This is for you, Dave

Sometimes you can tell life has thrown you a few curve balls when your friend Dave says ‘Hey, haven’t seen a post for a while’. I saw him at a party last night – our very dear friend Trish’s 60th birthday. He had to leave a little early and when I was driving home much later last night, thought about what he said and realized, ‘Yeah, I haven’t posted recently or done many of my usual ‘routine’ things of late.’

When life is a bit of a routine, it signals things are actually good and nothing has disrupted the status quo. The word routine can signal dull and boring, but I find as I get older, it’s a sign that things are on an even keel, and that’s a not a bad thing.

So yeah, there’s been some disruption to the routine. But every day, I still take my dog, Dre, out for a walk; morning and afternoon and the nightly midnight pee walk to the corner and back. So despite the curve balls, some things MUST remain the same. And she is one.

And no matter what pops up in life, nothing interrupts me walking Dre and photographing our walks. Some days, that routine can be the only good thing that happens in a day, and one good thing is all we need.

Here are some snapshots of our March walks. The weather in March was much like our lives this past month – all over the map! I think we had Spring for about 4 hours, and the sunrise/wind/rains/snow/crazy skies invited a lot of unexpected joy into what has been a challenging month. Hail to the furry friends who keep us on our path. Enjoy!

The CN Tower wearing her cloud scarf

Blue Day Downtown

Beautiful Mallards at Unwin St. turn off

Yes, that’s snow – again!

The ‘End of the World’ clouds

Dre in B&W with her favorite toy

Someone’s enjoying the ‘rink’

Stuck

Multi-tasking. Dundas & Leslie Sts, Leslieville

Dusk, The Broadview Hotel – Queen & Broadview, Riverside

The last few days of the open run dog park, Kew Beach

St. Paddy’s Day, Leslieville

Gerrard St. No Frills. The iconic yellow and white.

Sunrise at Kew Beach

Sunrise at Kew Beach. The last of the ice, hopefully!

Wet and dreary. Like most of March. Kew Beach

Spring has Sprung! It was little chilly for this outfit, but I understand the ‘enthusiasm’ – Queen St. Leslieville