The Three Chis

Some days are even more beautiful than others and today was one of those days!  The constant rain has taken a break and the sun poked through the clouds.  And Kt loaded us in the the Land Rover and took us to the Marsh for our first big adventure in weeks.  The ground was still heavy with water and the ground thick gooey mud.  The smells were unreal...the dust was washed away and I could smell life.  Ah, what a morning....walking with Sally and running throught the green grasses and sniffing out more than I ever could believe could be sensed.

Today, Zoe joined us for her first real hike and she showed complete spunk.  She moves slowly and she moves chaotically.  She lurches and spins and hops and bounces backward.  And YET, she never stops trying.  She walks on and on and never stops.  She wouldn't ride in the carrier.  She wiggled and waggled and Kt let her walk the entire way.  I think that Zoe is exploring life for the first time.  I don't think that walks were a part of Zoe's past.  Leashes?  She freaks out.  And until today, she never stopped to sniff on any of our short walks.  Today, Zoe stopped and soaked up the smells...the pee of dogs gone past.  Today, Zoe becoame a member of the pack...