First I will talk of puppies. The sweet sucking noises they make, their furs like velvet and their faces all scrunched up. The way their personalities are starting to emerge as well as their colors. A soft grey one, a bearlike black one and a rich brown one. All with the tell tale black wolf stripe running across their backs and covering their tails.
Shanti is what I would call a modern mother. She pops her almost two week old puppies onto a hot water bottle and sets of on an adventure. Two days ago while I was at University she dug herself in under the container and could not get out. Luckily Grandma Fey takes her duties more seriously. She lead F towards the squealing motherless babies and then towards her wayward daughter. After F dug Shanti out she got quite a mouthful from Fey.
Next I will talk about Autumn sun sparkling on leaves, dancing across wolf fur and kissing the back of my neck. After a week of cold and rain my heart sings along with it.
With the cold came sleepless nights and enough deadlines to make me cry and think of moving into a meadow somewhere. Every time I make it through a tough patch I am filled with a new respect for my resilience. It is a good feeling. Knowing I can depend on me.
I ended this afternoon taking the dogs for a walk. We climbed up a mountain of soil. Skipped across puddles turned gold by the sun. Watched the world turn under a deep blue autumn sky.
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I want to visit your world so badly!
Very interesting.. and beautiful pictures. It's interesting also that we see things the way we do. My struggle has never been to know if I can depend on me.. but can I depend on others? :)
I am glad I can depend on me as well.
Such an important mindset.
Stop it with the puppies woman. You are killing me.
I love the way puppies' breath smells like cookie dough.
So odd to think of March being autumn...it is spring, or trying to be, here.
And I feel blessed to have read that you are grateful to be able to depend on you. What a gorgeous mind set. I need to think on that for awhile.
"It is a good feeling. Knowing I can depend on me."
Very good indeed.
And some part of my brain still can't accept that in your part of the world it's autumn and here there will be spring.
And it's very lovely to see it through your eyes.
Beautiful pictures, as always every time I come back here to browse.
This post reminded me of a poem I love that can be found at:
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/167.html
It's called 'The Last Wolf.' It moves me every time. I love posts like the ones you write.
"knowing i can depend on me" That's the juice, isn't it. you.
"Every time I make it through a tough patch I am filled with a new respect for my resilience. It is a good feeling. Knowing I can depend on me."
AMEN, sister!!
And ohhhhhhhhhhhh-- puppies!! PUPPIES. puppies!!!! oh my god-- so glad you are through the roughest part of school work. hope you get to RELAX and nurture yourself and unwind.
And,-- when you start your drawing class next Fall, let's talk--- it is a journey, for sure and I want to make sure you dont' get discrouaged as there is SO much to be gained if you can hang in through the beginning roughness . .
BIG hugs-- bluepoppy
I do believe that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and more mindful of that strength. What a shame that strength and resilience is so hard won - but it's the way with our species, at least. Maybe for all the species.
I love reading about autumn weather while right now spring is exploding where I live.
Thank you for your beautiful pictures and for sharing your thoughts with us! Happy fall!
Puppy breath DOES smell like cookie dough! And their fur smells like very elegant, dry cleaned coats.
autumn? seems so strange as it is spring (almost ) here. and that sucking noise? love it.
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