10 years

10 years ago today this little black dog entered our lives. I can't believe it's been that long, but I'm grateful for every minute. She's fussy and demanding but we love her anyway. I wrote a haiku for the occasion:

Little black-faced dog
Center of the universe
"please tickle my chest"

Can I tell you how dry it has been here? This the patch of lilies of the valley that Bobby was laying in in the picture from a few days ago. I took that picture probably two and 1/2 weeks ago and here's what it looked like yesterday. Yellow and brown. Everything under my feet crunches. It's terrible. We need some rain.