Change of Pace

Hello friends! Sorry I have been offline for a while…I decided to slooow things down a little and just be an observer as the world keeps turning. It seems as soon as nights begin to cool, my hoomans begin to rev up their activity. Big yellow buses ramble down my road, football games roar through the tv, calendars are pulled out and schedules filled up. In Michigan, September becomes all about apples (not sure why hoomans are so fascinated by this fruit) and everything around me begins to change. 

My woods decided to change too. My favorite wildflower, Jack-in-the-pulpit, has morphed into a stick of berries. The maidenhair ferns are fading along with the shade of the forest as the trees shed their leafy coats. I took myself for a long walk, and as the acorns fell, I began to wonder… why do things always have to change? 

Long gone are those lazy hazy summer days. Instead, my hoomans scurry from one important thing to the next. The house is often empty and quiet. Even the frogs in the creek seemed to have hopped off to somewhere unknown. The nights are arriving earlier and the screen door is now locked. I feel like the world decided to change without even asking if I was ready or not.

I guess that is the funny thing about change – it happens whether you are ready or not. Even if you know change is coming…it can still somehow surprise you. I knew summer would end one day, but now that it is gone, I wish I would have savored it just a little longer. I miss those warm afternoons splashing in the cool creek and shaking my wet coat all over my hooman to make her yelp in surprise. I am not sure I like change, but there is really nothing I can do about it. I just have to accept it and cherish the memories. 

So friends, as we head into a new season, if you find yourself racing around like my hoomans – I suggest you change your pace. I know there are places to go, lunches to pack, and paperwork to complete. But do yourself a favor and sloooow it down. Savor the season and time with each other, because one thing is for certain – we will never have this time again.

Bark at you next week!

Your friend, 

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