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Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:45 pm

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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:15 pm

How my life has changed in the last two years! The day I chose to invite a Border Collie into my life, presently followed by another, was the day my desert boots were forced to take an involuntary sabbatical in the cupboard under the stairs. until my two darlings are both full adults, I'm disinclined to leave them with anyone for anything more than a day or two at most.

so, until that time arrives, I find myself exploring places that I only ever used to drive past, blissfully unaware of the hidden treasures, in terms of rural countryside, literally minutes' walk from my own front door.

Today, I took Dill and Fennel for a stroll through a small area called Ankerwycke, just a stone's throw from my house. And I figured if I can't share with you pictures from SE Turkey or N Uganda, then I'll take you on a virtual walk with my two tear-away hounds:

Out of the car and along the road to the gate. The sun is beatinig down, and the mercury is pushing 24C.
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We run the gauntlet of the cows. As long as Dill has a stick in his mouth, then he's perfectly biddable!
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Sniffing out the rabbits
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... and into the next field and away from the cattle.
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Christ, that looks inviting! Maybe even a few carp in there.
The building you can just make out on the skyline near the centre of the picture, is the Royal Airforce Memorial, on Coopers Hill, overlooking the River Thames at Runnymede. Just below the memorial, on the lower slopes, is the site of the signing of The Magna Carta by King John in June 1215. And just along from the memorial is the John F Kennedy memorial.
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Race on to the next field...
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Glorious English countryside in summertime. Lots of Green Woodpeckers along this stretch of ground.
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And into the next field...
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:32 pm

Time for a quick shit. My two always go well away from the footpaths and do that kind of thing.
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Over the old broken bridge and into the long grass!
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We try to avoid too much of this long grass because the grass seeds can cause all sorts of problems.
Trouble is, they love it!
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So, out of the field and into the woods...
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Dill knows the way.
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And into the bottom field
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OK, got it.
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Slowing down now. Getting hot.
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:33 pm

Photocall by the fallen oak.
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And a romp in the stinging nettles.
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Next field and sharp turn back on ourselves
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Over the style (or under the gate)
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Looks like an ancient carriageway. Maybe the old road between Staines and Windsor.
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The ruins of St Mary's Priory
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Two paths that converge in the wood... so we took the one that smelled the nicest!
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:35 pm

The Ankerwycke Yew: According to recent research, this tree is around 2500 years old. Some believe that King John stopped by here on his way to signing the Magna Carta.
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The sign doesn't say "DO NOT PISS ON THE TREE"... So Dill did.
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And on we go, down the tree-lined avenue, where the highwayman used to prey on the noble folk.
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And eventually back to where we passed through a while ago.
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And thence to the field with the cows...
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:37 pm

Where Fenn and Dill go into herding stance...
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Until called compliantly to heel, lest we incur the ire of the Ankerwycke Farmer
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And finally back to the car, which is now like a sauna, after being sat in the sun for an hour.
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Fennel and Dill
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Penta » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:09 pm

Heaven. Thanks.
Shes never interfered with me. I have no complaints about her.
Same here.
Mega ditto.
I met her once and I found her to be a nice lady. Not kookey in any way.
Penta has always been gracious, kind and very sane in all my interactions with her.
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Chimborazo » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:59 pm

Very nice. How old are they?
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Foulplay » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:50 pm

Fennel is almost 6 months, and Dill will be 2yrs in July.
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Atrax » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:45 pm

Beautiful man. It's that kind of stuff that makes me look forward to the day I hang up my desert boots.
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby Woodsman » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:51 pm

Cool, looks like here only with less forest and more field. Cute doggies. Glad to see someone else finally taking the time to see what they had WANTED to see, but didn't allow time previously! Very cool. Enjoy it while you can - never know what tomorrow will bring right?
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby svizzerams » Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:31 pm

Thanks Foul Play - I adore border collies, australian shepherds, shelties and the belgians. Those "working" dogs just amaze me.
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Re: Walking the dogs...

Postby nowonmai » Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:16 pm

Very nice and after that you've only got a 3 mile hop to score crack off the Somalis and underage girls from the Albanians.
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