Relationships

From afar friends: Surprise campground cats

Watching them comfortable enough to inch closer is a glorious sight. (Plus a scrapbook of other recent thoughts, all in one place.)

Nov 11 •

I got engaged in the redwoods!

But not to my current partner. As much as it sometimes feels weird to talk about my past self in that past relationship, it also feels important.

Nov 9 •

Two best friends finding beaches

In many ways, Scout and I have built the foundation of our life together on wet salty sand. You’d think that would be unstable, you know?

Nov 6 •

Testing a dog's commitment to relaxation?

I want my dog to interact with me as a social creature. Of course she responds to my own movements!

Oct 28 •

Positive punishment and prancing prairie dogs

Dog training nuance, "positive punishment", and sharing space with Montana's wild creatures

Oct 16 •

I get a little closer each time I try

How much time have I wasted on adrenaline in social-media comment sections when instead I could be loving my dog right here, right now, in front of me?

Oct 10 •

I love when my dog plays with things that aren't toys

I consider it one of our greatest accomplishments that Scout's expanding her idea of what constitutes a “toy”.

Oct 5 •

It's just a slip lead

But sometimes an object becomes more than an object.

Sep 23 •

Delight in the little things

A squirrel, some chaos, the circle of life, and romanticization

Sep 12 •

Hills I will die on as a dog lover

The more specific a guideline, the more likely I am to take issue with it. But I stand behind some overarching beliefs.

Sep 3 •

Gifts for and of an old dog

She greets me when I walk in the door—everything different and everything the same—as if we had not spent the bulk of our lives hundreds of miles apart.

Aug 20 •

I am not spiritual (and yet)

A prose-poem about the universe

Aug 4 •

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