Category Archives: Walking

All is sunny on New Years Day :-)

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Barbara

A beautiful sunny New Years Day in Weybridge, so Wilson got a great walk & I got to play with my camera. The river is still in flood, but the water has gone down a bit. No chance of getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Janathon, Photography, Walking, Water | Tagged Boats, D'Oyly Carte Island, Desborough Island, ferry landing, Flooding Thames, new years day, River Thames, River Wey, Weir, Weybridge, Whittets Ait | 16 Comments

Beautiful colours in the scrub at Brooklands

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

Walking Wilson in Brooklands today I noticed this lovely red colour in the scrublands. Peter says it is Dogwood (Cornus Sanguinea) or ‘midwinter fire’, people grow it for the stunning colour of the stems. The world’s first purpose-built motor racing … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Photography, Walking, Wilson | Tagged aviation, Brooklands, brooklands museum, Brooklands Race Track, Community Park, Dogwood, Postaday, remote control cars, weybridge surrey, Wilson | 6 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We found another ‘Pet Christmas Tree‘ on Desborough Island during our walk today and one bauble in particular caught my eye 🙂 I decided to have a play with my camera and here are the results To find out more … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Bauble, Christmas Tree, Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Pet Christmas Trees, Remembering Pets, Travel Theme, Wilson | 6 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

Travel Theme; Festive – Esher Common

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

During our walk in Esher woods today we noticed a tree decorated with baubles and tinsel. Esher common is very popular with dog walkers, and a family had decorated a tree with Christmas decorations in memory of three of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Baubles, Christmas Tree, Esher Woods, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Remembering Pets, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 16 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

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 →