A precious day

Our morning routine has completely changed because K doesn't want to walk very much in the morning. We've had extra time to watch the Flycatcher couple who have a nest full of babies under our deck.

The parents work so hard, catching flies and delivering them to the nestlings, all day long.

I occasionally saw the couple together this morning. I know from the past dozen years of watching flycatcher parents that the nestlings usually fledge soon after I start seeing the parents away from the nest together.

After a slow-moving morning on the deck watching the Flycatchers, one of K's favorite people, smrp, came to visit her in the afternoon. K had been subdued all day until the three of us sat in the pine needles and played. K lit up, her eyes sparkled, and she seemed truly happy. I didn't take any photos because the time was too precious. But, here's K's serene face after our little get-together.

K's energy was buoyed for the rest of the day, and our little family had a peaceful sunset walk in the meadow near our house. K's spirit amazes me - she loves life with all her heart.

During that sunset hike, I managed to negotiate with R's agent to let me take a photo of him in the sunset light. He's a handsome dude, in my humble opinion.

As the sun dropped lower in the sky, the world and K were embued with a deep red. It felt as if K was being swaddled in the soft warm rays of the sun.

It was another precious day in our journey. As a person who always like to try to take control of life events, it's so hard for me to stand by and let nature take its course. Alas, aside from pain management, that's all that I can do. But, I'll stand by K until the end of the journey, watching over her and showering her with love.