i turn her north toward benny's house, away from the midway where she insists benny will be. to the left the laboratory summer camp makes a water park on the astroturf. don't slide too far! i bag lulu's poo and she springs around a tree doing a crazy shuffle, then rolls on her back, wild eyed, possessed. i see a rope depending from her bottom and it all makes sense — she's doing the rope-bottom dance. i say settle down and tug the rope out and we proceed on our pleasant light rain walk.