Dinner

This is a scene that you will see every day in our kitchen around 4:30 PM. Because it happens daily, it would be easy to overlook how precious it is to me, and for that reason, it needs the spotlight as a daily gift.
As is probably the case in most homes, everyone has her own "spot" for dining. In the foreground, Winnie's bowl is in front of the broom closet, Mistie's is in front of the stove, and Lady dines in a little alcove behind the stove. Both collies like their food and wait somewhat impatiently for us to scoop out the dry food and then mix in a can of wet food shared between the three. Mistie's enthusiasm can only be defined as frantic. She dances, prances and all but turns inside out waiting for that bowl to hit the floor. Winnie devours her dinner, Mistie eats steadily, putting each kibble on the floor, then eating it, and Lady is a slow eater, sometimes leaving a portion of her food for later. Mistie will take advantage of this if we don't immediately pick the bowl up, and will help herself to what she perceives as fair game. After they are finished, everyone goes outside and bowls are put away until tomorrow when three hungry dogs gather again for the serious business of dinner.