The Walk… on video

Well, we’ve done our new walk a couple more times now… it’s a bit difficult keeping to the footpath because it doesn’t really get a lot of use so it’s hard to see. The first time we did it we found a couple of great trees to hide geocaches but we haven’t found them again since then… I’m sure dad will help us find them!

Anyway, here is a little bit of me and mum walking in the woods… watch out for the bit where she isn’t paying attention and one foot gets sucked down into the boggy stuff! Sometimes I really do wish I had one of those doggy cams so you could see some of these slips and trips she does, tee hee.

And just for fun, this is another bit of our old walk that we do once or twice a week… it’s a big hole in the woods that fills up with water in the winter and as soon as I get near it I look back at mum then I run ahead to jump in. Afterwards I go bonkers and run round and round in circles.

That’s it for now… but watch out, I think I may be sneaking in a back dated Christmas bloggy just to confuse everyone! But don’t hold your breath.

First new walk of 2012

Today we went on one of our regular walks but mummy wanted to find out where another footpath went… so as daddy was with us, we went off to explore. I don’t know why we haven’t done it before but I guess she was worried about meeting bears in the woods or something.

Who builds a tent like this?

Do bears live in wooden tents? Somehow I don’t think so, but I’m not sure who would, because it’s not going to keep the rain out is it?

Which way does the path go?

Well, we saw some very interesting fungi but I was more interested in the sniffs on the ground…

Hurry up, never mind the tree mushroom

It’s a really nice path, along an ancient boundary with some really old trees. Not many people walk this way because they re-routed the footpath but there are still stiles to nowhere…

Come on... you're supposed to climb over this

Look, in the distance can you see that barn? It’s got a brand new thatch and has just been renovated…

The Old Barn has been restored!!

It used to be all falling down and then they covered it up.

It's incognito... first you don't see it

And now

Wow.. now you see it

Anyway, back to the walk. Just past the barn we took the old path that runs alongside the field with horses in it and goes back up into the woods. And what do you think we found? Yes, another drafty tent,

Who lives here?

This one was a bit better than the first one we found, but it was still pretty drafty. Maybe they sit in their tent before they go out to find a nice spot for a picnic.

Where shall we put the picnic blanket?

Meanwhile, back in the woods this is a close up of some cool mushrooms that we found in a tree – I think they are all having a party

hey, it's a mushroom party

Well, we’re almost at the end of the walk now… not far until we get back onto our usual path. We had fun and I think we’ll do this again next time! Such a lot of good sniffs..

I reckon it was a rabbit... or maybe two

Well, that’s the end of my new walk… but there’s a little slideshow with some more pictures for you.

A New Walk, posted with vodpod

I’m sorry the slideshow kind of whizzes along and doesn’t give you time to read the captions… so you may want to click on the pause button. I asked it for 4 seconds for each, but if that’s 4 seconds per pic then I’m your monkey’s uncle, or whatever the saying is. Maybe I’m the cows third cousin, who knows. Anyway, thanks for watching and don’t forget to leave a comment even if it’s just to say “hello” or to say “hurry up with the Christmas blog” because it’s almost Easter!!

 

Nearly Christmas!!

If it wasn’t nearly Christmas I think I’d have gone bonkers by now. Just over a week ago I had to go to the vet because I had a limpy leg… couldn’t put any weight on it at all. Anyway, he gave me an injection and some stuff to take home to go on my food, to stop it hurting, and said that I wasn’t to go on walks for 7 whole days. Can you imagine that… seven days without a proper walk, that’s like a month in dog days. So, I’ve been spending more time than usual in my EcoDrop bed.

Feeling very small & frail

BOL I don’t think frail is a word that would be used to describe me. I was just doing compact sleeping. Mostly I stretch out and just keep an eye on what’s going on around me.

You want something?

As I was saying, it’s almost Christmas time so there have been lots of things going on at home… mostly cleaning and some weird sort of decorating, putting lights and sparkly bits and teddies wearing Santa hats, all around the house. The Christmas tree has been put in the conservatory this year and my duvet is next to it. Hmmm smells clean too.

Why does my bed smell fresh & clean?

It’s not all been sleeping though, I have been allowed across the road into the field just for a sedate walk. Hang on, sedate… Teagan… er, I don’t think so, those words just don’t go together. I have to check out my personal lake and see if it’s filling up with water yet.

Only a couple of inches of water so far..

The bullocks haven’t been in the field for ages now so hopefully when it does fill up the water will be nice and clean without them stomping around and dropping their huge great cow pats in it. Anyway, about 15 minutes is my lot and then it’s back to the house for a bit more rest and relaxation. I find that having a good selection of toys helps to keep the boredom at bay.

Having a giggle with friends!

I’ve been making regular trips to my toy trug and taking out another toy every time… I’m actually just having a sneaky peek and a sniff at the parcels under the tree.

I'm only looking in my toy trug...

When no one is looking I have a sneaky sniff at the boxes… the gold one is definitely one for me, I can smell food…

Smells like dog treats.. nom nom

So, with it being nearly Christmas, Daddy finished work early today and is going to be home for a whole 10 days! When I heard that I just went completely bonkers… 10 days with daddy at home! He also brought some presents with him.. they’re in big boxes and they’re for me!! Well, maybe one is for mummy, but I think they’re mostly for me. I’m finding it all a bit stressful, all these parcels, full of things that I’m not allowed to unwrap yet. I know I can’t stay next to them all the time but I’m trying to guard them as much as I can.

Can you see where I am?

I bet you can’t see me… I’m hiding behind the table. See me? I think the eyes are a bit of a giveaway. The parcels in front of me are from me to my granny.. she’s coming to stay on Christmas Day so we have her presents under our tree. Daddy thought a night at the pub might take my mind off things, so we went up to the pub tonight… and what fun we had! Alfie and Atticus were there… they are usually in there early evening and are very well behaved… and then Barney walked in too! I haven’t seen Barney for ages and ages.

Barney and Atticus... or is it Alfie

Alfie and Atticus are brothers and I have trouble telling them apart. I think that’s Atticus in the picture. It was fun seeing them all but we only stayed for an hour and a bit and then it was time to go home…

The biggest display in the village!

We walk past this house with lots of lights on it… and a Santa that sings when you walk by!

So, not long now until Christmas Day! Only 2 more sleeps!! I hope all my friends have a Merry Christmas….

The Quarry

The Quarry is up for auction on Thursday 15th! You can read all about it HERE. It has a guide price of only £10,000 so it’s an absolute bargain! We walk past it whenever we do our walks at Turners Puddle. It’s fenced off with barbed wire so we don’t walk in it but we can look down into the big pond. Lots and lots of people have been coming up to ‘view’ so we thought we’d see what they’ve all been looking at and took a walk down to the bottom to take some photos.

We usually walk along the path at the top of the hill.

There is no access for vehicles so you have to walk to it.. there are lots of huge sand hills and there are also some old buildings that have fallen down.

In need of a little renovation

I don’t think you’d be allowed to live there though but it would be great if you could, imagine living in the middle of your own little piece of nature. It’s a designated SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) so you can’t actually do a lot with it apart from walking round it and looking at it and taking care of it.

It's all very beautiful

It has a big pond and another small pond with a kind of sand bridge between them. The water looks lovely and inviting. Hmmm mum had me on the lead because she didn’t want me doing zoomies up and down the sand dunes because there were some very steep slopes.

It's a long way down.

Mum didn’t want to slide down the steep sandy slope so we walked along the pathway around the edge.. and I could almost smell the fresh water in the pond and I couldn’t wait to get in it!

The pond looks very inviting

It was a quick walk around the top of the sand dunes and then we were down at the waters edge and I was in.

Oooh this is heavenly!

It would be great if this was all mine… my very own pond to swim in.

One last look across the water

But it was time to leave the quarry and carry on our walk.

Goodbye Quarry

So we retraced our steps and said goodbye. The auction is on Thursday 15th December… I wonder who will buy it.

 

Edit: The quarry sold for £41,000.