Saturday, June 14, 2014

A Damselfly And A Lesson

I haven't taken a picture of a damselfly like this one in a long time until now. I was talking about slowing down and taking a better look at my surroundings in my last post. Even though I'm still feeling a little lost around here, I'll always remember things like damselflies.

I've been out a lot recently so I think I'm getting a good chance to learn about my surroundings pretty fast. One of the still new things for me is hiking with my dog. When I was alone I could focus all of my attention on the nature around me. But with the dog I have to pay attention to her just as much. It's been a little bit of a struggle even when she tries to help me with what I'm supposed to do.

Just yesterday we were out on a nice little nature trail when she began pulling me in a direction I didn't want to go. I had my head down looking at her and becoming a little annoyed. I wanted to continue down the trail, so I tried to pull her with me, but she pulled right back. So I looked up a little bit and told her in a loud voice to come on. It was right then that I saw the deer that she was pulling me towards. It was standing only a little ways away observing us. But when I yelled it ran away. I have to learn to work with the dog a little more.

She was very patient while I was taking the pictures of this damselfly. She stood there waiting and kept some slack on her leash while I got the pictures. She's usually like that. I never believed that a deer would come so close with her there, only things like this damselfly. I still have some things to learn, but at least now I am going out and learning those lessons.

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  1. My dogs hunt with me and often step into the shot

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    1. I'm still getting used to the dog getting in the way. I hope I figure it out kind of soon.

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  2. Ha! And I never thought I would tell anyone to listen to their dog (being a cat and all), but in this case, yeah, pay attention.

    Nice damselfly photo, BTW!

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    1. It looks like we should pay attention to all the animals around us sometimes.

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  3. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” Thank you for your thoughts.

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    1. I try to help when I can. Thanks for your comment.

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  4. She got excited seeing a deer,just like you upon seeing buffaloes.

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    1. Yeah, she doesn't see many deer. She was happy.

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    2. What a lovely post. I agree - we often get lost in our thoughts but it is so important to notice the world around us, especially if we're outdoors.

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    3. I'm just relearning to notice the world around me again. The dog is making it different.

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  5. A dog really changes the encounters in the woods. The damselflies always make me smile

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    1. Yeah, the dog really makes things different. Even with the difficulties I'm glad I have her with me. I always missed having a dog before.

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