amazing day at ward's

this morning, carver walked with me, the first time in a couple of days. it was a cheery beginning to the day, and a big relief. the party at work this evening dropped in number, so luc let me have the night off. it is a beautiful, bright early spring day, and I found myself hoping on the way home that carver would be up for a walk. sure enough, he was! we harnessed up and headed out to ward's.

when we reached the fork in the path, where we turn to head towards the pond, carver had a different idea. lets cut through the trees and head to the stream! this stream is one of carver's favorite places. he loves to stand in water, especially moving water. I normally do not let him venture down that way, its brambly for one thing, but I caught carver's enthusiasm and followed him into the woods.

the stream, which connects jamaica pond to wards, then ward's to willow pond, was high, spilling out over into the woods, rushing with the end of winter, taking leaves and branches with it. carver ended up knee deep in the water and happy.


he walked the whole length of the stream to the edge of the pond, him with his feet immersed, me clutching saplings, trying not to slide off the muddy edge. once we reached the pond, he took to dryer ground, but enjoyed walking close to the edge, under all the thorny brush.


the pond has a beautiful marshy quality to it, perfect for nesting.


we had the best time!

carver remembering the taste of the stream while we wait for the light to change.


we even had a siren go by to howl along with, entertaining the folks stuck in traffic.


a dream of a walk!