She waits by the bedroom door

Shades of RCA Victor
London, ON
November 2025
This photo originally shared on Instagram

The scene: last night. 11:44. It’s bedtime for all of us, and as Calli the Wonderschnauzer often does on her way upstairs, she sits herself down on the upper landing beside our room.

She’ll wait for us to get there before finally getting up and following us in. There’s no telling what she’s thinking, but I’d like to imagine the thoughts bouncing through her head are happy ones. Maybe scenes from the day she’s just had, or wishes for a comfy night’s sleep with her humans. Or squirrels.

Last night, she lingered just a bit longer, the shadows she cast feeling just a bit more grounded than they usually do. So I quietly grabbed this memory before we all tucked in for the night.

Every once in a while, I’m reminded that the moments we remember most seem to be the quietest ones.

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