
© irene waters 2016
As the sun rises the household awakes

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A quick wash for the mistress, then off for a walk

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We practice our staying when we get to the park

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and come at a run when the command is given

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but training is short for I spy my friends

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and I play the length of the park and then back again.

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Our walk finishes in the Jasper’s, our favourite bakery/coffee shop

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Waiting patiently while the coffee is made

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for once it’s delivered we know our turn will come

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for a treat to be given.

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The worst part of a fun walk in the park is I’m locked outside until I am washed

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The dryer comes out despite me shaking myself dry. I know that now she believes her day has begun whilst I’ll just wait for evening to come.
In response to Weekly Photo Challenge
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
It’s a dog’s life! 🙂 Lovely shots.
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Thanks Sandra.
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I miss the walk and Jaspers, especially the pies.
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Miss having you here too.
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Muffin is fitting right into your day and doing a splendid job of explaining the routine. Fun post to read, thoroughly enjoyed this.
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Glad you enjoyed it. Muffin enjoyed dictating it to me.
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Adorable! Dog insisted mornings can be vigorous states to the day.
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The mornings and afternoons belong to the dogs. The middle of the day and night belong to us.Pity we sleep most of our time. You know what it is like – you have your life with the pointers.
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Yes, and the pointers are insisting we go out…again…now.
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