Grand Old Duke of York

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the Grand Old Duke of York
She had ten thousand dogs men

She marched them up to the top of the hill

And she marched them down again

And when they were up they were up

And when they were down they were down
And when they were only half way up

They were neither up

Nor down (ok, so we ran out of "down" pictures).

Sad Bumbags

We are sad to report that we stumbled upon a bumbag in the woods that had committed suicide.

Catching Up

It has been such a busy Easter, we have not had time to blog. Imagine! Life getting in the way of blogging! The CHEEK!

Firstly, we went of a walk with Echo. He is pushing 40kg now but in this picture he was in the low 30s). That is about 4 stone for those on imperial and 56lb for our American friends :)

Then we went down to stay with TJam's parents, Brazil and - hmmm, need to think of a spy name for Boy Wonder. ah, that can be his spy name.

It had been raining so much round there that our usual path was a stream. I loved it but the Boy Wonder had to go through the brambles to stay dry.

Next we met up with TJam's old friend who we will call Astra. She brought her dog, Dylan, and we had a grand old time, walking in the woods. The humans chatted and chatted, catching up on 20 years, so us dogs could just get on with being dogs. Bliss.

Then we met up with Piglet and Puppy (who you may remember from last year when we went looking for Winnie the Poo). They have grown up a lot and are a lot of fun to play with. They are pretty good tree climbers too.

When all that walking and socialising was done, and a bit more walking and some other socialising, and the humans had eaten a Chinese takeaway and we had had some of the leftovers (yum yum yum), Fliptop washed our van for us, and we came home. Thank you Fliptop!

What a couple of weeks we have had!

Be Warned

TJam better put plenty of newspaper down tonight. That bag was full when TJam went ok. It was the biggest bag of nuts and raisins you can buy. I don't know what TJam will have for her snack tomorrow. That's not my problem.

Cheese Slices

TJam occasionally treats herself to some processed vegan cheese squares to make some vegan cheeseburgers (ok, vegan burger in bread with ketchup and onions). She knows some people think it is wrong, but there you go. Now I have revealed her guilty secret. Anyway, no more cheese burgers because she forgot to put her precious cheese slices back in the fridge before going out for the afternoon.

It would have been rude to just leave them on the side.

Work Life Balance

TJam is busy appreciating this double rainbow. Whilst working hard to earn a crust of kit-e-cat of course. Hooray for tea breaks.

Nature Advisors Needed

Right in the middle of this field (in the foreground of this picture if you look carefully)...

we saw a curious sight....

This little guy or gal was hugging his/her babies. Or eating them! Or something! I don't know what toads do. The eggs have been there for about a week and have frozen once in that time.

Look how far they are from any water source! And right on the path. Is this normal?
(They are in between Chips and TJam taking the photo. That is a long way for tadpoles to get. Nature experts please advise!)

Saving the World

Tomorrow we will be saving the world AND saving money. Ok, so we will not be saving the world then and there, but we will be doing our drop in the ocean. Join us if you like! (of course, not by computer because that will be switched off). Join us in spirit. I am suggesting we have a roaring open fire and snacks. Sounds like a very wholesome way to go....

Sunday Morning Lie In

This morning we all got a go at the duvet. I like a shoulder perch myself...

Beanz went for Cuddle in Lap position, and Chips mastered the Dive Under the Duvet move, so you can't see her.

Ahhh bliss.

Water

Aha, we have water again. Plus TJam was embarrassed to discover that the problem with her blurry photos was due to an enormous fingerprint on the lens, and she can't blame me or Chips for that.

Singing in the Rain

What was TJam saying about the weather yesterday?

Ok, so now we are making up for the "no rain" thing. TJam discovered that her waterproofs need reproofing. Urgently.
We nearly didn't make the walk because we had to wait in for our new washing machine. We didn't have to wait long though. They came to the house at 7am. TJam managed to wait til we got home til she tried the washer out. Seems to work fine. Whatever.

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud

The great thing about all this lack of rain is that AMAZING mud ruts that have been developing.

Have you ever seen muddier legs that this? I RULE!!

Skype

This evening I have mostly been talking to Bamgee on Skype.

Close Call

I just very nearly spent the night locked in the porch. I am like lightening. TJam thought I was a rat until I meowed. I notice the dogs didn't get involved in helping their friend in distress.

Famous Friend :)

You might wonder why Echo is sniffing so curiously at B2.
The answer is...

... that B2 CAME 2ND IN HIS CLASS AT CRUFTS!!
AND 5TH IN HIS NEXT CLASS!
Yes, our friend is a star. Well, we always knew that, but now a judge has said it too :)

Tada!

It hasn't changed him one bit!

You might also wonder why TJam has started taking blurry photos, but I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that.

We've Moved

TJam has been busy moving our blog about. Hope it is still in one piece.

Purrfect Afternoon

This afternoon we are mostly lazing in front of a black and white film. This is the life!

Hare Raising

About 2 seconds ago, an enormous hare came charging up the woodland path towards me and Chips. We couldn't believe our luck and ran right at it. Just as TJam put her hands to her head and shouted oh no, chips and I opened our mouths for the hare to run in - there was nowhere else for it to go - and it leapt up in the air, clean over our heads and along the path. By the time we had done a double take, scratched our heads in confusion and turned ourselves around, there was no way we were gonna catch it. We gave it a good go but we didn't really stand a chance. It was nearly as big as Chips I swear!
All TJam could do was stand and text on my behalf until I gave up the chase and returned to carry on our walk. Which is comparatively boring I must say. Wow. What am encounter. No time for fotos though ...

Alfie (and GG)

We have had a great walk this evening with our friend Gurns Girl and her dog Alfie. It was getting a bit dusk, but we still had a fab time and GG provided us with plenty of treats (plus I hogged the photo with my big black shape).

Missed

If you click on this picture and zoom in to the middle, you might see what I missed. Our local wildlife family that we must not chase.