Wordless Wednesday – July 11, 2018
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Tag Archives: dogs
Weather for the Dogs (and their owners)
…..spring like conditions continue in the Northern Hemisphere
The sun has come out and the temperatures have climbed well above freezing for more than a week now and it looks like will continue for another week or more. On Sunday my husband and I drove to High Park and took a nice long walk in the off leash area where dogs and their owners can walk, run and play. Earlier in the day I walked in the neighbourhood, where I also came across some dogs and lots of swans.
In High Park there were a lot more people and dogs and the walk was quite challenging due to the steep hill at the end of the walk. When you start downhill you know that at some point you have to go up again.
Dogs, Dogs, Dogs…..
….what’s more entertaining than a dozen super energetic Super Dogs?
In the summer I saw, for the first time, the Super Dog Show at the CNE. I was sitting pretty far back from the arena and I didn’t have my zoom lens with me so most of my shots were distant and often not very focused. It was also very dark in the arena and the dogs were highlighted with special lights and spot lights.
A couple of weeks ago when I went to the Royal Winter Fair with my father, he really wanted to see the Super Dog Show, so I went again. It was very different this time. It wasn’t dark, we sat much closer and I had my zoom lens with me. It was, however, still difficult to get clear shots of the dogs because they moved so quickly through the race course.
Here are a few shots that I managed to get that I’m somewhat happy with:
These last two shots are probably my favourites.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Letter D
….join this week’s Fun Foto Challenge by posting photos of pictures that start with the letter D and have only 4 letters
Deck with a Dear Friend
Dock
Deck with Deck Chairs
Dogs
Door
Dogs, Dogs and More Dogs
….prompt #104 for Carla Sonheim’s 365: Every Day a Video was to photograph all the dogs I came across on a walk
Now that the weather has brought about warmer temperatures and sunny skies the dogs and their owners are out in droves.
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge – Pets
….this week’s black and white challenge is pets brought to you by Cee
Share Your World – Week 34
…..more great questions from Cee
Was school easy or difficult for you? How so?
School was always pretty easy, especially in elementary school. I did well in school right up to grade 10 and then I was more interested in the social aspect of school. I always managed to miss the honour roll by 1% in the last three years of school. I excelled in math but after grade 10 I started to struggle and in my last year I had an English teacher whose mantra was to make his students sweat and make life as difficult as possible. The grade average in English was 50% and I sat right on the 50% line. I almost had a nervous breakdown that year.
What is your favorite animal?
My favourite animals have to be dogs. I love most of them. In the wild I’m fascinated with Panda bears and the red panda.
If you had to have your vision corrected would you rather: glasses or contacts?
I need glasses for distance and for a long time I wore contact lenses. When I had difficulty reading things close up with my contact lenses I switched to glasses and took them off when I wanted to read a book. It’s only been in the last year that I’ve also needed reading glasses.
List: Name at least five television shows (past or present) you enjoyed?
Survivor, Amazing Race, Friends, CSI (all of them), Grace and Frankie (on Netflix)Grace and Frankie
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I’m grateful that my husband is recovering nicely from his surgery and that he has continued to can tomatoes. I’m also grateful that my daughter and daughter-in-law finally came up to the cottage last weekend. We had a wonderful time. Every time J comes to the cottage she becomes more and more comfortable with our rustic lifestyle. She announced that next year she wants to come up for a week. Yay!
This week I’m looking forward to getting my own car back (it’s been in the body shop) and celebrating my birthday with the family. My husband is planning a BBQ for Saturday.
