On one of my let’s-see-where-this-trail-goes walks with Asha, we rounded a bend and came to a clearing of sorts with a wooden bridge over a burbling stream. The bridge invites me to pause, to stop. I drop a stick into the deep section of the stream. Asha waits for it to drift close enough that […]
Geese and indigo: Thoughts on wonder
I wonder where the geese went, I say to my puppy Asha who is also staring out at the beaver pond. I like to think she remembers the creatures that honked and honked the day we first saw them. I haven’t seen the pair of Canada Geese for several days now. I delight in their […]
Whimsy & Tea appoints new CHO
One morning during a late-winter thaw my puppy Asha and I head up the dirt road, past the small cemetery and into the woods. Once I can no longer see the road, I unclip her leash and we are both free. I have a couple hours before my first scheduled commitment, so Asha and I […]
And here I thought I was simply walking the dogs
Most mornings for the better part of 16 years, I’d get up and go for a walk with my yellow Labs, Molly and Codi. Many days my neighbor’s coonhound Delilah waited for us at the top of the hill and joined us for part of the walk. Some mornings I didn’t want to go out. […]
Of robots and dog walks
In my recent college alum magazine, there’s an article about an alumnus who has been developing robots for security purposes. These robots can be sent into dangerous situations while humans control them from a safe distance. For example, in Fort Worth, TX a police officer sent a robot into a situation with a dangerous suspect. […]
