Frantic Friday in The Forest!

Hi Ho Woofers!

It's us, Daisy & Holly again!

What a rush around day this has been. First of all we chased a couple of Rabbits on The Sea Wall this morning and Holly was so excited she almost forgot to have a wee!

Back home, Old Two Legs had to leave us 'cos he went to see a customer and didn't feel safe leaving us in the car park on our own!

He came back and then we went off collecting and delivering and stuff like that. After all that we decided that it would be a good idea to visit The Forest again!

Well, we haven't been there for some time and Holly wanted to know if it had changed, I wanted to Hunt Squirrels!

First of all there was the 'Sniffin' to see who had been around lately, most important to know who might jump out on us!

This is a New One!

After that we set about looking for 'Sniff Signs', you know, 'A Squirrel passed this way'

Sniffin for Squirrels!

We could detect squirrels but it was difficult 'cos leaves had fallen and we were not sure if we were sniffin 'Squirrel on The Ground' or 'Squirrel trod of this leaf and leaf has fallen off tree', and you thought it was just sniffin for squirrels!

OTL was more interested in trying to photograph a Hover Fly, hovering!

Not very good are they!

We carried on with our task, 'A Squirrel before we Leave'

One has been here today!

OTL was still more interested in taking photos than hunting squirrels and started looking through the trees!

Dartford Bridge

Holly and I got fed up with waiting for OTL and off we went. I saw one squirrel on the ground but he got up the tree before I got to him, sneaky squirrel!

Just come back down!

We were following the path when Holly suddenly stopped and pointed at a squirrel sitting on a log, with it's back to us, brushing it's whiskers!

That was it, we were off like a couple of 'Puppy Powered Rockets'!

The Chase is on!

The Chase!

We chased that squirrel around the trees and didn't let him too far ahead of us, I raced around the trees one way and Holly went the other way, it was great fun!

Then the squirrel seemed to disappear! I mean. one moment he was there then, poof, it was gone!

Holly climbed up a tree and had a look around but still no sign of our squirrel!

Sneaky Holly Spotting Squirrel!

While we were doing our squirrel thing, OTL wandered off again and we found him photographing the first Bracket Fungi of the year!

First of the year!

On our way out he found another on the trunk of an Oak Tree, even we had to admit, it looked pretty!

Pretty?

Back home we went and got fed some super beef, well they were off cuts from OTL's curry that The Missus was cooking up. See, she makes a vast vat of curry and then freezes dinner size portions so OTL can have a curry any time without too much effort!

Holly and I had a super dinner, beef followed by some chicken stew left over from dinner!

We are going to sleep well tonight!

See you tomorrow, OTL is back in the garden, digging!

Bye bye!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

OTL has been out to work!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

Guess what? I've had Old Two Legs on the go again!

We went to bed as normal after our run around the garden. Holly decided to sleep at the bottom of OTL's bed until she got kicked off and I curled up in my basket. Around two fifteen Holly and I decided we wanted a wee, so we both did our 'Get Up OTL' woof and soon we were in the garden. OTL was still asleep, we could tell that 'cos his eyes were closed  all the time!

Back to bed and as soon as I heard him snoring gently, I did it again, my 'I Wanna Go Out' woof, you know, gentle but with feeling!

Out I went again while OTL stood at the back door, watching, me, in the garden. You know, I don't like being watched while I 'Go', so I jumped into the bushes and came out later, relieved!

OTL had been watching and had the kitchen door closed, so I couldn't go upstairs to his bed. Well, not until I had to submit to my backside being washed!

I think I must have eaten something that was in a hurry to get through me!

We were up good and early and down to The Sea Wall, I was looking for Monsters and Holly was looking for rabbits!

Is that a Monster I see?

I had a good look but didn't see any and Holly said she didn't see any rabbits either!

A bit further along the beach we saw these four sitting there looking out to see. Holly said they were on their break and should have some sandwiches or cakes.

Look out, there's a dog watching us!

Holly said I should go and sit with them and sniff out any food and if there was some, to give her a call and then we could both do some mugging!

What you looking at?

Needless to say, no food, no mugging and one asked if I wanted to go for a swim!

I tried my best but, if there's not food then there's no food!


Holly said that we shouldn't give up,'cos she had seen the Fishermen a bit further on and they always have food!

Look, a Dogfish!

I was just about to start my 'Got and food' question when one laughed and said, 'Look, we got us a couple of Dogfish!'

I wasn't too sure what they were on about, we were dogs but not fishes, so how could we be Dogfish?

Then one of them told us that there was a fish called a Dogfish and it was a sort of shark that tasted nice with chips and didn't have any bones that could get stuck in your throat!

Holly, who was right behind me said that we had lots of bones in our body so they couldn't eat us!

We all had a laugh and off we went!

After lunch OTL loaded up the car with all his tools and went off all afternoon and didn't get back until this evening. Seems he has been working again on the Dustbin lorries and we know that 'cos when he got back he Ponged!

Early to bed tonight 'cos we have got to get up early 'cos OTL is off again to do some more work in the morning!

Busy busy, poor lad!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy Dogfish and Holly the Halibut! (Sounds Fishy to Us!)

Mr Spider Gets a Meal!

Hi Ho Woofers!

It's Daisy & Holly back with you again!

Today has been an 'Interesting' sort of day. First of all Old Two Legs left early to take the big car down to the menders. So, The Missus took us out over The Fields for our morning constitutional!

Now, this morning, about two, we were woken up by something, we weren't too sure what it was but it was worth a few 'Woofs', just in case it was a Burglar or a Fox.

Then about five we decided to have another 'Woof' just as a follow up to the previous 'Woof'.

OTL got out of bed and staggered down the stairs, I'm sure he was still asleep, and opened the kitchen door for us to go out for a wee. Well, we dutifully went out and wee'd down the bottom of the garden, back in doors and straight up to bed, stopping only to pick up a half chewed carrot each that we had left downstairs, last night!

It was about six that OTL's alarm went off and he awoke and shoved us off his legs where we were resting our heads, then he said it was 'Time to get up'.....wot! Is he off his rocker? We've been up all night and need to catch up on our sleep!

Off he went and took the big car and we promised to follow later to pick him up in the little car!

Only problem was, he was a bit early and we were a bit late, so, that means OTL started to walk towards home so he can meet us.

About three and a bit miles later, he got picked up!

Well, he needs the exercise, all that  sitting in the office is bad for him!

When we got back home it was just time to go out for our lunchtime walk but the clouds had gathered and the wind was beginning to blow a bit, so, we reckon it was good rabbit chasing weather!

Needless to say, not a single rabbit was seen, not even a fresh pile of rabbit poo, nothing, absolutely zilch!

OTL however got lucky!

First he spotted a Dragonfly dancing around the plants, then it suddenly stopped.

Another Fine Mess I'm In!

It had flown into a spiders web, not a big web but enough to hold it. On the end of one of the webs anchor strands sat a spider.

Gotcha!

The Dragonfly tried to get away but the spider was on him in a flash and injected the Dragonfly with venom. It was only a short time before the Dragonfly was not moving at all.

This won't hurt a bit!

We left the spider starting to wrap the Dragonfly up in a cocoon to save it for later, a sort of seven day, dinner, midnight snack and breakfast, all wrapped up in one package!

Yuk! Says Holly, I don't fancy a Dragonfly for dinner, those legs would tickle  my tonsils!

We were having a sniff at some grass we found interesting and OTL had wandered off on his own, (that normally means trouble!)

We got around the corner and there he was, giving this great big Alsatian a tickle behind the ear!

She was big, I mean, she could eat us both and come back for seconds!

'Hello Girlie's' she said and then told us she had been down the vet to be 'Done'.

I said I felt sorry for her and remembered back to when I was 'Done' and how sore I felt as well. Holly said she couldn't remember being done, but she has 'cos she has got the scar!

I'm a Bit Sore

I asked where she went to get 'Done' and she had been to the same vet as me!

She said that the next time she is taken down there, she may sink her teeth into the vets backside and see how sore he feels!

Next Time!

We left her and followed OTL up the path, then, he stopped and pointed out a Ladybird, 'Look' he says, 'A Harlequin Ladybird'

Harlequin

Then he tells us that it is an invader and is threatening our own Ladybirds because of it's size and how it can drive our own Ladybirds away.

I suppose it's a bit like Holly giving me a shove to get at my food bowl. I don't take any nonsense and just barge her back, but I suppose our Ladybirds are too polite to do that!

For the rest of the walk we kept our eyes open for Harlequin Ladybirds and kept telling OTL as soon as we saw one!

Look! Another One Here!

The car menders phoned up and said that OTL would have to wait for the car to come back 'cos they have got to get the new parts shipped in from Germany!

That all sound expensive and OTL won't like that, will he Precious!

Never mind, we will give him lots of cuddles tonight to make him feel better and then he may stop crying!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

A Woofing Good Day!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

We have been playing Old Two Legs up today, there he is, all busy in the office, bashing away on the keyboard and gassing on the phone.

So we go down stairs and sit by the front window and let off a terrific woofing and howling, like there is a Monster or a Burglar at the front door and we are the only ones to keep the household safe!

OTL comes down the stairs expecting to find someone on the front door step, but he finds no one there!

He gives us a 'Look' and we say that they have just gone away before he got down the stairs.

We wait for about ten minutes, then set off the Woofing and Howling again. Down comes OTL a bit faster than before, only to find that the caller has turned around and rushed off 'cos they were scared off by our ferocious Woofing and Howling!

We have managed to get OTL down the stairs five times now and the last time he came down the stairs we reckon he only touched two steps with his feet, the rest was a very ungraceful dive that had him bouncing off the wall at the bottom of the stairs!

By then he gave up and we went out for our lunch time walk!

We kept on asking 'Who is That?' and OTL would look up and say 'Where?' then we'd say, 'Oh, They've Gone!'

Hey, Who's That?

That winds him up as well!

It was so funny that after a while Holly couldn't do it without getting a fit of The Giggles!

Holly getting The Giggles!

Then it got so bad that even I couldn't keep a straight face!

Me, giggling as well!

We just couldn't keep it up for too long and it was just in time that a couple of Shihtzu came bouncing along. We had met these before, there was Max and Archie. Now these two don't do other dogs very much, they are more into playing up to the Two Legs and Max was the worse!

He was all over OTL like a bad case of fleas!

He was bouncing around, jumping up, woofing and wiggling his tail for OTL.

OTL, being a big softy was giving him tickles on his tail and scratches behind the ear.

Holly whispered to me that she thought he was a right Dopey Dog and should she go and give his tail a nip?

I said that OTL wouldn't like that and not to worry, if the Dopey Dog gets close to me I'd give him a Woof and a bit of the old 'Hairy Eyeball'

That'll sort him out!

Dopey doing his stuff!

Dopey didn't last long and got dragged off by his owner, leaving us to carry on with our walk.

We spotted Mr Corvid on the beach looking for his lunch, we know he was hungry 'cos he was getting all upset and shouting 'Who's Nicked me Whelk?'

OK, Who's Nicked me Whelk

We thought that was funny as well 'cos we could see Mrs Corvid on the next breakwater having a chew of a big juicy whelk, now, I wonder where she got that from!

Back home for a snooze before dinner, then an early night 'cos OTL has to get up early tomorrow to get the big car down to the dealers for a new light bulb and a look at his suspension!

Bye bye for now!

See you tomorrow!


Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Busy Busy Monday

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again.

We had an early night last night, it was so hot we just flaked out and had trouble keeping awake!

The Missus headed off for bed around nine thirty and we followed shortly afterwards.

Now normally we stay up with Old Two Legs and have a late night chat about what has gone on and what plans we had for tomorrow, but I'm afraid last night we just couldn't stay awake.

I was first off up the stairs and OTL had to carry Holly up 'cos she would have stayed all night on the sofa!

Holly and I were both fast asleep by the time OTL finally got to bed, in fact we didn't even hear him come to bed!

Around four in the morning we heard a couple of cats making a noise in the back garden.

TM was awake, well she was after we woofed to go out!

Out we went and chased the  cats over the fence. I think one was 'Hissin Chrissy' but we didn't recognize the other one as it was too dark.

TM had come out into the garden to get us back indoors!

Off we went, back in and up on OTL's bed, all warm and comfortable!

We had some fun with a Shrill Bee on our morning walk along The Sea Wall, there we were, just mooching along, sniffin the sniffs and checking out the bird life when we came across this Shrill Bee. Now I know that some times Holly makes a bit of a noise when she is getting tucked in to her meal. She sometimes slaps her lips and snorts. This bee had Holly beat, it was slurping and snorting and making a terrible noise!

Holly reckons it was because it had such a long tongue and it was slopping it around this flower stirring up all the pollen!

Holly just happened, in a loud voice, say something about bad table manners and making too much noise when eating, but the only reply was............

Bug Off, I'm having my Breakfast!

So, we carried on walking and as Holly says, it doesn't hurt to have manners!

Such a Rude Bee!

OTL has almost finished the path around the pond, he has just got to give it a good brush down and move all the loose bits down in between the paving slabs, just to keep the weeds down and hopefully move the ants on!

Nearly There!

He has just got the back bit to do now, OTL has got plans for a 'Wild Meadow' flowerbed and pebbles or tree bark to keep the weeds and grass down, plus it will also be a place for us to have a wee when we get the urge!

Holly reckons we should hire OTL out as a Landscape Gardener and change his name to Mr Capability Green!

Then we could spend all the money on chews and ice cream!

We never did get down to Northward Hill yesterday, too hot, too tired, too lazy! Trev was down there but we were not sure what he was doing, maybe moth counting or Pond Dipping!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

He is still working!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

We love Sundays, it normally means we get a little bit of a lie in and this Sunday was no exception. The Missus was up early and let us out for our morning inspection of the garden, then it's straight back up to Old Two Legs for a cuddle and a snooze!

Holly was down the bottom of the bed, flat out on her back, snoring!

OTL had to give her a shove to make her turn over!

We had a great walk along The Sea Wall, got to chase a couple of rabbits but they were so far away and could see us coming a mile off, so no chance of biting their tails!

OTL is still working away in the garden 'cos he wants to get the weeding and concreting done before the cold weather sets in, next week it looks a lot colder and wetter than this past week!

Autumn is a coming!

It was baking hot for our lunchtime walk and Holly reckons it would be a good chance to mug some ice cream.

So, the first Two Legs we see, she creeps up behind them and woofs 'Giss Ya Ice Cream!'

Trouble was, they didn't have an ice cream!

This is a Stick Up!

Then one of them wanted to give us a stroke!

No Ice Cream, No Strokes!

OTL was playing about with his Macro Lens and stalked a little Grasshopper. Funny thing was, every time OTL clicked the camera, the Grasshopper responded by rubbing its leg on its body!

You calling Me?

It soon got fed up with OTL doing that and hopped off!

Common Darter

He managed to get close to a Common Darter who said it was too hot to fly and did we know where he could get an ice cream!

We both crept up behind OTL and said that we wanted a lick of an ice cream cone!

Buy us an Ice Cream!

 All he was worried about was creeping up on a Female Common Blue that had landed on a plant in front of him.

Common Blue

So, we just barged past him, woofed, and scared the butterfly away!

We never did get our ice cream but we both had a long slurp of some cold water OTL got for us when we got home!

OTL was busy doing the Dais and the last bit of the path, so now it is all done, we are waiting for it to dry and then we will be able to run around it like a racing track, just like Lewis did!

We spotted a Green Shield Bug on the reeds by the pond and OTL got the camera out to record it!

Shield Bug

Holly said it looked ugly and wondered if it tasted like chicken. With that, the bug flew onto OTLs hand and did a poo on his finger!

That was it, the bug was in the 'Naughty Corner' and was put back onto the reed, no ice cream for him today!

Hey! Congratulations to PeeJay for spotting the Common Yellow Monkey Plant! A Gold Star for you and go to the head of the class!

Holly reckons it can't be that common 'cos OTL has not seen it before!

Off now to have a snooze on OTLs bed 'cos after all that running around I'm feeling whacked!

So bye bye for now.

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

OTL's Been Working Again!

Hello Woofers!

It's Daisy & Holly back again on a Super Sunny Saturday!

We were up early this morning, well, I wanted a wee and it was light, just!

I jumped up onto Old Two Legs bed and gave him a couple of licks on his ear, then jumped down.

He got up after a moment or two, then bounced off the walls as he staggered down stairs to let me out into the garden. Holly thought that it was a good idea as well, so she came down as well.

Normally OTL would have waited at the door until we had finished but he just left the door open and went back up to bed!

That was OK by us, we had time to have a sniff and not feel hurried!

All today OTL has been in the garden again, digging up weeds from the path and spreading some concrete between all the paving bits where he dug the weeds up from.

Well, I must say that it don't look too bad at the moment. Seeing how this is his first attempt at doing this, it looks OK.

Cracks filled.

 We do like the different colours the pebbles show, depending on the weather, if it's wet, then they are black but if it's hot and sunny they look blue!
 
Tomorrow he has to dig the weeds out from the dais and spread a bit more concrete around in the cracks and also finish the path off!

The Weedy Dais!

Once that is done then it is the back half of the garden to do.

Now don't call us picky, but we had a word with him about somewhere we can have a wee, I mean, he is planning to put tons of pebbles all over the place to stop the weeds and grass growing  which is OK but you see, we don't like weeing on pebbles!

OTL says if we promise not to dig it up, he will try putting some tree bark down for us.

It will be interesting that tree bark, if we closed our eyes we could pretend we were weeing in the forest!

One thing we have noticed, there seems to be a stream of wasps coming down to drink at the same spot at the side of the pond. The same place, same pebbles and the same gap as well!

Thirsty Wasp!

Now, here's a question for all you 'Planty People' out there. OTL got some plants from the aquatic centre to fill up the 'Boggy Bit' he incorporated into the design of the pond. He just grabbed some reedy looking plants and a stringy looking plant with a single yellow flower!

That has been growing very well and has produced loads of small flowers.

However, growing out of the same pot is another plant with bigger flowers and OTL says it looks like an Orchid flower he has seen but it can't be an orchid 'cos it's growing in a boggy bit!

Wot is it?

I think it will be an early night tonight, all this gardening stuff has given him an aching back!

We think it will be a good thing when he finally finishes it!

See you tomorrow, watch out for the F1 racing Lewis and Jenson at the front, fingers crossed for good start!

We're off for a pre dinner snooze now, then we mug OTL for a bit of his curry!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

We get to the New Park!

Yo Ho Woofers!

It's Daisy & Holly back again!

What a super sunny day today, you would think it's still mid summer!

We have been out with Old Two Legs this morning down to The Sea Wall. Just for Trevor, grasshoppers don't taste like chicken!

Holly had a lick of one and decided it tastes a bit like grass with a bit of salt for seasoning!

Needs........?

Holly was very thoughtful, then she pronounced that .....'it needs to be cooked in garlic butter' and Holly should know 'cos she has studied cooking!

We had a lot of stuff to deliver today and Holly and I went with OTL, just to keep guard on the car while OTL is delivering!

On the way back we stopped off at the New Park!

Now we haven't been there for ages, so it was good to see they had tarmac spread all over the road now so it's not so bumpy!

We said hello to the Not Not's and had a good laugh at the silly hair cut they all had! Well, it looks like they left their legs untouched!

Silly or wot?

We didn't hang about 'cos we could sniff the swimming hole on the wind, so, at the speed of light, Holly and I headed down to the water!

OTL can follow us for a change!

We had a great time in the water, even Holly went in for a paddle 'cos she was a bit warm as well!

OK, but no deeper!

OTL was good, he was throwing my ball in for me and I was fetching it and bringing it back to him!

There was one time when I came back and managed to splash water all over him!

It's a bit deep OTL!

We then had a run around to get dry. OTL was throwing the ball and we were both chasing it through the grass, it took me a bit longer to get dry 'cos I got so wet!

There's my ball!

We were worn out by the time we got home and both of us crashed out on OTL's bed for a pre dinner snooze!

As it is Friday, we expect The Missus has got us a treat for the weekend, maybe a 'Chicken Chew'!

Of course, OTL will be having a bash at the shortbread, so more nibbles for us!

See you tomorrow, it looks like sun shine all weekend!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

A Mixed Up Day.

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!


Now, first of all I'd like you to know, we got fed this morning with Lambs Heart!

Absolutely super!

The Missus put it in our bowls and then our bowls on the floor.

It was 'Tails Up & Snout Down' and we didn't come up for air!

That was after TM had taken us out for our morning walk. You see Old Two Legs had to go out to visit a customer early this morning and he took the car. So that's why we had a walk over the The Fields.

Now we have got very used to being chauffeured to The Sea Wall and this 'walking up the road', well it is not really on!

I showed off a bit, I stood down by the gate and just did my 'Hairy Eyeball' look, but TM just kept walking. Holly stood by me for a bit then she gave in and chased after TM. I hung about for a bit more then slowly walked after them.

It's not fair, there are no rabbits here!

OTL came back around mid morning and the first thing he did was to take us down The Sea Wall, which was great, even if we didn't see any rabbits!

OTL had his camera with him but spent most of the time looking at these blooming bees, you'd have thought he'd got bored with them by now!

Boring Bee!

The tide was right out so we couldn't go for a paddle and we reckon that if we went for a paddle in the mud, we'd be in Deepest Poo!

So we didn't!

Back home for a bit of lunch and then out with OTL to take some stuff to someone.

Guess what? It was right next to the Riverside Park! We had a super time!

Although there were no rabbits to be seen, there was the water and the mud and some yucky stuff between the water and the mud!

Can I go In, Pleeeeese?

 I asked OTL if I could have a little splash but he said that if I did, I was walking home 'cos the mud smelt horrid!

Sorry OTL I've gone all deaf!

I just couldn't resist it, off I went across the seaweed and the stones, straight into the water and had a cooling splash about!

Then OTL saw me, he went potty, I mean, he even threatened to take me down the dogs home and leave me and the only reason he wasn't doing it was because the dogs home won''t take smelly dogs like wot I was!

Now, there's lucky!

Back home and a clean up later Holly and I were having a rest by the side of the pond, 'Why don't you try the pond'? asked Holly.

As I said, 'do think I'm that stupid so close to dinner time'?

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy (Smelly) & Holly (Miss Goody Four Paws)