Wordless Wednesday - No Goose Fence Will Stop Me

 

Travel Tuesday - Niagara Falls - Part One

Maybe because they are tired of alway having their pictures taken, but my dogs have agreed to let me share some travel here for a few posts. 

I was recently away to go to Niagara Falls, Ontario, with some friends for a long weekend. 

I thought I would start by sharing pictures of the falls. The first day we walked to see them as a group. Then day 3 I walked along the top in the morning while my friends slept. Then on day 4, because my friends wanted to do nothing, and I knew I couldn't just sit in our suite until our ride arrived at 3:30 in the afternoon to take us back to Toronto to catch our transportation home, I went and did all the fall tourist stuff!

There are 3 falls, 2 American, the American and Bridal Veil Falls, and one Canadian, the Horseshoe Falls . I alway forget about the 3rd one. They are very young and only about 12 000 years old. While not the tallest, Niagara Falls has the world's highest water fall rate. It is eroding about a foot a year, and while impossible to imagine will just be a rapids some day.  90% of the fish who go over the falls survive. 20% of American drinking water flows over the falls. 

Sorry American friends, the Canadian side has a much better view! Here are some pictures from all the ways I saw the falls.

Horseshoe from the observation deck

Horseshoe from the journey behind the falls

Same as above but I was getting wet 

Tunnel behind the Horseshoe Falls

Bridal Veil from a boat

Horseshoe from a boat

American Falls from a boat

American and Bridal Veil from a boat

Horseshoe and Bridal from the Sky view 

Just a little fun!

Hope you enjoyed all the views of the falls! 

Mischief Monday - Mean Person 1, Us 0

Dear pals,

You may remember that a not very kind neighbour has been on a 3 year campaign to get our dock removed.  Well, we just found out, she has won round one, and our dock needs to be removed. 

It is amazing how this little thing can cause so much trouble

This is likely going to get messy as our very nice neighbour's Callie's people, are exploring all our options, many which involve things like lawyers. 

Lady has resolved to not let this nasty person win (and she has said a lot of HBO words). For now, we will continue to enjoy our beautiful, clear lake, even if we don't have a dock.

your pals, the lake loving Lee and Phod

 

Mischief Monday - Abandonned - by Lee

 Hey pals,

Just letting you know that Lady abandoned us on the weekend and went away for 87 million years. Besides leaving us and messing up our routine, it means she didn't get any blogs ready or red us your blogs. She thought a girls weekend to Niagara Falls to celebrate two of her friends birthdays was a better use of time. She will be back by next week apparently. I will decide if I am going to talk to her. 

So you remember my face until she gets back.

Not thrilled at her, Hailey Bug

May the 4th Be With You

 Thankful we are that Lady used old pictures this year.

Hat tax from years past.

Nature Friday - April Showers Brought May Floors

 In spite  of all the frosts and the fact some creature dug up some of the Lady's bulbs, Lady is happy she is getting some of her spring colour. Gardening is an area she is very much a work in progress.

Why do I have to pose with them? Where is Hailey?

Thanks to Rosy and Sunny for hosting this event. 

Getting Old - by Lady

After my angels Loki departed at age 8, and Gemini at age 6, my goal in life had been to have a dog who lived until at least 10. I remember joking that I may have to adopted a senior dog to make this happen, as I didn't have much luck previously. 

Now I am living with 2 senior dogs. I know I am watching our last moments together as I see them both slowing down. As I write this, I should clarify I don't see any immediate threat to their health, however, at the same time, nothing would surprise me. 

I am looking at this stage of my dogs life as a gift. I am blessed that overall they are both happy and comfortable in their golden days. Phod needs his arthritis shot, has decreased stamina -there is no fetch and our walks get shorter. He avoids extra stairs and sleeps almost all day, and sleeps much deeper (he fails as a guard dog now, usually in our closet. He still has his moments of play and being silly, but they are shorter too. His vision seems pretty good, but his hearing is not what it was. 

I have taken your seat

Hailey has never fully recovered from her neurological event. She is still tippy. She doesn't run and jump like she used to. She is dragging her back paw more noticeably. Her stamina is much less and is clear she doesn't see as well. She has become a picky eater, who would have imagined that. The upshot is, she hasn't destroyed anything and I am not as worried she will. Also, while she may make a little dash to the neighbours or into the bush, we can trust her off leash way more because we know she isn't going far. 

Annoyed I am taking her picture

What I miss most besides the cuddles on the couch neither want to get on, and my full time work supervisor in Phod, is the long walks. Some times I admit, I resented those long walks when they needed to happen. However now I know physically and mentally I was healthier when I was doing them. I admit, I love these 2 with all my hearts and they will spend the remainder of their days in my care, I do think about getting a third, younger dog, for a walking companion. Man, plus knowing Lee and Phod wouldn't appreciate this, prevent me from doing it. I need to stop being lazy and just take myself for a long walk, I hear it is possible.

In spite of the changes, I am so grateful to have this chapter with them. I would not change it for the world. I have even less understanding and compassion for people who dump a dog just because they are old. It may be true that old dogs are the best. I am just going to cherish the moments we have.