Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Lightarted Living: Dogs See with their Noses I Supposes

Lightarted Living: Dogs See with their Noses I Supposes:   

Dogs See with their Noses I Supposes

 


Dogs See with their Noses

We walk the trail,
We think we see.
But our sight is limited
to what's before us,
You see.

But dogs they see 
with their noses.
They can smell 
who's been here before,
I supposes.

We see footprints
and think we know
all that has happened
and who has traveled this path. 

But dogs engage their nose 
to follow the tale 
of who's been visiting
and wagging their tails.

It's such a treat
to watch 
a dog's feat
of scratching and sniffing
as they lollygag
and seek
to communicate 
with the world around them.

So while we see through our eyes,
Dogs see with their noses, 
I supposes!


 

Footprints in mud on the trail 
original photo by Debi Blair

Who's been here,
do you suppose?