AAH !!!!

Here she is, Mocha Mia called Moki for short. Isn't she something? Those blue eyes really get to you. I was over in her yard yesterday watching her play with a tiny piece of a stick which got caught in between the cement blocks of the patio and she showed us what a lot of determination (of course I wouldn't call it stubbornness) she has. She tried using her nose, then decided she could use her toes and she did. . . and got it! She has gotten used to the leash and is walking with Pat whom she adores. She is definitely Pat's dog. She has taken to the crate in the back of the car but does show some protest as she lets out a piercing whine then sighs and stays put. She reminds me of the McKenlay Kantor story of a dog called "Bugle Ann". I googled and found "Her cry soared ahead - high, round, with that queer and brassy resonance which made you think that ghosts were out there somewhere, sounding taps without any armies to follow them." Yes, Mocha Mia does have a little Bugle Ann in her.

I hope you are enjoying your animals today if you have some. If not, and you are YOUNG enough to take care of one, go to your shelter and see those beautiful animals caged up waiting patiently for someone to love . . . and oh, what love they have to give.