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Never Cry Wolf
'In the end there were no simple answers
No heroes
No villains
Only silence'

Carry On

We will leave our footprints behind ... and carry on.

Song for Sienna

Have You Forgotten

Last Day At The Beach ~ Will Ackerman

Hey girl. Missing you.

Say I Love You ~ Anderson East

For you pupper.

Several years ago,
Java and I were running a trail at night near Bald Hill.
We were in an open area, but approaching a stand of trees.
As we got near, coyotes that were in the stand started howling loudly.
It sounded like there were a lot of them.
This worried me, but didn't phase Java, who was leading our run.
She kept running, and we got closer to the stand and the howling.
If I were alone, I probably would have turned around.
I asked Java if she thought it was okay if we entered the stand.
She answered by keeping a steady pace.
In we went.
The howling suddenly stopped.
It was all so quiet.
Surreal.
Though I couldn't see them, I figured they were on both sides of the trail, watching us.
Java kept moving as if this were her domain.
Maybe it was.
In a minute or so we had passed through the stand.
And as we did, the howling, now behind us, began again.
I miss you girl.

Thank you. For everything.

Ocean waves
The beat of a heart
The motion of breath
Eyes closed
What are you dreaming little one?

You would have been 15 years old today Java. Happy birthday girl. Missing you.

I wish you could know how much we still miss you girl. Maybe you do. A day doesn't go by we don't think of you.

Thinking of you pupper. Always will.

Not here but everywhere
Not now but always
Alone but never lonely
Never apart
Empty heart full