Saturday, July 23rd,
2016
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
Good Thing
The real good thing
about keeping a dog is that he/she forces the master to go for that
stroll. I witnessed this dynamic when
staying with my host in Saskatoon. A
three-month-old husky pup, fairly new-acquired, needs that walk through the
neighbourhood, to go for an ultimate exploration (checking out just about everything)
and going for that workout.
Now this pup, Akela
by name, is the cutest thing, with one green eye and one blue. He rarely barks, but does more howling, as is
expected from a canine who’s a wolf-derivative.
In any event, this
young pup participated, by leash, at the chanting procession--at least the
start of the program--for the Festival of India.
Akela and I get
along, but it was another guest who I’ve been bonding with or, shall I say,
developing a friendship with. It’s Mayor
Don Atchison who has come to the Festival of India for the second year in a
row.
We share a lot of the
same interests. He’s a marathoner, can
easily take on a four mile jaunt per hour, and he’s quite excited about the
coming completion of the Trans-Canada Trail, a walker’s paradise path. It will penetrate right though the parameters
of the city of Saskatoon—his city.
Next year Canada will
be 150 years old and the finishing touches to this trail is the obvious
timeline. This becomes tempting for me. Shall I, if not next year, on in the future,
tackle this most glorious walking challenge?
May the Source be
with you!
4 km
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