Curiosity 57: Milo!

I last featured Milo in March (when he was struggling a bit), so it's about time for another post about him—and today he gave me plenty of material because we went to the beach! Which he loves! Carmel Beach, specifically, which means plenty of other dogs to interact with—and people to shower love on him. Here are some photos. The first one was from this morning when, in a very unusual move, he came upstairs to hang out with me. Given his arthritis and the weakness in his hind legs, he doesn't care for stairs anymore. So I was surprised to look up and see him plop down on the floor nearby. Go Milo!

The rest are from the beach, where he had a grand time. He may be an old man, but he's still got plenty of pep. Most of the time he was hanging with his new friend Bragi (2½), visiting from Seattle—while we humans hung with our old friend Thelma, Bragi's person (and my former Norwegian torture partner) and caught up. But there were several other momentary canine conventions, a couple of which featured doodles uniquely. Everyone had a good time! Holiday spirits were high!

Thelma had treats!

Thelma was really slow about handing out the treats...

Bragi loves to dig—among other energetic undertakings

It was a little rainy, but not too bad. And Carmel Beach, with its views of Point Lobos, is beautiful in any weather. It was a nice way to spend a bit of the Winter Solstice. 

Speaking of which, I will end with a poem that I shared on FB today, with the following wish: "HAPPY SOLSTICE! And now, as we tilt toward the light again, let us do our best to make our world lighter for all who inhabit it."

To Know the Dark

 

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.

To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,

and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,

 

and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

 

—Wendell Berry