Weird… I thought I’d already published that last post, but here it was sitting in the draft folder. My goal is to try to post around once a week. I feel guilty spending too much time on the computer. I’ve been updating my resume and my portfolio. There have been some recent events at work that made me realize it wouldn’t hurt to explore other opportunities. Even though I’ll always appreciate their flexibility with Abby’s situation, I no longer report to the same person who allowed that to happen. But enough of that.
We were on a walk in Reservoir Woods a few days ago, and as we were walking up the steep hill near Dale Street, I wondered aloud when Zoe was going to see her first deer. Sure enough, just before we left the woods near Victoria Street, we saw a deer crossing the path ahead of us. Zoe’s ears and tail perked up, and she stopped and raised one of her front paws. The deer trotted into the woods, and Zoe trotted right after it until she reached the end of her leash. She kept pulling in that direction, wanting the chase to be on. I’m not sure if she thought it was a really large puppy to play with, or a really large furry creature to hunt
We saw an osprey yesterday. Luckily, it was far out of Zoe’s sight. She likes to think she can chase the small birds in our yard. I don’t think she realizes she can’t fly yet.
On a different walk, we were on a path next to an open clearing, and she started doing her own reenactment of the opening credits of Little House on the Prairie, bounding through the tall grass. Her foster family described her as part deer, part Shetland pony, and that’s pretty accurate.
May 16, 2008 at 11:23 pm |
ah, a lovely walk! riley tried to chase a deer in the dogpark nearby where you were. no contest.