walk with otto

yesterday otto and i went for our daily walk. we decided to go to the park and river near our place, and walk into the city center. this is one of my favorite walks, as it is close by, near town, but surrounded by nature. if i am having a bad day a walk in the parklands always makes me feel better.

and when walking with this cute little friend his little prancing steps always make me smile.

 

i love how he stops to see if i am still following him.

 

i brought my camera with a goal of looking up at the trees.

 

there are many beautiful gum trees along the river

 

there was no shortage of amazing tree forms.

 

i am looking for just the right image to try to use for a new artwork.

 

without even looking up some of the bark patterns are pretty beautiful

not bad for some quick snap shots to find a good model tree

again the bark patterns are amazing

 

half way through the walk otto got tired and hot

 

he decided to have a roll in the shady grass

 

he paddles along the grass

 

and rolls all around

 

happy tired hot dog

 

the view from where we had our rest in the grass.

 

the look i got when i said time for more walking

 

a few more up images on the walk home

 

it was almost mid day, 11 am or so, getting a bit warm out

 

but a lovely way to start the day, otto and me.