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 charts turn to rain.
All those soggy doggies staying with their humans under canvas in campsites throughout the land may not get dry this weekend.
Add the holiday makers to those visiting shows and concerts and yet again you have a miserable Britain.
The only gold around it seems at the moment, is that from our athletes at the Olympics in China, it certainly is not from the sun.
Soggy music lovers
McFly and Boyzone are due to play in a concert near to us over the weekend. Won’t that be exciting?
Carlisle Live stage
The park where we go for our walk some nights was being turned into a concert venue with trucks, a stage and lots of clanging of scaffolding earlier this week.
Scattered around, waiting for the installation of the fence sections, were the fence barrier bases. You know the sort of heavy plastic black bases into which fence panels are inserted. Well, shall we say Buster tried to ‘water’ every one. This was funny because there must have been hundreds of them which he had to stop and inspect.
Crowd view
The Stobart empire, of haulage fame, is heavily involved in the show with many branded vehicles and tents already in place, days before the event.
A quick word of warning to those living near to the site that a firework display is scheduled.
On Saturday they are to to be making loud bangs around 10.45pm and on the Sunday just before 10pm
So best to go early for that night time walk, so you don’t get frightened. Lets hope that there is a good film on for your humans so they can stay up and care for you when the bang pops start.
More details can be found on the local BBC website.
The outside comes inside
Buster, being the elder statesman that he is, likes to sit on the step leading into the garden during the early evening or first thing on a morning considering a dogs life.
He watches the flowers grow, the clouds fly past, the various animals and he also listens.
Human activity, vehicles moving, the distant alarm sounding and the birdsong can all be heard by just sitting for a moment on the step.
So imagine his confusion when we found on the web a whole site devoted to outside sounds. He suddenly heard birdsong inside. He looked up and down trying to work out where the sounds were coming from and, after about 20 minutes and an explanation from dad he just settled and listened.
Buster no longer needs to get wet or cold on his step as dad can play the birdsong inside. Mum likes the sounds also it seems. She was caught the other day listening to the birdies and falling asleep, in the middle of the day.
Here is the link to try it for yourselves.
Birdsong Radio – A peaceful Dawn Chorus broadcast live over the internet.
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Charlie and Buster.
