I promised my dog I'd make time to sit with him for at least a few minutes in our backyard this afternoon, and so I did.
The temperatures only reached the low 50s today, but the sun was shining, and Otto and I were warm and comfortable.
And so we sat. I rubbed the underside of his snout, and he seemed to like that. There were few distractions. No cell phone. No visitors. A passing vehicle could be heard on the street out front, and birds sang in the trees above.
But beyond those noises, Otto and I sat undisturbed.
It took me several minutes to get comfortable with the near silence, but before long I found myself content to lounge in the warmth of the sun in the quiet company of an old dog who asked for nothing more than to have his chin gently rubbed. And that was the best part of my day.
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