I really need to learn to "talk" hound ...

Another wet ... windy .... and woeful day ..... for some reason Julia’s order of sunshine didn’t materialise .... but at least I didn’t get as wet as yesterday.  Chocolat did .. but then again, her day wouldn’t be complete without getting wet!  She is NOT a Labrador/Retriever for nothing ........... waves, water and balls ... or logs .... are essential in her eyes.

Our wet and woeful beach

I really need to learn how to “talk” hound ..... Indy had so much to tell us this morning and we couldn’t understand a word!!  He just couldn’t keep his excitement to himself ...... he has a LOUD voice .... reminded me a bit of Callum .... he too forgets how loud and deep his bark is .... oops ... sorry ..... Callum has a voice, it just sounds like a bark sometimes!

Julia and I had no idea what he was vocalising so much about but vocalise he did ..... on the beach .... on the path .... on our way to the coffee shop ..... it echoed through the basement of the new building as he tried to make our friend there understand what he was so excited about.  Even Chocolat got caught up in his enthusiasm ..... we had a cacophony of note taking place on the beach whilst we tried to drink our coffee .... I would have called it a chorus but it in no way resembled any kind of music I’ve ever heard!

It wasn’t just the barking that indicated his excitement .... after all, you can only bark with one breath at a time so he talked with his ears ... with his eyes .... his body posture ... his tail .... he was verbalising his feelings with his entire body!  Would that I could “talk” dog .... I would have loved to share in whatever it was that had created such enthusiasm and excitement in him today!  It was glorious .... noisy ...... incredibly funny ...... but glorious!  Julia might not agree!

My daily walks are the highlight of my day ...... I get to be “in the moment” ..... at one with myself and my hound and the elements ..... and whoever else might chose to join me on my rambles. They allow me to put my world in order .... to escape from the busy-ness (yes, that's a word) that is part and parcel of a home where there are between 4 and 5 young adults in and out all the time.  I guess it doesn’t help that both Gav and I work from home ... there is a perpetual parade of bodies .... a continual assault on the fridge and the pantry - and they wonder why
there’s never anything “NICE” to eat!  I will be eternally grateful to whoever it was that invented ear-phones as, without them, I’d be subjected to a barrage of different music in every room ..... and lets not forget the TV!.  “Peace” and “Quiet” and “Tranquility” are not the norm at No. 10!

I can’t see my life ever really being peaceful and quiet .... but I actually don’t mind.  The joy and happiness that these young people bring to our lives is priceless .... I love hearing about their dreams .... their adventures .... their plans .... even the difficulties they’re facing..  The world is their oyster ..... they have so much to discover and so much to give.  Sometimes I’m envious of the place they’re at in their lives .... would that I could be their age again with the
wisdom of my years.

Each moment in time .... each stage of our lives .... has something so special about it.  Long gone are the physically tiring years of babies and toddlers and bikes and dolls .... in it’s place we have these interesting individuals with minds of their own ... beliefs and ideals of their own ... and it’s awesome!  Despite the difficulties we sometimes face .... despite the disagreements we sometimes have ... I never want to wish away one moment of each day ..... they will be gone soon enough of their own accord .... and my life will change once again.