4 posts tagged “walk”

I went for a walk today, to hopefully take some pics and got a few interesting ones. This time of year, I really feel the need to look for ways to cheer up. It isn't working very well, but I'm grateful for any distractions I can find...

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Today, when I was out walking my sister's dog, I ran into a girl who was walking her two dogs. One of them especially, was really sweet. A little dachshund. Lhasa apsos are my favorite, and I also like the other Tibetan breeds, but I am very fond of dachshunds too.

Unlike most dog owners we meet nowadays, this girl actually let the dogs meet and sniff each other, but strangely enough her male dog, a longhaired chihuahua, didn't like my sister's dog, and the girl assumed she was a male too. I guess she isn't familiar with keeshonden. This one is actually quite small even for a female.

So I guess, from my point of view and my sister's dog's this was quite a good day. 

Yesterday I went on a trip. For whatever reason it turned out to be much longer than planned. I left just before five thirty in the morning and returned just before midnight... Worst of all, that late at night I had to pick my way through icy snow slush. It was really terrible. I was only wearing worn out basket shoes and - because the weather was fine in the morning - just a long-sleeved t-shirt and a thin fleece jacket.

When I got home I promised myself not to venture outside until spring is here for real. But today the sun was shining even if it was a bit chilly and there wasn't a trace of the snow anymore. Guess what I did?

That's right. I went for a walk again, a slightly longer walk this time. Still not nearly as long as the ones I used to take a couple of years ago, before I got a pain in my joints, but still a real walk.

So I guess some people never learn. If I don't go for a walk every day, I feel fat and lazy. 

The other day Fiammetta, my lhasa apso, and I were going into my room. To get there, we have to go through a couple of other rooms first. Fiammetta's eyesight isn't 100% and sometimes she sniffs doors and furniture to be able to tell where she's going. I noticed her hesitating about the direction, even though we walk around the house every day, and I said 'a little to your left'.

(She might not have been hesitating as much as thinking or considering whether she needed to sit down and clean up or scratch herself. She tends to stop and ponder matters a lot, which can be irritating at times.)

Guess what she did? She did turn left and walked into our room with no trouble at all. Of course, she hardly ever has trouble, but she usually doesn't get there quite that quickly, mainly because she has so many other things to do, even if I'm in a hurry. I mean, what does human business concern her, right?