I hope you have been enjoying the same amazing spring weather that we got towards the end of the week this week. I left work early on Friday and took the puppies for a nice long walk.
We stopped in the Old Pine Street Church cemetary, I love it there, it's so peaceful and not at all sad - except in that far away kind of way - because I think the most recent grave I've ever seen in there is from the early 20th century.
That pillar on the left is for this esteemed gentleman:
I saw that and thought, oh of course, the civil war, and then 'oh wait, that's says revolutionary!', which - duh - it's Philadelphia, there's revolutionary war signage and history all over this city, but wow, that's old - for this country, I mean. That's nothing compared to native americans or in europe, but for europeans turned american on american soil.
I imagine this churchyard in the 1750s, it must have been in the middle of a field, or at least in the middle of small lane of houses with pasture all around. What odd imagery compared to the massive city that surrounds me in this place today.
But from this view you can almost imagine it, can't you?
A very nice pre-spring day for a walk about town and a nice rest in this peaceful place.
Duke concurs. You can see his little 3 toed foot on the left. He isn't favoring it at all anymore, and you really can't tell when you look at him unless you focus on his foot - at least now that the fur has grown back, it seemed like it was glow in the dark when his little foot was still naked.
The chemo treatment was started Saturday, we have 4 weeks of that and then another course after that depending on what the tests show at that point. Sweet puppy, he's bearing it all quite well. He still seems a bit tired, but his personality is back to normal, hopefully he won't have any adverse reactions from the chemo.
Book Review!
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
I know this book has gotten a lot of hype and I have to say I think it deserved every bit.
This book was fast paced, in the way that people say action movies are fast paced, an absolute page turner.
Somehow the author has you invested in the ethically questionable main character within the first 2 paragraphs and from there on it's just a rollercoaster. Enjoy!
I do love old cemeteries; we don't have so many down here (that I know of), but there are quite a few nice ones in the foothills in Northern CA. I'm glad to hear Duke's tolerating the treatment well - I hope that keeps up!!
Posted by: Jocelyn | February 20, 2011 at 10:06 PM
What a beautiful cemetery! Wishing Duke all the best... it's a good sign that he's acting like himself. He's sure adorable.
Posted by: jodi | February 21, 2011 at 11:24 PM