Bogey RIP

My heart is filled with sadness as we approach the one year anniversary of Bogey's passing from this world to whatever is next. I still miss him terribly and I am trying to remember the day he joined our family and many of the joyous moments in between. The harder I try to grasp those moments the more they slip through my fingers and I realize that it may have been more about Bogey's day in and day out sweet and gentle presence, his shyness, the wag of his tail, and his rooting after a particularly delicious meal; a consistency, an eveness, a layer of sweetness and comfort. These things were more permeating than single moments of joy; perhaps it was more about his contribution to our family environment or family energy. Reserved, calm, sweet, joyful, and delighted to sneak a kiss now and again.