Our bestia is ten years old

The poem for today will have to wait. We got a monster prompt and I’m travelling. In the meantime, let’s celebrate bestia.

There was a storm in the night and bestia kept me away between one to five, which is not ideal but since it’s his birthday, I’m not holding him against it. We will dream in the car. Ahh, wait, I have a poem to write. At least it’s not me driving.

Out bestia is 10! Which is how long I’ve been living in Tuscany. How time flies. Let’s have a look at our past year together.

This year it happened for the first time that I have no photo of him for one month, namely January. I simply don’t take as many photos as I used to. I’ll need to be more careful. But you get two photos for June. I couldn’t decide on just one garden. And there is a late September one instead of October.

Happy birthday, my friend!

April. Greens are starting to green.

May. Among the wildflowers.

June. Slovenia! Relaxing in one garden in Piran…

…and then in another in Ljubljana. Not bad at all.

July. When a storm approaches, he searches emotional comfort in his first and now too small bed.

August. Waiting for visitors in Piran.

Mid September. Back home in Tuscany after three months and a half. Look at this nice grass that hasn’t suffered from bestia all this time!

Late September. Searching for ruins with visiting uncle among the cyclamen. That was fun.

November. With a surprising single sunflower.

December. Power struggle testing.

February. When he thought I was going to the Moon. No no, just my poem is.

March. On a long walk around our green valley.

Here are all his previous birthday posts with a photo per month:

• Happy 1st birthday, bestia!
• Auguri, bestia!
• Three years of bestia
• Happy 4th birthday, bestia!
• Happy 5th birthday, bestia!
• Happy 6th birthday, bestia!
• Happy 7th birthday, bestia!
• Bestia is 8!
• Happy K9, bestia!