Country Dog Girl's blog

In the early morning

Taking the air this (early) morning and peering into the pond. It looks clearer today after an extended effort last night with the fishing net. Every sweep of the net brought out the light-blocking weed and Newts galore. The fully developed ones are a bit gung-ho, living life on the edge and trying to leap from the net instead of waiting patiently for my assistance!!

I'm back!!!!!!!!!

Well they say time flies when you have fun so that's my excuse. I've been doing all sorts of creative things and been so involved in them that this little blog had been sorely neglected. But I'm back and will post some photos so you can see what I've been so immersed in, more later...

CountryDog goes swimming

Saturday and it's a hot summer's day. We are about 10 minutes drive from the river but today had some business in the south of the County and so decided to take CountryDog for a new walk by the river there.
We parked in a shady spot and after a short walk down a lane found ourselves in an old-fashioned meadow. Scabious,Mallow and Ox-Eye Daisies amidst lush grasses and then the occasional orchid. Overhead two Red Kites were soaring and calling. We reached the river bank and headed south. CD was eager to leap in and we were relieved to find a beachy area where he could paddle and swim. Thus we avoided having to get in for a rescue exercise at the steeply banked areas.
Yellow Water Lillies are just in flower and we saw ayriad of other plants and flowers, along with swooping Swallows. A truly lovely walk that we all enjoyed - one very wet CD was able to stay cool and refreshed throughout. More summer please!

How to start the day

After supper in the garden last night - again, I know I'm pushing it- I took breakfast out there too!

The sun was starting to creep over the trees (it was only 6am) and the birds were deafening. Pigeons close by were almost shouting each other down, whilst the Doves were gently purring in the background. Very soothing. A short and sweet interlude.

Back in circulation

Well - I've had a series of strange days where I've not been able to access myblog or anyone else's. Not sure why and I hope all is now resolved. If so, looking forward to writing again...

A sunny Saturday meant for the garden

Sunshine, birds singing and I'm enjoying just sitting in the garden. I got up early and made my second attempt at home made pasta - more about that later, after we try it! There are tubs to be planted up later, and my little vintage table to paint. For now - it's bliss watching Damselflies busily workIng the pond.

Vintage finds in my garden

Late afternoon and it was quite sunny. I'd sewn enough strips of patches for my quilt and so wandered around the garden. Mooching around I just spotted something out of the corner of my eye, deep in the border, with all sorts of shrubs around it. Then I remembered - a very rustic table, which we carefully placed there some years ago so that our then elderly cat could climb onto the roof of the summerhouse. With that cat sadly no longer with us ,we were able to get in there and drag the table out. Countrydog boy has found some wood for a little repair job and it's now ready for a lick of paint. What a great find. On a bit of a roll I also then dug out some old pots and an old coal scuttle. I grew tomatoes in the latter last year and fancy it with some colourful flowers this year. If I can work out how to upload photos I'll show you my finds!

Tartan and wedding celebrations

We were so lucky yesterday - the sunniest and hottest day of the year so far and we had a family wedding in a beautiful Scottish country estate. Sooo many kilts and tartans all a swirling and the bride looking stunning. What a wonderful day!

Sea glass

I can't believe we've been here for almost a week now. And the weather has been wonderful. Countrydog has been swimming several times today and has just needed towelling off before bedtime. Whilst he surfed and swam I wandered along collecting beautiful pieces of seaglass - I'm sure I can find a use for them!

Sweetly scented air ...

Countrydog walked long and far again today - along a different section of the coast. We revelled in the wildlife all around us - the strange purring sound from the Eider ducks and the eery wailing from the beached seals. Easy to imagine mermaids calling you when in reality it's a fishy-breathed seal! The warmth of the sun scented the air with coconut from the flowering Gorse. Also still in flower are Primrose, Bluebell and incredibly tall Cowslips - spring is late up here.