THE DAYS JUST FLY.

Saturday started with Doug coming around to pick me up to go to the Growers Market (still no photo as I was so busy shopping).  Unfortunately, the "Bread Lady" wasn't there - last week she had sold out of Gluten Free Bread so I had been hoping to get some on Saturday.

It was on to the supermarket - we had just discovered an excellent chilled vacuum packed risotto and it was on special - unfortunately, they only had one left so we bought three of their organic soups as well.  No additives which is what I like and great when there is not much time.

We then drove a short distance to Mair Park to walk Sophie.  A few trees had been blown down in the short storm we had just prior to Easter.

Back to Doug's for morning tea and then my place where we had one of the soups for lunch.

Off again to the Quarry Arts Centre to the Dutch Day celebrations.

For some reason there was no Dutch entertainment just these dancers from the Cook Islands helped by the lady on the right who tried to mimic their movements.  

On Sunday we walked Sophie around Tikipunga Park meeting up with lots of other dog walkers and their dogs.  After dropping Sophie at Doug's and having a quick cuppa it was off to visit Max where I discovered the seams of a couple pairs of his trousers had come undone, then off to the gym.

One of the ladies at the Gym told Doug of a Dog walking group that meets on Saturdays so we will most likely do that next week.

After lunch Doug went home to try and catch up on some work while I fixed Max' trousers.

Today I picked Doug up (he took Sophie for a walk around his nearby streets).  We did the A.H. Reed park to Whangarei Falls walk with the Parkinson Walking Group.  It took us a couple of hours and I was surprisingly tired afterwards so after lunch at Dougs I had a short Nana nap before visiting Max on the way home and taking his trousers in for him.  I gave him his tea and a Kit-kat and he fell asleep so I stayed for 30 minutes before coming home.  

The temperature has suddenly fallen and we just had a shower although it was fine for our walk this morning.  

Off for a haircut shortly and will light the fire on my return.  

Tomorrow I have a physio appointment followed by pilates.  Hopefully, I will get a chance to do some work in the garden at some stage.

The good and the bad of people

This morning I joined my friend again walking Sophie, a Labrador/Golden Retriever cross.  On the way back to my place we came upon a queue of traffic just before the railway crossing.  It seemed odd as the traffic was coming the other way.

We then realised that the people in the front car were on the road trying to catch a dog.  Everyone waited patiently and the dog was finally caught but they put it at the side of the road and proceeded on their way.

The dog then went out under the following car.  The occupants of about three cars then got out and after several minutes the dog was finally caught.  In the meantime several cars went on and we pulled in to the left of the road behind yet another car that had stopped.

My friend went to see what was happening and to offer to take the dog to the SPCA if needed.  When he returned he said that a young man in one of the cars had seen someone throw the dog out of a car.  It looked from a distance like a spaniel cross in a very poor condition and was shaking, most likely in shock.

The people in the front car  (who already had one dog in their car) were going to take it to the SPCA.  I was disgusted at the person who threw the dog out  - why not take it to the SPCA?  I was also pleasantly surprised by how many people stopped to help and the fact that everyone waited patiently (or not patiently) while all this went on.  Everyone was courteous even when they went past.

Although the forecast is for a high of 22 degrees today it is sweltering with 30 degrees on the thermometer in our front porch.