Naptime for Francis

Mother said, "It is time for bed."

Father said, "It is time for bed."

Frances said, "May I have glass on milk?"

Those are a few of the opening lines of the childhood storybook "Bedtime for Frances."

Our Francis isn't a female
or even a badger.

He's a dog.

He didn't ask for milk
- just a dish of water and food -
after our daily walk.

He didn't raise any ruckus

when it came time to rest.

In fact, he just nestled down
on the snow and began to relax
as this photographer pulled out
her camera to capture
the softer side of the dog adopted
by our neighborhood.

Shhhh...

Now it's

Naptime

for

Francis.