i wonder if bear felt my apprehension as we rounded the bend where the construction is happening, and i wonder if she felt my heart swoon about mister being the dog of my heart that i always walked with here. i wonder if she feels some continuity with mister and the returning to place herself with the dog of my heart as the dog of my heart herself. she felt good, i know that, walking the sea wall around the bend and discovering our beloved swamp i pray will be let be a swamp behind the new sea levee.