https://videopress.com/v/hNz1VUTz?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true There are times when my heart aches -- I know, I know; you see me running around, sniffing, jumping, barking (much less now I should say) -- To all appearances I appear effervescently happy, and most of the time this I am. My cup is typically ninety percent full. I do however miss my... Continue Reading →
Juno – On the move
It all happened so quickly. In recent weeks I heard Kathie and Ken speaking in hushed tones, in conversations hard to hear and difficult to understand. I initially thought they were making plans for their imminent Ireland trip, an adventure on which I was not invited, a reality I have in time come to accept... Continue Reading →
Random thoughts in proverbial style, by Juno
When greeting one another, dogs gathering at the dog park circle counterclockwise in order to suss each other out. One does wonder if below the equator they would circle in the opposite direction. There is personal prejudice in every dictionary definition, for dictionaries are assembled based on individual and corporate usage practices, back at least... Continue Reading →
Freedom, by Juno
Well we’re back, at the start of the second month of the year, winter still all about us in the Thompson Rivers Valley . . . and loving it. Ken, Kathie, Cameron and I have enjoyed many days walking and hiking, meeting up with an amazing array of canine friends, Ken and Kathie swapping stories... Continue Reading →
My Days are So Joyful – Juno on walks, wonder and joy
I really am the most fortunate dog in alive in Kamloops today. I know that perceptions, especially self-perceptions, can be dangerous; they can lead to arrogance, misunderstanding and emotional injury. If the difference between one’s own self-assessment and the estimations of others is too great, conversation is difficult; allegiances, even friendships can suffer. All this... Continue Reading →
Highways and Holidays: Travelling BC during floods and slides – Juno’s 4th blog
In the Captain's seat So with Willie Nelson we’re on the road again, this time travelling from Victoria to Kamloops after a delayed departure following one false start due to extreme weather and highway conditions. Ken and Kathie had considered how best, and when to attempt travel back home for many days. Kathie was convinced... Continue Reading →
Another street, another window
Juno, in the home of Jan and Knut In the Biblical Book of the Acts of the Apostles the narrator begins: In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven . . . Well I cannot pretend to... Continue Reading →
On the street where I live: Canine reflections 4.0
Spoiler alert! This blog is co-written with my humans though the opinions expressed, and discoveries noted are entirely my own. My humans actually have a lot of time to co-write with me, as they are now both retired. Six months! Wow. When retired, the gaze of humans shifts, from that of the workplace where home... Continue Reading →