Happy is...

a Newfie paddling, or making friends!

Delilah laid a whopper yesterday... and on cracking it open this morning it was another double yolker!! Yay!

Happy is...

a Newfie paddling, or making friends!

Delilah laid a whopper yesterday... and on cracking it open this morning it was another double yolker!! Yay!

You know when...?

Something is sooo funny that you are trying your hardest not to laugh, but end up shaking with laughter under your breath? Well that's how I feel tonight! A little while back I taught my Auntie to sing Teenage Dirtbag on karaoke.. and it's now her favourite... it's quite an experience I can tell you!! Anita if you are reading... you are in for a treat!

You know when...?

Something is sooo funny that you are trying your hardest not to laugh, but end up shaking with laughter under your breath? Well that's how I feel tonight! A little while back I taught my Auntie to sing Teenage Dirtbag on karaoke.. and it's now her favourite... it's quite an experience I can tell you!! Anita if you are reading... you are in for a treat!

Woodn't it be love-ly!

I've managed to get my paint smeared and inkstained, grubby little mitts on some more of that delightful and delicious woodgrain dymo tape! If you fancy a roll, check out the link over on the right ---------->

Busy, busy...

Been busy, busy the last few days so as a catch up here's a few pictures...

Martha, just being Martha... I love her great big squishy face - she really does look like a big snuggly bear from this angle!

On Wednesday a little trip over to Hatchett Pond at Beaulieu was in order, it's not often I venture to the far side of the New Forest but Martha was glad to find there are lovely ponds all over!

I was more distressed to find that the Black Headed Gulls are already well on their way to sporting their fulll winter plumage! We haven't even had summer yet!

Had a wander out in the garden this morning, I adore this little miniature Acer that overhangs the pond...

...but love even more that I managed to capture the sun glinting shining through the leaves... see... a brief 5 mins of summer after all!

Busy, busy...

Been busy, busy the last few days so as a catch up here's a few pictures...

Martha, just being Martha... I love her great big squishy face - she really does look like a big snuggly bear from this angle!

On Wednesday a little trip over to Hatchett Pond at Beaulieu was in order, it's not often I venture to the far side of the New Forest but Martha was glad to find there are lovely ponds all over!

I was more distressed to find that the Black Headed Gulls are already well on their way to sporting their fulll winter plumage! We haven't even had summer yet!

Had a wander out in the garden this morning, I adore this little miniature Acer that overhangs the pond...

...but love even more that I managed to capture the sun glinting shining through the leaves... see... a brief 5 mins of summer after all!

Chicken Wisdom

Irreverent humour, doodly goodness and chickens... what more could you ask for?? Check out Savage Chicken for a fun (and yet strangly wise!) daily cartoon!

Chicken Wisdom

Irreverent humour, doodly goodness and chickens... what more could you ask for?? Check out Savage Chicken for a fun (and yet strangly wise!) daily cartoon!

Bank Holiday and Action Alpaca

August Bank Holiday means our village Rustic Fayre - a little fun event with novelty arena events, little stalls, and a fun pet show, but quite honestly just a good reason to partake of local cider and the barbeque! I entered Martha in the fun pet show and we were amused when she won 'Dog the judge would most like to take home'... and who can blame the judge!

Also at the weekend, we passed the field with the cute pigs and alpacas... as soon as we got near they all galloped over... quite a sight seeing these guys at full tilt towards you!

Bank Holiday and Action Alpaca

August Bank Holiday means our village Rustic Fayre - a little fun event with novelty arena events, little stalls, and a fun pet show, but quite honestly just a good reason to partake of local cider and the barbeque! I entered Martha in the fun pet show and we were amused when she won 'Dog the judge would most like to take home'... and who can blame the judge!

Also at the weekend, we passed the field with the cute pigs and alpacas... as soon as we got near they all galloped over... quite a sight seeing these guys at full tilt towards you!

So pwetty!

No words of wisdom (like there ever are!!!?), no ramblings, no tales of woe or wonder, just a couple of pics of one of my gorgeous girlies!

Plus they prove my camera isn't mullered! :-)

So pwetty!

No words of wisdom (like there ever are!!!?), no ramblings, no tales of woe or wonder, just a couple of pics of one of my gorgeous girlies!

Plus they prove my camera isn't mullered! :-)

Camera Caution!

After ending work for a week or so for a well earned break, I popped up to take Martha for a paddle in the lovley afternoon sun yesterday, and aside from a fairly spectacular flying fall into the mud, all went well! Martha was so excited to get in the water that she managed to pull me off balance and combined with muddy ground and my own apparant lack of cordination I managed to end up face first on the floor!

Of course I had my SLR with me but it survived the fall! (My 400D not the 40D - i'm too scared to take that near water - and probably with good reason thanks to my track record of ruining equipment in water!)

Thank goodness for the soft ground and for my long (Amy Butler fabric) camera strap - i bought a long strap a while back from this Etsy seller - the thinking behind it being that I can wear the camera on my hip slung around my body - essential when with the dogs, as if i lose my grip on it or if I need two hands quickly for any reason, I can literally let go and it will be safe! It's also less likely to swing about if you bend over for whatever reason - dogs, kids, etc. it's also good if you have two cameras, one round your body and one round your neck!

I'm sure if it had just been around my neck (or in my hand) my camera would have become a very expensive frisbee and the result wouldn't have been as good!

Camera Caution!

After ending work for a week or so for a well earned break, I popped up to take Martha for a paddle in the lovley afternoon sun yesterday, and aside from a fairly spectacular flying fall into the mud, all went well! Martha was so excited to get in the water that she managed to pull me off balance and combined with muddy ground and my own apparant lack of cordination I managed to end up face first on the floor!

Of course I had my SLR with me but it survived the fall! (My 400D not the 40D - i'm too scared to take that near water - and probably with good reason thanks to my track record of ruining equipment in water!)

Thank goodness for the soft ground and for my long (Amy Butler fabric) camera strap - i bought a long strap a while back from this Etsy seller - the thinking behind it being that I can wear the camera on my hip slung around my body - essential when with the dogs, as if i lose my grip on it or if I need two hands quickly for any reason, I can literally let go and it will be safe! It's also less likely to swing about if you bend over for whatever reason - dogs, kids, etc. it's also good if you have two cameras, one round your body and one round your neck!

I'm sure if it had just been around my neck (or in my hand) my camera would have become a very expensive frisbee and the result wouldn't have been as good!