nice weather

we took advantage of the nice weather this week and went for a walk along the local heritage trail (old railline). J was under the weather most of the week (low grade fever) and didn't actually enjoy the hike as much as the rest of us but the fresh air did him some good as he was much better the next day.
Here are some photos I captured on my ipod

C LOVES taking the dog for a walk. The dog is OLD and not the easiest to lift in and out of the back of our truck. The dog doesn't need to walk on a leash and I take it off him for most of the walk. One point he decided to go off trail (down a BIG steap ditch and across a small river) because he followed his nose to a dead animal. Once I realised what he was up to, I gave him the command to leave it and then had a dickens of a time figuring out how to get this dog back up onto the trail. He has tiny legs and is old (not very strong). I had to get him to walk down the river a bit until I was able to find a spot that he could cross the water again and then climb a less steap hill back onto the trail...oh the adventures I have!