lurcher

 The dogs snout is long, long enough to reach from the edge of the bed to the sleepers face. The wetness of the cold nose and the damp tongue makes the eyes open. It is a large black dog, skinny like all lurchers. It has the long snout with the eyes directing their gaze straight into that human face.

Get up, get dressed, put on a few clothes and go into the living room. The brother is lying on the sofa, just like a lurcher, sprawled with his arms and legs pointed out in every direction. Comment on this after wishing him good morning. He says that he is just trying it out, the dog seems happy and comfortable.

It is quite a splendid day, perhaps taking pictures today will work better than it did on the previous days.

And now it is time to make a second cup of coffee.

The brother has gone to his business to arrange something, he has taken his lurcher along with him.

The sunny day is warm, the flat is pleasant and there is a view across Dublin, Howth poking its head out of Dublin bay, and in the other direction all the way across the city to the airport and beyond. 

The field in front of the window is covered in green with thousands and thousands of bright yellow buttercups . There are three horses grazing in the field.