Looking at the world from the dog end of the lead.
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Bank holidays spent at home and out of the rain seem to be a thing of the past as we manage to get into the big world once more. Lime kilns and castles were on the agenda yesterday as we went in search for content for one of our other websites called heritageandhistory.com. Our first [...]
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Dad has been very busy over the last 10 days and we have been unable to get our usual walks however, today we went in search of bluebells near to Buttermere. Mum wanted a few pictures of bluebells for an article she is writing over on oldvarieties and after a quick search on the web [...]
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Just off the Dalston Road in the south west corner of Carlisle lies the small village of Cummersdale. Our walk starts on the far side of the village down by the River Caldew at map reference NY393531. We park the car in the free road edge car park and head off towards a factory gate. [...]
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Big excitement this morning as we ventured into the garden for our morning constitutional as all our sniffs had disappeared under a blanket of white stuff. Charlie chased the floaty flakes trying to grab them on his tongue whilst I tried to talk to it with a few well directed woofs. The flakes made no sound as [...]
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It was great to get out on Tuesday and get a walk alongside the river with the sun casting long shadows on the ground. The recent bad weather caused many of the rivers and streams to flood and it seems the wind may have damaged the tennis blister, as it lies on the ground all [...]
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Happy New Year from Charlie and I. We hope you had a safe night and were not too scared by any fireworks overnight. We have been out this morning for a walk by the side of the River Eden. The frost has made the ground very firm so we kept quite clean and as [...]
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Yesterday we managed to get to the park once more for a walk and a sniff. Many leaves have fallen from the trees in recent days and the park staff have started to gather them ready for moving them to compost heaps. Buster spent many minutes inspecting these piles. Maybe he could smell hedgehogs trying [...]
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Traveling along the A6 from Carlisle to Penrith you come across a sign to your right indicating Wreay. So not sure what lies ahead, it maybe the road to nowhere! After about 2 miles we come across a village green with a church to the right and a pub. Parking the car we all get out [...]
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The weather still continues to be strange with warm sunshine for a few hours then cold and damp. Our local park is very soggy. A recent pop concert has left a few bare patches in the grass which have filled with water. River levels around the area remain high which can not be good for [...]
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It has been a few days since we last updated our blog, but we have a very good excuse. Last Friday we started a grand adventure to the countryside and got to sleep away from home. All started as any normal day does but something seemed a little unusual. Mum was packing a bag with [...]
