Lost In The Right Direction

When there's still snow in the mountains and spring is coming alive on the surrounding hills, evening walks are a good way to spend a little time in nature.  It's the simple things that help you get through the week, walk off a little stress and just enjoy the beauty of the evening light.  This particular evening there wasn't a lot of flowers involved, it was more about catching the evening light moving through the fresh aspen leaves that were whirling in the breeze and lighting up the small flowers that covered the hills.  Off in the distance the coyotes howled and played as the sun dipped behind the mountains.  Beautiful way to end the day, enjoying the last rays of sunshine and walking the hills I call home.

My fluff ball has turned into a rather large fluff ball.  For three years you have been a part of life.  When I made the decision to take you home with me I wondered what I was getting into.  Having raised chocolate labs for years I assumed that you wouldn't be much different in personality, boy was I wrong.  Your the loving, in my space, bump me with your hips, sad eyed ball of fur that greets me every morning and every evening with an abundance of enthusiasm.  You still struggle with the thought of going on a long hike, much whining is involved, but if an evening walk around town is the plan your excited to get going.  I have never regretted making the decision to bring you home.  Looking forward to more hikes in the spring with you and winter tumbles in the snow with you Lupine.

April was a whirl wind month, and now we are sitting on the 15th of May. Time is flying fast....We have moved in, the house isn't complete, but we are living and enjoying our new dwelling. I can't express how sweet it is to finally be back up on our property, sleeping in a bed that feels like mine, having family stay with us and folks visiting again, having my own bathroom....not enough words to express my happiness. Around the end of April I brought home a new 8 week old puppy, A very adorable, sweet Bernese Mountain Dog. I have named her Lupine after my favorite wild flower. She tends to be a little bit of a drama queen, with a touch of stubbornness, that makes me laugh out loud at her. Since then I have had my handful, but busy is good. We have been enjoying the new fields of flowers, not far from our home on the surrounding burnt hills. Never been very good about taking evening hikes, but I have been really enjoying these leisure evening outings. All the posted p...