Still Life of Chair--with Pets

I meant to post a picture of Jack with my last post, but found I didn't have a copy of the picture I needed. Here is Jack, along with Minja and Maki (on the chair--Minja has the glowing evil eyes and Maki just looks contented).

These three will figure into far too many of the blog posts you will see here. They have rearranged my life, mostly for the better, so I spend a lot of time watching them and thinking about them.

Stay tuned.

Jack & the Bird

Jack chased his first bird today. A robin.

I know this isn't a big deal. I know dogs chase birds all the time. What I don't know--or what I didn't know until today--is just how gloriously happy running for a dozen steps or so could make a dog. Jack ran and as soon as he got close enough for the bird to notice, the bird flew away. Jack ran back to me and he was positively *vibrating* with joy. Looking at him, I knew that I have never in my life felt as happy, as perfectly in my place in the world, as Jack was at that moment.

So I let him chase another bird. Then I took him back to his "crate" and I drove back to my cubicle.