Companion Clancy

Throwback Clancy, 2yrs 6wks

 

This could be our last snow photo of the season, depending on how spring unfolds--April is no stranger to snowstorms in the Ottawa area.

But long-range forecasts for the first two weeks of the coming month see rising temperatures with lots of sunshine and no snow.

So we thought a final look here back to the day after Christmas of 2014 at me and my cousin, Duke, might be a good send-off for winter, and bring us both some luck in getting together again soon for a walk out here on the Prescott-Russell Trail.

Duke, who lives with Dad's daughter, is now eleven, and bothered somewhat by his ailing back legs, but he's strong enough to come back for visits with us when the footing is less dangerous, though our walks will be shorter. We can't wait to see him again!

Go Duke!

The amazing ash tree you see in this photo is a favorite of ours and relatively close to our house. Dad always takes a picture of it when we pass by, and he now has hundreds of examples from all times of the year.

Also, if it looks like I'm as big as a German shepherd here, you must realize that Duke is a shepherd/husky cross, and though looking almost exactly like a shepherd, is really only three quarters the size of a pure bred.

 

Here is another photo of Duke's 2014 Christmas visit with us we posted earlier: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/16921754919/in/datepo...

 

Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail, Ottawa, ON

 

THROWBACK Clancy album: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157655594489275

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