The simple joy of tennis balls

Tennis balls do not come out very often at our house. Tennis balls can be dangerous. Tennis balls cause fairly well trained dogs to go berserk! Sophie will spend days looking around the yard after a tennis ball has been sited. But they do bring joy - so once in a while - tennis balls are brought into the mix...

Here's young Mr. Cash flying toward the yellow ball - and Ms. Sophie in pursuit as well, despite the fact that she already has the blue tennis ball in her mouth. She needs to learn to share the toys...

Then there's Jesse... Her idea of joy is more solitary and sedated. While the youngsters run amok, she manages to get two of the three tennis balls in her possession.

First she taste tests them to see if they really are tennis balls...

Then she raises the tennis ball up to the sky - as if to give thanks to the tennis ball Gods for allowing her this simple joy...

Then she rests, knowing both the tennis balls are her's...but she knows to keep them very close, as the two youngsters are always near by - ready to take away the tennis ball!