Daffodils — A blog from my dog

Blossom, bugs and beasts

April 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

We head to the north of the city for a walk to Aero Nurseries via the Kingmoor Nature reserve.

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Daffodils, dry weather and a good walk

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March 12, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

We managed to get out of the house over the weekend and we are pleased to report that Spring has officially arrived.

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Making music with my nose

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January 23, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Charlie sees if he can make music with his nose

We had heard of some new musical instruments that had appeared in Bitts Park and were eager to try them out, but first we had to get there.

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Castlerigg and Brockhole

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April 11, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Windermere was to be our first destination and the Brockhole visitors Centre with Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick being visited on our way back home.

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Daffodils, workmen and a quick walk

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March 30, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Dodging the rain today we escaped the house for a quick walk around Victoria park in Carlisle. One good thing is that so far we have not seen anything of the snow that was promised by the weather people. Parts of our park had an unusual smell today, emitted by some plants which mum said [...]

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Flowers, updates and floating humans

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February 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

With the dry weather continuing, we returned to Rickerby Park in Carlisle but this time headed back towards Eden Bridge. It seemed that many dogs were taking their humans for a walk along the riverbank and we said hello to them in our customary way. We came upon our first floating humans this morning, and [...]

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The Carlisle bubble deflates – again

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January 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

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 [...]