“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” (Agnes Sligh Turnbull) Do you like poems? There are some I don’t like, too much struggle. Many evoke awe, but we have to […]
The Innocents
Lions and Lambs
It’s hard to really tell who’s the lion, who’s the lamb, but these two creatures sleep, walk, play, and just—be together. I’m told by Maureen, it all started about eight years ago […]
Paw Slapped
“You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him discover it within himself.” Galileo Galilei We are in our fourth week with Scout, our breeder-dog rescue. And it has been […]
Pooch Power
Last summer our dog, Bailey died. Our home was dark. It lost its electricity. The power of unconditional love, gone: no wagging tail, no leaps, no licks. Even the light in Cheryl’s […]
Wingman
Not all Long Beach birds are airborne. Harley, a harlequin macaw parrot, is loveborne. Harley and his wingman, Mike Lee, come to the boardwalk often, weather permitting. Heat is a threat. In the […]
Brain Smiles
These moments, these very special moments…they make my brain smile “For many people who are so lost in their minds… the only moments they have, when they are not trapped…is when they […]
I Love…
Video once again included at no extra charge. I love… We start so many sentences with, “I love”: I love you, I love pizza, I love ice cream, I love taking photos…I […]
Pups and Presence
“I suspect she might have heard that crack kills.” In these TV days of political turmoil, climate change, bombings, terror of all makes and models one finds it necessary to circle the […]
Wrapping Presence
The clock on the wall held meaningless symbols. I was reading, “Einstein and the Poet” when Cheryl walked in. She came for a coffee break from her work studio down the hall; […]
Made in the American Shade
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” Elmer Davis I feel there is no point in being free in […]
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