At doggie daycare, formal “school” pictures are taken a couple of times a year. Invariably, Asha has the “I hate this routine” look on her face. Although certainly not happy looking, at least in this one taken on Halloween, she did not look like she was being led to the gallows.

Fall is an emotionally evocative time for me. It is a time when I feel melancholy, but in a way that I enjoy. I love walking with Asha as the leaves rain down and the cool air whisks them around. As we walked through the neighborhood this morning I was noticing the brown color of the leaves until I turned down our street and saw a carpet of yellow. It brightened my spirit. And as it turns out, the carpet of yellow was spread out around my own house