Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love animal stories with happy endings. Good for you! Tina On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 1:07 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Today was a sunny but cold and very windy day. I went for a ride on the > V?a Verde, the abandoned railroad track converted to a 22 km gravel path > for cyclists and hikers. About 9 km after entering the trail, I happened on > two dogs. One was just resting on the ground, the other one was walking > around (but not straying far from his friend), as if looking for help. I > was standing there, thinking about what to do, when two other cyclists came > by. We were about 4-5 km from the town of Agost, otherwise in the middle of > nowhere. But a call to the Agost police struck gold: someone had reported > that their dogs had disappeared last night, and after sending phone picture > the identity was confirmed. The dogs had wandered off the farm last night > and then somehow entered the trail and could not find their way home; the > had spent the whole night wandering around, and were hungry, dehydrated and > tired. While we waited for the owners, we gave the doggies the water from > our bottles, which they eagerly drank. And then a police car followed by > the car of the owners appeared, and a happy reunion ensued. A good ending > to a bad situation. > > While we waited, I took a quick snap of my fellow cyclists. At this point > we had no more water for the dogs, so all we could do was to stay with them > and comfort them. Fortunately, the wait was short. > > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cQdk4RX/A > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > > YNWA > > "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley <http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html>