Tetsu and I went out for a long walk this morning, taking photos of the countryside.
The cherry blossoms are about done in our part of Japan. Look at this carpet of fallen blossoms!
A few were still trying to hang on. These are a full petaled variety and stronger in color than the blossoms earlier this month.
I was trying to catch the color that had fallen into the rice field and along the border of another field.
I just love wheat fields. Green. Gold. In the morning light, in the evening. It doesn't matter, the ramrod straight stalks speak to me.
Some rape flowers there mixed in with the wheat...
I had a sit down on the bank trying to take wheat field pictures. And actually I was waiting for something...
This man and his dog were off in the distance coming closer to the wheat fields. The dog noticed me.
Tetsu and I spied on this man and his dog a long time as they didn't make much progress on their walk. They'd saunter a few steps and then the man would squat down and pet his dog and talk to it for awhile and then they'd move on a bit more and then stop again. The dog was basking in all the attention.
They finally turned around and headed back the way they'd come. Tetsu and I sort of sighed at the same time.
"This is such a nice area for a dog. But it would be hard to have another one... and we've got all those cats..."
I guess we just wait until we know if we're needed to be dog owners again... We are not yearning. But seeing this man and his dog made us a bit lonesome.
If the time is right, it will happen again. Meantime, enjoy the last of the cherry blossom, the green stalks, and a clear sky.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos from you two. I understand your feelings regarding getting another dog. Hopefully one will come to you if it is meant to be. I'm not planning to get another cat, I feed hundreds of wild birds and would be so unhappy to have a cat killing them. But if one comes, we will work something out. Charlie, my cat who recently died, rarely killed birds, which was another thing I appreciated about him.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I have several trips to take. They will be shorter trips than I would like but with dogs at home and no one to take care of them they go to the vet. Has to be hard on my dogs and it is expensive. Not sure what I will do when they are gone.... but like you hope I am patient to "see what happens".
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, Tanya. Love especially the ones of the man and his dog. Such love!
ReplyDeleteNikko is 15 years old now ... and my house is coated with dog hair. Last year when I travelled to the states, she had terrible separation anxiety as there was no longer papa to take care of her. The kennel costs 17,000 yen for just two nights, though she seems to enjoy her stay there and gets along with other dogs. If I am gone for more than one day, I have to take her along, drive, and sleep with her in the car. Still, it is hard to imagine life without a dog.
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