Our treasured senior companion Achilles. He could be 13 human years old, he could be 18. Whatever his age, every day is a gift.

Our treasured senior companion Achilles. He could be 13 human years old, he could be 18. Whatever his age, every day is a gift.

Our good boy, our treasured companion, our Fitzi.

Back on Thursday.
It’s sometimes hard to believe she’s eleven years old. Recently someone saw her and was quite surprised to learn her age. Stella’s been a challenging dog at times – very quick to learn; quickly bored; on walks paying less attention to me than I was accustomed to in my dogs; wary of unfamiliar people; still occasionally letting loose that cattle dog shriek. I had to learn new ways of in-seeing, both into her specifically, dogs in general, and myself. She’s not a perfect dog but no dog is. She’s more than good enough.
My life, my self, is much richer for owning her.

I mentioned photographing treasure in my backyard. Here is one nugget, a periwinkle. Simple and commonplace things are as valuable as the odd, the uncommon. It’s important to treasure and give thanks for small everyday blessings.