Kathy Barrick: Hiking

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Spring is here! Finally! And to Rosie (my dog) and to me, spring means hikes. Hikes through the fields surrounding our house. We'll get to hike until about mid-June when the corn is planted and it's too high to walk through any more. The photo above shows where we go. Waaaaay far in the distance is a lone walnut tree. That's where we go every day.

In this photo (above), I've zoomed in on the walnut tree so you can see where we actually go. (Cause I know you are VERY interested!)

In the photo above, we've made it to the walnut tree and I've taken a photo of our house down below. You can see the barn kind of mid-photo.

In the photo above, I've zoomed in on the house from the walnut tree.

This photo (above) is a demonstration photo. See the thick white line? That's my route to the walnut tree. See the thin white line? That's Rosie's route. I figure I'm hiking a mile (round trip) and Rosie is hiking maybe 10 miles. When we get back to my studio (in the barn), Rosie goes to sleep.

This part has no photo, but I just want to tell you what happened when we hiked today. It was amazingly warm out and the wind wasn't blowing us to death, so I decided it was finally time I re-routed myself to pick up a bunch of trash in the fields. It's the least I can do for a field that lets me walk it every day. So, I picked up a ton of wal-mart bags and mcdonalds cups, etc. and guess what I found? A dollar! Is that good karma or what?

This photo is to show you the forsythia. Aren't they stunning? I can take absolutely no credit for them as they were here when we moved into this house, but I truly appreciate them.

This part has no photo either. Remember Tucker Jones, our little cock-a-poo? He died a couple weeks ago. We knew he had a major heart murmur when we got him, and knew he wouldn't have the usual cock-a-poo life span, but, two years just wasn't enough. Rosie is feeling the affects the most. She is truly lonely. I think we might need to get a new puppy for her. NOT for me, but for Rose. NOT for me, but for Rose..........

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: So sorry to hear about your cock-a-poo. The same thing happened to me with my dachshund last November. She had a major heart murmur and about 2 years after we got her she suddenly passed away one day. It was so sudden and unexpected. I also knew her life would be shortened but we were so surprised when it happened.

Getting another dog helped us. Good luck.; April 10, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Deb said...: I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. It's like losing a dear family member. I think that maybe another acquisition will be necessary! And I love the path you take for your walks. I can only imagine how pretty it is once everything greens up!; April 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Cari said...: Lovely post...your property is beautiful. Looks very peaceful. And I'm so sorry about your Tucker. Yup..I think Rosie needs a new friend!!; April 13, 2009 at 9:27 PM