Date: 2008-02-03 20:57 Subject: A quick entry about Maya Security: Public Tags: artic wolves, maya, novel

Down in the valley this morning, where the wild garlic is just sprouting (too early), Maya met a beautiful golden-haired dog. I'm not sure what breed he was. He looked a bit like a border collie in shape, but his fur was a uniform light-gold, like a lighter version of a retriever. Whatever he was, he and Maya hit it off immediately. They played in circles, dancing around each other, and doing gentle chasing. Maya loves other dogs, but she's a little bit nervous. Whether that's because her bad shoulder makes it a bit hard for her to manoeuvre or simply because she doesn't meet enough other dogs off-leash, I don't know, but when she does meet one she can play with, she's in heaven. Even after she and the other dog had to go their other ways (reluctantly), she raced around me in circles, full of exuberance. It's wonderful to see her so happy.

This evening, we were watching a nature documentary about white wolves in the north of Canada. When they started howling, I don't think I've ever seen Maya look so curious. She tilted her head backwards and forwards, trying to work out what they were saying. In the end, I'm not sure she was completely keen on their message--either that or she knew they were summoning each other back together--, because she headed up onto the couch to join her own pack and cuddled there for the rest of the evening.

Sometimes I think I spend too much time doing other things--chores, surfing, day-to-day stuff--and don't pay enough attention to Maya. Today reminded me why I should give her more time.

A gratuitous photo of Maya:



'Dragons of Mars' progress:



February 20th target:



They've escaped from the baddies, but they still need to (accidentally) destroy the steampunk-y machine. Still not sure how they're going to manage that.

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