Hanging Out

Settling In

It's shaping up to be a lovely summer. Fitz has settled in - he has slept through the night a couple of times, Oliver seems to be thawing a bit and there is much joy about 297. There is something to be said about having a very enthusiastic puppy around. Fitz bounces from place to place and is quick to dart back to the safety of my feet should he hear an unfamiliar noise. Each time we go out he ventures further away. Today we discovered he could climb the stairs.

Piet was here today (the rest of the family too) and he took his cue from the other three - a sniff here or there and then off to play with Oliver. I'm fairly certain there is a lot of canine eye rolling going on. How many times can a puppy hear how cute he is? Thanks to the Feldmeths Fitz heard it a whole lot.

First family photo

Smiling Fitz and Obedient Conway

Cocktails with Suann

Meet and Greet

Fitz came home today. It was a rather tame meeting of the canine minds. Phew.

The Sweetness of Dogs

by Mary Oliver

What do you say, Percy? I am thinking

of sitting on the sand to watch

The moon rise. Full tonight.

So we go.

and the moon rises, so beautiful it

Makes me shudder, makes me think about

Time and space, makes me take

Measure of myself; one iota

Pondering heaven. Thus we sit,

I thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s

perfect beauty and also, oh! How rich

it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,

leans against me and gazes up into

my face. As though I were

his perfect moon.

Countdown to Fitz

Today we are 2 doods and Oscar. On Thursday we become 3 doods and Oscar. There is a second crate set up in the boys' room and we occasionally throw out variations on the Fitz name ("Fitzy!" "Fitzhugh!") and tell Oliver that soon he will no longer be the last one to receive his treat but do they have any idea what's coming? No. Can't wait to see what their reaction is when they realize he's not going home.

I call this photo, taken yesterday morning, "The Calm Before the Storm."