OUR WORLD - A New Arrival

It has been a full and harrowing time since I last posted. Like 

shades of Lemony Snickert, there have been a few unfortunate 

events.

I am still jelly limbed as I thank God for our granddaughter's 

miraculous survival of a horror car crash. Somehow, that relegated 

blogging to the depths of a dark cupboard.

Next, my 95 year old friend of 40 years standing, suffered a fall 

and broke two vertebra. Suddenly, independent living is no longer

an option for her and we had to honour our promise to take her

little dog.

Allow me to introduce you to Koockie, obviously taken with our

eldest granddaughter. Over the years, the grandchildren have amassed

quite a menagerie of foundlings and ill treated four legged friends.

The first attempt of Bumble, a loveable bottle raised sheep, to 

make friends, seemed questionable. A couple of days later though, 

Koockie's confidence had grown  and an entente cordiale was 

reached.

Grandson's valiant attempt to hush Rex's very loud bark proved 

futile but first meetings can be deceptive. The black and white dog 

looking on is one of my eldest granddaughter's 'acquisitions' and 

the friendliest dog that ever was.

Meeting horned beasts proved rather daunting.

A happy respite in my garden.

Meeting a beast so much bigger than yourself, can be intimidating

but meeting a whole herd is frightening indeed and yet, he tried 

his level best to protect me from them.

So now the cat is out of the bag. I have a dog. A blessing, a

responsibility and a definite liability when photographing birds 

and wildlife. The blessing is that I have to take him on twice daily 

walks and walking in nature is one of the great joys of my life.

All considered, I feel incredibly blessed.