Mountain Moments with Max

We're feeling sort of Introspective right now.

And Reflective.

As we paw this out
We think of Penny and Poppy and Patch's Daddy
and Miss Lana's Husband.
And we know they will all miss him
As he preceded them to the Bridge.
It's so sad.
It makes us very sad.
And we feel for those members of our blogging Family.

We hope they are blanketed by the Love and Support
that this wonderful Community has to offer.

We're also sad and we think about
Wally
Who left for the bridge on the same morning.

We didn't know Wally very well
but we know from our Friends
and we know
He was a very very special part of Dogs With Blogs
A Doggie with a very big and very special Heart.

He will be missed.
A lot.

We also know

Sometimes we get too Wordy.

We apologize in advance.

We're thinking of

Our Family

Our Friends

Our Lives.

What once were

What are

What will be.

We're realizing

Life is such a Tapestry

of Color

of Texture

of Weave.

Sort of like Moma's messed up Pile

of wet felted wool sweaters.

That's part of what makes it Special
Life

We know

Sometimes things simply aren't Predictable

Sometimes we feel a bit out of Control

Sometimes Life may feel a bit like an Illusion.

But we know it's Real
Oh so Real.

And the Perspective we take

Can help to shape our Reality

To begin to understand Life

To start to really know Love

and

To help us learn how to Be.

As completely and perfectly as we can Be.

Our blogging pals have helped us with those things.

It's true.

We've learned and grown because of our Friends.

We've experienced lots of Walks of Life.

Directly

and 

Indirectly.

And one of the Friends

who has influenced us in that process

has been dear Max of South Africa.

Imagine our Delight

when we learned of Max's World Tour

and his Stopover in our little neck of the Woods

and our chance to be part of his Tour Stories.

Memories that he and his moma will Share

and will hold on to

Hopefully Furever.

We could have taken Max high up in the Mountains.

We might have gone skiing or snowshoeing or sledding.

But we decided instead

to do something his moma told us has been a favorite Impression

a lasting Memory
a supportive Moment in Place and Time

We guided our good Friend

up our Path

up the Hill
near our Home

We led him to the Place

Where we like to go

To the Place

Where we can look out to the East

Beyond our Home

Beyond the city skyscrapers

to the Plains that stretch on Forever.

And we deeply breathed in the mountain air.

We stood in Silence

in Appreciation

and with the sort of Understanding that dogs simply have.

The fresh air filled our lungs and refreshed our Spirits

The wind ruffled our furs and filled us with Life

The breeze whispered of Hopes and Dreams
of Love and Friendship

and

We Smiled.

Quietly.

Together.

We Believed

and

We Trusted

In a Great Goodness

In Friendship

In Family.

And we knew it was Good.
And it always will be.
Good.

Eventually

We headed Home

Together

and we Rested

all Three of Us

on our Big Bed.

The Place where we feel most Safe and Secure.

And we gave Max some Strength that he'll need

for the rest of his Journey.

We love you Max.

Thanks for stopping by.
Thanks for taking Time for getting to know Us.
Thanks for taking the Time for letting us know You.

And especially

Thank you for being such an Important Part of our Life.

(See ya later, MaxDog.)