This week we were pushed for time. We thought we better to be home soon – but it never works out like that.
Sasha and Dexter seem to enjoy their time out and about. They might be thinking, “what has happened to that other person who used to be around here?” Still it is difficult to know
Events can change the experience of the world, including time. Since the middle of December time seems to me to be passing faster than that it was before.
The dogs sense of time may not be affected. A significant person has for that time dropped out of their lives, and they seem to have adapted. The going on the the familiar walk in the familiar way probably provides structure, but doubtless there is always something for them to discover that goes under the radar of my senses. Read more »
Another week another dog blog it is true, except with the with and time and the weariness of the familiarity of life the changing context can only be alluded to in pictures.
Even on the most mundane, we are caught in the frame of history. This might, I suspect, be more the human than the canine condition. Sasha and Dexter seem to experience enjoyment. Dexter is of an activist disposition most of the time, whereas Sasha tends to be more laid back.
This week we had cause to visit Coledale hospital and it provides a different view on the same local world while providing a reminder of a common local history related to coal mining. And horses were part of this history, including pit ponies and draught(draft) horses. The latter are very impressive animals. I did not want any demonstration of their strength, and in this instance Sasha (as can be seen) and Dexter were remarkably obedient. Read more »
This week we went out despite the rain and then stayed home because it was too hot. So the feeling was we fell short.
Sasha was less concerned by the rain, in fact she was delighted by the opportunity than was Dexter, although she would have been more affected by the heat. Read more »
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