Happy Chester Day at "Tails on the Trails"
As I wrote in my prior blog, we need to make deposits in our own emotional bank account. Pets, dogs specifically for me, do just that. Even when they do wrong in someone eyes, they know no wrong, and are willing to correct with just a little love. Humans are like that too, even as stubborn as we are. We do not need bullies in life. We do not need your negative opinion when something is done wrong (unless you are the leader of propagating that wrong in which case you will not be given an opinion, but told off in the harshest sense). We need empathy, compassion, we need to listen, share, and most of all be honest with / to ourselves. That last one, being honest, can be a hard one for some, and may need outside help to see.
Dogs will sense your emotional change, and stay away from you when it is negative. Just like humans. This is when you need to stop and reflect as to why, and was it that important to be that way. Dogs are very quick to accept apologies. Humans, not so much. One little wiggle of the butt and waggle of the tail, and the world becomes right once again with a dog. When you have done something wrong it will take several tries with humans to withdrawal from someone's emotional bank account, and you better hope you made many deposits to withdrawal from, or it will not happen.
Life is an emotional roller coaster, and I believe that is a good thing. What you choose to do with that is what makes you special, or feared. I have found that with my dog at my side there is a lot more love between us, than if the dog keeps running away. I feel whole with my dog. I can have faith in friendship.
Being outdoor in nature is fun for me. Even more fun when my Bride and Chester are with me. It turns happenstance into a shared journey, one that is much more rememberable. One that deposits in our emotional bank accounts. The Morton Arboretum does an excellent job, for me anyway, in giving me a place to energize, to anew, to make or continue a journey. This Arboretum contributes to my emotional bank account in this trying time of mine. (The "This" from my prior posts.) So does my Bride, and Chester contribute, and they need deposits in their accounts too. It only makes sense I do what I can to make deposits, and to deposit back to The Morton Arboretum.
Here are my photographs from this great fur day. "Bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea" to all of the dogs, their humans, and to The Morton Arboretum for today. Bark On!!!
First photograph. Chester: "Mom, I cannot reach the fire hydrant."
"What do you mean, no dogs?" as he sits on the inside looking out.
"Okay, I want to make my first friend sniff . . .".
Zoom
Chester got a leg up on the situation . . . and I thought I also needed a photograph without that . . .
Did I ever write, I like benches?
Everybody got to meet Chester.
Some of the equipment setup for the Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum night show.
Chester under the shrub, peaking through the visitor center window, looking for Mom.
Waiting for Mom
He stared so long at the building, he did not see Mom coming around the corner.
Chester, learning to say Hello!
Did I ever write that I like benches?
I asked Chester to pose for me, and this is what he gave me.
I then asked my shadow to pose for me.
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