That wet dog smell
It smells like wet dog around here! I have chemotherapy tomorrow and always take Beulie with me since she wears a cape and is in training to become a service dog. And, just to make sure there is no offense, I give her a bath on the same 14 day schedule I'm on for chemo. Tonight, while I was at it, I gave Parisse a bath too, which she hated mightily. Two clean dogs, a lot of
moist doggy air.
A few months ago I saw the film, "Into the Wild," which broke my heart. It's about a young man who ventured into the wilderness of Alaska and eventually died there. You know that early on so I'm not giving anything away. It was a compulsive thing with me to read the book the movie was based on, INTO THE WILD, by Jon Krakauer, which broke my heart again. I figured it out that on one of his treks he was briefly in Berkeley, California, at the same time we were living there. Who knows, maybe I bumped into him on campus or at a coffee shop of something. From all accounts he was a wonderful young person and it's sad to know about his tragic end.
On Saturday I'm taking a 3-hour workshop on bird journaling and drawing. I'm not a birder but I invited a friend to join me who is. I'm more interested in the drawing part so I took some time this evening -- while the dogs were drying (!) - to copy a photograph from the cover of the new Dr. Foster & Smith catalog that came in the mail this afternoon. I have no idea what kind of bird this is - remember, I'm not the birder - I only saw it as brown and gray with shadows that I read as having bits of blue.
Hope all goes well tomorrow, Leona from everydaymatters. :o)
ReplyDeletegreat bird drawing! i love drawing birds and just watching them is fun too. :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful Barbara! A bird drawing class Sounds like fun!!
ReplyDeleteSimply lovely, and aren'y you lucky to have such a great buddy for company - Make it a great day!
ReplyDeleteThank you, all of you!
ReplyDeleteLeona -- I'm fine, the chemo went well.
Leah -- I agree, drawing birds is fun and I enjoy the ones in a liquid amber tree that I watch from my kitchen window.
Shelly -- I've never been to a bird drawing class & I'm not sure what to expect....
Sandy -- Beulie was great today. I especially love it when medical staff get down on all fours and play with her!