Chocolate

While earning my degree in computer science, I took a music appreciation class. They start at the earliest forms of music and work their way to our generation. Our adventure in musical time passed through an amazing composer named Vivaldi. I would listen to his Four Seasons each morning with my kids as we ate breakfast. The second season of the four is Summer. The story behind the music is a man walking through a field and his dog is barking. So listen closely and see if you can hear his dog barking.

Chocolate was our first family dog. We were shocked by her sudden passing from cancer. One of the activities she loved was to go to 5 mile pass with us. We would go there to ride motorcycles and she would chase us until she was foaming at the mouth. She would then reluctently stay by the trailer and her water bucket. I wanted to do something special when she died, so we took her out to five mile and found the most unusual tree. It looked like it was leaning over to comfort us, and then welcome Chocolate. It was the perfect place. A tree just for her (I know Mom can appreciate such sentiment). We still cry when we see her pictures.