Reading Not Recorded -- Plus a Funny Photo

 

June 18, 2021 The Reading Was Not Recorded -- Plus a Funny Photo PREVIOUS BLOGS: TERRYBAUM.BLOGSPOT.COM PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED. PODCASTS, EVENTS, INFO, POSTERS: LilithTheater.com I immediately got a request for a link to a video of the MIKVAH reading. No, we did not record it. And then I thought, since I'm sending another blog, I should also send my very silly photo of Nikki. Since he recovered from an eye infection, I have been washing Nikki's eyes every morning with warm water. He was not pleased with these daily ablutions, but he grudgingly submitted. And then I woke up one morning and got out of bed. I sleep in an alcove in my studio, separated from the pups, Loulou ensconced in the recliner and Nikki relegated to an actual dog bed. When I left my sleeping alcove and rounded the corner, I was confronted with this vision:

Nikki was standing absolutely still, with the curtain over his head. It seemed he had gotten fed up with having his eyes washed and he was hiding from the eye-washer. He appeared to believe that -- because I was invisible to him -- he was invisible to me. He did not move a muscle as I went and got my camera and slowly approached.

How long had he been standing there like this? For all his elegance and careful breeding, Nikki is a rather hapless dog. Loulou has the padded recliner all to herself because Nikki cannot figure out how to lie down in it. He stands and rocks madly back and forth. At the park, he is totally dedicated to chasing the ball, but he thinks the ball goes in the direction he runs, so he just starts out galloping without paying attention to my throw. Not that it would make much difference, since he has terrible eyesight. Fortunately, Loulou is much more discerning, and he follows her. This photo of the two of them says it all. I call it "The Goofball & the Princess."

All in all, a most lovable clown.