Peachie at Mexico Beach. Photo by Joe Kitchens

My readers often ask about my late labrador retriever “Peachie.” And of course, friends still console me because they also miss Peachie. Peachie passed away last October, but is still very much with us on our walks and also at breakfast every morning as we continue to set aside that piece of bacon or morsel of toast she would always expect. Its a slow go to get over this loss. But I still have lots of photos to share and she made such a great subject. I have silly ones also, but she was such a quiet and dignified companion, it seems best to depict her as she was, not as some version of her meant to entertain. She is like a sunrise, beautful.