"Looking out on a windy sky,
watching sea birds as they fly on a summer day,
now the sun is here to stay, the winter seems so far away in the summer time." Chris De Burgh
A day of remembrance - Willow 8/9/2011
What makes it so different this year, perhaps days fall exact on the date it all went down. Moments are taken to listen, reflect.
The five years to follow turned out to be our most fertile. It's as if Willow dispersed into many souls, from one to many. Just like seeds in a milkweed pod. when blown upon little feathered seeds rise, and float away. It seems the last five years have been filled with the joys of breeding, and puppies whose little souls rose on feathered wings and floated away. With each litter, Willow present. I suppose that is why Grace and Halo are important, they represent a culmination in a way. A Culmination of a journey which began many years before, many decades, many lifetimes.
Willow and I gave each other so much, and did so much together. I miss her little body. I will never forget, She shines bright in this new dawn. I believe she gave me the greatest gift of all - her son, Nash. Who, now at sixteen, I care for in a similar manner as I once did Willow. His eyes still glow with a richness of admiration, and life. He is my Night, he is my hero, he is my love. He has helped make the past five years possible.
Of course it can not go unsaid how the tremendous contribution my beautiful Pearl has furnished our lives with all this love. She set in motion the events to follow, and served as the connection, the portal, through which all this life came forth.
Nash standing in the middle, first time outside, 5 weeks old. Above, Nash, minutes old.
Now is the time, with my pack of five. Time for ourselves, Time to settle in and enjoy each day, each moment, every breath. I never knew where Willow would lead as I followed. I don't know where, or what journey, this pack will lead. I will gladly follow.
Beautiful Pearl
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