It's so much fun to take Raimi for walks and think about the little Leeloo he'll be playing with in a few short weeks. I suspect she will be far braver than he is exploring new territory - Halo would crash hell bent into the woods but clearly Raimi watched The Blair Witch Project and took it to heart.
We have started going to the lower park because it's so pretty down there, much quieter and it's got lots and lots of different trails and smells. There are hills too which I'm not a huge fan of but what's a girl to do ... The Boy needs a stimulating walk.
You have to drive through one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the city to get to the park - these are the old school wealthy homes that were built before the super hideous modern and contemporary homes came into fashion. It's always an interesting drive to see how the other half lives.
Eventually you come upon the river itself as you walk and since it drains off the reservoir at the Glenmore dam it's quite low and slow - when the water level is way down you can walk right across it. Not that Ridgebacks do ... just that they could.
Raimi likes to splash along the river because it wets his whistle and there are so many more interesting smells down there since animals in the bushes come to drink and leave their scents all over the banks. I caught him a couple times watching leaves floating past in the water - so adorable.
More camera testing and fiddling with the aperture to see what sort of shutter speeds I would get in various light. For much of the walk he was back lit because we were walking into the sun and he insisted on going first - by which I mean if I passed him while he was sniffing something he would shove me out of the way to get in front. So polite my boy.
And what blog entry is complete without The Boy demonstrating his dignified and impressive status as my loyal companion?
It's so much fun to take Raimi for walks and think about the little Leeloo he'll be playing with in a few short weeks. I suspect she will be far braver than he is exploring new territory - Halo would crash hell bent into the woods but clearly Raimi watched The Blair Witch Project and took it to heart.
We have started going to the lower park because it's so pretty down there, much quieter and it's got lots and lots of different trails and smells. There are hills too which I'm not a huge fan of but what's a girl to do ... The Boy needs a stimulating walk.
You have to drive through one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the city to get to the park - these are the old school wealthy homes that were built before the super hideous modern and contemporary homes came into fashion. It's always an interesting drive to see how the other half lives.
Eventually you come upon the river itself as you walk and since it drains off the reservoir at the Glenmore dam it's quite low and slow - when the water level is way down you can walk right across it. Not that Ridgebacks do ... just that they could.
Raimi likes to splash along the river because it wets his whistle and there are so many more interesting smells down there since animals in the bushes come to drink and leave their scents all over the banks. I caught him a couple times watching leaves floating past in the water - so adorable. 
More camera testing and fiddling with the aperture to see what sort of shutter speeds I would get in various light. For much of the walk he was back lit because we were walking into the sun and he insisted on going first - by which I mean if I passed him while he was sniffing something he would shove me out of the way to get in front. So polite my boy. 
And what blog entry is complete without The Boy demonstrating his dignified and impressive status as my loyal companion? 
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