THE PRISONER AT NUMBER 20

I walk past this house almost every time I go out but this is the first time I've seen this dog, so perhaps it's a visitor. It was watching the world go by and wagging furiously, apparently inviting company.

I'm struggling a bit at the moment to find optimism and motivation, so the dog's enthusiasm was a little boost, as were the increasingly numerous signs of Spring while I was out. As soon as I get home, though, I feel overwhelmed by bad or difficult news on all sides and unable to move forward, so I'm going to get away from the computer for a while and try to break this spiral and get at least something positive done for the day. I know I'm not the only one. xx