Hunting Monsters Again!

Hi Woofers!

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

It's been a bit of a 'Mix Up Day' today.

It started off first thing this morning when Old Two Legs was getting ready to take us all out for our morning rampage around the beach.

The Missus said, 'I need to leave by Nine'

Wot?

It seems she is off to a crop or something and wanted OTL to take her into town, in the big car. OK, that's no problem but it means we only get a thirty minute walk!

Certainly not long enough to go hunting Nargles or flushing rabbits out or even dig a few holes in the sand!

Well, we got rushed along the path and told to 'Get on with our business'!

Back home at least there was some lambs heart for breakfast!

All this rushing about means that there are no pictures of the ferrets, ferreting, as they do!

Lunch time Miss Snowflake wakes up and starts to rattle the cage and saying she wants to have a run about! Normally she is snoring her head off, but not today.

OTL waves the Ferretone bottle under Mr Brambles nose and he is awake in a moment!

Confused, but awake!

Down on the beach we all had a good game running up and down and Mr Brambles decided he was going to go 'Monster Hunting' 'cos he is fed up with loosing his carefully designed holes on the beach.

They started off by scurrying around the sea weed, looking underneath the rocks, where they could lift the rocks!

I'm sure I can sniff a Monster here!

We saw that he was doing a good job of searching the beach using a Grid Pattern of search tracking.

Holly suggested we should help, so we set about sniffing a bit further out, but that was until OTL called us back in 'cos we were heading for the mud!

OK, we'll look over here!

In the end Mr Brambles reckoned that the monster had gone to sleep under a big rock and if we all put our shoulders to it we might be able to move it. OTL said that if it takes all of us the shift the rock, just think how big the monster is 'cos he moves it on his own.

He had a point!

It's under here!

We decided to leave it alone today and have another think!

Instead, Miss Snowflake suggested they go hunting something else and decided they would 'Hunt Dog'!

I know that 'cos she sneaked up behind me and gave me a nip on my leg!

Come on Mr B, let's hunt Dog!"

OTL was busy this afternoon mounting the Sepia picture of Miss Snowflake and then he framed it and hung it on the wall next to a picture of Holly watching the birds from a bird hide!

It looks dead smart it does, now we want a picture of Mr Brambles and me on the other side of the fire place.

OTL says he thinks a picture of him should be up there as well!

No Way! That would be just too scary!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Saturday and it's Sunny again!

Hello Woofers!

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

What a wonderful day today, we were out first thing and Mr Brambles insisted on sitting on Old Two Legs arm all the way down to the beach! There were times when he was looking around and sniffin' the air sniffs and then he tucked his head under OTL's chin and snuggled in to get out of the draft!

Down on the beach we all had fun digging holes and searching for sniffs!

Snowflake found a sniff again in the bush that was on the beach and had a really good roll in it. Holly was fascinated with the enthusiasm in which she showed rolling in it! Holly couldn't work out why it was so good, it sniffed just like any old bit of vegetation on the beach. Maybe it was a sniff that only a ferret could like!

Well, I don't sniff what is so great!

Miss Snowflake went climbing again on the Rock Face and said we should  take home a rock for Snowy Heights so Mr Brambles can kick it around and keep his claws nice and short!

Miss Snowflake picked out the perfect rock but unfortunately it was concreted to the ground!

I just Love this rock!

OTL said he when we got home, he would have a look at the rocks in the front garden to see if there was one suitable.

Back home it was 'Clear Up Day' and Snowy Heights was cleaned from top to bottom! That means the ferrets get let out for a rampage around the office while OTL is inside with his mop and bucket!

Well, as the ferrets were out on their own they visited every nook and cranny in the office. They were on a 'Steal and Stash' expedition.  They found several squeaky balls, a bit of rope, two pens and an old sock that had fallen down the back of the freezer!

Best of all they came upon the bottle of Ferretone, which everyone knows is a 'Ferret Favorite', they knocked it over and the cap came undone and it started to leak, one drip at a time, so, what is a ferret to do? They didn't want all that Ferretone to dribble onto the work top, so they very bravely decided to lick it up as it dripped out!

Steal and Slurp!

OTL said they were big and brave to have sat there for such a long time licking the bottle!

No, I don't believe it either!

True to his word, OTL found a rock in the front garden and after washing off the soil and stuff he put it in the bottom tray of the cage for Mr B to find when he wakes up this evening!

Lunchtime came and we were off again down to the Sea Wall, leaving the ferrets to sleep off their Ferretone Binge!

OTL took his Infrared Thingy and Holly and I chased rabbits! Now, Holly is not the best at hunting rabbits. I will sneak up to a vantage spot where I know I could see what rabbits were above ground, I'd stand there looking for any movement that would indicate there is a rabbit.

Not Holly, I get into my 'Observation Post' and start to scan the hunting ground, Holly just barges past me, knocking me sideways, and goes hammering into the hunting ground. Of course, after her entrance there is guaranteed not to be a rabbit in an area of ten miles!

Another fruitless Rabbit Chase!

 Not that I worried too much, we have never been successful in this part of the Sea Wall!

We decided to have a jog along the wall and we could see that OTL had climbed down onto the beach so he could get a 'Low Level' shot. Holly and I stayed together and let him take the photo!

Us, Doing a Jog!

After we had finished our walk, we got back into the car and headed off for home, but, we didn't get too far 'cos OTL parked up by the side of the road and got out with his camera. What was the Old Boy going to do?

It seems that he has been inspired by Micheal's pictures of churches and thought he'd have a go with the Infrared Thingy, so, here is St James, Isle of Grain.

St James, Isle of Grain

Fired up with enthusiasm, he stopped at our church which is over a thousand years old, that's a bit like OTL!

He tried two versions, the first is Infrared and some adjustment in the Channel Mixer to get the blue sky. It don't look too bad if I say so my self!

All Saints Church Allhallows

Then, flushed with success, he then does the picture in Black and White and touches it up with a bit of Sepia Tint. Not sure which one I prefer, still, it keeps him occupied!

All Saints Church Allhallows in Sepia

Well, after all that we got back home to find our meal had been prepared for us.

DOGGY SCOFF!!!!!!!!

This is not good news, after a week of super meals with OTL where we dined on the fineness scoff, The Missus come back and it's back to Doggy Scoff! It really is not on!

Holly and I are going to withdraw our cuddles tonight, no cuddles for TM until she learns that us doggies need to be fed with real food!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles (With his own rock!)

The weekend is here!

Hello Woofers!

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

It was a bit chilly this morning when we went down the beach, the wind was blowing and neither of the ferrets wanted to get out of the Ferret Bag in fact, Mr bramble tried to climb up Old Two Leg's leg to get back in the bag!

The thing that stopped him was the fact that his claws weren't sharp 'cos OTL had cut them last night, both him and Miss Snowflake, so she didn't stand a chance of getting back up either!

I don't care if it's sunny, it's Still Cold!

 Holly and I were having a sniff around and she said that she could sniff Sand Eels.  Now I've never sniffed sand eels before and really didn't know what they sniffed like!

We had a dig and to be honest, I couldn't sniff anything except sand!

I'm sure it's a Sand Eel!

 When the ferrets finally got going, Mr Brambles decided to stay away from the water and the wet sea weed, 'I'm off to climb Mountains' he says and heads for the cliff face of sea shells. It was so funny, his little old legs were going full speed and he was getting nowhere, the shells just carried on pouring down the cliff face!

Help! This lot keeps moving!

 Miss Snowflake, who was just a bit further down, tried a sneaky one, 'Oh Dear!' she said, 'I just can't get up the cliff face, OTL will just have to pick me up!'

Yeah! I can see OTL falling for that one!

Oh Dear! I'm Stuck!

It wasn't long before they decided to go the long way around and soon we were on the path back to the car park!

OTL had loads to do, packing stuff up and getting it down the carriers.

On the way he decided to take us down to the Sea Wall first, well, we can't miss out on our lunch time walk!

Miss Holly Dog was in a very good mood, I think it was the fact she spent some time in the back garden laying on the path in the sunshine, it always makes her feel good! 

I LOVE the Sunshine!

We raced along the beach and even dug a hole or two to get rid of some energy! Down on the beach we were out of the wind, so it was quite warm. It was only when we got back onto the Sea Wall that the wind caught us!

Hey! It's still windy up here!

We payed a trick on OTL, we let him get ahead and then sneaked around the back of the bushes, so when he called us he couldn't see where we were!

There he was, calling, whistling and grumbling when we both jumped out and woofed at him!

That made him jump!

Here's Woofing at you too OTL!

Being a school holiday, all week we have been seeing families down on the beach but today we only saw one today. Mind you, they were throwing stones into the sea, which seemed a little strange to us 'cos after throwing the stone the little Two Legs didn't go rushing into the water to fetch it back!

I mean, what is the point of just throwing stones in the water if your not going to chase them?

These Two Legs can be strange sometimes!

Stone Throwers!

Were not too sure what is happening tomorrow but if the weather holds up we may get a run out in the car to see if the forest has dry paths instead of muddy rivers between the trees!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

She's Back and OTL's In Trouble!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Last night we played a trick on OTL, around two thirty, just after our 'Puppy Patrol' we both jumped on OTL and ran around the bed woofin' an yelping like a couple of puppies!

We thought it was a great trick and it certainly woke Old Two Legs up with a start! He said he thought the house was collapsing around him!

Once he found out it was just us two, he threatened us with a night in the shed if we woke him up any more!

Spoil Sport!

Down on the beach it was all grey looking in the sky and a bit windy as well. No too cold, but Miss Snowflake wouldn't have it, she said it was Freezing and OTL should pick her up and if he didn't then everyone should give her a cuddle, Yeah, Right!

Come On, Gissa Cuddle!

When that finally failed, we all had a game of 'Best Butt' and we had to describe why our butt was best!

Mr Brambles said his was 'Manly' while Miss Snowflake said hers was 'Small and Firm' owing to the fact it was frozen stiff!

Holly said hers was 'Warm and Cuddly' and I told her she ought to try sleeping with her nose near it at night 'cos there's another description that ended in .....elly!

I said mine was the best 'cos it fitted me just right and wiggled when I walked!

'Small and Wiggly'!

OTL said that we ought to judge them just before he has to wash them when we get the 'Grumbly Tum' and see what they all look like then!

No Thanks! That's His Job!

 Miss Snowflake headed for the Rock Face and found a spot out of the wind, she said if it were not for the fact she was hungry, she might have stayed there all morning!

Not bad here out of the wind!

Back home we had Lambs Heart for breakfast and while we were eating OTL got going with the vacuum cleaner trying to get rid of all the peanut shells he had dropped on the floor, then there was the muddy paw marks on the carpet and the sofa. Holly reminded him about the carrot crumbs behind the chair and I made a note to rescue the chew from under TM's pillow!

OTL said that we had to be good puppies and not make a mess on the carpet before she came back or it would look like he hadn't cleaned up after us!

As if! 

Just to make sure, he made us sleep in the office all morning, not that it was hard work snoozing!

Around eleven thirty OTL said we should keep an eye out for The Missus, so, we took up our 'Watching' position at the bedroom window and pretty soon we saw the little car come around the corner.

Holly was the first to jump up and wave to her but she didn't wave back, we think she was pretending not to see us!
 

She's Back!

That was it, we sort of went potty for a while after she got through the front door, we were jumping all about and licking her nose and ears!

You should have seen the amount of stuff that got unloaded from the car, it was a wonder there was enough room for her to get in as well!

Of course, OTL was in trouble 'cos he didn't manage to vacuum all the crumbs up from behind his chair, (Holly and I sit there and eat our chews).

So, all afternoon we have been listening to TM tell us all about her trip and how The Boys were doing at Two Legs School and how they have squirrels in the garden and Long Tailed Tits in the trees!

That was it for the afternoon, OTL went back to work and we snoozed!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

We've Been Everywhere!

Hi Woofers!

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

It has been one of those 'Busy, Busy, Busy' days today. First of all the alarm went off at six this morning. Old Two Legs has got to have his 'Paddling Fix' on the Mary Celeste II!

We have been having a lay in the last few days, what with the other machine sinking, OTL not being able to paddle, it has been quite relaxing!

So, there he was this morning, thrashing about trying to look all macho and Yo Ho Ho Me Hearties!

Still, after the few days off he managed over one thousand strokes in thirty minutes, not bad for an old duffer like him!

We headed for the Beach and on the way, Mr Brambles popped his head out of the Ferret Bag to have a look around, OTL picked him up and cuddled Mr Brambles in the crook of his arm. That was super as far as Mr Brambles was concerned, he could see what was going on and still stay out of the wind!

To show his appreciation, he snuggled up to OTL's beard and gave him a lick, just a ferrets way of saying thanks!

Miss Snowflake on the other paw, all she wanted was to get back into the bag!

Pleeese, Can I get Back in the bag?

When she is in one of them moods she has a habit of running backwards, normally in circles until she bumps into OTL's boot, then she tries to climb up his leg!

Oh Gawd! Look, a ferret reversing, again!

 It took a little while for her to get going in the right direction and soon they found a 'Super Ferret Type Sniff' and proceeded to do a ferret style roll in it. You know, OTL didn't even tell them off!

We think that is unfair 'cos he always tells us off and calls us Smelly Nelly's!

Come on, I want a share now!

 What ever it was, it seemed to put the wind up their tails and before we knew it they were rushing up the Rock Face in a Race For The Top!

Race Ya!

Back home OTL was getting together some stuff for deliveries so that means we may get to the New Park again, if we were lucky.

As it turned out we ended up in Riverside Park which is not so big but equally full of sniffs worth sniffin!

Nah! This one is better!

Holly found a super sniff by the notice board and said it was big Water Rat who had passed by. Now I'm not going to argue with her but just when has she seen a Water Rat before?

Yes, definitely a Water Rat!

 The tide was coming in and it is surprising how Yucky it looks as it creeps up the beach!

Seriously Yucky!

 We had a walk along the Old Wall and I remember how we used to play Pirates along the wall in the summer time!

This is where we played!

 OTL said that he always seemed to take pictures 'On The Way Out' but never 'On The Way Back', so, this time he did!

Looking back towards the car park!

We went passed the Old Wreak and after some close inspection, I still reckon we could rebuild her. A few bits of wood and the Missus's Glue Pot and a couple of nails I think she would float again!

We have the Technology and a Big Hammer!

 After the Riverside Park we headed off towards Tonbridge and were amazed at the amount of water still sloshing about in the fields, it's a good job we were in the car!

All stuff delivered we headed back home for a snooze before OTL starts cooking his dinner, curry tonight, so we may get a bit of Nan Bread dipped in the gravy, if we are lucky!

OTL says that TM should be back tomorrow, so I suppose it is out with the vacuum cleaner tomorrow morning!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Mary Celeste II is launched!

Hi Woofers!

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

It's been an exciting day today, first of all we went for our morning jog along the beach while the ferrets did what ferrets do best!

Just 'Ferreting About'!

It was cloudy and very overcast but the sun was trying to get through the clouds and at one time we did see some blue, just enough to make a pair of sailors trousers, as Old Two Legs would say!

OK, where's the Sailor?

 Miss Snowflake said that she looked nothing like a train and to prove it she would run along the Sea Wall so Old Two Legs could take a photo!

08:30 to Paddington!

Now, just look at that photo, is that a Ferret Train or is that a Ferret Train!

Back home we saw that OTL had received an SMS on his phone saying that the new rowing machine is due to arrive this morning, then he got another to say that it would be delivered in the next thirty minutes, then he got another to say that it would be delivered in the next ninety minutes!

OTL went back to cleaning the ferret poo pots and cooking our breakfast!

A bit later, there was a big van pulled up outside and the delivery driver was struggling to get a big box out of the side door. The Rowing Machine had arrived!

We helped OTL unpack it and got the packing stuff all over the place! It was great fun chewing on the bits and then spitting them back into the box! Phattooee!

The instructions looked very complicated but it wasn't too long before OTL had it all screwed together and working.

It looks a bit flasher than the old one but this one is a bit lighter, and the seat is bigger, so that's a good thing for OTL!

As soon as it was finished I jumped on and 'Launched' it by saying, 'I name this Rowing Machine, Mary Celeste II and Gawd help all who paddle on her!'

Well and Truly Launched!

OTL said that I should have a go by paddling it around the office for a while. I think my 'Woof Off' made it clear that he had the machine all to himself, even the ferrets didn't want to know!

Mind you, it looks like the alarm will be reset for six tomorrow, there goes our lay in!

Next problem is to get rid of the big cardboard box. He packed all the packaging inside and put it in the back of the car, next he got us ready and we went in the car as well!

As we got near to the tip, there was a great long line of cars all stopped and not going anywhere 'Blow This For a Game of Woofers' says OTL and turns the car around and headed for The New Park!

Twice in two days! Are we lucky or Wot!

As soon as we are let off the lead, we start chatting with the other Woofers and Holly got chatting to Holly!

She was one of those 'Scruffbag' doggies that are always friendly and willing to have a chat!

My names Holly as well!

Moo'ing on we met up with a strange Heifer, Holly says 'Wot's Your Name?' and he says 'Lamb Chop!' and Holly says 'That's a Strange Name' and he says 'Not for a Sheep'!

Holly was going to get into a discussion but OTL called her away, so we never found out the story behind the name!

Call me Lamb Chop!

 We got to the play ground and I had a jump up on the tree trunk and sniffed the air, was that Rabbit I could sniff?

Rabbit?

Yes it was! Off I went like a Rocket Powered Puppy and pretty soon OTL and Holly were left miles behind. I ended up in the woods but unfortunately I bumped into a big patch of burrs, and I was stuck, I couldn't move without them hurting and scratching me, it was horrible!

OTL and Holly finally arrived and set about De-Burring me! It took a little while and several attempts to get them all out, I was not a happy puppy!

Back at the play ground Holly was playing 'Hide and Woof' with OTL and she was hiding behind the wall but what she didn't know was that OTL could see her through the window!

Holly's Best Side!

On our way back to the car OTL spotted a tree with some buds bursting, so, he just had to take a picture and call it 'Spring'!

Spring!

We went up to the tip on the way back but the line of cars was still there, so, off home, we can always come back another day!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Did we get a Treat or Wot!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

It was a bit grey this morning, the sun was trying to poke through the clouds but not making a very good job of it!

Mr Brambles said that a brisk spot of hole digging would be wonderful to warm everyone up and proceeded to demonstrate by digging a trench down the beach!

Come on, get a bit of heat going!

Snowflake reluctantly wandered over and had a little flick about with the shells but you could see her heart wasn't in it!

Do we 'Have' to do this?

 Holly and I kept out of the way and had a race up and down the beach! When we got to the Rock Face, Miss Snowflake tried to show off demonstrating her climbing ability but there was one point where she got into trouble and it seemed that she just couldn't get her belly over the rock!

No, I'm not stuck, I'm just pausing for breath!

Back home it was a very well cooked chicken breakfast followed by a super snooze under Old Two Legs desk!

Lunchtime we got into the car expecting to go down the Sea Wall again but OTL headed off in the opposite direction.

Where is he going?

We ended up in town and into the petrol station where he filled up the tank. That completed, we wondered where we were going next?

Back onto the Motorway and Holly and I began to get a bit excited, we were heading towards The Forrest but soon we passed the turn off and heading towards The New Park!

Yes! We were! We turned off and Holly and were jumping all over the place, woofing and howling and woofing some more!

We hadn't been to The New Park for ages because it so muddy what with all the rain we've had this year. OTL reckons it was dry enough for us to try and although it was quaggy in places, it was dry enough to walk on without getting covered in mud!

We said 'Hello' to The Watchers and even they said that they hadn't seen us for a while!

Stopping by The Watchers!

 There was a tree that was covered with strange looking animals and it took us a while to work out that they were made with DVD discs!

Disc Monsters!

OTL was snapping away trying to find something unusual to capture. So, I stood very still and did my 'Looking Good Pose' and let him show you how good I can look!

am I a Show Off or Wot?

It was as we got closer to the High Speed Rail Track that OTL said that he was going to take a picture where  the train would look like it was going very fast, which it was!

Holly said that the trains looked like a ferret 'cos the front had a sloping nose and the 'Eye' in the door!

High Speed Ferret on Wheels?

We said 'Hello' to a Heifer who was trying to have a rest on the grass. We asked if he was bored just eating and sleeping but he said that he sometimes chases his mate around the field, just for fun!

My name's 'Beefy'

 Back home we had a snooze while OTL finished off his work. So, all in all it has been a super day and going to the park again really made our day!

Now, where can we go tomorrow?

Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles