All of a Twitter with Birdsong

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Carlisle Live stage being set up

Yipee the weather service says it is going to be fine weather for the weekend, our hopes are raised for a good walk and another adventure. Oh dear, it is a bank holiday in the UK and this can only mean one thing, and sure enough, as today grows old, the symbols on the weather [...]

Roman Walls

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  On Sunday we went to an old Roman fort at Birdoswald. This fort is part of a long wall built in the North of England by a gentleman called Emperor Hadrian about 2000 years ago.  Our pedigree certificates don’t go back that far, but my mum says that the dogs who lived here would [...]

Warning – Parasite moving north

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Two posts in one day, but we thought this was important. According to BBC News a parasite which can cause fatal illness in dogs has been found in Scotland for the first time, scientists have confirmed. Experts said that the parasite Angiostrongylus vasorum, also known as the ‘French heartworm’, could be moving north because of climate [...]

Don’t forget the humans…

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Barriers erected for flood defence work

It is holiday time again when the rain pours and inconsiderate people keep us awake. Charlie and I were on sentry duty overnight when we heard the approach of the screamers. These selfish humans are a nocturnal evolution of the daytime human and are seen walking in a wobbly, snake-like way down the pavements and [...]

Wordsearch – Dog breeds

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Another day and yet more showers.  So, like every schoolboy knows the crayons come out and you do drawings and wordsearches. This may have happened when my Dad was a lad but now we have computers and they are great fun in the wet. Here is our wordsearch to help you when it is wet. [...]

Picking them out for weeks…

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Many titles could have been used for the title of this post. These may have included Why does it stop raining … after you are soaked? If it has been dry for hours, why does it rain the moment you go for a walk? If Charlie can stand in it he will. and our favourite. [...]

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