MaggieMoose: Earth Day's Selfie- All Part of the Universe

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."

John Muir

Maggie's Earth Day selfie

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."

John Muir

MaggieMoose: Outside Bellissimo

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."

John Muir

POP! Walk of color! We received far more than we expected! Bellissimo. 

MaggieMoose: Smelling The Pink Roses

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul."

John Muir

  It's no secret that Maggie and I love pink. It's our favorite color, especially in nature. We find pink to be a happy and cheerful color filled with vitality. Well, our weather here has been in the 20's to 30s F. Not exactly our typical 50's F winter weather. The lawns have suffered. Their color is a sad yellow-brown. This is quite a change from their typical and beautiful lush green. A couple of weeks ago the poor rose bushes were really battered with the freezing temperatures. On this special day we turned the corner on our walk. The rose bush that was woe begone just two weeks ago had some pink blooms calling for our attention. Over here it seemed to whisper. Maggie and I walked up closer. Oh my gosh, these roses survived the odds. They came through the freezing weather looking so beautiful. Maggie and I stopped to smell the roses. Nature gave strength to our body & soul. We walked away from the pink roses with a spring in our step and a smile on our faces. We looked back at the pink roses with gratitude.

Maggie Climbs The Mountain at Windy Hill

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."

John Muir

Maggie at the top of Windy Hill

One of Maggie's views from the top of Windy Hill

  While I was in Utah working Maggie was back in California. She went for a 5.5 mile mountain hike at Windy Hill Preserve. At the top of the trail there are 360 degree views from San Jose to San Francisco. Maggie used her Gulpy water dispenser to pack in water for the trip. Hikers admired her cleverness in bringing this container. Maggie, being the social girl she is mingled with folks along the trail while hiking. She shared her happy good nature. It was a hot day. Maggie's tongue was to the ground. It's amazing how long English Springer Spaniel's tongues can reach. Although Maggie was carefully checked for ticks after the walk, she did bring home one little wondering tick. It was removed immediately. One warning she has to other dog owners is stay on the trail away from the trees and get checked for ticks after hiking. Maggie loved her long hot hike. Her spirit was washed clear away as she enjoyed the beautiful day with her family back home. At the end of the day Maggie stayed in one spot exhausted. She remained content her happy heart was filled with nature's memories. I give special thanks to the family back home for taking Maggie on a hike at Windy Hill Preserve. Maggie loved it. Woof Woof

Maggie at the end of the day of hiking

 

BRAVE: Paper Free, Save A Tree

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean."

John Muir

Maggie

  This past weekend we went to see the Disney PIXAR movie BRAVE. It's an incredibly beautiful movie that  had us in stitches we were laughing so hard. It also brought tears to our eyes. It's the kind of movie Maggie would love if they allowed a MaggieMoose in the theater. We anticipated a big crowd so we bought our tickets online. The tickets were sent via text to the iPhone. No paper. We were paper free to save a tree. We went to the theater, flashed the iPhone, and in we went. Popcorn in hand we were sitting in front of the big screen viewing an incredibly beautiful forest scene. Watching the spectacular nature animation on the screen brought us a little closer to Nature's heart. We sat knowing we saved a tree by being paper free. Woof Woof