What Lens? What's for Dinner?

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here again!

It was a bit of a slow start to the day today, first of all we were late in getting up and that includes the ferrets!

Down on The Beach it was cloudy and there was a slight chill to the wind, but not enough to stop us having fun!

Mr Brambles started off by investigating a smelly old plastic bag, Old Two Legs told him to 'Leave It Alone' 'cos you never know what has been in the bag!

What? Me?

 OTL was playing about with his camera, trying to work out a 'Do It All' setting where he could photograph the ferrets and us without looking through the view finder. Yeah, I know, but if that what he wants to do, let him play!

And play he did, chasing the ferrets all over the place, waving the camera around trying to take pictures of the ferrets!

Come on Dear, smile for OTL!

OTL was using a 50mm lens but getting us all in was a bit difficult, so tomorrow he will try another lens!

Mind you, it didn't stop the ferrets from being a right pain in the tail! They kept sneaking up behind Holly and me and nipping us. Then they would roar with laughter as we jumped up in the air in surprise!

Gotcha!

Mind you, a ferrets version of laughter is a 'Dook, Dook, Dook' sort of sound!

Back home they were still full of life and Miss Snowflake was investigating OTL's boots. Now you wouldn't believe that a ferret could fit in the boot but Snowflake can, and still have a scratch at the toe cap!

It whiffs a bit in here!

No matter how many times OTL tickled her tail, she would come flying out to see who it was then dive back into the boot again!

This one Honks as well!

We went out with OTL into Maidstone to visit one of his customers and while he went in to the office, Holly and I sat in the car woofing our heads off at all the squirrels there were running around the car!

Back home again, but we stopped off at The Beach again and went chasing rabbits while OTL went back to playing with the camera settings.

Some of the flying insects were out looking for food, so there was OTL, kneeling down next to the plants clicking away!

Buzz, Buzz at f/5.6

 The snail was fast asleep so OTL didn't get a shot of his face but the wind dropped just enough for this picture!

Another one at f/5.6

 Now, there we were, chasing rabbits and generally having a good time when OTL called me over and made me sit down in front of him and look at a bit of grass he had picked.

Watch the grass!

This is f/1.8!

 Holly got the same treatment but she had just finished chasing a rabbit and was well pleased with herself!

A Happy Holly at f/2.8!

Back home we found Auntie Sheila in the front room playing with the glue pot, so Holly and I headed off to the office 'cos we didn't want to get covered in glitter and stuff!

Tomorrow we will be going with OTL to pick up the caravan after it has been serviced. We will give it a good wash and get it ready for our holiday.

This year the ferrets will be coming with us, so OTL has got to make sure the small cage fits somewhere inside during the night!

OTL tells us that tomorrow  he will try a 10.5mm lens on the camera. Now this will be fun 'cos it's called a Fish Eye Lens and if you don't get it right it makes you look like a balloon!

Now, I'm off to see whats for dinner!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Tragedy and Doom & Gloom

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

It has been one of those 'Good' but 'Expensive' and 'Oh No!' days today!

Well, it started this morning when we all went off to The Beach for our morning exercise with the ferrets. Now, you know Old Two Legs normally takes a few photos of the ferrets digging holes or chasing us dogs or trying to climb up OTL's leg to get back in the Ferret Bag if it gets wet or cold. Of course, then there is the Rock Climbing and Rabbit hunting and the Ferrets donig Dog Hunting as well. All captured on a small 'Point & Shoot' camera OTL has had for many many years!

This morning, after putting the ferrets down on the sandy beach, he reached for his camera to take a shot of Miss Snowflake doing her ' Moon Walking' down the beach to the tune of 'I'm Walking Backwards to Christmas!'

As soon as he switched it on he knew there was something not right, the screed that shows the menu and a 'Live' picture of what he is going to photograph wasn't working! Like, nothing, blank screen, zilch, dead, gone, finished!

He switched it on and off a few times and then started mumbling curses under his breath!

No pictures of us and the ferrets!

What was worse, when he got back home and took a look at it again, it still wouldn't work, even after OTL had given it a 'Good Talking Too'!

The rest of the morning was spent looking on the Internet for a replacement. Expensive these cameras and it was about then that we could see a little tear in the corner of OTL's eye!

OTL is not a 'Happy Puppy'!

Lunch time we went out down to the beach again and such was the distraught in OTL that he even forgot to take his big camera to take picture of Holly and me chasing rabbits!

Mind you when we got back, the men had all finished the drive and it looks dead smart!

OTL took a picture this morning as they were half way through laying the blocks, very clever the way they do it you know!

Pretty Pattern!

  Then OTL had to write out the cheque and his eyes started to mist up and another tear was seen in the corner of the other eye!

OTL was not having a good day!

This afternoon he has been looking on eBay for low cost 'Point & Shoot' cameras but the ones that are 'Low Cost' look well used and likely to die and the ones that look good are so expensive that we reckon his Money Purse would have a heart attack if it was asked to shell out that sort of money!

Holly has suggested that OTL practises drawing with a pencil and paper, at least you won't be able to break the paper!

So, I wonder what he will do now? We will have to wait and see!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Sun Shine and Gardening!

Hello Woofers!

We're back again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Yesterday Old Two Legs got a phone call from the people who are going to do our drive. They were supposed to arrive on Thursday but he said that he would be a day earlier!

That caused some hasty re arranging of things and the leisurely trip to the caravan place to leave the caravan for a service turned into an early morning wake up to get it off the front of the house before the men arrived with their big Digger!

So, instead of a trip to the beach with the ferrets, we got a quick trip around The Fields and back in time to make them their first cup of tea!

OTL had departed with the caravan and then the fun started!

They started off by playing at digging holes with the digger, and, you know what? They were shifting more earth than Holly or I could do!

A 'Hole Lot of Fun'!

 Holly thought it was a great joke that on the side of the truck it mentioned 'Muck Away'!

They were steaming away and The Missus felt sorry for them and took some tea and biscuits to them.

Then she stood by the window watching them to make sure they didn't spend too much time on their 'Tea Break'!

TM said they weren't being paid to drink tea all day!

Tea Break Over!

 It wasn't too long before OTL came back and went off to do some work in the office. Now, we're not spoil sports but Holly, the ferrets and me reckon we deserved a run out in the sun, so, I jumped up and shoved the back of OTL's chair and gave him the old 'Hairy Eyeball'!

He got the idea!

Down on the beach it was super! The sun was shining and the wind was gentle and everyone who saw us stopped to go Ooooo! and Arrrrr! and 'Wot Lovely Dogs' and 'Are They Ferrets'?

Holly and I had great fun tearing up and down the beach and Holly said she was going to 'Catch Some Rays' while the ferrets did some digging!

Well, it beats woofing at birds!

Mr Brambles dug several holes then wandered over to Holly to see what she thought of them.

Yeah, not bad considering!

I happened to mention that Mr Brambles is putting on weight and developing a big back end! He said that during the breeding season male ferrets put on weight and it is considered to be dead smart for a male ferret to have a big back end!

A Well Proportioned Male Ferret in his Prime!

 I said that it was a good job Holly wasn't a ferret 'cos she had an enormous butt....................
................and that's when the fight started!

It didn't last long because it was too hot to fight and OTL told us to both 'Act our age'!

Enjoying the shady spots!

Back in the car the ferrets were pleased to get back in their traveling cage 'cos they have a water bottle full of water to drink!

Ladies first!

 Poor of Mr Brambles got shoved to one side while Miss Snowflake was guzzling at the water but he did get his fill after she had finished!

'er! I got water dripping on my head!

Back home the men had almost finished laying the 'Foundations' to the drive and were packing up to go home. After they left a man in a High Viz Jacket came along and was sticking a metal pole into the water taps in the ground and listening to them by putting his ear to the other end. OTL said he was looking for drips and Holly said that he could find one in our house, and then she looked at me!

Looking for drips!

 ...................................................and that's when the next fight started!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Sunshine and We're going to be Film Stars!

Hi Ho Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Wot a Super Day it has been! We were up early 'cos the sun shining through the curtains woke us up, so we woke Old Two Legs up to tell him and couldn't get back to sleep 'cos Holly was woofing at a passing cat!

That means the ferrets were woken up and they began to scratch at the cage door to be let out, so, everyone was up early!

Down on the beach Mr Brambles started off digging a big trench and even invited Holly and me to give him a hand! We're not that daft, he gets all possessive over his holes and when he gets fed up with us helping, we get a nip on the back legs!

So, he can dig it on his own!

Hey! Wanna Share the Hole?

 Miss Snowflake was dancing around on the sea shells on the beach and she kept sliding down the beach with a sea shell on each paw!

Ooooooh! This is Fun!

 On the Rock Wall Mr Brambles was watching the sea gulls and OTL decided to take a picture 'cos Mr B looked all ' Mean & Moody'!

Mean Looking Brambles!

 Back home it was Doggy Scoff! Why does she do it to us? If we weren't such forgiving puppies The Missus might get Doggy Scoff in her breakfast bowl!

That would teach her!

Lunch time we were out again and the first thing Holly and I did was to chase a rabbit or two!

Huntin' Rabbit!

 I spotted that the rabbit had disappeared down the hole but Holly kept snuffling around looking for it!

Holly in 'Snuffling Mode'!

We carried on along the Sea Wall. OTL was snapping away at the Black Headed Gulls, trying to get a shot in focus and not doing very well.

Almost but not quite!

A bit further along was some Geezer with a video camera who claimed that The Council had asked him to produce a video of the Grain Area and the people using it for recreation.

Then he asked OTL to go back, call us and when he shouted 'Action' OTL had to let us go, then he had to walk a few steps, stop, turn around and take a picture of the sea!

Action!

It was good fun and maybe The Council will be showing the video at all their Special Events or at Meetings!

You throw it and I'll hit it!

Then after that we had a game of 'Bat & Ball' on the beach which was great until Holly lost the ball!

So, tomorrow the men are arriving early to dig out the front garden and lay a new block paving drive.

Holly and I said we will be watching them all day from the front window, now, that will be fun!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

What A Day!

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here.

Today has been one of those 'Yuk' days. We poked our heads out of the door this morning and it was raining.

Old Two Legs took us for a run but we didn't get to the beach 'cos we saw the rain coming down the river, so, get the ferrets out and let them run back to the car while we followed behind!

When we got back to the car we all had a good rub down with our Doggy Towel, ferrets first and then Holly and me last of all.

By the time we had all finished getting dry, the towel was soaking wet and was absolutely useless for OTL to use, so he had to drive back home with soggy trousers and wet hair!

There was so much rain that OTL didn't even take his camera out of the car!

We spent the morning in the caravan with OTL while he was fixing those little things that need attention after last years use. It was good fun woofing at the neighbours passing by  the front window and watching the woofers jump out of their skins when we barked at them!

Lunchtime it was still the same, rain and more rain! Down the Sea Wall we chased a rabbit, got soaked again and cut short the walk!

OTL was quite happy to get back home and this time he was wetter than before!

Mind you, we were just as wet and as we only had one towel left, Holly and I used it first to get dry and by the time we had finished with it, yes you guessed, it was too wet for OTL to use!

So, no photos, wet trousers and soaking hair, again!

OTL is not having a good day today!

Let's hope tomorrow is better 'cos if it is, the caravan has got to have a wash and go down for its yearly service.

We'll let you know what happens tomorrow!

Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Another Lazy Sunday!

Hi Woofers!

It's Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles back with you again!

We love Sundays, especially when the sun shines and the breezes are balmy!

Today there was no sun and the wind was a bit chilly! Not to worry though, 'cos we had fun on the beach with the ferrets!

First I decided to dig me a hole, a big hole, a hole you could drive Old Two Legs car in and it would disappear!

Holly said that I could get on with it on my own 'cos she was going to catch some Rays!

This is what a beach is for!

 So, off I went, shovelling sand for all I was was worth when Miss Snowflake charged into the hole and chased me out!

It was a bit much! I mean, I had put a lot of work into that hole!

A Take Over!

 To make it worse, Mr Brambles was standing behind me and asked if I wanted to 'Discuss' the hole!

I'm not that daft!

Shall we 'Discuss This?

 That's the trouble with ferrets, you think it is just one and then another turns up behind you!

Sneaky or Wot!

Back home it was a big bowl of Ox Heart and a snooze in the office.

Lunchtime the sun was still hiding behind the clouds so there was no chance of Holly catching any more Rays to top up her tan!

What was worse was that the sea was still miles away, and I wanted to have a swim!

OK, who has got the water then?

I decided that OTL should know when the water would be back, so I sat down and asked him!

OK, When is it Coming Back?

Well, OTL said it would be a couple of hours before it was deep enough for swiming, so, I went off to find a stick that OTL could throw for us!

Holly decided that she wanted the stick and I decided that I wanted it..............

It's MINE!

.....................................that's when the fight started!

OTL called us off the beach to chase a rabbit, so we never decided who had ownership of the stick!

A bit further along the path I came across a sniff of ferret, it was Mr Brambles! It makes a change to catch up with his sniff 'cos normally we have difficulty in finding them after a few hours!

Hey! It's a Brambles Sniff!

Back home we had a game in the caravan while OTL was doing some work on the satellite dish, getting it ready for our holiday!

After that we headed back inside to watch the F1 racing, exciting or wot?

I'm not sure what OTL plans to do tomorrow but we may be back in the caravan for some more repairs!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Saturday Sunshine!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here again!

What a super day today, we were up good and early 'cos The Missus is off to one of her 'Master Classes' and needs to get up there early to put all the tables out and get the hall looking like a class room!

We were off down the beach enjoying the sunshine! Miss Snowflake was playing with some dried sea weed and talking about how important camouflage was when hiding from Hawks and Eagles!

This is how it's done!

 Mr Brambles said that he thinks he found a Monster hiding in the shells. He tried digging it out but as much as he dug in, the Monster dug further!

He even tried to make it come out by calling names but that didn't work either!

Come on Out, I Know Your In There!

Miss Snowflake then showed us how to make a 'Portable Camouflage' hide. She showed us how to roll up sea weed so that you can carry it on your back!

.....and you roll it up like this.

Holly and I went off sniffing and I started by saying that I could sniff camel! Holly said that it would be best if we didn't mention that 'cos Old Two Legs would have us off down to the vets double quick!

Ssssssh! Talk like that will get you some Worming Tablets!

Back home we had some chicken and biscuits and the ferrets got offered a raw chicken leg, chopped up in small bits, bone and all!

Well, they had a sniff and went back to their normal food and nibbles.

So much for a Ferret Treat!

Lunch time we were out again down on the beach but the tide hadn't come in yet, so I had to do without my swim!

There were some other doggies who's owner said to her mate, take them down for a swim in the water...................................Duh?  Can't she see it's mud?

Before we could say anything the dogs were paddling in the mud and getting really messy!

Getting Yucky!

 Makes you wonder what some of these Two Legs use for eyes!

Holly and I had fun chasing each other around and sniffing the sniffs and as we got close to the car I called out to OTL,  'Hey! Look! Clean Paws!'

Look, Clean Paws!

Back home we watched OTL messing about with some rocks in the pond. Holly bet me a whole chew that he was going to fall in the pond, but OTL is too clever for that and he stayed dry!

Mind you, I'm still waiting for my chew from Holly!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Ferret Holes, Eileen's New Video and Scary Squirrels!

Hi Woofers!

What a day today! It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

What a super morning, the wind was blowing gently and the Sahara Sand had gone, so no camels!

We did look for them but we saw nothing! Which made us very glad, especially Holly Dog!

Is that a Labrador or another Camel?

 Of course, Mr Brambles was winding Holly up, as he normally does!

Hey! Look! A Camel with a Waggly Tail!

Poor Miss Holly just couldn't live it down, so, she just kept her mouth closed and went off sniffing plants!

Talking of plants, we have got loads of these plants growing on the Sea Wall, it won't be long before the flowers bloom and there will be tons of insects feeding and of course, guess who will be there with his Macro Lens?

Looks just as good without the flowers!

Back home Miss Snowflake was playing a game with Old Two Legs, she was chasing about doing her War Dance and jumping onto Mr Brambles who just rolled onto his back and laughed! Then she chased OTL and kept tugging on his socks!

Then she disappeared, OTL couldn't see her anywhere, then he heard a scuffling sound above his head and guess who was poking over the top of the cage?

Can't Catch Me!

Holly and I settled down to a big bowl of Ox Heart, then we both had a snooze in OTL's office while he was playing around with the video for The Missus. You know, he does make such a noise when it doesn't go right!

Lunchtime we were off to The Forrest, great fun, the squirrels were out and dashing about all over the place. At first they stayed high in the tree and wouldn't come down to play!

No, I'm Staying Here, Thank You!

 Then they would dash from one tree to the next, jumping from branch to branch at great speed!

Geeeeeeerrrrronimo!

Of course, Holly and I stayed on the ground and called them all the silly names we could think of, just to get them down to our level!

Soppy Squirrels! Bet you can't catch Us?

You know, if you keep on long enough, there is always one daft squirrel that will come down!

Trouble is, they go up faster than they come down!

A Squirrel doing a 'Fast Exit'!

 There was one daft Squirrel who sat up in the tree and kept shouting at us to 'Clear Off'!

Go on, Clear Orf!

Well, we weren't having any of that! So, Holly and I stood by the bushes under the tree and pretended to find the squirrels hoard of nuts!

Then we pretended to eat them!

Yum Yum! These Nuts taste good!

Of course, dopey squirrel, down he came, chattering away at us and threatening to sort us out!

Then as he got close, Holly went charging at him! Problem was, she did her charge just a little too early, and the squirrel did a quick reverse and shot back up the tree!

Come Here Squirrel Nutting!

OTL and I had a good laugh about that!

So, now we know the squirrels are about, we plan to visit The Forrest a little more often!

Back home, OTL managed to get the video to upload and finally TM has stopped moaning at him to finish it off.

Have a look!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjg5DODJL4A

 See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Another ay of Sahara Dust and Sand!

Hi Woofers!

Us Again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Well, we were looking forward to a quiet day today after yesterdays excitement! No stray Woofers or Ferrets please, just a day of good food, walkies and plenty of snoozing!

The misty stuff was still hanging about and the weather man says that the Sahara stuff is still descending on us and that we shouldn't go out and do heavy exercise, as if!

Down on the beach Holly and I sat and watched the ferrets charging about. I looked over towards Holly and thought I saw something sort of sandy looking. In a whisper I asked Holly if there was anything sitting down between us?

No, Nothing, I see Nothing Whatsoever At All Nuffin, Not Even a Camel!

I decided not to push the matter and went off to sniff some fishing nets that had been washed up during the night!

The ferrets were looking very secretive, scurrying about on the rocks, looking for something.

Honest, this is where I left it yesterday!

I was going to suggest it was a stack of Wacky Weed but Holly looked a bit worried that she would get questioned again and the thought of some worming tablets kept everyone quiet!

Back home we marched in expecting some Chicken or Ox Heart and what was in the bowl?

DOGGY SCOFF!

I reckon that Slinky finished off the last of our food and all that is left in the cupboard is Doggy Scoff!

We are going to have a chat with Old Two Legs tonight and make a formal protest about the stuff we are forced to eat, just because he found a lost dog!

We have been super lazy today and we have let OTL get on with his work 'cos with a bit of luck it will be warm and sunny at the weekend!

Fingers Crossed!

It shouldn't be too long before The Missus's video gets uploaded onto YouTube, so watch out, you may even see us!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles