Am I forgiven?

It has been a rather expensive morning! A visit to the dentist and then the garage to replace one tyre and remove a small nail from another - so I was more than ready for some fresh air with the dogs. There was no sign of the fabulous clear blue skies of yesterday, instead a dull mass of grey cloud hovering just on the tops of the hills. We enjoyed our walk nonetheless, especially Bruce who disappeared for a while and after a fair bit of calling he eventually condescended to return, sporting a very dirty face. He had obviously been having a great time so how could I be cross when I looked into those eyes, especially with those sumptuous eyelashes?