One overcast morning I was walking along a trail deep in thought – perhaps about how snow pants make such a difference on cold days like this one – when, up ahead, Asha did a double take and barked. It took me a few seconds to locate what had startled her – a dark mass […]
Bridge over gentle waters
On one of my let’s-see-where-this-trail-goes walks with Asha, we rounded a bend and came to a clearing of sorts with a wooden bridge over a burbling stream. The bridge invites me to pause, to stop. I drop a stick into the deep section of the stream. Asha waits for it to drift close enough that […]
A “waste” of time?
On a walk in the woods with my puppy Asha, a sentence I’d read recently popped into my head: A tidy house is a sign of a wasted life. I mulled this over as I walked, growing more irritated with each step. Says who? I asked the trees and Asha. I wish I could remember […]
Geese and indigo: Thoughts on wonder
I wonder where the geese went, I say to my puppy Asha who is also staring out at the beaver pond. I like to think she remembers the creatures that honked and honked the day we first saw them. I haven’t seen the pair of Canada Geese for several days now. I delight in their […]
Whimsy & Tea appoints new CHO
One morning during a late-winter thaw my puppy Asha and I head up the dirt road, past the small cemetery and into the woods. Once I can no longer see the road, I unclip her leash and we are both free. I have a couple hours before my first scheduled commitment, so Asha and I […]
