Tag: dogs
Unphased
One person — and I do mean person — has been utterly unphased at the remodeling going on at our house. Cement dust, boxes, broken tile pieces, chaos, scattered furniture, half-pained walls, stacks of books, stacks of clothes, masking tape, paint cans, grout, dozens of workers, trash, and lost items went unnoticed. The mess didn’t…
While the Dog’s Away…
This cute little bird and his buddy birds took turns diving from this phone pole line into the backyard. They feasted on the dog’s food… I didn’t know birds liked cooked chicken, but they indulgently gulped it down their little bird-beak hatches… A nasty crow came and chased all but one brave little bird away……
All Dressed Up…
All dressed up with no where to go…
‘Sugar Plum Fairy Road Kill’
Here is our beloved dog, Tiki. I hate to call her a dog. She is more people than canine and one of my best friends. Always chipper, never moody, almost always obedient, willing to cuddle at any given moment, never demanding, I have few companions like her. What is surprising about our relationship is that everyone who…
Where is Home?
Tiki, our Cypriot poodle, never has any trouble feeling at home… For the last 12 years, my husband and I have been in the fast lane as far as international travel. It has been a privilege, exhilirating, revealing, and exhausting at once. One year we traveled to three continents in the space of seven days. It was…
Snow in March… in Texas!
Last night at ten, I went downstairs to let the dog out one more time before bed. I walked out the front door to a winter wonderland. It had been cold all day, and snow was forecasted. By afternoon, I had given up on the idea. Well, this Colorado gal was pleased to find a…