Without a Sense of Urgency, It Just Is What It Is

Wouldn't it just be fabulous if plants and animals could TELL US what they want/need? My day has been filled with Kona barking at me (for who-knows-what-reason) and me feeling sad about my fern... my fern that was doing so well it elicited a compliment from Dad one of the last times he was down here, my fern that I've had since we moved in here (housewarming gift from my boss), my fern that I was so proud of just a few short months ago. I'm not so proud of it anymore. It's not dead, or maybe even dying. It still looks okay... but not great. And I haven't changed ANYTHING about the way I'm caring for it. So, why does it, all of a sudden, look like this:


And Kona, I swear... the silly cheese dog. She barks for no reason... at nothing. Well, that's not true. She barks at me. But she doesn't seem to WANT or NEED anything. And I'm not doing anything to deserve the auditory assault. I think she just likes to hear herself bark. Wanna see what I mean? (I know, I know... another video... groan!)


Anyway, if Kona could just grow a voice or if my fern could leave me a note, I'd do whatever I needed to to make sure each of them was well-taken-care-of. Can anyone speak Jackimo (cheese dog, specifically) or fern?

Meanwhile... on our walk today, I was trying to play Rorschach with Cooper's & Kona's spots. Do you see what I see? Without actually drawing the pictures of objects I found, these are the best close-ups of my objects. Well, do you see it too?