MaggieMoose: Open To Pawsabilities

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today."

Mark Twain

Happy Friday! Outdoor adventures....

MaggieMoose: Fruits R Us

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit."

Moliere 

  Long before Maggie came to live with me children's laughter boomed outdoors high up in the big old tree. This tree was perfect for climbing. I had visions of my munchkins as avid explorers having perfect Huck Finn adventures in our backyard. Our big tree eventually had to be removed due to disease. Fortunately, there were many saplings lining the yard that we let grow. Now they're towering beauties. Maggie appreciates the fruit that they bear. Especially after a strong wind. It all falls to the ground. The ground is Maggie's adventurous territory. SNIFF SNIFF. She sniffs out the best of the best. And brings it inside. Are our trees fruit stores or toy stores? Maggie thinks a little of both. Like my kids brought nature indoors (bugs & the like) I now have Maggie sharing her fruits of the outdoors inside with me. Thanks Maggie. Always room for a twig or two. Smile. I'm glad I let those saplings grow.

One Fun Girl and Three Fungi

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."

Robert Frost

  Maggie is one fun girl. She holds onto the tennis ball looking quite studious, but she's just waiting for the explosion of the chase. A second after holding her tennis ball in her mouth she silently releases it from her jaw. The release is my cue to pick up the ball. Then her unspoken command is I am to throw the ball down the hall. It didn't take me long to learn this Maggie lesson. I throw the ball. Blast off! Maggie's gone like a whirlwind. The chase is on. This plays on again and again. It's like life after the storm. It goes on. Maggie and I take our walk and along the way we see what wasn't there the day before: fungi! 

Rain has a magic effect when it comes in just right portions. Life pops out everywhere in the outdoors. Maggie and I loved seeing the variety in the three fungi we came across on our walk. The first mushrooms had a very cool rosey edging. We thought they were from a very artistic family. Then we came upon the bubble heads. We bet they were a thrill a minute. These mushrooms had very round tops indeed. Like bunnies there were bunches of them everywhere.

Maggie is a unique and fun kind of girl so, we were looking for some mushrooms with a little imagination and pop. Low and behold the flying saucers came into view. These mushrooms looked like they were ready to take off into space. Wow, life really does go on in three, plus one: MaggieMoose. Lessons learned.

All Of Me

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"All of me, why not take all of me?
Can't you see, I'm no good without you..."

Seymour Simons & Gerald Marks

Maggie

  Oh my dog Maggie, sometimes that dang tennis ball love of hers drives me crazy. Take yesterday. Maggie was outside playing and rubbing that tennis ball of hers in the dirt. She continued romping around and then came indoors. I saw the dirt covered ball in her mouth. My thought was to switch the ball with a cleaner version. I threw a clean ball for her so she'd go get it. Maggie gave me a look like "Are you crazy? I already have a ball." She didn't budge. The dirty ball was still in her mouth. Ok, I'm thinking a ball in the mouth is worth two on the ground. You're right Maggie, I give. Full circle; I take all of Maggie, which includes a dirty tennis ball indoors, because I'm no good without her!

PLAY: All of Me sung by Frank Sinatra