Can't blame him really. If you saw her you'd fall in love too. Those sandy eyes that flirt with every slow and deliberate blink; those beautiful and full hips that are suprisingly small under all that thick fur; that sweet smile and funny, expressive groan sound she makes. David was there in the beginning as he was a housemate when I first brought Tallis home. Bringing her into my life was a totally spontaneous thing and I didn't have a chance to ask any of my four housemates. She was just a ridiculously cute pup who stole my heart with one little lick on my hand amongst a crew of hand-chewing pups. Her colors caught my eye: spotted sandy and flowing, golden cream, like a perfect cup of chai tea. Picking her up into my arms pretty much sealed the deal. I missed having a dog (my familiar) in my life after the love of my life, Cass, had been gone six months. Anyway, David was sweet and played with her and was patient when various items went missing from his room or two puppies were taking over the living room (Pete got her litter-mate-sister; the whole reason I was in the puppy-filled situation to begin with). He fell for her from the beginning.
There we were, almost 2 years later on the Olymic Peninsula at lower Lena Lake on one of the too-few hikes I took last summer. David was trying to get Tallis to pose with him for a picture. What followed was a series of adorable scenes. See for yourself in the pictures below. I posted these mostly for his viewing. He has been traveling in India since October and has now arrived in Tanzania where is living in Jane Goodall's house and volunteering in her Roots and Shoots program. In this program he will be working with youth of all ages to take action aimed at improving our world through service learning projects that promote care and concern for animals, the environment and the human community.
Learn more about Roots & Shoots: www.rootsandshoots.org
Go David! Love you.
