One scary plant

I've spent an inordinate amount of time on Economics homework.  It is so frustrating!  I have learned some things, but most of the homework feels like busywork and the problems have too many confusion factors in them.  I don't think they are true to life.  The good thing is, I'll be finished with economics in less than a month!

On my walks to and from school and with Coma in the morning and evening I'm certainly enjoying the spring weather.  This morning it is 65 degrees out.  I hear a wren singing outside my window and a titmouse calling, "petey, petey, petey" in the distance.  Azaleas are blooming everywhere.  One huge lot is filled with every color of native azaleas I've ever seen--pink, white, dark orange, light orange and every hue in between.  I'll post a photo tonight, but it doesn't do justice to the incredible sight.  However, in all of the loveliness, there is one scary plant.  Yesterday while Coma was sniffing the green space near the sidewalk, she stuck her nose to the biggest poison ivy leaves I think I've ever seen!  Of course, then my mind started racing--how long does poison ivy oil last on a dog's fur?  These leaves are so big and "juicy" looking, I'm again afraid I can get poison ivy just by looking at it.  I've begun walking as close to the middle of the sidewalk as I can, avoiding the green space on each side!