It's been a busy few weeks. My sister came to visit us from Canada and stayed for about 10 days. Each day I toured her around our area and beyond and that involved a lot of early mornings and a lot of driving. It was all worth it of course, to be able to see her after three long years.
She's gone to stay with friends in the Netherlands now so I have a week to recuperate before it starts all over again.
My wife's parents are coming to stay with us for 14 days starting this coming Saturday - another busy time but another worth while reunion.
On day one of my sisters arrival we took her for a walk around our home - she arrived late in the day after her flight was delayed 6 hours.
As you can see the wheat field by our house, the one that I always show you, had turned from a lush green to a dry straw color.
It was still kind of nice looking against the blue sky.
It has since been cut and harvested and now the once lush and pretty field is just a landscape of dry dirt.
On our walk we saw a very small snake on the road.
I'm not sure what kind it was but I'm guessing that its some form of garter. I once read that there is a worm variety that looks like a snake but I can't find anything about that online at the moment. Let me know in the comments if you can identify this fella.
Every once in a while I see these Rose Ringed Parakeets flying around town. They look super tropical and out of place so I originally thought that they were somebody's escaped pet. In a way they sort of are I suppose.
Apparently back in the 70's these birds were imported to France from Africa when it was fashionable to own exotic birds. Some of them escaped and thrived in their new environment and now there is a flock of over 8000 throughout France.
In my last #WednesdayWalk post I mentioned these tall flowery weeds in my backyard that grow 10 times faster than the grass.
I didn't have a picture at the time but was sure to take one this time round.
They are super annoying because the grass is short and doesn't need to be cut but the weeds are a foot and a half tall and can't be ignored.
My wife got a new hat from work that she is super proud of. She loves getting free stuff from the office. She always talks about it for days and this hat was no exception. She's kind of like Michael from the Office when it comes to s.w.a.g.
On another day I took my sister on a walk in a park near our house.
I showed her this stone bridge that I thought was sort of cool and she absolutely loved it.
I wasn't expecting her to think much of it but she ended up spending like 10 minutes on the thing taking photos. I thought it was pretty hilarious.
I think she was taking photos of her feet...😂
We watched some bees for a while that day as well.
We saw a donkey one day while walking also. That was a little out of the ordinary. I don't have a lot to say about it other than... we like donkeys.
This has nothing to do with walking but I think its mildly funny. Here's a photo of our dogs face when we gave him a bone one evening.
We have to watch him when we give him bones and we have to take them away when he finishes the meat on them because he'll try and chew them to nothing. He'll swallow any pieces that he takes off which we learned the hard way a few years ago when a piece got stuck in his intestines. He didn't end up needing surgery but he was uncomfortable for a day and a half and it took two days for it to pass through his system.
We never give him raw hide anymore and never bones, except this time when we watched him until the meat was cleaned off.
Hello @leaky20
I don't normally comment on "this kind of a post" (containing certain creatures) but after the inital shock on my nervous system, I'm now calm enough to do so.
Stunning photos as usual!
Everything was lovely to see except for what I refer to above!
I've seen the other comments below, so no need for me to tell you to add a warning😳😏
The area is so beautiful, and I also love that stone bridge and would have lingered there too.
BTW, Long legs seem to be a family trait, am I right?
You can't blame your wife for loving office freebies, though, can you? I tried zooming in on the message but I was unsuccessful🤔
Nice post :)
I'll add you to the list of people who are afraid and need a warning of said creatures.
We are all actually very short, under 4 feet, we are just experts at creating illusions in our photography...
The hat say "fully depreciated, still in use." It's a finance term I guess.
Yes, please...a warning would be appreciated 😅
Ah, gotcha! Just the opposite of me... I'm 7 ft 2 in, but I do my trick in reverse to appear short! I thought my trick was amazing, but you've burst my bubble...
That defines my car!
BTW, I love donkeys and I would like a pet one, and I love ponies too.
Your dog is the cutest... Can't blame him for loving a good bone... I certainly do 🤣
Haha It's a good trick
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Must be great to see the family again after so many years. They all making the most whilst you're still here? 😉
Next time please add a🪱 alert 🥺😰😭
Oh haha sorry, will do. I forgot that you hated them as well.
Yeah it was good to see family after so long. I'll be seeing more of them soon though.
Only thing worse than markety walkety weeklety reminders of what day it is when every day's Saturday are the ones with snakes in them!!
Good morning. Nice tour. I dig that uncut wheat next to fresh vegetation contrast. Being so far from everything we know, even a couple weeks with the in-laws is exciting huh? = }
Not a snake fan? So many people hate them it seems.
I haven't seen any family in 3 years so I can handle 2 weeks at this point. We get along quite well actually lol. 😁
Is she watching over your shoulder or something? I won't tell.
Oh dude I can hardly spLeL it without trembling. I'm the biggest sissy with them. Dive with sharks, check. Jump from mountains, check. Mountain bike along cliff sides, check but sssssn.. I'm weak. They'll be like "but it's a kissy snake. It's just a garter. It's friendly. The worlds happiest snake." They're all deadly to me!
I would tell you about the last three I've seen but I don't wanna tarnish my ganksta persona. 👊🏼
Haha yeah I get that. A lot of people dislike them and most people have a phobia of one thing or another, so it's pretty common and natural to be afraid of something. I get creeped out swimming in dark water, thinking a shark is going to bite my leg off. Lol
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Must be greta having your sister visit and then your wifes parents visiting soon good reasons to get out and about in such beautiful areas and have quality time with family especially after so long without seeing them
Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)
Yeah it's been quite a while. It's nice to see family once again.
Enjoy your time with them and hopefully it wont be so long between now and future visits
....and won the crocs in a bet? 🤣, sorry couldn't resist, never seen anything like them in my life before!!!!
GOOD TO SEE MY FAV ONLINE HOUND IS BACK!!!!!!
Haha she loves those crocs. Tie dye and all lol. Luckily she doesn't wear them outside the house
Folk say they are comfy.
That's an enjoyable walk! Lovely landscapes. I would have spend a lot of time too taking photos of the bridge :D Your dog is cute :D
Thanks.
Yeah it's a neat little stone bridge. It looks super old but I don't actually know how long it's been there.
It does look old. Little it may be but lots of stories there for sure :D
Great walk around and updates. Looks like you had a great time while your sister was there. Enjoy the next visitors. Have a relaxing time in between now.
The landscape sure changed a lot. Have a great evening @leaky20
Haha yeah I'm trying to relax before the next round of craziness, referring to the travel of course, not the people lol
Hahaha I so know @leaky20
Living abroad and friends and family come. Busy times.
Must have been great to see them after so long. We had the same. Still not seen all after 2,5 years…
Yeah that's a long time. Hopefully you get to see them soon.
Thank you @leaky20 😊
The surroundings of your house are beautiful. I envy you so much for that wheat field you have so close. My favorite smoothie is wheat shake, so I guess if I were there I would have picked up a bag for the night.
Haha it's tempting but taking from farmers fields is sort of frowned upon around here. You would have to do it in the cover of darkness 😆 Lol
Waoo que bonito es el lugar donde vives, muy verde y tranquilo. Me alegra que te hayas rencontrado con tu hermana después de tanto tiempo, yo tengo 5 años sin ver a mis padres y anhelo mucho ese momento.
Me encantó leerte, es muy bonito tu ambiente 🌳🏞️🌄
Felicidades 💗
Hopefully you get to see your parents soon.
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So beautiful the flowers, the trees, the wheat field against the blue sky. These are my favorites scenery. and that such cutie dog's reaction while chewing that bone, precious. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it.
All photographs are all beautiful 🤩
Thanks 😁
You have such a wild and adventurous walk sir @leaky20. You have a beautiful sister too. Is your dog crying? I feel like he has sad eyes. What's his name?
Yeah the dog always looks sad. It's probably lying the chihuahua in him. His name is Mowgli
Its a cuttie dog :D
You are very lucky to have a good view around your house, it seems that living away from city streets and not having traffic jams is a healthy life, without breathing air full of very annoying vehicle fumes.
Yeah clean air is always a plus for sure. I prefer small towns for all the reasons you mentioned.
Your photography collection show that you are the travelling and nature lover, all the clicks of natural views are just mind blowing , snake is looking horrible while the dog and donkey is looking cute in the pictures 😻
Haha you're not a snake fan I take it.
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Most enjoyable walk blog. Your living environment is so peaceful and beautiful. What a fascinating place to live in? Personally, I wouldn’t have captured the snake as you do whether small or big snake I would run as fast as I can. I would say you are brave to do so. By the way, your shoes is kind of cool it has a very colorful design. I like it.
The snake was just a tiny little thing and barely moved. I didn’t touch it or anything. Just took a quick photo.