This was my dog, Bella. She was a gorgeous, fun-loving Yellow Lab who my husband and I had to put down a few weeks ago (unexpectedly). Surprisingly I learned a lot from her. I think we forgot how simple things can be and we think because we are adults we know everything or have experienced enough. Here is what I learned:
2. Play as often as possible.
3. If you're tired sleep.
4. Welcome new friends, but be cautious of strangers
5. Be ADVENTUROUS wherever you go.
6. Be brave.
Yes, I knew most of this already, but it was reinforced. Bella was very broken (she had no hips, but still could walk, run, swim, play, climb . . . do everything), but could do anything. She never let her disability make her disabled. She was forever exploring her surroundings, knowing no limits. I always saw myself as being pretty brave or at least not scared, but Bella was not afraid of anything. She was the first to protect us (her family) before she protected herself. I had an attempted home invasion, but Bella stopped him dead in his tracks by rushing head first to where the intruder was.
This is one of my favorite pictures because it's not just about Bella, but about everything we encounter on our path. It's long, but you're always connected to someone.
I have only heard about Flikr maybe once or twice. I am more familiar with Snapfish, but after this assignment I am much more interested in Flickr because of all the fabulous pictures I have access to. My husband and I are cave fanatics so I decided to search for pictures of caves. I was expecting a few pictures and nothing special. I was beyond wrong. There were 981,216 results and the ones I did see where BEAUTIFUL. Seeing these pictures made me want to go to different countries so that I too, could enjoy the beauty of these caves.
I tried to upload a few pictures of caves, but it wouldn't let me. I could not get over how detailed and colorful they were . When ever my husband and I go to caves the actual cave part is too dark to see. Even if it wasn't, they have been nothing compared to this. I wanted to share my love for caves and this picture with everyone to enjoy. (Hopefully I can upload it soon).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manolisthr/3637064374/in/photostream/
I was able to upload these pictures of lightning storms. I have always loved these types of storms and wanted to share that passion with all of you. If you look closely to the picture on top, you can actually see a person with their arms in the air embracing the storm.
I have really become a fan of Flickr because of all the amazing things that can be done on there. It is not just a place to store photos, but a place to be creative. I know you can google images, but this just seems like there are more pictures and categories to view than google.
I think this is a great picture that captures Bella beautifully. It is sad that when you lose a part of your family because I see animals not as animals but family members. You are right, even though they can't speak to us, you can learn a lot from your pets.
ReplyDeleteThank you, we really miss (especially since it was unexpected). It's funny because I never look at my animals as someone I can learn from, but I always am. Even with our dog Storm, she's always teaching me something.
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