New Friends!

The boy of complex definition and I have been looking for more people "like us", mostly people who don't feel constricted by the mainstream standard of reality.

Sam has a checkered past of mistreatment by humans and is often nervous of new ones. Other dogs he can also feel hesitant towards, with the fear that they may take his place.

I wasn't sure what would happen when we walked through the back gate of the home we had been invited too, but after a few seconds of assessing the situation, things were great. And when I met Logan the dog and Sweep the cat, climbed through the head high mint plants and poked around the chicken coop, I knew that these were the friends we had been looking for - and if I was able, I would have cooed too.

Hunting for Snakes at the Quarry

We went at dusk.

We hunted for snakes but all we found were a family of snails and birds, birds everywhere! The insects were chirping and the bullfrogs were bellowing and there was a stillness. It smelled like grass and dirt and summer. I worked for 3 summers as a canoe guide just west of Thunder Bay. There is something about water like glass that carries a peace that I have never experienced in anything else. I wanted to run up to the water and put a paddle in it and feel the ease that it would slice the water.

The Beginning

Sam and I are born adventurers.

Sam is a mix of border collie/beagle/spaniel. I am mostly human.

Neither of us are very good in the morning.

Both of us are aware of proper behaviour, but we could use some lessons on application.

Sam and I share a love of the outdoors, adventure and sunshine.

Our hearts are in the wilderness, but our bodies have spent too much time on the couch.

In an effort to remind ourselves to get outside more and enjoy life, we have started this blog to share some of our adventures and to let you come along and see what no one else sees...