as soon as I'm recovered I should take Jane running in the park.