Musings on a Small Life

From my walk Saturday morning along Trailhead Place and Lake Ontario Park. This dog was barking madly and digging at the sand to get to the rock(s). It took me a minute to realize it was the same dog I encountered back in January, below! (Some of you  might distantly remember him from a post waaaayyy back then!) Then he was barking madly and digging to get chunks of ice! What a goof!

I had another dental appointment this morning. It took three needles to freeze me, but the permanent crown is on, and it had darn well better be permanent .   George after some treats last week. My bite feels a teensy bit off, but at this stage I really don't care. (He did fiddle/adjust the crown, but didn't want to shave too much off.) As long as the thing stays on and I can chew, I'm good.   I laughed, though, when he asked me (before he cemented it on) if I wanted to look at it first. What's to see? It's a gold crown on a far back molar, who cares what it looks like. LOL. Function over fashion! (Note: I would have cared if it had been a visible tooth, though! I'm not completely without vanity, not by a long shot. If the tooth were visible I would have had porcelain.)   Below, two cuties from last week (I think), when it was actually sunny and warm. We currently seem to be back to winter.    I dropped an obscene amount of money this weekend on two pairs of 7D...

Monday alliteration!   Muffler, a 4-year old rambunctious fellow in the mall a few weeks ago. He was too squirmy to get a good pic.    Molly, a very good girl I met last week at lunchtime. She sat and took her bacon treat (I take dog treats with me now) very gently: Magnus, whom (who?) I met last Friday on the way home from an appointment. A six-month old Saint Bernard x Bernese. Gorgeous and HUGE. He was less gentle taking the treat, rather grabby. He seemed to be a handful for the older woman, and I wondered at the wisdom of the friend who gave him to her last fall. (We were chatting for a few minutes.) Magnus definitely needs to be in puppy school! Bonus: Kenny, who lives on the other side of the common walkway from me. I hadn't seen him since before Christmas. He's such a cutie. He only gets freeze dried beef liver for treats, so I bought some on Friday! Have a great day, all. (Maybe when the weather warms up again I'll see cats out and about. Though I'd rather thei...

Ziggy, a 4-year old Shiloh German Shepherd. Loves the cold, as you can see!  

My normal routine resumed yesterday (i.e. work, appointments) and I had my first chiropractic appointment of the year. (Ah, there's nothing like having to bundle up and head out in the minus 20 Celsius windchill temps. So. Much. Fun.)   However, I was rewarded by getting to see Raye, the labradoodle of one of the front desk staff. She was about 12 weeks old (and big then) when I first met her at the latter part of November. She's a lot bigger now, all legs!   I'd says she's more "doodle" instead of "labra", with that curly-ish fur!       She was a very good girl, sat politely for the treat I gave her, courtesy of her mom. Very gentle, very sweet disposition. And a bonus pic of 12-year old Biscuit from the weekend, down at my favourite coffee shop. She was a cutie in her orange booties! I love that you don't have to go far in this city to get some fur therapy. :-)

I met this fellow, name of McBain, in HomeSense this morning. He's a three-year old lab mix. He was a VERY good boy, didn't approach me until his human gave him permission. (For which he got a treat, perhaps because I said for being so good he deserved one. 😁) It's always such a joy for me to get a bit of fur therapy when I'm out and about, and our HomeSense certainly seems to be a great spot for it! I hope none of you has to negotiate the holiday shopping crowds, but if you do, pack your patience...and maybe a treat for yourself !

This is Kenny, 10 years old, has cataracts, very friendly when he knows you're a safe person, doesn't like men so much. He and his mom live in the rental unit on the other side of the common walkway from my own unit. I was just chatting with her for a few minutes and already know more about her and her family than I do about anyone else in this entire complex. 😲😁 George wasn't too happy that Kenny was so close while he was snacking on his Fancy Feast, and he slunk off when he finished.  Have a terrific day and weekend, all. 

This dog, Apollo, was having a great time at Lake Ontario Park on Sunday morning. Apparently she (yes, she ) LOVES rocks and was barking up a storm, digging them up, then rolling all over them. It was hilarious! Pics snapped with permission.     Ah, if only we all found such simple things entertaining.  :-)

I thought I'd end the week with snapshots of a few "furriends" I've recently encountered. Comments are off, enjoy the weekend and stay cool if you're in the middle of a heat wave, as we are. (As always, click to enlarge the pics to see them better.) I spied this sweetie early on the Sunday morning we were in Montreal. Dad and I had gone for a walk around a neighbourhood near the hotel at which we were staying.     This cat joined us at an outdoor patio café in Brockville, when Dad and I stopped for lunch. He was VERY thin, I don't know if he was young, old, or neglected. Someone "owns" him, though, you can see his flea collar in the first snapshot.   Patches, the vet clinic cat. She's been there for quite a long time, but used to hang out in the back when they still had a second clinic cat. He passed last year, and now Patches can be found lounging in the waiting area. She's VERY affectionate!   A cute pair be...

It's been snowing here all day, so I took a walk over to the adjoining building at lunch time, camera in hand. All indoors, no going outside, thanks. Snapshots taken through the (dirty) windows, and yes, it really was snowing that hard. (Click to enlarge and then scroll through.) I spied two dogs (with their humans in attendance), having a great time over in an athletic Field. I was at full zoom, through the window and the driving snow, so they just look like dark blurry blobs. However, you can tell they were having a lot of fun!  Back in our suite, below. As usual, I have comments off for "Wordless Wednesday". Peace.