I don’t often see Fate at rest, but we did manage to tire her out today. It was hot, almost 80 degrees. We went for a long walk in the woods early in the morning, we worked with sheep, I ran the dogs (not Red for long) in the side pasture. I had to do farm chores at mid-day and again at 3 p.m., Fate came in to run with the sheep and tear around the pasture. We went for a second walk around dusk.

Fate did not begin to slow down until 6 p.m., when we went out to dinner. The last light caught her as she finally surrendered to fatigue and lay down on her dog bed in the living room. Maria and I are in awe of her energy and tirelessness, a reminder of how much border collies need work and other things to do. She will be up and ready to go in the morning. At night, she sleeps in her crate in our bedroom, I sometimes let her out around 5 a.m, she hops up onto the bed and curls up next to Maria.

Fate lends herself especially well to black and white photography, it works with her color – black and white, with a blue eye – and her intensity and emotion. The new camera likes her.