I booked my flight, one way back to Dublin on the 26th of July, bought my train ticket too. Donál is arriving on Friday so I’m making everything spick and span for his arrival. I cleaned Pharaoh just there. He was swimming around his make shift tank (a lunch box) while I cleaned his toys (a kinder egg Hello Kitty on a dolphin’s back and a few big beads) I realised that on the 26th of July I will be leaving Pharaoh behind in Germany…forever. This thought would not affect most people but as I placed him back in his bowl and let him swim and play around my finger I got a little emotional. He’s a real happy guy, greets me every morning with such enthusiasm that he’d give a dog at dinner time a run for it’s money, he is that reliable man in my German life as I fall asleep he tosses about pebbles just to let me know he’s there and taking guard of the room while I sleep. He is very curious in nature and loves meeting new people. I bought him a water plant which he loves very much, it took him at least 30 seconds to notice it was there as he was swimming up at the bowl, kissing the glass as I was standing next to it. Every morning when I give him his meal of the day he wiggles and swurls looking up at me just to say “good morning, I recognise you…(dare I say it), Mom”. So he does this recognition dance to almost anyone he sees but it’s special. He’s a special fish. Ryanair refuses any pet on board. They allow smoked fish but not talented, young fish like Pharaoh on board the aircraft. I will miss him.
August 23rd, 2010
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