Category Archives: Wilson

Weekly Photo Challenge; My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

This week’s weekly photo challenge is to pick the best pictures from 2012 and have those pictures tell everyone about your year. I have so many… to narrow it down to a few to produce a gallery was really really … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birds, Boats, Devon, Jewellery, London, Music, Olympics, Parakeets, Photography, Snow, Surrey Hills, Travel, Water, Wilson | Tagged Birdham Pool, Christmas Swim, Hampton Open Air Pool, Leonard Cohen, London 2012, Photography, Postaday, Snow, St Martha on The Hill, Weekly Photo Challenge | 39 Comments

Wilson’s daily swamp hunt – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk on Desborough Island today, a man made Island created when the ‘Desborough Cut’ was dug in 1935 order to improve flow and ease navigation on the river. The cut has helped to alleviate flooding … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Flooding Thames, Getting Fit, Janathon, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, River Thames, Wilson | 4 Comments

Walk in Oxshott Woods

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Oxshott Woods today, there were a lot less puddles, but he still managed to find a big muddy puddle and sit down in it. I decided not to take a photo as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Esher Woods, Getting Fit, Janathon, Lonesome Pine, Muddy Puddle, Oxshott Woods, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Wilson | 7 Comments

Janathon 1 (Otherwise known as Wilson finds another swamp)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Esher Woods today thinking that it might be a bit less swampy than beside the river. He still managed to find the muddiest puddle and sit down in it Then, when we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Esher Woods, Getting Fit, Janathon, Muddy Puddle, Postaday, stinky, Wilson | 8 Comments

From Sofa to Marathon – Week 2

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

Last week I was quite despondent that I haven’t been able to do any running or circuit training at all due to my neuralgia & now chesty cough too. I made a resolution to spend some time looking up what … Continue reading →

Posted in 40, Athletics, Diet, Fibromyalgia, Getting old, Health, Janathon, Keeping Fit, Marathon, Neuralgia, Running, Wilson | Tagged 52-Week Project, Getting Fit, Janathon, Marathon, New Years Resolution, Postaweek, Sofa to Marathon, Training, Wilson | 8 Comments

Christmas comes early for Wilson

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Barbara

Wilson loves water. We think he has some Water Spaniel in him, although he is definitely not that big! He has webbed feet. We got him from the RSPCA so we do not have his history apart from that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Black Cocker Spaniel, Christmas, cocker poo, Janathon, Postaday, RSPCA, Stick, Swamp, Water Spaniel, Wilson | 12 Comments

Life, by the Dalai Lama (Actually from ‘Life’s Little Instruction Book’ by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Barbara

This list was attributed to the Dalai Lama, but is actually from ‘Life’s Little Instruction Book’ by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Wherever they actually originated from, they are a great list to live by. I always have a copy in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Wilson | Tagged B4Peace, Fulfillment, Guidance, Happiness, Life by the Dalai Lama, Life Instructions, one day at a time, Postaday, Self Help, Wilson | 8 Comments

20:12 20.12.2012

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Barbara

Americans miss out on this special date 😦 Here is a photo of Wilson pondering its significance

Posted in Animals, Numbers, Pets, Photography, Special Dates, Surrey Hills, Wilson | Tagged 20/12/2012, Black Cocker Spaniel, End of the world, Mayan Calendar, Numbers, Numeromology, Photography, Postaday, Special Dates, Wilson | 4 Comments

Travel Theme; Liquid

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Barbara

Winter in England is usually wet. Summer is often very wet too. Normally we do not have to travel far to come across liquid in the form of water. We spend quite a lot of time keeping it out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Photography, Surrey Hills, Travel, Water, Wilson | Tagged Chobham Common, Heathland, Liquid, nature, November, Postaday, Travel Theme, Wilson | 12 Comments

Special Photo Challenge: Inspiration

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Barbara

What inspired me to start a blog? What inspires me to blog? Two very different questions! I had thought about bogging before. My very famous auntie Marie is an accomplished blogger on another well-known blog platform which we won’t mention … Continue reading →