A Sunny Sunday By The Sea Side!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back again and a 'Big Woofin Hello' to Marilyn who has joined our select band yesterday!

What a sunny day it is down here in North Kent. A bit of a breeze but good and fresh!

Being Sunday, we all got up late, The Missus was up at six 'cos she had got some 'Inspiration' for a card. (We are going to get her an appointment with the 'Two Legs Vet', just to get her checked out!)

Old Two Legs had another disturbed night with his ear, so he over slept and us, well we just love an early morning snoozett after waking up. A cuddle with OTL and a stretch full length across TM's pillow!

When we got down to the Sea Wall there were a crowd of people there in yellow coat things, all standing around talking, so, us being us, we went over to have a listen. They were the 'Litter Picking Squad', the same thing that TM and Auntie Sheila are active in doing down in our village, but this squad had a tractor to collect the plastic bags!

The Litter Squad and Tractor!

We left them to it and went off sniffin the sniffs and doing what we do best...........sniffin!

OTL tried to get a picture of the waves crashing against the sea wall and the sun reflecting in the water splash but the sun was behind the splash and creeping up behind OTL, so he got wet as well!

It's Behind You!

Holly found a stick, a big one you can get your jaws around, so she waved it at me, just to show off! Well, I wasn't having any of that and I chased her along the grass path and got it away from her, then she got it from me and then I got it from her and then we both had it and were running as fast as the other one would allow!

Great fun!

Mine!!!!!!!!!

We said 'Hello' again to the Westie that was helping the litter pickers, he said he was on 'Sniff Duty' telling them where the rubbish was hidden under the bushes!

Back home for a brush and a late breakfast, then a snooze in OTL's office, in our 'Day Beds'

This is Sunday as it should be spent!

After lunch we were down there again, so were lots of other dogs and Two Legs, all walking and enjoying the sun.

There was one Two Leg who was trying to look just like a Sea Gull perched on top of a wave breaker!

Just Flap Your Arms!

Yes, we thought it was a bit daft as well!

Holly found some more old egg sacks and was throwing it up into the air, doing her 'Party Trick'!

OK, now it's on me 'ead!

That was until I pinched it and .....................That's When The Fight Started!

...........and that's when

OTL spotted a couple of Crows, the same ones that are always down here, trying to break open a Whelk Shell. They would have a peck of it, trying to get in the front bit, then they flew up in the air, dropped the shell onto the concrete and came down to see if it was smashed, the shell, not the concrete!

My Tea!

Up we Go!

Finally they succeed and enjoyed a Sunday afternoon tea of whelk and sand!

Tastes Good!

Back home to a Chicken Dinner followed by a snooze and a cuddle with OTL.

A 'Perfect Sunday'!

See you all tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Lilly Tells a Story

Hello Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy & Holly.

Happy Saturn's Day to you all even though it has been a bit colder than the last few days!

We were out good and early this morning for a run 'cos Old Two Legs has got a sore ear and didn't get too much sleep last night!

We met up with some Black Headed Gulls who were standing on the breakwater waiting for the tide to go out. The one furthest out was complaining that the water was half way up his legs and some times it even got as far as his bottom, depending on how big the wave was!

My Knees are Cold!

 What was worse, OTL did his 'Creepy Up' thing on a batch of six gulls on another breakwater and just before he pressed the shutter, they all flew off!

Yep! Just behind OTL was Holly.................................mmmm!  Chicken!

Gull Gone!

That was it, OTL was not a happy puppy! On we strolled, sniffin at sniffs when from nowhere came a familiar sound.

It's.........MEEeeeeeeeeeee!

Yahooo Girlies' he called as he came up from the sea wall, look! I've got my ball today, Wanna Game?

We had a little game but were just not fast enough to get the ball before him. He is just too fast!

We were joined by a couple of Labrador's who were chasing balls as well, but not on ropes!

It was good fun chasing and sniffin and I got a little scared at one time because all the dogs were much bigger than me!

Just in time we were joined by Lilly, she is the Greyhound who lost her rear leg and this time we asked her what had happened?

The Balls That Way!

Well, she said, I got into an accident with one of those car things and got taken to the vet who made me go to sleep and when I woke up I was all sore and afraid. Especially when I realised that my leg was missing. What was worse, my owners never came to pick me up when I got well enough to go home. I was a sad puppy until my new owner came and paid the vets bill and took me home with him. So now I have learnt to run on three legs and I have a good time with my new owner.

We thought that was a sad story but as Lilly said it has worked out for the best 'cos she has a happy time and her new owner looks after her and she looks after him!

Holly said that we were lucky as well 'cos we had owners who looked after us as well!

The Missus has been out all day today at her card making meeting in the village hall, that's where they all get together and splash the glue pot around and sprinkle glitter all over the place!

They can be really mucky with that stuff!

So tonight we are looking forward to a cuddle and some nibbles!

Bye for now, see you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

It's That Dog Again!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here with you again on Freya's Day!

OK, Freya is the Norse god of Love and Beauty and Prolific Procreation. That lets us of 'cos we got 'Done' a long time ago!

Also Freya is the leader of the Valkyries and we know about them 'cos Old Two Legs has got their tune on his mobile phone!

Enough of this rubbish, let's tell you what we have done today!

First of all we went for our morning stroll down by the Sea Wall. It was bright and even warmer than yesterday! Would you believe it, OTL even left off his warm woolly hat!

He spotted a Ringed Plover sitting on the break water, so OTL did his 'sneaky creepy crawl' along the breakwater so he could get a shot of the bird before it flew off, as they normally do!

Shall I Fly Now?

He got a bit closer but the bird decided to leave before OTL could get a good shot. He was mumbling all sorts of curses because the bird flew of, then he turned around to see Holly had followed him down the beach!

and it tastes like..............?

 That was the reason the bird had flown!

Around the corner we were both enjoying a super sniff in the grass when we heard the unmistakable sound of Barney arriving!

Yahooooooo Girlie's!

He was all full of bounce as usual. We asked how he got on with his Rabies Injection? Well, he said, it wasn't too bad, they used one of those sharp needle things and I felt a little sore for an hour or so but now there's no sign of it! (Barney's going on holiday soon)

Holly said it was good that we didn't need injections to go on our holiday to Scotland or we would be so full of holes we would leak all over the place!

Barney showed us a new trick he had learnt.

Look! I'm a Two Legs!

He reckons he has been practising it all day yesterday, when no one was looking! We said it was OK, but he should really be standing on his back legs!

Tonight we have Lambs Heart again and that's after mugging OTL for some of his Venison Burger or as he calls them 'Bambi Burger'!

We may be off to do some bird watching tomorrow if the weather is good, so claws crossed!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Thor's Day with some Sunshine!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again.

Happy Thor's Day, another of those Anglo Saxon Gods but this one runs around with a big hammer making all that thunder which scares us!

There was no thunder when we went down the Sea Wall this morning, just the noise The Boys made scaring off all the birds!

Was that Thor's Hammer or The Boys?

We found another Whelk Shell like the one we found the other day.

Looking for a Whelk Shell

There were no other dogs this morning, which is a little strange but we did see several Cats on the way, so we had a good woof at them from inside the car!

The Boys were warming up their Sword Fighting skills again!

More 'Discussions'

 Holly said she was getting fed up with all this aggression, so she sneaked up and pinched one of the swords and chewed it into small bits!

That'll sort them out!

Disarmament Talks!

We thought that was great fun and both rushed off down the hill having a good game of High Speed Chase!

Puppy at the Speed of Light!

The Boys left to go back home soon after we got back, so we wandered off to Old Two Legs office and both enjoyed a well earned snooze!

Come lunch time we were wondering where to take OTL for a bit of fresh air, Holly said that we should go back to the New Park 'cos we can go hunting the rabbits in the big field and the Swimming Hole might be unfrozen today so I can go in swimming!

I still reckoned it would be too cold!

So, we did our 'We wanna Walk' bit on OTL, he soon got the message!

In no time we were back down the New Park, not so much sun shine but a great time chasing the ball!

We met up with a few dogs we had met in the past and OTL was looking for wild life to photograph, trouble was, the wild life saw him first and disappeared in a flash!

Then he saw a Tree Pipit coming into land, it parachuted down with it's legs dangling down and landed on the grass. So OTL got down on his knee and raised the camera to take a picture, the bird turned it's head, looked the other way and flew off!

Tree Pipit being anti social!

 We bumped into a youngster we had met before and had a quick chat about sniffs we had found.

Yo Matey! How's your sniffs?

Then out of the corner of my eye I caught OTL trying to take a picture of a Reed Warbler, OTL was down on both knees and trying to hide behind a fence post! I mean, there is just too much of OTL to hide behind a tree, never mind the fence post!

Just What are you doing OTL?

We are going to have a serious word with him soon!

Back home and a short snooze later we heard OTL saying that The Missus was outside! What a welcome we gave her, loads of licks from both of us!

Tonight we are looking forward to a quiet cuddle with OTL and a load of his shortbread!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Woden's Day

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back again with you!

Happy Woden's Day to you! Woden is the 'Top God' of the Angles and Saxons and also the leader of the 'Wild Hunt'. So that means he must have chased loads of squirrels 'cos they get pretty wild when you get going chasing them!

The Boys stayed over last night, so we were up early this morning. Our walk down by the Sea Wall was great, the sun was shining and there was a slight breeze that had the smell of Spring in it!

Needless to say, the most noise came from The Boys as they tried to chase us across the grass, No chance, I mean, they even run like a Pair of Fairies!

They run like a Pair of Fairies!

Then they decided to show us how to fly! I mean, experts like us, taking lessons from a pair of two legs!

Never!

Bird Poo #1

Just look, they can't even get horizontal flight, they just dropped like a lump of bird poo!

Bird Poo #2

Now come on, just who do they think they are? We can fly better than that, on just one leg!

Holly found this bit of old sponge type of stuff that Old Two Legs says is a load of old egg sacks, she showed us how to throw it up in the air and catch it again! She was dancing all over the beach with it having a great time!

Playing Catch!

On the way back to the car The Boys had another discussion on sword fighting, so Holly and I legged it 'cos you know what was going to happen...............another fight!

Another 'Discussion' in the making!

Back home to some breakfast and a snooze until lunch time. We decided it would be a good idea to stay away from deep mud and big puddles, so, off to the New Park. They have proper paths for the Two Legs and well drained grass for us dogs and the horses!

The Boys were throwing our ball so Holly and I had a great game of 'Chase'!

On the way to get our ball Holly thought that it had been snaffled by a passing dog, so she asked for it back, only to be told, 'Sminesogerroff'!

Smy Ball!

 Mistake made and Holly backed off, she's not daft my sister! So we went chasing our ball again until this enormous long legged Bichon Frise on Steroids came bounding up to us with it's eye on our ball!

OTL picked up his camera and ran off a couple of shots. The noise it made stopped Lilly (her name) in her tracks!

Hey! Wossat?

 When she had decided the camera and OTL were no danger, in she dived looking for our ball!

Gotcha Ball Girls!

She was a bit bouncy for us but we had a little chase around and finally we got our ball back!

By now The Boys were having 'discussions' again. You know they are worse than us for fighting!

A Rational Discussion!

Tonight we have got some chicken and best of all, everyone else is having chicken, so you know what that means, yep!

Open Season for mugging chicken from Everyone!

Then of course there's OTL's shortbread!

It's going to be a Busy Busy night!

Bye for now, see you on Thor's Day, but that's another story!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

It's Tiu's Day and The Boys are here!

Hi Woofers!

Happy Tiu's Day!

Daisy & Holly here again.

Did you know that Tiu is the God of War and The Sky? Neither did we! He was a God of the Angles and Saxons and there's a story of how he lost his right hand to a Wolf! Holly says that the hand must have tasted of chicken or the wolf wouldn't have bitten it off! That's how you get the saying of 'biting off the hand that will feed you'!

This morning Holly decided she wanted a wee so, about five in the morning she woke Old Two Legs up with her 'I wanna wee' woof. Needless to say, OTL was late in getting up this morning!

It was a bit windy this morning as we went along the Sea Wall and we saw the Brent Chickens, (as Holly calls them) having a paddle in the mud. This time OTL got even closer to them on the beach, so with a bit of luck, over the next few days, he might get close enough for a good picture!

Holly's Brent Chickens getting closer to the Cooking Pot!

 When we got back from our walk, there was a familiar sniff at the front door, when we got in, there on the carpet, was a load of shoes. A quick sniff told us The Boys were here! We went potty to get in to say hello! It was great to see them again and Holly wanted to cuddle them both at the same time!

Lunch time came and we all went out to The Forest again. We were looking for those pesky squirrels but with the noise the boys were making, they scared off every living thing in the forest!

To start off they were picking up sticks, we thought that they were going to throw them for us to chase.

Stick collecting

Then they started running and chasing each other up and down the path. They were going so fast we had to get out of their way!

Watch out! Here they come again!

Then The Boys started their Sword Fighting practise but they were doing it on the run! Very difficult that is!

Stand still and let me kill you!

By now Holly and me were getting a bit grubby, especially Holly who had been jumping in and out of the puddles! She said she was going to have a swim to get clean. However, when she got to the pond, it was still frozen! So she decided not to go swimming!

Grubby Holly!

By now The Boys had broken their swords and were having a heated discussion on who had won. Neither of them could agree, so..............................that's when the fight started!

Discussing the finer points of Sword Fighting!

While they were having their 'Discussion' I got busy looking for the squirrels, I saw one but it was running away 'cos of the noise The Boys were making. Holly told them to be less noisy because she wanted to see the squirrels.

Well, that lasted for about five minutes, 'cos they then started to argue over who was making the most noise and..............................that's when the fight started again!

.....and you're the noisy one!

You know, I thought Holly and I were always fighting but these two have us beat!

Still looking for squirrels!

By the time we got home we were all muddy and wet, except for OTL who had managed to stay away from most of the puddles!

Back home it was a good wash down with some warm water and our shampoo. After we were dried we smelt super, just like we do when we come back from the Parlour!

Then we had a snoozett followed by Chicken and Biscuits and another snooze before OTL sat down so we could mug him!

So, tired little puppies we have decided to have an early night. Unless OTL gets the shortbread out!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Moon's Day!

Hello Woofers!

It's Monday or Moon's Day and here we are again!

We we up good and early this morning, I jumped up onto Old Two Legs bed, gave The Missus a lick on the ear and did the same to OTL!

Holly on the other paw, sat at the bottom of the bed, on the floor, and did one of her 'Excuse me, I need a lift' type of woofs!

Yep, OTL got up and lifted her up onto the bed!

Just for that, she curled around the top of his head and gave his ears and bald patch a good licking!

Then we all went back to sleep and didn't get up until half seven!

Down to the Sea Wall and this time we left our coats at home, it was much warmer out and the snow has almost gone!

Hello Wormy!

The Wormy Men were out on the mud, as usual, and we spotted some Brent Geese, the bunch that always hangs out off the Sea Wall. OTL sneaked up behind the Wave Breaker and popped his camera over the top, only to see Holly paddling in the mud in front of the geese!

Brent Chicken.

He got a couple of shots but the sun was behind the geese, so, no super sharp pictures, just 'record shots' as he calls them!

When we got back home, Holly was on the computer with the pictures, she had enlarged them up to maximum. We could hear her muttering, 'Well, they look like chicken'!

After lunch we had to deliver some stuff, so off we went with him, just to make sure OTL didn't get lost!

Holly had decided that a run around The Farm would be a good idea 'cos there were squirrels reported there last week!

The Chase Starts!

We were chasing in and out of the trees, up and down the hills, OTL joined in the chase, even if he was a bit slow!

Look! There's another one!

We had a rip roaring time. By the time we had finished we were all exhausted!

Back from the Chase!

I managed to see two squirrels up in the trees, Holly said she chased a 'Something' down a hole but wasn't too sure what it was!

When we got home we both had to have a wash down 'cos our legs were very muddy, like yucky!


So, Lambs Heart tonight followed by a snooze in front of the television, just like OTL!

See your tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Sun's Day & The Snow Fairy

Hi Ho Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here with you again!

What a fun day! We were up good and early this morning for our early wander around the garden and it was all sort of gloomy and damp, so a quick wee then back to bed again!

A bit later when Old Two Legs had finally got out of bed, showered and was ready to take us out to the Sea Wall, what did we see outside?

The Snow Fairy had come back! There was snow all over the place, not deep snow but a sprinkling like someone had run around with the icing sugar pot and sprinkled it over everything!

Bye bye Snow Fairy!

We were in the car in no time and soon down at the Sea Wall. OTL reckons that it was the Snow Fairy's way of saying good bye until next year. Well, we were not sure about that but if he's right, well then it was very kind of her to come back to say good bye.

OTL was busy taking pictures of the birds, again, but he did spot this Redshank who, he said, was trying to bury his head in the sand, daft bird!

Head in the sand?

Holly and I were a bit sad to think the Snow Fairy was going back, so we wandered along the wall for a bit and said good bye to the snow flakes we could see.

Bye bye Snow Flakes!

I must admit, when I was walking along, I did lick a few!

Back home for a brush followed by some chicken for breakfast, then a snooze. That's how to spend a Sun's Day Morning!

Pity the Sun was not out, seeing it was His Day today!

Lunch time all of the new snow had melted, so we think it may not come again until next Winter. Have you noticed, the light is getting more Spring like in the mornings? Even the birds look brighter and their songs seem more cheerful!

Look! Snows Gone!

 We saw some Fishermen in the distance all huddled up against the wind, when we got there OTL says 'Any Luck?' to which the reply was 'Nah, not a thing!'

'Nah Nothing!'

We said hello to a Knot that was picking it's way along the sea front. Holly asked what it was that the bird was not, seeing how it was called a Not?

The bird looked at Holly and said, slowly so Holly would not miss anything.........'I am a Knot, that is Not with a Kay in front of the not, it sounds just the same as Not but has an identifying look when you write it down. Now clear of and let me get back to my dinner!

Clear Off!

Oooo! says Holly, with her tail put out of joint by the birds reply, 'Aren't we the posh bird today?'


I think that's the last time Holly will try taking the mickey out of a Knot!

Back home for a good towelling down 'cos we were both a bit wet and cold. I even sat on OTL's lap on the way back, just to warm up my wet bits! Holly got the heated seat to help dry her!

Lambs Hearts tonight followed by a raid on OTL's dinner plate, or shall we do OTL first? Decisions, Decisions! 

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Knot in a good mood!)