Eric goes Walk-a-Bout!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

Well, now we are all here!

This morning, as normal, we got shut in the bedroom while Eric and Wendy went on a rampage around the house. Eric was really full of fun and was bouncing off the furniture and diving into all of The Missuses card making stuff looking for the bag of smoothies that are hidded somewhere in the drawers.

Old Two Legs headed up to have his breakfast and fiddle on the computer and afterwards he starts cleaning out the cage.

Heading down stairs he noticed the kitchen door was wide open!

                                       

                      PANIC!!!!!!!!

               Eric was gone!!!!!!!!!

Eric was gone! A quick search around the house told us he was out in the wide world!

OTL headed out to search the area around the house while TM was searching the garden and around the shed, nothing.

OTL was wandering around squeaking Eric's favourite squeaky chicken, nothing.

Then next door neighbour called out to OTL and there, in her arms, was Eric with a silly grin on his face!

Seems he found a hole in the fence and was looking for some new sniffs and was put out that Oscar and Ozzie were hiding in the kitchen, too scared to come out and play!

The only real problem is, TM can't remember opening the kitchen door!

I think that she will have to stay with us in the bedroom when the ferrets are out rampaging!

After all that panicking our lunchtime walk was rather boring, I mean, other than a few Two Legs turning blue in the wind, there was only an old crow ferreting about in the grass!

What do you mean Ferreting?

Oh yes, then there was Holly and OTL did a sneaky click with his camera and managed to get a shot and she has here eyes open!

Gottcha!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

A day for getting washed, sploshed and soapy wet!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

What a day it's been today.

After a very long time, the lady wot cuts The Missuses hair turned up today and now and instead of looking like a New Age Hippy, she has got a hair cut that makes her look a lot younger!

Well, younger than the seven hundred years like wot she is!

Little did we know that Old Two Legs had planned to give Holly and I a 'Cross Back and Sides' as well!

I got soap up my nose and sneezed my tail off, Holly got water in her ears which made her shake all over and cover OTL in soap and water!

Mind you, he deserved every drop!

We spotted a Doodle Dog on our walk today who was a little shy, we all had a butt sniff but he wouldn't say hello to OTL, do you think he knew something about us heading towards a bucket of soapy water?

I see wet water heading your way!

Holly and I had a rest at the bench and discussed what could happen when we got home, a wash wasn't on the list!

Well, maybe we could all get a super new chew?

All the trees are thick with leaves and as we head down the path to the car, OTL said that the trees made a tunnel or frame.

To be honest, I couldn't see what he was talking about, I was too busy investigating a series of new sniffs!

Tunnel? Wot Tunnel?

We did see a new plant that had bloomed in the forest and I will admit, it looked very interesting. I've no idea waht it's called and Holly's suggestion that it's called 'Weed' didn't help!

OK, what's it called?

We did see a notice screwed to the post as we got into the car park. Holly said it was similar to the one we saw the other week and anyway, who has a foot that big?

Some of them can't read, not judging by the amount of rubbish they leave on the beach!

Now, here it is, a shot of Holly and I, all washed and shaved, it was hell but we survived!

I don't care, I've just got to have a roll in something smelly!

I don't mind the sniff of the shampoo but tomorrow we will have those drops put on our shoulders and to be honest, they sniff terrible and make my hair stand up on end!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Hollly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Good News Day!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here.

Well, after the warm sunny day yesterday, what do we get today?

Rain!

Eric was doing his cage rattling trick this morning, so, out he comes to get his harness but today The Missus gave him a cuddle while Holly and I put our Harnesses on.

The rain had stopped but the grass was soaking wet and it took a little while before Eric got used to dragging his tummy over the grass. He was soaked from tail tip all the way up to his nose!

He got to running around and digging at the grass tufts, sniffing the sniffs and chasing Holly Chops when ever she stopped for a wee!

Old Two Legs had to telephone the Inland Revenue to discuss their latest communication which showed he was in credit for a large amount but they still wanted more!

in the end and after a thirty minute discussion they agreed that he was in fact in credit and need not pay any more until next July!

Result!

It was lunchtime before we knew it and time for another run on the beach but without Eric who was snoring his tail off. Miss Wendy was fast asleep and snoring just as loudly and Eric!

It was a bit dismal and OTL didn't even take any photos!

When we got back home, next door neighbour was unloading their car, so, OTL walked over and asked how Bozo was doing. Actually, his name is Ozzie but we all prefer Bozo!

Any way, he was taken to the vet who diagnosed a lung infection and was given some anti biotic for that then added some anti inflammatory stuff to help with his aching bones!

Other than that, he needs plenty of rest and light chicken meals!

So, that was all good news, one Ozzie Bozo is getting better and spending time snozing and eating, just wot can be better!!

As a surprise, we also got a big bowl of chicken and once that was gone we got a super chew as a treat!

I took my treat, jumped up on OTL's lap and spent a good hour reducing the chew down to just a small lump, of which I tucked the last bit down the side of the chair for later!

So, that's my day today, how did yours go?

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

OTL to the rescue!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

Monday and it has been all go!

First thing to happen was as we were getting ready to go out this morning, Eric was rattling the cage door to come out for a run as well. That ferret can make a terrific noise when he puts his mind to it!

So, down comes the ferret bag and in goes Eric who immediately tries to get out of the bag!

He tried getting out straight on top of Holly and I who were having our harnesses put on!

Holly did a double growl and nearly sank her teeth into his butt!

Having got sorted out, off we went heading for the football field for a wee and a poo and a race around.

Eric was a little slow in getting going but after a while managed to start chasing after OTL.

It was then that we saw our next door neighbour running across the field but with out Bozo the Rottweiler, which was unusual!

'He's laying down and won't get up' she said, which didn't sound good, so OTL says he will put us back in doors and come back with her. She said she would get her husband to help as well and before we knew it us woofers were back in doors and OTL was off with one of our blankets in his hand.

When they reached Bozo he was still on the ground, on his side and not moving but when he saw them arrive he did wag his tail a couple of times, a good sign.

They managed to get Bozo onto the blanket and with two at the front and OTL at the back they carried him all the way back home, stopping a few times for a rest cos Rottweilers can be very heavy!

When they arrived at the front door Bozo stood up and walked in doors looking for his bed!

We've not heard any more and we haven't seen them taking him to the vets so maybe it was just he was a bit hot and decided to have a rest half way through his walk!

Lunchtime it was hot and down on the beach there were loads of Two Legs playing and Holly spotted a motorcyclist having a lunch break, so, we tried  mugging him for a nibble but he had eaten his lunch and we ended up with nothing!

Come on, there must be a crumb or two left!

Mind you, after we left him we got the sniff of kebabs andwe tried to see where the kebab shop was located in Southend on Sea, Holly reckons it's the third shop from the right!

Look, three doors up from that white building, we can see the shop front sign, Essex Kebabs!

Holly reckons she can see the price list in the front window but we reckon she is just dreaming!

Having a rest on the bench at the top of the hill, OTL tried to get us to believe that he has found a ship with a new propulsion device. Instead of a propeller or even sails, he says this ship has wind propeller just like an old aeroplane and he took a picture just to prove it!

I suppose you could mount a jet engine on top!

Wandering through the woods we came across a wild rose bush and while the colour was good the petals look a little ragged.

Wild Rose.

Driving back home the road was shut off at the level crossing. A goods train needed to cross the road, so we were held up for five minutes as it crossed the road.

OTL says it's The Six Five Special, whatever that is!

It's just five and we haven't heard anything from next door so maybe Bozo was just too hot and felt he needed a rest on the way home!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Sunshine Sunday.

Hello Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Just for a change, it is warm and sunny and no rain!

We went out lunchtime and found a strange looking contraption being planted on top of the path.

A strange looking thing that Holly said could have something to do with fishing!

Old Two Legs said that it was an antenna for Amateur Radio and to prove it he walked up to where they were playing with bits of wire on two long poles.

He stood in front of the thing, looked left and then right, did a couple of calculations in his head and said.......................

Twenty Metres!

 OTL got a funny look from them and then a big grin, 'Yeah' said the Two Legs, 'How did you know?'

OTL said that he built something like that a long time ago and up in Scotland!

That was it, Holly and I found a soft bit of grass and sat down, this was going to be a long wait while he spends time gassing about radios and antennae!

About twenty minutes later he got all guilty about leaving us sitting on the grass and said goodbye and we continued our walk.

There were plenty of Two Legs wandering around the place and one daft woofer rolling in the mud!

We stopped at the  bench on top of the hill for a little rest in the shadow of the bench, well Holly hid underneath the bench while I sat on top and had my photo taken!

Do I look good or wot?

 As we walked through the forest OTL spotted a leaf on the ground. It was surrounded by shadow but in the middle a sun beam had penetrated the canopy and lit up the leaf.

It's amazing when you think that eight minutes and thirty one seconds ago a sunbeam left the sun and coming in at the right angle and the right position to find the hole in the canopy to landed on that leaf!

What do you think Holly did then?

She had a wee on it!

That girl has no soul! I mean all that way and ending up as a damp spot in the woods!

Back to work tomorrow!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

.............and now an Osprey Cam!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

Sorry about last night, Old Two Legs has been 'Cleaning' the computer, which means that all the 'Hard Drives' have been looked at, and cleaned and deleted if they are old and  not wanted any more!

It was still 'De-Fragging' when we went to bed last night!

Now, before we get onto what has been happening, OTL has got all interested in a web cam of a nest of Osprey's up in Scotland and if you fancy a look, click onto this link Osprey Nest 

We have been watching this on and off all day. We haven't seen any feeding yet and it looks like it won't be long before they will be fledging and off on their way to Africa for the winter!

Back to things closer to home!

Yesterday we took the ferrets out with us, both ferrets and a camera and two woofers!

Well, us woofers were well behaved and didn't try running off, to be honest, it was rather boring cos every time we looked behind, OTL was trying to get the ferrets to follow him along the sea wall or on the beach or through the long grass and of course, we had to sit and wait for them to catch up!

Yeah, we'll be along in a moment or two, good ferret sniff here!

 So, there we were waiting and sitting down and waiting and it only got better when we landed on the beach, at least we got to have a roll in some beach sniffs!

Not exactly the brightest day but every so often the sun would come out!

In the end both ferrets got into a running race through the grass and up the path which 't mind cos we at least got a rest on the bench while they ran around sniffing the Weasel Sniffs!

Come on, I know which way to go!

Today we left the ferrets at home, snoozing their tails off! Instead we took The Missus, well she enjoys a wander around the sea wall every so often.

Of course, we couldn't stop her from making a fuss over a puppy who's name is Buddy.

We thought it a silly name cos it sounds like one of those cotton things OTL uses to wipe out our ears with!

Yeah, go on, make the most of it, she won't love you when your covered in mud!

 We didn't take the big camera but we got this shot of a snoozing butterfly!

Wossat clicking sound I can hear?

This year there seems to be a lack of bumble bees, we have seen maybe a dozen in all.

This was spotted buzzing around and OTL says it is a Buff Tailed Bumblebee.

Few Bumblebees means more pollen for me!

Now normally we have a rest on Saturday but there were some orders OTL needed to make up, so he has been 'Engineering' all afternoon.

We, on the other paw have been snoozing.

Who's the daft one?

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Loads a Paper!

Hi there Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret back again!

You know, I'm sure that the weather man was forecasting loads of rain blowing in from the west but other than a shower early this morning there has only been that horrid misty rain today and not much of that!

Both Holly and I have got grumbly tums, well the start anyway. We were eating so much grass this morning that Old Two Legs said we were changing into sheep!

Baaa!

OTL got a load of paperwork files from the accountant fella and has been sorting it out. It seems that he must keep all records and paperwork for seven years before he is allowed to rubbish it all.

So, this morning he has been digging out all the files older than 2005 and run them through the paper shredder. When he finished, around five thirty, he had filled seven plastic bags!

Now, if the dump will open he will be able to get rid of all the XL Files and a load of metal and electronic stuff that includes Li-Ion batteries!

There were not so many Two Legs on the beach today, maybe it's because they listened to the weather man as well and decided to stay at home!

Mind you, we did see a new sign!

Wot about a wee, can we leave a wee?

Although it was cloudy, it wasn't cold at all, in fact quiet mild but that didn't stop the clouds from looking dark and foreboding!

Well, it certainly looks like rain!

Even looking back towards Southend on Sea, it still looked like it would soon rain!

Fish an Chips an Kebabs but no rain!

We got to the bench and Holly decided she would have a rest under the bench, just in case it started to rain but it stayed dry all the while!

Well, it could rain!

I think that we could have a shampoo and a hair cut this weekend cos I've seen OTL oiling the electric shears and inspecting the brush and comb, not a good sign!

Still, we have got tomorrow!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Bit of a Boring day!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret back again!

What a day we have had. I mean, when you take a woofer for a walk it is supposed to be fun and full of sniffs and stuff. Well, there we were first thing this morning getting all done up in our rain gear, you know, the coat that doesn't fit properly and has elastic straps to keep the coat from riding up your backside, only our straps are a little streached and end up being wee'd on!

Not the best start to the day!

Lunchtime was a little better. There we were, kicking the back of Old Two Legs chair to tell him we wantted to go out and him saying that we can't go yet cos The Missus wants to use the car.

Stuff that says Holly, if we don't go out soon we will use the car and you will have to wash poo out of the carpet!

OTL sort of saw our reasoning and off we went!

He had the close up lens today and spotted the first Soldier Beetle this year, so he took a picture and it was only when he got home he spotted there were more that one insect in the picture, how many can you see?

Hint.....4

A bit further on we came across the last few bits of a seagull that had been eaten and other than a few feathers, one leg and half a wing, there was nothing left, however, a couple of feet away there was a Flesh Fly sitting on a leaf washing it's face!

Flesh Fly!

As we passed he called out that he had just finished a good meal and would be back later with his mates for a bit more!

As Holly says, 'Whatever turns you on!'

We didn't meet any other woofers on the walk and didn't find any new sniffs!

I'll race you back to the car!

Back home TM pinched the car, went off out, found the shops shut and came home with nothing!

I mean, wot a waste of time and petrol!

OTL fell asleep after lunch and we jumped up on the recliner chair with him and we all had a snoozy cuddle!

Like, is there a better way to spend an afternoon?

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Caravan Confusion!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

Now, you know that we were expecting the caravan mender man to give the van it's yearly service.

This is a new man Old Two Legs has found cos the one that used to  service the caravan has retired!

Anyway, he turns up this morning and does a double take saying that he won't have enough time to service a twin axle caravan as he was expecting a single axle van!

So, a new date was made and came in mumbling something service engineers and their inability to read their own writing!

Now, that looks better!

With the big camera and the close up lens flowers looked better especially the Wild Sweet Pea flowers.

That looks nice!

 It would have been better if the wind wasn't blowing the blooms all over the place!

Mind you, we found a couple of butterflies making eggs and of course hanging onto the grass for dear life!

Making Butterfly Eggs!

 Holly thought that yesterday's picture of her looked good and she stopped in the same place, just where the sun landed!

Do I look good in the sunlight or wot!

 We have been watching the Flogs in the pond and they are getting bigger. There are some that we have seen wandering around the garden looking for food. I reckon there is a load more in amongst the undergrowth and under the fence into next door.

OTL reckons he will have to clear the pond of rubbish on the bottom of the pond and he will have to put a new liner in cos at the moment there looks like a leak has sprung and the pond will only stay half full, or is that half empty?

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

We love Monday's!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

After a good weekend full of rain and wind there is nothing so good as a cloudy Monday!

No rain today but plenty of clouds.

We were out first thing this morning and met up with that big bozo from next door. All he wanted to do was to snuggle up to Old Two Legs, didn't even want a sociable sniff with Holly or I!

It was the same at lunchtime. We met up with Jasper who decided to say hello to OTL but in the end joined Holly and I in a sniff!

OTL was more interested in photographing flowers and stuff like that!

Can't remember this flowers name, Holly calls it a Fairy Trumpet!

 There was a pretty patch of Wild Sweet Pea and instead of zooming in close up to a blosom, he decided to look at the whole patch. Personally, I would have liked it better if he got close up to the bloom!

I'm sure there's insects in there but we just can't see them!

 This is a good one, OTL was crouching down looking at this and at the same time he poked a grass stalk into the web. A big spider came rushing out thinking it had caught a big juicy fly but all he saw was OTL!

That scared the pants off her!

That fly is too big I'm staying here until it goes away!

 OTL brushed the camera against his leg and took this one!

Holly framed in 'Foliage'!

 As we were walking along the path out of the forest we saw a couple of butterflies charging about and OTL waited until they landed before running off these shots.

Don't tread on me I'm only a little butterfly!

 This one was resting on a blackberry bush after having a mid air punch up with another butterfly!

This mating lark wears you out!

Tomorrow we have a man coming to give the caravan a service in time for when we head off to Scotland for our autumn holiday. We missed out on our Spring Holiday because the campsites were all on shutdown. Let's hope that the weather is warm so I can go in swimming in the sea and in the river besides the camp site!

Claws crossed!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.