relegated to the backseat

Maya had a very boring week.  That is because I was recovering from a cold, so that all my available energy was caught up with the things I'd let slip while sick.  Sometimes, that's how it is -- the endless quest to keep Maya entertained has to take a backseat to other things in life.

Here is Maya in an actual backseat.

But I did do one fun thing last week: I bought a cheap lunge whip at a local feed store, tied a toy to the end of it, and thus made a giant lure toy.  The official term is "flirt pole."

I tried to take some photos of Maya galloping after it, but they all came out like this.

I guess you get the idea.  Maya thinks it is wonderful, at least for a few minutes.  Then she abruptly loses interest.  I have some ideas on why this is, and what I can do to change it, but in the meantime, I'm just working on enjoying those few minutes.

This is what Maya looks like after she has lost interest.  No one can ever accuse Maya of hiding the way she feels about anything -- she is a wonderfully transparent individual.