Alice Weighs In

I left Little Rock on the last day of June – after replacing a couple of kitty doors in my house - to fly to Providence, RI on my way to Cape Cod. Catham, MA to be precise. Where I have had a lovely time dog jogging in the bog looking for frogs, not in the fog or leaping in logs, but wearing my togs. Whew. And of course having a lovely time being in the presence of my sis, brother-in-law, nephew, niece and friend. Been walking on the beach – amazed at the cold (always expecting beach water to be at least 80 degrees) and in awe of the kids swimming in it with little hesitation. Went seal watching (alas no whale watching this time), consignment shopping, and star gazing. Almost forgot the Catham Fourth of July parade – I don’t think I have ever been to a Fourth of July parade – rememberances and prayers for all our veterans and soldiers for our freedoms. Just an overall lovely peaceful vacation. Many blessings found and appreciated.

Josie’s and my first solo Bog Jog
Took Josie out on my own to the cranberry bog- about twice her size as when I saw her in May (see photos below). At first she did not know what to do with just me and neither Peter nor Pat nor Michael nor Elizabeth. She kept looking back at the house, expecting someone else to join us. Then she perked up, figuring out I was a pretty good substitute. She ran and sniffed. We ended up at one of the “ponds” where she leapt to the edge, fearlessly retrieving pieces of pond goo and running delightedly back up to the path, head and tail held high. The day before she had learned about bodies of water – having walked in over her head – oops. Then, as we headed back to the house, she ran up the path ahead of me, stopping 2-3 times to wait for me, looking back to see what was taking me so long. What a fun time. Had one more bog walk this morning – our last one together, sniff – as I head back to Little Rock tomorrow……..

Editor's note: here's two shots of Alice picking up Josie -- one in the beginning of May, and one in the beginning of July. I'd say she's grown! (er, the pup, that is...)