So, Bella is now allowed to go potty in the backyard by herself. This is both a relief and a bit confusing to her. Sometimes she stops and looks back at us as if to say "are you coming? Did you forget? Are you sure this is o.k.?" But she has adapted to the new/old routine of "checking her acreage" on her own quite easily.
I and J. are happy that we know longer have to suit up for night-night potties, middle of the night "think I gotta potty" potties, first thing in the morning potties, & "just said I had to potty so I could see if the squirrel was out". Luckily this has been a mild winter.
Of course there were good parts to taking Bella outside on her every whim -
Me - "but you just went out"
Bella - big puppy eyes
Me - big sigh - "Oookay"
We discovered that it was actually the animals dropping food into our back yard - bread, peanuts, chunks of fruitcake. And we have just decided to believe that the whole piece of pizza we found was dropped by a traveling raccoon. This is much easier to accept than thinking that someone would fling an entire piece of pizza over our fence.
And I discovered why some people not only drag themselves out of bed before daybreak but also out of the house and jog or whatnot. As I age, I am becoming an earlier riser but would've never thought to actually step outside before the skies lightened.
What a beautiful time between worlds - as night transitions into day. There is a kind of misty look that the trees have - as if the wind made a blanket out of itself and wrapped itself around the arboreal trunks. And the darkness of the sky just hovers a bit - loitering like an indecisive teenager while the light begins to work around it.
Of course, I mean.... I wasn't wearing my glasses. The world always looks more interesting when corrective eyewear is not involved. So if the above is not your take on early early morning - try taking off your glasses or squint so your vision is slightly blurred. It just may help.
And the birds waking up - what beautiful songs! And the air is still and fresh - refreshed from time without human activity.
Standing with Bella - breathing deeply while she sniffed quickly. Both of us quiet, curious. It was nice.
So nice, in fact that this morning I accompanied her - just for the heck of it.
The below pictures do not describe the time of day I was referring to. But they were taken on a foggy morning. Of course by the time I went into the house for my camera and got back out, much of the fog had lifted.
I and J. are happy that we know longer have to suit up for night-night potties, middle of the night "think I gotta potty" potties, first thing in the morning potties, & "just said I had to potty so I could see if the squirrel was out". Luckily this has been a mild winter.
Of course there were good parts to taking Bella outside on her every whim -
Me - "but you just went out"
Bella - big puppy eyes
Me - big sigh - "Oookay"
We discovered that it was actually the animals dropping food into our back yard - bread, peanuts, chunks of fruitcake. And we have just decided to believe that the whole piece of pizza we found was dropped by a traveling raccoon. This is much easier to accept than thinking that someone would fling an entire piece of pizza over our fence.
And I discovered why some people not only drag themselves out of bed before daybreak but also out of the house and jog or whatnot. As I age, I am becoming an earlier riser but would've never thought to actually step outside before the skies lightened.
What a beautiful time between worlds - as night transitions into day. There is a kind of misty look that the trees have - as if the wind made a blanket out of itself and wrapped itself around the arboreal trunks. And the darkness of the sky just hovers a bit - loitering like an indecisive teenager while the light begins to work around it.
Of course, I mean.... I wasn't wearing my glasses. The world always looks more interesting when corrective eyewear is not involved. So if the above is not your take on early early morning - try taking off your glasses or squint so your vision is slightly blurred. It just may help.
And the birds waking up - what beautiful songs! And the air is still and fresh - refreshed from time without human activity.
Standing with Bella - breathing deeply while she sniffed quickly. Both of us quiet, curious. It was nice.
So nice, in fact that this morning I accompanied her - just for the heck of it.
The below pictures do not describe the time of day I was referring to. But they were taken on a foggy morning. Of course by the time I went into the house for my camera and got back out, much of the fog had lifted.
