Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Critters
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I first heard it at the point where the road bends and dips – the soft gurgling of running water. When was the last time I heard that music out here? I can't remember. I'm sure I took it for granted at the time, not realizing I wouldn't hear it again for months and months. Nestled between…
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It's a soft morning…muted sunshine, a sky swirling in faded blues, pinks and grays, a whispering breeze that's not too warm, not too cold. My walk was quiet – just light birdsong, puppies panting and our mingled footsteps padding along the wet sand of our road. (Frankie has opted out of our morning walks lately…
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I wore a jacket on my walk this morning. Fall is trying to push summer off the stage. It isn't going without a fight - our temperatures are predicted to climb back up into the 90's this weekend. But this morning dark blue clouds filled the northern sky – I'm not sure if this qualified as a…
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Wednesday started out just copying Tuesday…coffee, toast, fresh air and critter-care, work-out, shower and on to work (computer, computer, computer – trademark screenings, emails, blog posts.) No originality at all! But sometime after lunch, I felt a change. Not in the routine, but in my attitude, where all real change takes place. After work, I chased the…
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A thunderstorm passed through just before sunset last night. It was enough to wash the tiredness from Charly's old bones – he led the pack on our walk this morning at a pace that demanded less strolling and more actual walking for a change. But I was still moving slow enough to find four fossils –…
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XM Radio Antenna on my (dirty) car… Frankie had his first… Charly can still move when he wants to! See his ears flapping? This used to be a creek/marsh area…construction (now-abandoned) and the drought have taken a toll, but there are still a few blooms attracting insects and Frankie is like a kid in…
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Keep doing what you enjoy as long as you are able. Hang out with a younger crowd sometimes - they won't let you get too settled. Be patient and tolerant with that younger crowd even when you're tired and grumpy. Be curious and eager. Lead by example. Take naps. Show affection. Receive affection. Be compassionate and share…
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With Charly getting older and older, it keeps coming up… should we get a puppy? I've always heard that the best puppy trainer is an old dog…they can teach the boundaries, rules of the household, and the alpha order much better than humans. Charly certainly did an awesome job with Max. But…I still hesitate getting a puppy right…
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The moon overflowed into the dark livingroom this morning; its light poured through the french doors and splashed across the floor to my bedroom door, forming a path of light that beckoned me outside. How could I resist? And there it was, waiting for me just above the tree tops. Its radiance kissed my upturned face and chased shadows in the…
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…and another reason why I'm glad I live in the country where there's nothing but dirt, rocks and scraggly weeds – apparently rattlers like soft, manicured lawns… (This is video footage from a local news station last night. Manor is just a hop, skip and slither away from us…) http://www.myfoxaustin.com/video/videoplayer.swf
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