Dog Days of August

August is quickly coming to an end, and what for me are the more natural and energizing rhythms of school life are about to begin.  Still, it's that final,  peaceful Saturday morning, and I am savoring this time of relaxing with the dogs, drinking my coffee and watching the sun come up over the river.

A Sense of beauty is the gift of God, for which those who have received it in good measure can never be thankful enough.

Gertrude Jekyll

Man with dog closes a gap in the universe.

C. S. Lewis

Well, I for one am unable to imagine how anybody who lives with an intelligent and devoted dog can ever be lonely.

Elizabeth Von Arnim