Of all the animal I have lived with, dogs are the most literal, cats the most mystical. They are close, but also far, they seek community but are fiercely independent. They please, but are not eager to please, they love on their own terms, there is a space beyond them that is not penetrable by human consciousness.

They live in a time and space in between our frantic human lives and the unknowable and mysterious corners of the animal world. In the morning, Flo and Minnie come together, receive the morning sun, then part for the rest of the day and night. Close, but never too close. They share an understanding I will never grasp or know.