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Saturday, September 01, 2007
Of Buddhas, Birds and Bees
Yesterday, we went hiking.
Buddha (the dog) gets so excited for a hike, he dances and squeals as soon as I even THINK of putting on my hiking boots.
Buddha never learned to "heel" - he has always just pulled me, which makes for a great hiking dog on the uphill parts. But he also pulls me down hills, and that can be scary.
My old dog is now approaching 11 years and his ability to get me up those hills doesn't last through the whole hike anymore. Yesterday, before the end of our HOT journey, I was pulling him. And he had a long recovery time lying spread out on the cool, tile floor when he got back.
I know that he was really hot and tired yesterday, and he was pushed beyond his comfort zone, but he never complained once. And if I were to even THINK about my hiking boots right now, I KNOW that he'd be squealing to go.
That's my Boodie boy. I couldn't love him more.
If you want to see my four-legged sweetie, click here or here.
I startled this big bird (and it startled me!) but it never flew away - just quickly walked into the brush. I couldn't get a good shot at such short notice (I'd never make a hunter. And that's okay). I don't know what kind of bird it is.
Buddha (the dog) gets so excited for a hike, he dances and squeals as soon as I even THINK of putting on my hiking boots.
Buddha never learned to "heel" - he has always just pulled me, which makes for a great hiking dog on the uphill parts. But he also pulls me down hills, and that can be scary.
My old dog is now approaching 11 years and his ability to get me up those hills doesn't last through the whole hike anymore. Yesterday, before the end of our HOT journey, I was pulling him. And he had a long recovery time lying spread out on the cool, tile floor when he got back.
I know that he was really hot and tired yesterday, and he was pushed beyond his comfort zone, but he never complained once. And if I were to even THINK about my hiking boots right now, I KNOW that he'd be squealing to go.
That's my Boodie boy. I couldn't love him more.
If you want to see my four-legged sweetie, click here or here.
Photos from Yesterday
I startled this big bird (and it startled me!) but it never flew away - just quickly walked into the brush. I couldn't get a good shot at such short notice (I'd never make a hunter. And that's okay). I don't know what kind of bird it is.
"Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky.
When we think of the sky, we tend to look up,
but the sky actually begins at the earth."
- Diane Ackerman
When we think of the sky, we tend to look up,
but the sky actually begins at the earth."
- Diane Ackerman
"To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from."
- Terry Tempest Williams
- Terry Tempest Williams
Labels: Buddha, hiking, photography
posted by Carol at 11:10 AM
2 Comments:
My mom's dog Daisy gets so excited and squeals like that, too. She's a small black lab mix. I think it is a trait of the breed. She doesn't heel either. But, she does get tired on hot days even though she's much younger than Buddha the Dog. My mom has a kiddie swimming pool she puts water in during summers for the dogs and after a hot day's walk, Daisy will go lay in it.
I guess that's what Buddha needs - his own swimming pool to cool off in after a hike. He hates swimming, but he likes water up to his knees.
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