'Because of the dog’s joyfulness,
our own is increased.
It is no small gift.
It is not the least reason why
we should honor as well as love
the dog of our own life,
and the dog down the street,
and all the dogs not yet born.
What would the world be like
without music or rivers or
the green and tender grass?
What would this world be like without dogs?'
- Mary Oliver, Dog Songs
(via the fabulous Brainpickings)
Photos: Jon Nickson, eyeSpice