A celebration of grace and movement

You've doubtless noticed that movement is part of every day in our pack. I love being on the trails and moving. Moreover, it helps my dilapidated spine to feel better. I'm in a bad phase with my back right now so movement is even more important than usual. I rarely get photos of myself in motion out in nature but I capture many of my canine family.

I love watching my dogs move. They move as gracefully as a stream flowing downhill.

And, sometimes they stick out their tongues during their graceful galloping to make the photos funny! Look at all the snow on the mountains behind Shyla.

It's fun to accentuate their speed and grace using photographic tricks.

Shyla is getting faster by the day, and her muscles are starting to ripple.

I think that she's a gorgeous runner.

Today, I also had some time on the trails with R. R's blood tests continue to befuddle everyone, from me to the most expert pathologists. That was part of why I felt such apprehension about the future yesterday. We've decided to forget about them for now and just wait to see what happens. We've taken all reasonable steps to figure out what's wrong in the past month so there's nothing more to do now. (except... R wants me to emphasize this point... he's supposed to gain some weight! More food, including a full 8 course lunch!).

In the meantime, we'll have some fun! K taught us all living life to the fullest even under difficult circumstances... and she's never far from my mind.

Every time our vet examines him, she calls R the most amazing canine athlete she's met. I have to agree. He's fast and has endless endurance.

I had such fun on the trails with our pups today. I tried to mimic Shyla's wide-eyed wonder at every detail of our world. There's so much to learn from our dogs. Live in the moment and find joy in every stick in the forest.

And, I hear K whispering in my ear - Seize the day!