LEG 1 of our adventures. It will be scenery and bear heavy as the birds did not really come out to play. I'll be adding to the thread as we venture out.
We've been glamping in the Forest of Dean - I haven't been here for over 40 years and never got to properly explore - what a wonderful area - sadly no Goshawks or Crossbills - I met with local birders who were hoping to see them - I think they probably appeared 10 minutes after I moved on.
On the Friday we went to Tintern Abbey - there wasn't much about - a young swan and Jackdaws
The serious stuff - We were in the Forest to take part in draughting tests and for me to judge as well. So proud of my boy - he passed his Level 4 test - which is the highest level and was foot perfect the whole test
After the serious stuff of the weekend it was time to explore
First stop was up to the area of West Dean and a walk with a local
It's hard to explain how wonderful it is to be able to walk for 2+ hours and not be on roads and dealing with traffic. Tired, happy dog
Cin J
Always love to see Eric. He looks to enjoy lfe so much ...
What a year Erik and I have had - From the Forest of Dean to Devon, Essex to Shropshire and Wales - we've seen Butterflies and Orchids - He has swum in lakes, rivers and the sea, I got to finally see Red Kites close up when number 1 daughter did a 25K charity walk in the Chilterns and number 2 daughter and I wrangled the baby (who was awesome). I've bought myself a small holiday base in Shropshire which is wonderful -sitting on the deck of a static caravan listening to owls - bliss
The local hill
We are done travelling for this year - time to rest and re-group and ..........
Train this little bear
meet Golanth who will be probably end up answering to Gosh
Aw. He's beautiful .... . And Erik is too of course ....
Aw, how lovely, I presume he is yours, and a new pal for Erik? My, I would not like your monthly dog food bill!! They are both lovely.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
All sounds pretty idyllic Caroline ... plus your new babe is as adorable as Erik!! Green with envy here!
2013 photos & vids here
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Poo bags are more robust than nappy sacks - without going into details I don't have to deal with huge cereal based productions, the boys eat a lot better than me.
I think the small, furry piranha regards Erik as his toy, rather than the other way round - I keep getting long suffering looks from him that translate as "What were you thinking, mother?"