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@marmora and everyone . Today is beautiful the rain stopped sky cleared the sun is strong and weather turned very hot. Met a man and woman walking their little muffin dog today and had a little chat. They were concerned that someone would be upset with them she was off her leash and just making her way along the waters edge. Very smart little dog and knew when she was called to come back. My husband and I said that sometimes this seems to make them less aggressive and so many of the little dogs in our park have a chance to walk on their own know where to be and very gentle and not to worry.
There are a lot of people riding mobility scooters or travel in wheelchairs one man in particular who rides a power wheelchair and who walks a beautiful reddish tall dog her tail is feathered and her coat is lovely.she is elegant. She walks along beside or in front of him and lately we have noticed he seems like he may be partly paralyzed. I see him each day rolling along with her she is a proud beautiful looking dog and today it looked like she may have had a little dip in the water must have felt nice for her in the heat and along their way they went.
He passed us along the brick walkway and his head is usually looking down noticed as we exchanged smiles and I waved and said hello. He looks like he would be kind. His way of being part of the life the he may have a more difficult time getting around in on foot but he is managing so well to be so much part of the things he must have enjoyed before.
We meet them each day another older man with a side mirror on his adjusting it as he came down the little bank from the bridge crossing the river. He often stops by the benches along his way and sits away from his scooter for a break. Stop and chat with him for a little while to.
When I was little the bridge used to be a swinging bridge and remembering the sound it made when crossing it. I noticed today that the man and older man in his senior years was out for a walk he has a walker and a little black dog beside him almost like the little dog Toto in the Wizard of Oz. His little dogs leash wrapped around his hand loose enough to let his little dog walk and explore a little and how wonderfully he moved much quicker on his walker then would be expected. These people walk a long way or drive their scooters a distance surprised one day when we saw the man in the wheelchair such a distance away.
We have a good friend she lives near this park her name is Betty and goes for her walks there to.
She lost her wonderful husband also a friend of ours 12 years ago and sold her house she was someone we like to see. . One of the nice people we met working at the store and that was 38 years ago seems like the other day when we meet and talk and share a bench and catch up on each others lives. Worked together till she retired.
Remembering that my Dad was starting to loose his short term memory I think so much was caused fro all the stress the he handled in that period of time. He loved to reminisce about the days when we were small he loved those days, history of his family and things that they did. His love of the days we lived along the park, and all of the wonderful time we had all spent together. Knowing he was then judged by some of the confusion of what had happened recently but hoping that along with the memories of now that we need I will never forget all of the wonderful people who were and are part of my life and the amazing things that have happened along the way and helped to make me who I am. Holly
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