Natures Miracle

As an artist -

I can't help but be amazed and marvel at a sight like this.

 

This occured on a night when I was feeling a bit sorry for myself.

I had come home from work and had a very long list of things that I needed to do.

I wanted to go and work in my studio.

 

But my dog needed a walk.

He REALLY needed a walk.

And there was no one else to take him.

"Why do I have to do everything when I get home?"

These were things that my husband used to do - and I have been left with.

Grumble grumble grumble.

 

I huffed and puffed to myself and grudginly loaded the dog in the back of the car.

I grabbed the leash and his ball and the poop bags.

Grabbed my keys and my wallet and my phone -

Good grief - am I going to walk the dog or moving out for a week?

How much stuff does a person need to walk the dog.

I get down to the dog park.

 

I haven't decided how I feel about the dog park.

I love my dog - I love to walk him.

But I have a life.

There are these dog owners that come down there every evening and the bring a suitcase filled with toys and water and dog treats. They have collected a bunch of chairs that they stack in the corner of the fenced area and pull out so they can sit and socialize for hours while the dogs do their thing.

I don't know these people because I rarely stay long enough.

I don't know their dogs names and they all know Redford's name.

They talk for a couple hours every night.

I don't have that much time to spend at the dog park.

When I see them and stand in their midst - I feel like a bad dog parent.

It's like when I used to stand at the playground or the community center and compare myself to the other parents of toddlers.

My theory is -

get in, run him hard and move on.

That is what I was doing.

 

Rushing.

Rushing the dog. Rushing myself.

Feeling anxious at everything I still had to do.

 

And I stopped and turned my head.

The sun was poking through the trees and I was greeted with a sight that demanded to be acknowledged.

And once again I was reminded -

Slow down and breath or you might miss the magic.