Category Archives: Pets

Weekly Photo Challenge: Saturated

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Barbara

I’m not sure if this is the kind of saturated that this week’s photo challenge was about!! Here’s a few more of wet Wilsons…. he likes water.  Click on any of them to see a better picture

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Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge Week 2

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Barbara

For the second week of Michelle’s weekly pet challenge here is our first photo of Wilson after he arrived home with us. He had just had his cast removed from his leg, so looked very funny with one skinny leg.

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Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Barbara

Al’s friend Michelle has just started a weekly pet challenge Always a sucker for any opportunity to post photos of Wilson, here are the photos we took of him the first time we met him!

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“I heard a massive explosion and I thought it was a cat flap”

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Barbara

Watching the news this evening we had to stop and rewind one particular item a few times as it was about an explosion that happened near a house where we used to live, and for a second we thought it … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme; Play

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Barbara

This is an easy one! In case you are wondering why Wilson is wearing a coat in 27° (80°F) heat, it’s a ‘cool coat’, made from chamois leather.  You wet it, wring it out & it keeps him from overheating … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Photography, Summer, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Barbara

I have only just learnt how to do this with my camera; To take a macro photo and have the background out of focus.  I have been learning how to use my camera better and make it take the photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocker Spaniels, Flowers, Hayling Island, Photography, Summer, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Barbara

What can be more carefree than paddling in the sea! Monday was Peter’s Birthday, so we both took a day off and went to the coast.  Normally we go to Chichester harbour because we have a boat there, but this … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Visitors from 100 different Countries!

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Barbara

I have been blogging for just over one year now (I started on the 21st of July last year) and have published 238 posts! Since I installed the flag counter I have been visited by people from 100 different countries! … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh Flowers in my Garden

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh As I said in my last post for this challenge this week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave and nobody is complaining as we have had enough of … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Flowers, Gardening, Lilly Plankton, Photography, Summer, Trees | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Companionable Wilson is one of the friendliest dogs, he only ever barks to let us know there is someone at the door, and when we open it he is so excited to see who our … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birthdays, Camping, Pets, Photography, Teenagers, Wilson | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments