MaggieMoose: Feeling An Artsy Abstraction

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."

Pablo Picasso

MaggieMoose: Art Lesson

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

Pablo Picasso

  In between the rain Maggie and I scurried out to get our walk in. The acorn lined pathway was wet. The sky was misty and clouded over. As we walked down the pathway we came upon a woman with a overpowering and interesting hat. Our view was like a piece of artwork. Gray mist was everywhere. The green grass bordering the pathway framed her slight figure. It was a special moment that caused Maggie and I to freeze. We gazed while art came towards us. We wondered if we had been transported to another land? Perhaps somewhere where the Hobbits live? Alice in Wonderland? We had just witnessed art candy come alive. Blessed. Maggie and I are in full agreement with Pablo Picasso. Art really does wash away the dust from everyday life. They should let dogs in art museums. Maggie just might stuff her soul with all the art candy. Me too. WOOF WOOF

Eureka! Organic Street Art

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off of our souls."

Pablo Picasso

Maggie's fully focused look

  This weekend when we walked the rain filled mornings we came across some street art. We saw multiple leaf prints printed on the sidewalk like silk screened images. Maggie stopped in front of one leaf print as if she "found it". The great art discoverer Maggie! Except it wasn't a human artist, but Mother Nature herself. We were like Sherlock Holmes with our heads down when we continued along the sidewalk. Maybe we discovered nature's gold on the ground? We admired different leaf shapes imprinted on the cement. The other part of ourselves enjoyed the colorful 3D leaves scattered everywhere in between the clumps of pine needles bunched up. Wind and rain plumetted our neighborhood over the weekend. Our surroundings were washed clean of any dust, just like our souls were refreshed and renewed when we discovered the organic street art. 

Eureka!

Backyard Artisty: All In A Dog's Eye View

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."

Pablo Picasso

Maggie's backyard spider web

Maggie's backyard spider web

Maggie's backyard spider web

  Maggie and are in the backyard. She's chasing the tennis ball or searching for twigs when I notice this spider's web. First reaction is one of "not another spider web". These spiders weave their webs in our yard like rabbits populate. We might not be fans of the spiders' webs in our yard, but we are appreciative of their artistry. I guess it's like artwork. We like Renoir's paintings. Another person might like Pablo Picasso's work. We think it's still brilliant to create a vision and share it with the world.

Maggie's contribution to the artwork in our house is her "catch of the day". Another twig. Who knows, it might look good on the wall next to Renoir's: Luncheon of the Boating Party?

Bathtime with Baby MaggieMoose

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar."

Pablo Picasso 

Maggie pupppy (left)

  I found my Kodak flip camera hidden away in the closet. I had forgotten about it this past year. What I recovered from this camera was some old videos of Maggie. They were of her first days here. Erroneously some of her first videos were erased in the process of learning how to operate this small video camera. The film of Maggie is shaky, off track, and amateurish. The treasure amongst all of the shaky videos is the cutest little 12 week old puppy Maggie. The first day she was home I bathed her after her flight here. I'm corny, she's cute, and our place is a mess. Newsworthy for MaggieMooseTracks is she's gone YouTube! She can be found at her YouTube channel called MaggieMooseTracks. I have posted 3 videos. I will start filming Maggie again and posting on YouTube. Like sugar melting in water, this sweetie pie is so adorable and lovable right out of the gate. Bath time with Maggie is kisses, kisses and more kisses. She's the little big miracle in my life. 

PLAY: MaggieMooseTracks: MaggieMoose's First Bath, Part 1