poking the bear

Tilly has the incredibly tolerant Eva as a guide.
Tilly has the incredibly tolerant Eva as a guide.
Eva is continuing with the lessons started in Tilly's natal family about the proper type of mouth use.
Eva is continuing with the lessons started in her Tilly’s natal family about the proper type of mouth use, the gentle bite.

Neonate with teeth

dinner rule 1 eat
There is so much going on for the young dog, forcibly removed from siblings and mother, dealing with new everything, food, surroundings, people, words, rules, order, life and death everywhere.
puppy on exam table
visited Georgetown Vet on day 2. Been going there since 1974.
11 pounds
get weighed, evaluated, osculated, prodded, checked out up and down.
asleep at the point of transaction
made lots of new friends, exhausting.
dog phrenology mistake
Back at home, mistakes to be made. Neonate with teeth, curious about everything, the curiosity can be deadly, so the little dog has to be taught, chaperoned, watched, socialized. Fortunately, she was very cool about getting her head stuck, she waited, calmly.
New challenges at every turn, stairs…
New challenges at every turn, stairs…
Learning new means of conveyance, puppy as camera...
Learning new means of conveyance, puppy as camera…
carpetbag
going to meetings and attending quietly.
Pearl the wonder dog
Introduction to other (fully immunized) members of the pack
stopping traffic on Market Street
Cars, walking on a leash. The limitations and dangers of the new world.

Aquinnah

west view
The protection of the clay cliffs is strictly enforced. A uniformed police officer frequently patrols the beach on ATV, handing out $50 fines for tampering with the clay or engaging in any other illegal activities. Under Massachusetts General Law Ch 272 Sec 59, a person may be arrested for disturbing the clay. The cliffs are also frequently patrolled by a member of the Wampanoag tribe, who explains to visitors about the importance of the cliffs to the tribe. The cliffs feature prominently in Wampanoag spirituality and myths.–Wikipedia

no Walmart
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary

Ides of March

downtown
Flew over Manhattan high up.

Cessna
Boarded a little plane in Boston. Makes the flying experience very real.

Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot's window has an arm-hole... Leaving Boston.
Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot’s window has an arm-hole… Leaving Boston.

First visit in life to Martha's Vineyard.
First visit in life to Martha’s Vineyard.

Sam

by dawn's early light
The last time Sam visited I asked him to help me put together a slide show and he stayed up all night. Got it done. By dawn’s early light.

Dog Paddle

Sophie swims
The dog paddle or doggy paddle is a simple swimming style. It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and moving their hands and legs alternately in a manner reminiscent of how dogs and other animals swim. It is effectively a “trot” in water, instead of land.
It was the first swimming stroke used by ancient humans, believed to have been learned by observing animals swim. Prehistoric cave paintings in Egypt show figures doing what appears to be the dog paddle.
It is often the first swim stroke used by young children when they are learning to swim.
The dog paddle has also been taught as a military swimming stroke when a silent stroke is needed – since neither arms or legs break the surface.–Wikipedia