The Parsley.....
Tri-Colored Sage....
Green Sage....
Rosemary....
And some Thyme....
Heckle, or is it Jeckle? came through the winter just dandy. He enjoys just hanging around....
And awwww, I grinned when I saw these beginnings of Snowdrops. Now I know spring is right around the corner.
Today at work I was talking with a lady, Linda, and we both agreed that we are living in a beautiful area of Canada. My gawd, the mountains awe me each and every time I ogle at them. ( and I do alot of mountain ogling :)) We have mountains for hiking, fields for walking, rivers and creeks and streams to splash/swim in, waterfalls to gaze at, and hordes and hordes of trails and Provincial Parks to marvel at.
Every morning I take my cuppa tea and go outside with the dogs...this is Hope Mountain, directly behind my house.
Oh, and here's a great photo of the town of Hope....this would be looking west towards the Fraser Valley. That's the muddy Fraser River winding through and a tiny streak of the Coquihalla River can be seen meeting up with the Fraser. ( in between the golf course and the town of Hope )
Oh! and omg, just looking at this photo disgusts me now that I know how scenic and large the frickin' golf course is! I dunno, it just seems ludicrous to take up that much beauty for a small majority of humans. Damn selfish beings!
Today was rather boring for Watcher, Frankie and myself. My fault. I just felt like vegging out and staying close to home. But we did get in quite a few ball games and "chase me chase me" games....but mostly we just lazed around enjoying the warmth outside.
The only negative ( as far as walks go around here ) is that because we are in such a rural area, I need to be aware of the wildlife, lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Nooo, actually just bears and cougars. The bears are starting to wake, and will be dribbling down from the mountains soon, if not already. In a couple of months I will have to think on the young cougars that got kicked out of the den because Mama is now pregnant again, or in season to be. And those youngsters ( about year olds ) are nasty bastards. They are hungry....Mom previously brought them dinners for the most part....and scared and their prey drives kicks in when they think they might have an edge up. I heard that 99% of the time, if you see a cougar out in the wild, it's already been tracking you for quite some time. Scary shit huh?
Our first spring here a bear sow and a cub came galloping down my street! Jack and I were out in the yard after dark and heard this weird huffing and puffing, and getting closer. ( sidenote: you know how in the scary movies the girl/guy hears a chainsaw and screaming in the next room,and opens the door to investigate and everyone who's watching this scene screams in their mind "Don't open the door!!! Run you idiot!! Get out of there!!! Well, I screamed that to my own mind as I walked to the gate and peered over. ) There was this HUGE Black Bear and her German Shepherd sized cub kinda' trotting in the middle of the road with a police car with lights flashing behind them. Herding them out of town. Just bizarre.
That was one VIB (Very Important Bear, to get his own police escort out of town! LOL
ReplyDeleteHOPE is a beautiful place, and a beautiful and fitting word as we grieve the loss of our dogs and watch the earth re-awakening with new life.
Jean
Ahhh Jean.
ReplyDeleteIt pains me to see new life, while vigorously grieving,but also gives me hope. And forces me to set my sights on what is now.
Caleb loved you with his whole being. You know that. You made his life a celebration when you brought him home.
What a lucky dog!