While the Cat's away...

 

 

 

This morning

was one of those beautiful starts to the day

when the mist hangs

on the hillside.

 

As Mike is away,

I thought I would post some photos from our morning walk,

that way, he can share them,

as can you of course.

 

We, (me and the hounds),

were out the door by seven o'clock.

There's always a possibility

when out so early,

that we might spot some wildlife.

 

Fortunately, only I saw the hare.

 

I think I may have seen some baby wild pigs too.

Something made me turn around and look behind me.

Two little pigs were scurrying along the track going back the way we had come.

Of course I might have been mistaken,

they were running away from me

 quite small,

quick,

and not close enough to clearly identify.

I couldn't be sure.

But Arthur picked up an interesting scent

when we went back along that way.

 

When I'm on my own, I make the walks short,

and then only if it's cool.

Five dogs are too many for me to walk all at once.

So 2 or 3 have to wait while the others have a short walk.

 

Then we all go into the paddock together.

They all had a run around.

Then the girls,

Indie and Jess,

stopped for some quiet time,

girls together.

I thought.

How nice to see them like that.

It was only when Jess got up and moved away,

that I noticed that she had been chewing on a chew,

which is why Indie is so close.

She was waiting patiently for Jess to finish with it.

 

 

Danny is always alert,

on the lookout for anything that moves.

 

By now,

Paddy is ready to go home.

He has made his way to the gate,

and is saying,

'Time to go now'.

He wants his breakfast.

 

While Arthur

would be happy to

stay a while longer,

in the nest of long grass that he's made.

 

One last photo

on the way home.

 

All the mist cleared,

and it's back to being a hot day now.

I think we will be waiting until it cools a bit

before venturing back out today

for our next

trip to the paddock.

 

 

 



Blogtoberfest~ Time for some Colour

For our morning walk

we usually take the hounds along the river.

These photos were taken on Monday,

and like most of the mornings these days,

it was misty.

Very misty.

And grey.

But enough of the grey,

It's good to have some colour

when there's no sun around.

And I found some

when I had a rummage

through some photos

I took at the beginning of the month.

That was the day I took those photos of Jewel,

that I showed in an earlier post.

Looks like she's keeping an eye on me.

Ahh some crochet colour!

I've put these to one side for the time being,

but really,

they would be good to work on at the moment

don't you think?

I'm using one of Lucy's patterns.

I've got plenty more of these photos,

but I think I'll save them for another grey day.

Tinnie Girl has been hosting Blogtoberfest

which I have been trying to keep up with.

Though it has to be said,

I've fallen by the wayside a bit!

The Thaw continues

A misty drippy day today. The sound of water dripping is everywhere.

Minor roads and driveways are slushy making walking difficult at times. As your foot presses down it slips down further into the snow. If it froze it would make all the roads trecherous, but that is unlikely. The forecast is for above freezing, at least for the next few days, making it quite balmy in comparison to how it's been.

The snow still clings to the roof of the barn which has original tiles.

I noticed the other day that the snow was starting to melt in a line across the garden. That line has become more distinct now leaving banks of snow either side untouched. Because temperatures can get so low here, (we have experienced -20) the water pipes have an electric cable attached to them to stop the pipes from freezing. The ground can freeze up to 1.70 metres underground. I think I know where these pipes run!