Agility

We were moving very quickly. 

Or rather, Olive was moving quickly and I was trying to keep up. Therefore, Jamie's photo is quite blurry but does show how fast this little dog of ours is. She was moving so rapidly that on the teeter-totter she took a flying leap off of the end, a big deduction of points and slightly dangerous for her. 

It is hard slowing a fast dog down. 

Agility has introduced me to people that I probably would never have otherwise met, a population brought together because we all really love our dogs, love working with them. I look forward to going to the arena, the smell of horses strong in the air, and setting up obstacles that challenge Olive's mind. 

She is my little champion, even when she goes flying off of the teeter totter.

Being an Artist

It feels good to be an artist. It feels good to spend hours, watching pieces evolve and grow, putting paint to paper. It feels good to put up a body of work and see how hard you have worked, how much time you have spent on an act so precious and unique to you.

I was part of the Art Association's local art fair, Takin' It to the Streets, this September. It is a wonderful, small fair, with good people and an appreciative crowd.  It was a gorgeous day, although chilly setting up, and I was nestled in between my good friends Kate and Todd and Micah, an acquaintance-turned-friend. 

This is what I want my reality to be. I want to be an artist forever.