Waste of a Weekend

Here I was in my bed for the whole weekend including Friday, no not that type of fun bed but the sick bed as I have full blown man-flu. It is Day Seven since I handed my cellphone over to Cell C for repairs and now that is far in the back of my mind as I now have to contend with a congested sinus, headaches and coughing as cabin fever was starting to set in.

It was warm outside and I had to get some fresh air, even for a short while. So I took my dogs for a slow shuffle around Emmarentia with lots of stops. I took this photograph while recuperating under a tree next to the spring in upper Emmarentia. While Podge was exploring the stream, Jade was forever trying to get onto my lap, Maxy and Patch keep watch as usual, and Skye wanted to play with everyone.

Lynda

After a slow morning of not wanting to get out of bed on this cold public holiday, I finally crawled out and enjoyed the weak but warm sun. Yes the out in the sun was the perfect idea so in the afternoon I took Lynda to the Botanical Gardens at Emmerentia to enjoy the beauty and the sun. Oh yes I must confess I sort of had ulterior motives as there are a number of Ingress portals at Emmerentia.

Strong Tower

Oh my, when it rains it pours, not that it is raining in Johannesburg but all around me I see the horsemen of the apocalypse. I was kind of hoping that I would leave last year behind where I left it but the horsemen seem to have followed. After Theresa, Matthew and my episodes in the hospital, my stepdad is going to have part of his leg amputated. Lynda lost her mom to cancer on Friday and now the news that my friends' young daughter is expected to have leukaemia. Please I ask all my friends to pray for little Nika.

I took my dogs to the park today, just to get away from it all and as I sat in the shade by the dam, this little dachshund came wheeling past. He had broken his pelvis when he was hit by a car. From the worst he has bounced back. This little dachi gives me hope because if he can make it so can we. Whatever may come, God is my strong tower.

Emmarentia

The very next day I found myself back at Emmarentia Dam, this time with my dogs and at the end of the day compared to early in the morning. My Italian Greyhounds and Whippet love the park at Emmarentia because there is lots of wide open spaces in which to run plus plenty of other dogs to socialize with.

We even met another Italian Greyhound called Molly and two large Greyhounds. Here are Jade, Patch and Skye who found something interesting to sniff at the edge of the top dam while Maxy was doing his usual meeting and greeting of all the new dogs.

Winter Dawn

I was up at the most ungodly hour this morning. Even the gravity had sensibly doubled around my bed but a few minutes after four, I managed to dragged myself up and was on my way to Emmarentia Dam near Greenside by five. Along the way I stopped at a service station for a large café late and arrived at Emmarentia in the dark.

About twenty Joburg Photowalkers started arriving about the same time as I did and soon we were on our way to get to find a perfect spot to catch the winter sunrise over the dam. While we were waiting for the sun to grant us a guest appearance, a lone canonist paddled by. Thanks for modeling. Much later after the sun had risen well above the horizon, we all took a walk through the golden leaves of the autumn kissed forest. I posted some more photos on my Facebook album A Winter's Day for you to enjoy.

RIP Tag

I only got home last night, after an awesome night of Fruit Ninjas and Guitar Hero, at 3am this morning. Dog tired I had to crawl out of bed at 8am so I and my Italian Greyhounds could join the old group of dog walkers at Emmarentia Dam for one last time to do a walk with Sam who lost week lost her dog Tag on Monday. Tag was a dalmatian who suffered from diabetes and Sam loved Tag into a long and fabulous life. Being part of her family, Sam took Tag's passing hard and just being among old friends must have helped with her spirit. Afterwards as we used to do, we had coffee and munchies together.

The end of the Noughts

The New Year is about to start and we've come to the end of the Noughts. What are we going call the next decade, the Teens? Today's photo is of the last light of the last day of the year at Emmarentia. To all my readers, have a great 2010.

A wee break then

Ah a quiet tranquil break during what has become a busy weekend. I took Maxy, Carol and her mom for a walk to Emmarentia. I am not too sure about taking Maxy there on a Sunday as there are too many dogs for Maxy to sniff. Here is Carol and her mom sitting by dam. Well that’s if you can see them. Just believe me they are eating chocolate there on that bench by the dam while I am walking the dog.