Saturday, January 26, 2008

London & Madrid!

We had a great time in London and Madrid! Would you like to see some photos ?

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

The Ambition of Dogs

You know how people sometimes say "dumb animals." But animals aren't dumb. They have drives like people. Today I was noticing the ambitiousness of my dogs. First Dobie was in the car with me, and when I came out of the grocery store he was calmly seated in the driver's seat, behind the wheel, as if he intended to drive home if I happened to be waylaid. Then, later, I was seated on the bed preparing for class, went to the loo (do they spell it that way?), and upon return, found Blackie seated in my spot next to the bedside table, instead of in his former spot on the side of the bed. Seeing that I actually was returning, instead of remaining in the other room, he reluctantly gave me back my spot. Then, tonight, as I am getting ready to put the dogs in their kennels and let the cats out of the cat room, I notice Aubrey (the female and littlest dog) has gone into the bigger kennel, for the bigger Alpha dog, as she does every night, until it becomes clear that he will take that spot, and she must return to her own kennel, only slightly smaller, but smaller, nevertheless. So they are always ready to move into the bigger shoes. And it is a slight reminder of that aspect of myself, which sometimes I am glad of, and sometimes grieve over, desiring to seek only to be present in my world and Be, and then finding myself striving for something.

"Every Picture Tells a Story Don't It" (Rod Stewart)