Adventure

The thing of it is, there is no
challenge, no mystery in what we
anticipate as predictable. Habitual
routine may be comfortable and even
practically useful in many ways but its
very recognition as a constant in our
lives removes the element of surprise
of excited senses. So it is with people
and no less so with our two little
companions, with us daily on our
rambles through the woods on trails
familiar and dear which though well
known still have the potential of
springing little surprises on us all
in seasonal nuances, the obvious
unpredictability of its flora and fauna
and the impact of weather conditions.
We make our pleasurable way routinely
along the trails all four of us, bipedal
and quadrupedal alike, sharing the
intimate moments of our togetherness.
Yet venturing off the proverbial beaten
track to explore a forest unfamiliar
with its own unique flora and fauna
elicits a spark of excitement that grows
into a frenzy of madcap activities, two
little dogs on the berserk, chasing,
tussling, challenging, running amok
drunk on the elixir of adventure.