I found it ... I found it ... the perfect quotation to describe my blog!!!
“The definition of insanity is repeating the same behaviour over and over again and expecting a different outcome!”
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| The view site at 6.45 this morning |
There’s no consensus on-line as to who originally penned this quotation ... it’s been variously attributed to Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin and even Confucious ... but even Google, that purveyor of all things inane, couldn’t provide me with clarity as to its origins.
Its irrelevant though ... I like the quotation and I think it’s pertinent to what my blog is all about .... my DAILY rambles with the hound and musings on the world in general from my sometimes irrational perspective. Going beyond the realms of insanity in my musings on the world is a wicked thought!
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| A ghostly hound! |
Trying to find the author of it bought up more quotes from Albert Einstein ... even one about first love!
“Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological
phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity”
I love it ... I think he had relativity sussed .... in more ways than one!!!
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| The tide's way out this morning and the beach is huge! |
I’ve been learning so much about my little village alately ... whenever I meet someone new and they discover I’ve only been here 2 years they feel compelled to fill me in on the history of the area ... I love it and I love that they want to share their memories with me.
I had a lovely chat to a chap
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| hmmmmm ..... sand everywhere! |
at the view site this morning ... I bumped into him yesterday too and he admitted he’d felt a bit naff standing chatting to me yesterday because he had an umbrella as it was raining ..... I got the feeling he thought REAL men shouldn’t use umbrellas!
He told me that the original viewing platform had been longer than what it is now ... and had the WOW factor as it jutted out over the cliff. As far as he could recall Cliff Road started subsiding in 2008 and Council provided funds for extensive roadworks and for the viewsite to be upgraded.
The original platform at the viewsite had been longer and
much more flimsy ... the existing one is bedded in tons and tons of concrete. The cost of these roadworks and the extensive upgrade to the viewing platform and site were in the region of $8000000!! I can remember when I arrived here in 2009 that Cliff Road had still been closed to all, except residents ... I hadn’t realised the existing viewing platform and site were constructed so recently.
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| Normally the tide is washing over all those rocks ... it's so far out today. |
Fortunately we only bumped into him towards the end of our walk and the hound was tired ... she doesn’t do “sitting still whilst I chat" very well. I can remember Carol telling me what Sebastian would do when he was younger and they were out walking ... if he felt she’d been standing too long chatting to someone he’d plant himself in front of her and bark ... until she got the message! They’re clever, these hounds of ours.
I’ve just had a phone call from Carol to say Sebastian had a stroke this morning .... a mild one ... but nevertheless a stroke. Our vet has said he should recover fully from it but it sure gave Pete and Carol a fright! Why do we do this to ourselves ... why do we allow these furry 4-legged friends to infiltrate our hearts to the extent that we’d be lost without them? I’ve just read a post on a friends wall on FB and it says it all ... this is why and apologies to the author (a vet) for condensing it ... it’s called “A Dog’s Purpose (from a 6 year old)” .... the comments in red are mine!
I was performing euthanasia on a 10 year old Irish Wolfhound for it’s owners who wanted their young son to be present when they bade farewell to the dog. We sat quietly together for a while after the dog’s death discussing aloud why animals lives are so much
shorter than humans. Their 6 year old son, who’d taken the dog’s death so calmly, and had been sitting quietly listening, piped up “I know why”. What came out of his mouth stunned me - I’ve never heard a more comforting explanation. He said “People are born so they can learn how to live a good life ... like loving everybody all the time and being nice - right? Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”
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| The tidés coming in and she's surrounded by water .... so funny ... quite happy to stay there. |
Our hounds can teach us so many things ..... there’s a list of lessons we’d learn from hounds on this post too, but I’ve picked out a few pertinent ones that I know my hound has taught me!
When loved ones come home, always run and greet them .... enthusiasm counts!
Run, romp, and play daily ... it’s vital for both my hound's and my well-being.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass ... oh yeah ... I LOVE this one!
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body ... my hound has this down pat, I’m still learning!
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk ... my very favourite ... life would simply not be the same without my daily rambles.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it .... yep .... all those logs on the beach!
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
I’ve seen something similar before but it just seemed so pertinent today in light of what’s happened with Sebastian. I love my furry 4-legged friend to pieces ... I couldn’t envisage not having her in my life.
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