What is it about the eyes of our feathered and furried friends? They seem to hold the secrets of the universe, old souls with wisdom we humans can’t begin to comprehend. Moments before this picture was taken, Piper was throwing his toys off the table then squawking until his mommy picked them up. I must have performed my trick (let’s not kid ourselves about who’s in charge) until Piper was done. The foot lifted, indicating I should extend my finger for him to step up onto, and we settled on the love seat for quiet time.
It is a rare occurrence that Piper is not on the move and still enough to be photographed, so I one-handedly started snapping away with my iPhone. And In this image I saw the eyes that I recognize in all creatures, not just those who have rescued us and experienced hard times leading up to their arrival at their Forever Home. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen another animal, looked in their eyes and saw Piper. They know something we don’t and have taken it on because humans could not handle it. Well, that’s the story I have created to explain why their eyes seem to carry so much and even the most compassionate of people’s do not.
Whatever is going on in Piper’s little head I hope the most prevalent knowledge is that he is loved and I will be his toy-picker-upper for all the days of his life. And when he wants a fingery perch between the play, he and his secrets are safe with me.
