Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To twist an old saying, dogs park, but the peleton moves on, however in this case it didn't, so lucky dogs. I'm sure they are thinking 2021 is looking brighter :-) Douglas On 03/01/2021 18:06, Nathan Wajsman 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