Sunday, August 17, 2008

Blue and Free



It seems as though we've been living inside an enormous pie the last few days, buried under the inside of a hazy gray crust, trudging ankle deep through the juices which collect on the bottom. And then this morning it was as though someone had pulled the top layer away, leaving a ring of crust along the edges, spilling blue and sunlight into our world, if only briefly. A wall of clouds ringed the horizon, obscuring even the foothills and the mountains, dark near their bases but whipped, like meringue at their peaks. Duncan was more than ready to adventure out and not even the lake that had overrun the grass could stop him. I dropped his leash once we'd crossed the street and stood by, content watching him run and jump and even roll, snapping his jaws in the early morning sunshine as if trying to capture it and bring it home to enjoy later. There is no joy like the joy of a dog set free in a dry and blue-skied world.

4 comments:

Rick said...

How true. What a sweet video. My Lucy chants like that.lol What a good boy.

Valerie Cummings said...

Oh I love that video! He is so cute! Was that also his Bah-Bah?

Lori said...

Great video. The epitome of happiness!

Chris and Mackenzie said...

I watched your video while listening to 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' playing upon entering your site...made for a very sweet video.

I think it's time Mac and I got walking. :)

Chris