Day 340: Buddy one year on

There is no psychiatrist in the world better than a puppy licking your face.

~Ben Williams

As with yesterdays blog, we’re keen to keep the dog barks coming and so Buddy offered to pose in honour of helping the cause. So far we’ve received three barks! It might sound like a silly thing to do, but honestly it’s worth it.

Whenever Buddy goes outside and is called back in, he has to grab something to bring with him. Usually it’s leaves or flowers, bits of stones or twigs. It’s a strange habit – one that can’t seem to be broken!

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Day 285: Autumn Evenings

“I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light.”
― Helen Keller

I grabbed a brief moment to walk Buddy this afternoon before it got dark (it’s getting dark A LOT earlier now) and took my camera with me to try and get some blustery Autumn shots. I didn’t quite fail, although everything is still rather green.

Not one to keep an eye on countdowns – but it’s eighty one days to go until I’ve officially blogged a photo(s) every day! It’s days like today when everything has been hectic and there’s still so much to do that it’s inspiring and even motivating to see such a small number in comparison to the early days when I was in the three hundreds .

During this season I start to feel more alive. Which is contradictory in a way for Autumn means for many, the complete opposite. With the onset of SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder – so many struggle with the darkness and the temperature change. I love it though, sorry!

It might be something to do with how it’s acceptable to wear cosy jumpers and scarves – and thick coats and blankets! In the Summer we just don’t get away with these things as much as we should!

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