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lidocafe and her charming daughter, and it was good :) Then we wandered over to visit superfoo and marri at their place of employment and hung around making a nuisance of ourselves and bought some yummy cleansing things. Then we bought ice-cream. Then we wandered down to the harbour and went shopping in a silly things shop for birthday presents and I bought the most charming wind-up penguin that I'm going to use in my bath. Oh, and I also purchased morel mushrooms and salad greens and spinach and baby zucchini from the produce market in Bastion Square. It was all extremely pleasant.
The only slight cloud on the horizon now is that I came home to discover that Robinson has a swelling on his lower jaw. It doesn't seem to hurt him, but it obviously worries him a bit. The vets took it more seriously than I did and made an appointment for us this evening - I'm taking him over there shortly. I doubt that it's anything too serious - he may have been stung by a bee. No doubt I shall empty my bank account once more though (good thing it's payday tomorrow).
lidocafe and her charming daughter, and it was good :) Then we wandered over to visit superfoo and marri at their place of employment and hung around making a nuisance of ourselves and bought some yummy cleansing things. Then we bought ice-cream. Then we wandered down to the harbour and went shopping in a silly things shop for birthday presents and I bought the most charming wind-up penguin that I'm going to use in my bath. Oh, and I also purchased morel mushrooms and salad greens and spinach and baby zucchini from the produce market in Bastion Square. It was all extremely pleasant.The only slight cloud on the horizon now is that I came home to discover that Robinson has a swelling on his lower jaw. It doesn't seem to hurt him, but it obviously worries him a bit. The vets took it more seriously than I did and made an appointment for us this evening - I'm taking him over there shortly. I doubt that it's anything too serious - he may have been stung by a bee. No doubt I shall empty my bank account once more though (good thing it's payday tomorrow).
Sunday morning, I woke early, and was out with Robinson by about 7:30, heading into the Saanich peninsula, where I took photos ( like this one )
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I woke early this morning, and, seeing that it was fine, decided to head out on an expotition. This was given greater impetus by the fact that there are Highland Games going on in the park up the road from me, complete with musket and cannon demonstrations; Robinson would be in a state of nervous collapse with all those bangs in close proximity. So I thought it would be a Good Idea if I bundled the two of us and all my camera stuff into the car and took off for the best part of the day. ( cut for length and pics )
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Robinson and I just got back from the Beaver Lake circuit. It's 10k, and it took us 2 hours, plus some rest time. This may not seem madly speedy to you, but it's better than the last time I did it, although not the 1 1/2 hours it used to take me BHR (Before Hip Replacement) (and Before Need for Hip Replacement, I should say...). Anyway. I was quite pleased to have improved over last time, and it was a beautiful soft mild afternoon and we enjoyed it.
In the last 3k, we took a small detour down the Owl Path, so called (by me) because you can see owls there quite often. One day a friend and I had been doing this walk and we got caught in a downpour about half way round. She hates cold and wet as much as a cat does; I don't mind as long as it's not prolonged. Anyway, we were on the Owl Path and saw three of them sitting in a row on a branch. I stopped, enraptured, but Dee was desperate to get in from the wet and cold and just said "yeah, right, great, owls. Let's go." We didn't see any for sure today, but I did hear some hooting and I saw something large flying up above the trees that wasn't a crow and looked too fat for a hawk. It might have been an owl (and yes, even at 5:00 in the afternoon - we have one that lives locally that is seen more in the daytime than at night).
Even if there were no owls, there was a baby brown bunny (maybe just as well the owls were not about). And there was much tweeting and twittering and trilling of chickadees and hummingbirds and red-wing blackbird and bushtits and goodness knows what else.
There was also that indescribable astringent green smell of the new leaves.
We are both quite tired now, and I think I am going to have a hot bath before my wine and supper (I have a new white wine to try and a lovely piece of Arctic Char for my supper).
In the last 3k, we took a small detour down the Owl Path, so called (by me) because you can see owls there quite often. One day a friend and I had been doing this walk and we got caught in a downpour about half way round. She hates cold and wet as much as a cat does; I don't mind as long as it's not prolonged. Anyway, we were on the Owl Path and saw three of them sitting in a row on a branch. I stopped, enraptured, but Dee was desperate to get in from the wet and cold and just said "yeah, right, great, owls. Let's go." We didn't see any for sure today, but I did hear some hooting and I saw something large flying up above the trees that wasn't a crow and looked too fat for a hawk. It might have been an owl (and yes, even at 5:00 in the afternoon - we have one that lives locally that is seen more in the daytime than at night).
Even if there were no owls, there was a baby brown bunny (maybe just as well the owls were not about). And there was much tweeting and twittering and trilling of chickadees and hummingbirds and red-wing blackbird and bushtits and goodness knows what else.
There was also that indescribable astringent green smell of the new leaves.
We are both quite tired now, and I think I am going to have a hot bath before my wine and supper (I have a new white wine to try and a lovely piece of Arctic Char for my supper).
I probably got it from my mum, but I've always had this superstition that you should do on New Year's Day what you want to keep on doing for the rest of the year. To whit, today I have
Taken Robinson for a nice long walk around the golf course this morning
Taken both dogs out for a walk in the park in the afternoon
Taken photographs and
Played with photoshop
Done a tiny bit of gardening (noticing in the meanwhile that the hellebores are in bud)
Read
Played a little Zelda
Done some work on my 160 online course, and
Blogged!
Before bed, I shall also watch a dvd.
Before bed, I shall also watch a dvd.
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Comes this comment from Jeanette Winterson.
Some days are like this – nothing really gets done and what does get done is pointless. Then, out comes a poem or a cat, or a flower, or a sunburst, or even a good piece of cheese, and the tilted world rights.
I hope I find a good piece of cheese today.
I hope I find a good piece of cheese today.
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I'm out from under a mountain of marking.
It didn't rain this afternoon when I took the doggies to the park.
Good (or not bad) news about my Aunt in California in an email from my favourite cousin (hi Marty!)
Detente in the department - no inflammatory emails today, and people are speaking to one another.
AND, not least, a student in my 160 class today asked me if I taught 2nd year courses. When I said "yes," he said "sweet!." I took that as a compliment :)
It didn't rain this afternoon when I took the doggies to the park.
Good (or not bad) news about my Aunt in California in an email from my favourite cousin (hi Marty!)
Detente in the department - no inflammatory emails today, and people are speaking to one another.
AND, not least, a student in my 160 class today asked me if I taught 2nd year courses. When I said "yes," he said "sweet!." I took that as a compliment :)
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