My weekend

[Mike Jackson]

No competitions this weekend so we've been at home.

Started out Saturday Morning with a walk around the woods.

We've an extra dog for a week, Amber the Jack Russel is stopping with us whilst her owner is Horse Riding in France.

CQ9R5170 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Can you tell Arthur has been digging?

CQ9R5204 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

A game of chase in the field

CQ9R5210 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

CQ9R5222 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

CQ9R5254 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Meeting a fellow German

CQ9R5264 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

 

[Mike Jackson]

Whilst Sharon started spring cleaning the wardrobes I nipped out and bought some vacuum storage bags to pack the winter clothes away (perhaps prematurely). When I got back the weather had cleared so I left her to it and headed out the back and put the folding camper up to give it a clean and check for damp before our first excursion in July. All was okay so I packed a few bits in it, including our new fancy dog proof windbreaks to use as a fence whilst camping. ( the guys escaped from our "garden" at the last show we camped up by diving under the orange netting). I just managed to get it folded away before the rain started again.

After a lunch (picked up from a nice bakers whilst I was out earlier) we headed out for our afternoon walk around the Fire Hills.

Amber is enjoying her holiday.

CQ9R5267 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Alfie the Bearded Collie posing for a picture before he gets filthy.

CQ9R5279 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

You can't see me, right.

CQ9R5284 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

The camouflage isn't working Alfie, we can still see you.

CQ9R5285 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Happy Dogs

CQ9R5289 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Hoverdog

CQ9R5359 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

 

[Mike Jackson]

Yesterday we had a very brief walk around the West Hill before coming back for breakfast and heading off to Patching for a charity dog walk and finishing with a pub lunch.

CQ9R5375 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Form an orderly queue

CQ9R5394 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

A brief snack on the way round.

CQ9R5399 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Alfie pretending to be a discarded hearth rug.

CQ9R5413 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

Boris has grown at a tremendous rate, he's now taller than Arthur.

CQ9R5405 by Mike Jackson1, on Flickr

After a nice lunch at the pub we nipped into the Dogs Trust at Shoreham on the way home for their open day. Much to my disgust there was a hog roast wagon and I was still full from my pub lunch (and the chocolates we'd pigged, I won a box in the raffle at the walk.).

Dinner last night was a bowl of cereal, we were shattered and still a bit full from lunch.

 

[rpm]

Nice photo`s as always Mike and share your humour.

 

[AWheating]

Looks like a good weekend mate. Better than working that's for sure 🙂

 

[TWD]

I'm not a 'dog' person really but I can appreciate the beauty of nature - some very nice shots there - definitely worth sharing.

Could I ask what camera you have?

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Nice one 😀

 

[oz-plumber]

If your intentions were to make people gloat..

Then you have certainly achieved what you set out to do.......

( my personal views only )

Oz Plumber

 

[lame plumber]

charity dog walk means a lot of pooh bags, local councils etc down here ban dogs on the beaches during the summer, so the nipper takes her horse instead, no pooh bags big enough for what she leaves 🙂

 

[Mike Jackson]

I'm not a 'dog' person really but I can appreciate the beauty of nature - some very nice shots there - definitely worth sharing.

Could I ask what camera you have?

It's a Canon 1D MK IV, fitted with an EF 70-200 IS USM MK 2 L

 

[lame plumber]

It's a Canon 1D MK IV, fitted with an EF 70-200 IS USM MK 2 L

yeah well, its a camera, good to see other folks dogs like a bit of horse manure, freshens the breathe 🙂

I am now officially bored to tears, 2nd day of being on call mechanic, so no dog walks, no booze and run out of decent books to read ho hum.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Horse poo is second only to fox poo as the favourite snack.

 

[lame plumber]

surely they eat horse poo, but roll in fox poo!

 

[Mike Jackson]

Arthur and Boris like to eat both.

 

[lame plumber]

anyone having tea now 🙂

 

[Mike Jackson]

The worst bit is the kiss they give you afterwards.

 

[Resolute]

It's a Canon 1D MK IV, fitted with an EF 70-200 IS USM MK 2 L

Nice camera!

 

[BN9Pete]

Nice dog pictures.