Looking at the world from the dog end of the lead.
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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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Charlie scampered up and down the new bankings and played at being ‘king of the castle’ many times much to the annoyance of mum who was hoping to take us back home reasonably clean. The new hills are around 2m high and are part of a bigger scheme of works around the City. The new [...]
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Dodging the rain showers we managed to get to the park. We like Bitts Park because it has wide paths, which help us stay dry and clean, and also it is reasonably quiet so we can get a bit of a run about. Following the recent cold spells the leaves on the trees have [...]
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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 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 [...]
Carlisle flood defence art tiles
Over the last few months we have been spotting on our walks a number of painted tiles built into the new Carlisle flood defences.