Wonder why you haven't before

Stand in the place where you are

If you are confused check with the sun
Carry a compass to help you along

Now face north.

Your feet are going to be on the ground
Your head is there to move you around

There are dozens of R.E.M. songs that I love more than "Stand." But that's the one that I had in my head while I was cropping pictures taken from the place where I live, facing north and south. I felt that some happy sunshine was in order after the shit post. Enjoy!

In a misguided and poignantly futile attempt to stem the tide of chaos, I rearranged my office today. Halfway through the process, Shiva took advantage of the elevated surface of my huge (and temporarily empty) desk to survey his domain.

He is fast asleep at my feet now (with only his head under the desk, ostrich-style), and my keyboard is now where his butt was an hour ago.

I sure do love that crazy dog.