MaggieMoose: I Pose Therefore I Am

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."

Joseph Campbell

  My dear Maggie is such a good sport. I think wow her coloring really 'pops' against the beautiful green grass. I ask her to pose. She obliges. We carry on with our walk. I stop to photograph a pink flower. Maggie thinks I'm done with her since I've moved on to flowers...

I'm still thinking Maggie looks really good in the sunshine against that green grass. I ask her to pose again. While Maggie sits for me I snap the iPhone photo. I look at the photo I just took. 

Really Maggie? I know it's bright, but eyes closed? Is this a hint we're done? She puts her head up as if to tease me with another pose. OK Maggie, snap, last shot. You are who you are. I thank you. It's been a privilege being with you as you are. Hugs.

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MaggieMoose: I Pose, Therefore I Am

Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:

"I am impressed with what happens when someone stays in the same place and you took the same picture over and over and it would be different, every single frame."

Annie Leibovitz

  Maggie's expressions to me are always soulfully touching. No matter which way she turns when I photograph her there is an vibrancy about her. She has that look of an important message in her eyes about to come forth. Twig in the mouth. Rather funny when I think about it, but when I look in Maggie's eyes it becomes a philosophical expression. 

Posing for Maggie is natural. It's who she is. Back when I look at her puppy photos I see the same serious countenance I see today. Every frame is different, but the same soulful expression comes through. Maybe she was a model in another life? Maybe she sat for the famous portrait painters of long ago? In my opinion, in between chasing tennis balls, Maggie is a dog who models for me because she takes her craft seriously. I ask myself 'who would've thunk a twig in one's mouth' is serious business? It's all in every single frame, sitting in the same place, but with a different look each time. 

Love you Maggie. Thanks for being yourself and posing.