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Chuck

CWTIII January 1 — CWTIII used to bring a taste of Suffolk Virginia to the Woolen Mills January first. He’d make the obligatory Hoppin’ John, not my favorite. But then there were oysters and ham biscuits, delicious. Chuck was my neighbor for 34 years. All good years. Miss him everyday.

chuck and Tilly — Chuck and Matilda, porch sitting

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black dog

dog silhouette

Tall grass

dog in the weeds — 5-6 inches of rain in July

black dog road

black dog road — Road less traveled? The narrow road? The broad road? No no! Take the Black dog Road.

Crossing Toms Run

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walk in the woods notophthalmus viridescens

two dogs in the back seat of a Prius — Tilly is all about walking it down slow, saving energy, not breaking a sweat, securing the chow. Eva is Thunderpaws, ten strides to every step Matilda takes. Eva runs the high road, the low road and encircles the enemy, simultaneously. The dogs have opposite approaches but remain best friends.

red eft crosses the road — While Tilly was focused on food and Eva ran overwatch a red eft crossed our path unmolested.

morning social

talking across the fence — Tilly visiting with Rivers, a daily stop, neighbor dog.

walking in the woods

the girls — Matilda, Robin, Eva. Memory walk. If you turn over enough stones you will find something somewhere.
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Heaven

GEC Lewes — People rarely come back to share the details of heaven so I imagine my own. Family and all the old dogs.

Eva in the oaks — Walking to the ocean, birdsong, psithurism, dappled light, pathways, conversation, quiet, waves. All of that.

Garden Party

Anna, Helen, Line