My Beautiful Olivia at Dusk

My Beautiful Olivia at Dusk
Originally uploaded by my.third.eye

I'm having some problems with my landlord. The situation is so depressing, I went to bed last night at 10 p.m., woke up at 2:15 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep. After tossing and turning for 45 minutes, I got up, walked the five feet over to Olivia's little bed, sat down on the floor next to her, and cried for a while. She pressed her head against my hand and looked up at me with that beseeching look that the good dogs give you when they know all is not right with your world (and therefore not right with theirs).

Then I got up, made a cup of coffee., went to the living room couch and stayed on it the entire day, because sometimes when things go awry, I need to stop moving, stop doing, and stop trying to "fix" what I can't control. If I'm lucky, the universe smiles on me and causes stuff to happen in my unconscious - stuff that helps me accept that all I can change is my perspective.

The good news is that I discovered, upon downloading my latest batch of photos, that I took what I think is a really nice photo of Olivia, if I do say so myself. Don't you think the blue-gray fence brings out the redness of her fur? If only I could look as good as my doggie does!  :-)

Comments

[msmush]

Yes, that's when I miss animals the most, when I'm sad. Even cats seem to offer comfort that humans can't. Great Livvy picture!

[Ms.K]

Are you still on the couch? Surely Livvy B. needs to go for a walk?

[harlan lewps]

Ah, the plot thickens. There was a reason you were at the cottage yesterday? Landlord problems? Well, these aren't new...hope they are no more difficult than in the past.