Ella's walks

Ella can finally go for walks again! To celebrate, we went walking in New Town twice this weekend, as well as getting re-introduced to our favorite neighborhood walks. Thanks to our friend Maria for sharing this picture of Ella in her pink harness, basking in the sunlight on a walk.

To celebrate the simple pleasure of walks, we read Susan Meddaugh's Martha Walks the Dog yesterday. In this hilarious book, Martha the dog gets the power of speech by eating alphabet soup. Martha decides to take herself for a walk, and talks to neighbors and other dogs along the way. The illustrations and text of the book are adorable, with Martha showing wit and intelligence through her doggy speech. My favorite line in this book is Martha's response to being called a "good dog" by someone on the sidewalk. Of course, Martha replies "What other kind of dog is there?" Martha might be a good dog, but I think my Ella is the best dog!