Anyway, Max is always ready to get outside and run about so I accompany him on a walk through the southwest corner of Central Park. It was a beautiful day and the colors were popping. I was having a field day with the camera settings and eventually realized (a real light bulb situation) that there was an "autumn leaves" setting... needless to say, I had many "OH MY GOD!!" moments behind the camera... during this time, the wound from my "release" from employment was still fresh. I also was finally getting to know Max and his outside habits. Work prevented me from spending many daylight hours with him so I was emotional on many levels. I always thought Max was smart, but he amazed me with what he did next...
we're walking along and I see a group of children with their teachers in the park and NATURALLY I drift into thinking about my old job and you know... just ugh! Well, I'd 'swear on a stack of bibles' that Max knew exactly what I was feeling and turned around to completely make my day........
Well what could I do then? All sadness evaporated and I felt overwhelmed on that Fall morning. The funny thing, he stood and just looked at me, and then went back down. I asked him, "Max, puh-LEASE do that again so I can take a picture?" and as if he understood English (I think all dogs do, they just let us think they're dummies) he stood right back up and held the pose AND THE FACE for about 4 seconds!
Max has brought so much joy into my life and Albert's and everyone loves him.... EVERYONE. Even my non-"animal" friends (sounds weird... friends that don't like animals) can't get over hi face and general cuddliness... but this day we bonded and I knew that he understood me. He's an incredible little being...
here are a couple other pics from that day and to see a complete album of photos from that day, click the purple link below. enjoy **Ricky**
photos by Ricky Jones Jr, circa '09
