MOTORBIKES,DOGS AND RABBITS

clockwise from left: horse chestnut blossom, aqualiga,chive blossom,dog roses, and  a burnt-out tree from the back field

 

Hello Everyone,

I`m getting later and later with my daily entry. I must resolve to be earlier tomorrow! It was another busy day in what I think may be a busy week. Firstly I had a hairdressers appointment at 10am to get my roots done.  I wish my hair would go grey because then my roots wouldn`t look as bad. How is it possible to be 53 with very little grey stuff?  As it is every six weeks when they are due to be done I look rather like a skunk, or being English, should I say a badger !

I got home about 12 noon to find that my favourite magazine had been delivered, and Jake was bouncing about and hovering near the drawer where his collar and lead are kept. No prizes for guessing what he wanted and what he got. I just gave him a shortish stroll as it was far too hot to take him very far, and then we both settled down in the garden, me with my coffee and Jake with his head on my lap.

I then decided to do some washing as the weather is so nice. Then I played some Bookworm, got beaten almost straight away, sulked...lol.!  And then read some journals.

When Jim got home just after 4pm, it was a bit cooler , so armed with Jake`s water bottle, we set off for Upton Park, forgetting the schools are out, so there were lot`s of kids there.  Unfortunately, there were a group of young boys, not more than 14, who were riding motor bikes across the grass, each bike with 2 riders! Not one of them wore a crash helmut and other people , including other children, were having to run for cover.  We went round the other way but it does make me cross that kids that young are able to have these motorbikes at all.  There is a motorcross centre in the park that teaches most of these lads how to ride properly. They wear the correct riding gear and are supervised all the times.  But these boys were just being stupid. I just hope that no-one gets hurt.

Later Jake got into some long grass which he adores. We stood there watching him as his head disappeared from view and all we could see was his tail wagging furiously. He had definetely found something and it wasn`t long before we found out what.  Suddenly we saw something break away from where his tail was......a rabbit...so now we know what he`d found, a rabbit warren!  Eventually when he realised the other bunnies weren`t coming out to play, he gave up and reluctantly came over to us. It was then that I first smelt it...fox!  He did smell terrible....  We walked further into the woody area where there is a stream, he jumped in and thrashed about and we thought he`d be fine after that.  How wrong we were...he was far worse!  When we got home it was out into the garden to dry off and then to get sprayed with Evening Primose Oil finishing spray, with has a lovely perfume, but I reckon he prefers Eau de Fox. :-)

Tomorrow morning I will probably be visiting a friend, and then we`ll take Jake out . I won`t see much of Jim tomorrow as he has a firefighting course to attend and won`t be home until much later.  Hopefully I won`t be going anywhere else tomorrow, or have any visitors...but then it could all change by tomorrow!

Before I go, I would like you dog owners to give me some advice.  Jake has a very delicate stomach and I can`t seem to get it right with his food. Any tips on what might be a good diet for him?  I know he`s not ill just sensitive, so I need suggestions please!  Bye for now and enjoy the rest of your day. :-)

 

~  If you slowly pour a handful of salt into a totally full glass of water, it will not overflow.  In fact, the water level will go down.  ~

~  Hot water freezes faster than cold water.  ~

~  In a scientific study, children were told to imagine that they were wearing heavy mittens. The temperature of their fingertips went up.  ~

~  St John was the only one of the 12 apostles to die a natural death.  ~

~  Most of the villains in the Bible have red hair.  ~

~  Pope Paul IV was so outraged when he saw the naked bodies on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel thatthat he ordered Michelangelo to paint garments on them.  ~