Where we come across a bus stop

Waiting
London, ON
April 2019
This photo originally shared on Instagram

I'm out with the wonderpuppy for her last walk of the night. It's one of the blessings of dog ownership, the built-in walks on the daily schedule. Some folks freak out at the commitment - or at the very least complain about being pulled out of the house again and again, often when the weather is miserable - but I'd rather embrace them as an opportunity. We only get a limited number of these walks, after all.

We don't usually head past this spot, but the soft light pooling onto the dead-quiet suburban streetscape like an oasis seems to pull me closer. We detour a bit to get a closer look, and as I size it up from up-close, Calli calmly explores a new-to-her stretch of sidewalk.

We're not here long. It's late, and this little girl is running out of steam after an action-packed day of hanging out with her humans. She gives me lots of slack in the leash as I compose a few quick scenes with my smartphone before turning for home.

I often wonder if she knows what I'm doing when I'm shooting. Or if she knows how much I treasure seemingly trivial little moments like this one. She is, after all, the reason we're here, and there'd be no story of this place, in this moment, if I didn't have a ready-made excuse to get out and explore the neighborhood.

I give her an extra treat as we set off on the last leg of our journey. She's earned it, and then some.

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