Trials,Tribulations, Travels, Tastings...and Occassional Transcendence

Trials,Tribulations, Travels, Tastings...and Occassional Transcendence
Sock on the Great Wall

Friday, November 16, 2007

Lessons from Sergei


Sergei is my favourite dog - yes I have favourites...if you know them both then you know why. This morning brought grey skies, damp, cold air and a light dusting of snow. Now being from the northern part of New York State I have grown up with the tundra like conditions bestowed upon us for the greater part of the year. It doesn't get easier to get acclimated to the cold however. So today when taking the dogs out at 6 a.m. I grumbled under my breath about the freezing cold and crap weather when simultaniously looking at Sergei get all excited about it.


Each year when the first snow falls he can not contain his excitement and today was that day. It was as if this 11 year old dog had jumped into the snowy fountain of youth. I couldn't get him or his crazy sister back in the house (couple of dog treats finally did the trick). Many years before I had rescued Sergei (or maybe he rescued me?) I hated winter and hated even more to be cold - even with all the winter sports I had participated in. Almost 11 years later, I find myself getting more and more excited for the first snow. I have found that I love the winter (skiing aside - that's just my crazy adrenaline fix) and all that you can do in it. I have also found that Sergei has passed on his view of the world to me. Sounds crazy, I know, but in his simplified dog's view of the world he has simplified mine. So the lesson from Sergei today is: IT'S SNOWING - LET'S PLAY!!!!!!

5 comments:

Jennie said...

Sometimes I look at kai and wish I could get as excited as he does about about things. Imagine if we could be as carefree as our doggies.

flahute said...

What are Sergei's thoughts on vodka?

Ari said...

Sergei LOVES vodka - he is Russian after all (and he's my boy :)

flahute said...

Come to Utah ... and bring the snow with you! I've got a bottle of the Goose with your name on it if it dumps while you're here.

Anonymous said...

So, sitting my lab earlier this week and I happened to glance out the window and see the beginning of the first snow. I jumped up and excitedly pointed to the window and shouted snow. The rest of my lab looked at me as I was insane, started grumbling about the crap Rochester weather and chucked my outburst up to having taking too many rocks to the head while climbing. I love the first snow. I am so with you Sergei.