A peaceful interlude

We are seizing these days with K. She'll spend most of Wednesday through Friday in the hospital receiving her radiation treatments so this peaceful interlude feels like a vacation. Our pack saw the lingering remnants of the sunset last night.

And, then this morning, for the first time since K's osteosarcoma diagnosis, I shook off my sadness enough to get onto our trails in time for sunrise. We arrived up high before the sun crested the rocky peaks to our east, and we gazed at the glowing purple mountains. It was so quiet. No wind, no people, no noise at all except for me talking to K.

Soon, the warm sun rays touched K's fur and it turned blazing red. I love sharing sunrise with my K!

Just as the sunshine touched our world, the birds who have the courage to winter here, in our ferocious winter weather, started chirping. I heard a Townsend's Solitaire, a Chickadee, and nuthatches.

K was ready for action after sunrise. We wandered around a high plateau, enjoying the firmly frozen snow. We could walk on the crust before the sun softened it. K dug a hole, using her "bad" front limb as much as her "good" one. The Runner commented today that it was very lucky that K saw our vet for a routine check when she did. Otherwise, we might not have noticed her bone tumor because she's not limping or acting even vaguely sick. I'm scared to think that her "early" diagnosis might be a good sign because I've been working so hard to accept what the vets say is almost inevitable.

As we headed downhill toward home to end our hike, K stood atop the crust on a snow-covered slope and bowed. She's so beautiful to me... even with a shaved front leg.

Please go visit our friend Pip. He's facing a big challenge and could use our support. Your support has meant so very much to me over the past week so I know what a difference it can make.