You certainly would not call me an animal lover. When I see a dog on my side of the road I am very likely to go to the other side for my safety. (Only this evening, when I came back in the dark, there was a big dog almost right in front of me and I did not even have a chance to go to the other side of the road.)

But today I saw also the most beautiful animal, and I was so attracted to the dog that I got talking to the owner, who had the dog on a leash as you can see on the picture.

I wanted to know the breed and the answer was, “It is a siberian husky!” I was so enamoured with the beautiful animal and asked ,”Do you mind, if I take a picture of the dog?” Permission was given and I think the owner was even pleased, that I asked.

The owner of the dog was a complete stranger to me and I noticed his accent. Just about when I was going to ask him,” Where do you come from? You are not a Kiwi”, he picked me as a German – my accent – and we also talked a bit in the German language.

He is also a resident of this beautiful town! (Kaitaia: 5 202 resident population)

Needless to say, we talked about spiritual things as well – and it is always so interesting to hear the stories of other people………….