Wednesday 29 June 2011

bushwalking with dogs at Narbethong

Last Sunday Penny and I went to Narbethong to walk in the bush with Cindy's dog group.

We set off from The Black Spur Inn, a historic building that survived the terrible 2009 bushfires and acted as a relief centre fot the region in the time after the fires.



It was wonderful to see how the bush is regenerating after the fires. The greenery was a sign of hope, and the blackened trunks a reminder of the helplessness of humanity in the face of nature's overwhelming power.



There's been lots of welcome, life-giving rain over the last few months. Which, of course, means there are some lovely puddles (lovely, depending on your point of view, of course.)



What dog could resist such a great puddle? Certainly not Penny.



And there was a great stick in one of the puddles.



Penny had a bath when we got home!

8 comments:

Mary said...

That certainly looked like fun. How did she enjoy the bath? Was it as good as the puddle?

parlance said...

Mary, the bath was endured, the puddle was enjoyed.

Johann The Dog said...

Very cool how things are coming back...still seems a bit eerie?

parlance said...

Johann, isn't wasn't really eerie, but it sure was eerie last time I visited that area, about a year ago. Nature's resilience is surprising.

Slavenka said...

Ha,ha that's for sure!

Amber-Mae said...

Nice huge puddle!

parlance said...

Amber-Mae, I know you love water too, but whenever I see you, you are in CLEAN water, lol.

parlance said...

Slavenka, Penny's always making me laugh!