Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

Longer Days

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I am loving the longer days!  If I hurry home from work we can squeeze a wood walk in before dinner.

Which is exactly what we did last night.

We’re not the only ones taking advantage of the longer days.  Last night we ran into a woman and her three dogs.  I’ve met this woman before and I actually wrote about her, but I couldn’t find that particular post.  She’s one of the people who wander the woods with her dogs and lets them wander wherever they want.

Hubby and I heard the woman before we saw her and her dogs.  We turned around to head away from them, but not before her dogs came charging up to Delilah.  Of course I dropped the leash and I was super proud of the way Delilah handled herself.

Despite one of the dogs barking in her face.

Yes, it’s true her hackles were up, but she retained her self-control and returned to me when I called her.

We looped around so we’d end up following the same path they took, except Sampson decided at the last-minute to head another way and guess who came running up to us again?

Her dogs were acting like they hadn’t been out all winter.  One of the dogs, a large white one really wanted to play, he actually jumped on Sampson’s back.  When he tried to play with Delilah she let him know in no uncertain terms that she didn’t want to play.

I was so busy worrying about Delilah and trying to prevent an altercation that I didn’t get any pictures of the other dogs.

But it was another beautiful sunset and I did get some photos of that.

IMG_4243 I tried to capture the orange of the sunset and finally got these by using the flash.

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IMG_4238 This was a zoomed in shot, hence the fuzziness.

  IMG_4234 Delilah moved (jerking my arm)  just as I snapped the photo, I think it looks cool even though it’s a little wonky.

 Are you and your furry friends enjoying the longer days?  Does your exercise routine change with the seasons?

The Heart of Spring

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Ask any New Englander, spring is in the air.

It’s not just because it stays lighter longer.  (Although that does help our spirits.)

We’ve had some 40 even 50 degree days.  Yes it’s true we do have 40 and 50 degree days in winter.  But a 40 or 50 degree day in January is still cold.

No, the sun is definitely warmer.

The birds are singing.  And yes it’s true we do have year round birds that do sing. But their song is sweeter.

Yes there is definitely a different sound to their trilling.

And it’s not just because most of the snow we received three weeks ago is almost gone. Yes, those 40 and 50 degree days have gone a long way to melting that snow.  In fact, there are patches of earth with no snow on them at all.

Maybe it’s a combination of the above or a change in the air, but tt’s true, if you’ve lived here long enough you definitely know when spring is on her way.

Did you ever wonder where spring started?  Where exactly the heart of spring is?

Yesterday on our walk I made a startling discovery.  Spring’s heart is living right in our little patch of woods.  How do I know this?

Heart I saw it on a tree.

This ‘N That Thursday

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Today we’re joining 2 Brown Dawgs blog for This ‘N That Thursday.

This ‘N That Thursday is for those times when you want to post about unrelated topics or each topic isn’t quite long enough to make up a whole post.  It can be anything you want, so feel free to grab the button and join us!

Dogs are opportunists.

Just ask anyone who has ever left the door to their garbage cabinet open, only to return and find garbage strewn hither and yon.

I’m trying to live this year with a heart like a dog.  No, that doesn’t mean I’m playing in garbage.

It means when the combination of getting home a few minutes early, coupled with the later sunsets provided an opportunity to hit the trails, Sampson, Delilah and I jumped at it.

The dogs were excited to be out sniffing and exploring.

Sam I know there are deer around here somewhere.

Delilah Yup, I smell them too.

We had rain here a couple of days ago and then a cold spell, which means the snow froze.  Walking on frozen snow is just as challenging as walking on fresh snow.  On the well-worn paths, the trail was a bit uneven, but it held our weight.  When we deviated from the path, our feet sank.

Click on any of the pictures to enlarge them.

 We had thirty-five glorious minutes taking in the sights, smells and serenity of the woods.  I can honestly say we all returned home, with joy in our hearts and appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us.

Heart Like A Dog Lesson:  Don’t let a good opportunity pass you by.

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Yup, the time suck is at it again, but this time I thought I’d share it with you.  It’s totally non-dog related (but involves our military which in my book is fair game) and it definitely put a smile on my face.

That’s it for this edition of This ‘N That Thursday.  Many thanks to our friends at the 2 Brown Dawgs blog for allowing us to join them.

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