Photos

 Someone commented a while back that my dogs were not in the centre of the photo. They laughed and said I needed to learn to aim straight, but they were completely taken aback when I said that was how I was trying to take the photo. The dogs are only part of the photo and not necessarily the centrepiece.

Mostly the dogs are the stars of the show, mostly I find the best view as backgrounds for the dogs, but sometimes I see a view, a tree, a footpath or a mountain and I want to take a photo of it, but in my world one thing can always make it better .. a dog, or dogs! 

These photos are taken as memories of a walk, hopefully I'll look back and remember this day as ... "The day Meerah saw the ducks, then we went on to Carrie's" So this is a photo of Meerah and Sammi on the track up from the donkey field with that phenomenal view behind them, the one I'm blessed to see every day of my life, but below is a photo of a dog, below is beautiful Beti. 

A Walk Then Visiting Carrie

A treat for Sammi and Meerah today, a special afternoon walk, then an hour or two in Carrie's lovely garden. They were both so good and enjoyed their time out and about. 

He Got Out ...

... But as Mickey Flanagan would say "Not out out!" 

So Mr annoying got through the fencing again. Steve had to open the fencing by Blade's grave to get him back. Thankfully, he was stuck between both lots of fencing and didn't get out into our fields or beyond the boundary wall. After visiting Carrie, Steve and I got into looking for gaps again. I found myself on my hands and knees, crawling under bushes and behind large plant pots with cable ties and canes. We also put large canes by Blade and Nikki's grave so if he's getting through there they will be broken or bent ... all we can do is try. 

When watching the video - put the volume on - Zeus doesn't like cows - LOL at Steve. Of course it took a lot longer than this to get him in! 

Out With Ross And Beti

A lovely walk that thankfully didn't get too hot. We parked by the donkey field and walked down past Tom Jones' house. (The Chimney sweep, not the singer) To be honest I don't think anyone has lived there in years, it's sad to see the property looking more and more neglected. What a lovely place to live, such a waste. I was wary on the first part of the path as there was sheep shit everywhere, though I didn't see any beyond their boundary walls.

These two of course found every ditch, well it's only a couple of weeks since they last walked a section of this walk so they knew where they were, but we soon turned off to follow the circuit that takes us past the alpaca's field and back up towards the donkey field. I got through that narrow gate with the offensive bar sticking out and popped them on the lead to go across the section of footpath that crosses fields. No sheep anywhere, better to be safe, but OMG, cow shit, we crossed quickly!!!!

The next section of path was very closed up in some sections, brambles on one side, barbed wire on the other, me in a T.shirt and Ross pushing through with a bloody stick made it hard work, but thankfully it soon opened up again. I considered going down to the stream and to see "Gerlan" but time was catching up on me and there were others who need time out at home!

Blaniks And Mica

Everyone In The Field

Sammi, Zeus, Meerah

Ross, Beti

Orin, Siska

Only the fields for everyone today. I noticed a funny noise in the van on Saturday so it had to go into the garage today. With some relief, Steve was right, it was simply that the oil in the power steering was low. Hell, how would I know that? The van was diving perfectly! 

I don't take as many photos as I used to in the fields, but today was Meerah's birthday, so the camera went out. I took photos of everyone, concentrating on Meerah, but I did get some cracking shots of Beti, she such a photogenic little poser. I think I may have to save up for an upgrade on my camera .. mind you, I've been saying that for years. 

A year ago there were 4 puppies born, but the loss of little Mica was heartbreaking. He was buried with Kaiah's twins and little Winnie. I remember Steve breaking my heart further by saying he was too small to be buried alone. Today I have thought of him and cried for him. I wonder who he would have been? I hope the collage/photo is not too morbid ... but I'm not sure how else I can remember him on here today. Sleep tight little Mica, too precious for this world. 

Marley At 12 Months

Meerah At 12 Months

Seren At 12 Months

Happy Birthday

More posts and photos later.

Storm And Sardines

No significant wild weather in Fron today, this morning's wind and rain moved aside for blustery sunshine. I spent most of the morning and afternoon with my Mother who had an appointment with a musculoskeletal specialist. She has been pulled and twisted until she was in agony, but sadly needs must to get some kind of diagnosis and hopefully a treatment.

Happy Blaniks today, finally we managed to get sardines from Aldi, but has there been a shortage for months? "Tinned sardines are currently experiencing shortages, particularly in the UK, due to reduced catches in Morocco, a major supplier. This is attributed to factors like overfishing, climate change impacting fish migration and feed, and the Moroccan fishing industry's transactional nature according to The Grocer." Anyway, we've been buying tuna in sunflower oil instead!