The end

Tales from the backyard:  It was an early spring day, perfect to work the gardens in preparation for the onset of blossoms which would begin to appear and make the hot summer more bearable.  The day grew hotter and soon he had become overly taxed and needed to lie down.  He awoke with the dogs licking his face and whining, they must need to go out bad he thought as he arose.  The short nap had rejuvenated him, in fact, he felt better than he had in years.  If he hurried he could make the train and surprise his wife in the city, something he hadn’t done in years and maybe have an early dinner.  It was only a short walk to the train and when he reached the platform it was all but empty and he had made it just as the train approached.  Entering the car it too was empty and he found a seat with no problem.  The 40 minute ride to the ferry terminal was uneventful.  Everyone looking down or having their ears on and wanting to be invisible.  Soon they reached the terminal and he slide through the turnstiles into the main lobby just as the announcer called, “ the ferry will depart in 5 minutes through gate 2” and everyone began to gather at the gate, like sheep heading to slaughter without knowing it.  The ferry takes 20 minutes and he found a seat by a window so he could watch the water slide past, something he loved to do since his stint in the Navy.  The walk to her office takes less than five minutes and the Museum was especially busy and he slid by the check-point without them noticing and caught the elevator down just as the door was closing.  He walked down the hall and into the office right at 5 O’clock and they all were preparing to leave.  Dante looked up, smiled and nodded.  His wife was putting on her jacket, turned, picked up her bag and began walking toward him.  She must have had the day’s burdens still on her mind as she still did not notice him.  She walked past him, or should I say, through him, and that’s when he realized.

Madanline turns 1 today

How time has flown,  not a little puppy when she arrived but has grown none-the-less.  She is a real female now as she just finished her first heat, we kept her tightly wrapped and put Thai in a chastity belt.  Taking her afield, her legs have finally grown under her and she now runs with confidence, gone are the gangling appendages of her puppy hood.   Her stride is long and fast as she runs throughout the brush with her head high until she catches a scent, her head lowers little but you can see she's in a locate mode as she starts to sweep back and forth, no longer making the large arcs in front of me.  She has this funny Gazelle like hop to her gate which makes me laugh.  As a true Spaniel, she always comes back to check on my progress, staying not a second, then off again.  Watching her from the kitchen yesterday, she took a good 15 min's. to go from the porch to the way-back of the yard as a Morning Dove searched for food in the grass.  Slowly, step by step she stalked only to have Thai break her concentration, the temptation to great, so off she ran.  Can't wait for fall.

Life is good