Welcome to a new Staying the Course Week! Do I detect just a slight moderating of the torrid summer temps here in the subtropics? I know, folks pay big bucks to come here and bask in the sun, but personally I prefer autumn weather. Not too far away now.
I wrote in my blog this morning about trying to get back into walking without having sweet ol' Sadie on a leash. A big breakthrough was taking the grandkids out to Brookgreen Gardens this weekend -- a 9,000-acre preserve of native flora and fauna as well as American sculpture. (The largest collection anywhere, I'm told.) Just a slice of heaven -- love it!
Anyway I let the grands talk me into a walk through the Lowcountry Zoo that meanders for miles (or what seem like miles anyway) through a near-wilderness with sightings of red foxes, bald eagles, river otters (Nature's coolest show-offs), and alligators (and more). The good news is that I survived this adventure and am now getting more motivated to walk solo (dedicating every walk, of course, to the memory of sweet Sadie dog, who shared walks with me nearly every day for 15 years.) I wrote about this on my blog, www.steadfastdawgwalker.com -- if anyone would like to read more.
Brookgreen is great for all seasons -- so I bought a family membership for the year and plan to do a lot of walking out there.
On a sadder note, picked up urn with Sadie's ashes at the vet's today -- will always have an honored place in my home.
Hope all Stay the Course folks have a great week!
Cheers,
SUPERBOB
I wrote in my blog this morning about trying to get back into walking without having sweet ol' Sadie on a leash. A big breakthrough was taking the grandkids out to Brookgreen Gardens this weekend -- a 9,000-acre preserve of native flora and fauna as well as American sculpture. (The largest collection anywhere, I'm told.) Just a slice of heaven -- love it!
Anyway I let the grands talk me into a walk through the Lowcountry Zoo that meanders for miles (or what seem like miles anyway) through a near-wilderness with sightings of red foxes, bald eagles, river otters (Nature's coolest show-offs), and alligators (and more). The good news is that I survived this adventure and am now getting more motivated to walk solo (dedicating every walk, of course, to the memory of sweet Sadie dog, who shared walks with me nearly every day for 15 years.) I wrote about this on my blog, www.steadfastdawgwalker.com -- if anyone would like to read more.
Brookgreen is great for all seasons -- so I bought a family membership for the year and plan to do a lot of walking out there.
On a sadder note, picked up urn with Sadie's ashes at the vet's today -- will always have an honored place in my home.
Hope all Stay the Course folks have a great week!
Cheers,
SUPERBOB