Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.---Ellis Peters

     An update on the lost dog, Red.....he was found 5 days later in the same vicinity where he was lost.  He was understandably terrified and was in hiding.  He is now staying with a foster dad to de-stress, and to gain back a little weight.  I'm so glad he is safe.
     It is a gorgeous spring day.  I volunteered at Freedom Service Dogs and had a great time.  They have some real cuties there right now who will make delightful service dogs and companions.  There are usually 6-8 volunteers there on any given morning to do training.  We each are assigned a dog, and a trainer puts us all through our paces.  The newer dogs work on basic obedience training, the more advanced dogs work on Canine Good Citizenship training or on advanced commands.  After an hour we all change up to a new dog, and then do that again, so we are able to train a fair number of dogs in one morning, plus the dogs get used to being around a lot of unfamiliar people. Fun stuff.
     The rest of the day was boring....running errands, preparing supper, doing a slow jog on the treadmill.  Spring is grilling weather.  We love grilled veggies and have been having them frequently with dinner.  Grilled asparagus and red peppers....mmmmmm.  Mushrooms, too.

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