with that tonka started running back toward the woods. dad stopped smiling. i thought tonka's barking was a bad sign too.
about an hour earlier jacob and tonka had gone hiking. we live near a forest, and nearly every day jacob and tonka go for a hike before dinner. they always returned together in time for dinner. On this particular day, however, tonka had returned without jacob.
into the woods
who led us every step of the way.
he continued barking at us as we ran along the path.
we couldn't help but fear that he had somehow gotten off the path he knew so well.