Month: July 2023

The View From Home

Our dog Bear lies on the tile and asks for a belly rub on April 14, 2023. Original: _CAM6568.ARW

One of the things I love about our house is the view of the mountains in the distance when you walk in. For months now though this is the view I often first see when I come home from work. Sometimes Bear greets me at the door and runs off to find a toy for us to play with, but if he’s sleepy he rolls over and asks for a belly rub. There may be wiggling involved lest such a subtle gesture go unnoticed.

A New If Old Leash

Our dog Bear waits near a saguaro I call 'The Elephant' on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2023. Original: _Z724957.NEF

Another picture of Bear and The Elephant, taken towards the end of an afternoon hike a few months ago. It’s hot enough now that such walks are verboten, it’s early morning or nothing. Evening swims are now on the table though! I have switched back to this leash, which we bought on the day we adopted Ellie in 2009. We have fancier leashes but I’ve always come back to this one.