Oh Dear! It's St Swithins Day!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Now, did you know it is St Swithins Day today?

Well, you do now!

So the 'Lore' goes, if it rains on St Swithins Day then you will get rain for forty days and forty nights!

We are OK, it didn't rain at all down here but we are sure that there were some showers splashing about the UK today!

If you got rained on then I'd get out your brolly and don't put it down until the end of August!

We were lucky, no rain!

Old Two Legs over slept this morning, so that means we were all late in getting to the beach for our morning stroll.

Even the ferrets were asleep again by the time we got down there!

Are we there yet?

The tide was out so there was no swimming this morning but we did spot a Goats Beard in flower, the only one around, OTL reckons it could be the last one on our beach!

The last flower this year?

We were all a bit slow except Holly Dog who was calling out ' Come on Bro, get you Butt in Gear'

Yeah, I said Bro!

Brambles was dead chuffed she called him Bro, but wasn't too happy about her talking about his butt!

Back home to some snoozing and around lunchtime OTL called us to go out again. First it was delivering, then it was down to the school to do some adjustments on the radios and the off to the beach for a swim!

The tide was right is and of course I was in and swimming before those two had even got to the beach!

I Just LOVE a Cool Swim!

It was just super splashing about and fetching a small stick. Holly stayed on the Sea Wall and refused to come down to the water.

She said that St Swithins applied to getting wet from swimming as well as being rained on!

Dopey Dog will be wet for forty days now!

 I think she made that up and anyway, the sun was drying me off a treat!

Who's wet? Not Me!

 While we were out, OTL got a telephone call from our burglar alarm system saying that there was a fire at our house.

He called back to The Missus to check everything was OK and asked her if she was doing any cooking?

TM confirmed that there was no fire and warned him of Impending Doom if he made any more comments about her cooking!

That's telling him!

I'm off to see if there is anything we can mug!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

A Muggy Day but OTL finds the Soldier Beetles!

Yo Woofers!

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

Wot a Muggy Day it has been. We got up late because The Missus over slept. She blamed us because were 'Fidgeting' and kept her awake!

Us? Fidget? Never!

It was all her fault, talking in her sleep, bouncing up and down on the bed and calling out 'It's Behind You!'

Gawd knows what the dream was about, nothing to do with 'Crafting' I'm sure!

Of course, all that noise kept the ferrets awake as well, so they were late getting up as well!

Today they had their normal Lactose Free Milk and slurped it down as though they hadn't had it for years!

You see, TM forgot to get the milk when she did the shopping and Old Two Legs had to get some Soya Milk from the Co-op 'cos they had run out of Lactose Free Milk.

The ferrets were not happy, neither of them drank it, in fact, Mr Brambles kicked both bowls of Soya milk across the office and stomped off in disgust!

Today OTL had got their proper milk, so he was in their 'Good Book' today!

Down on the beach Bro Brambles found his favourite rock again 'cos the tide had gone out! 

Long time no see!

Miss Snowflake got out of the ferret bag and had a sniff and a wee but managed to creep back into the ferret bag while OTL wasn't looking, but she got in the wrong pocket and left her tail hanging out!

A right give away!

Can't see Me!

Back home it was Chicken, fresh out of the oven, just how we like it!

Then off for a snooze while OTL went out delivering.

Come lunchtime we were back down the beach and this time OTL was looking for insects on the plants.

First he found a Buff Tailed Bumblebee buzzing around the flowers.

Just Too Buzzy To Stop For A Chat!

Next we found a Solitary Bee that OTL thinks is a Colletes Halophilus, well that's what he thinks but to be honest, I wouldn't put any money on it!

A Colletes Halophilus?

Next he found a new crop of Soldier Beetles in a place where he had never found them in the past!

Now, you will be interested to know that they spend almost all of their time in the ground, except at mating time, and that is the only time OTL ever sees them.

And you can guess what they are doing!

It's Spring Time!

Holly and I were more interested in sniffs and we found one on a plant that was in the middle of the path, all on it's own, with nothing around it!

My! But was it an interesting sniff!

Now That is an Interesting Sniff!

Back home for more nibbles and a cuddle with OTL on the sofa 'cos he has decided to finish early and do some reading on ferrets. I wonder why!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Racing Snails!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

It has been damp and soggy today, not a day for catching a few rays!

We were out first thing and it hasn't stopped raining for most of the day. Not a heavy rain but a steady trickle that gets you all damp around the tail!

We headed towards the beach and came across the rubbish bin where there was a couple of snails skidding around on top doing wheelies and hand brake turns!

Stirling Snail doing a Hand Brake Turn!

His mate Martin Schumacher, was busy doing wheelies around the notice someone had scribbled on top of the bin!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

It was amazing just how fast they can go once they got going!

We headed down to the beach and Snowflake was straight out onto the rocks to have her morning wee!

Mine! All Mine!

You could tell the ferrets were in a good mood, I got chased up the beach by them both and Brambles even had a go at chasing Old Two Legs up the grass path!!

Ferret, Hunting Dog!

 We headed back home and found that we had Doggy Scoff in our bowls, not the best nosh but it's OK if you are really hungry!

We weren't!

OTL has been busy today, working on the computer and getting rid of a big big pile paper that has grown on his desk!

We've been snoozing and sniffing at the Doggy Scoff and trying to look like we were starving!

Not sure what OTL has got for dinner tonight but if we are lucky, we may just get a nibble!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

We let OTL out on his own!

Hi Woofers!

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

Not so hot today and there was a rain forecast so we were up early to get down to the beach before it got too wet!

Miss Snowflake was out on the Sea Weed having a sniff and a wee before heading back to the beach.

Just Sniff the Muddy Sea Weed!

 Of course, back on the beach, Snowflake decided that what she really wanted was a carry until we got to the grass path!

Come on, just a little carry?

 So, Miss Snowflake got picked up while we waited for Mr Brambles to have some fun playing with some dried sea weed.

I just Love a good Exfoliate!

 Snowflake said Brambles was a 'Total Embarrassment' !

I just can't take you anywhere!

 Back home we had some lambs heart waiting and after Old Two Legs had cleaned out the ferret cage we said Bye Bye to him 'cos we had agreed that he could go and do some photography on his own.

We have had a look at the pictures and we think they tell their own tale!

Where did he go first?

The Ferret Stand!

Ferret Racing to raise some funds!

 In the tent there were owners ready tell everyone about their ferrets and even let you handle them!

First Ferret Stroke!

 The racing was fun and was enjoyed by the crowd and the ferret!

Am I first?

 Of course, there is always one winner and it was the owners who seemed to more excited than the ferrets!

We Won!

 There were several races, singles and double ferrets down the same tube and even 'Reverse Track' which was also great fun!

That was Fun!

 The winners were put back in the cages to allow others a chance of winning, and of course, the owner had a bigger grin on their face than the ferret!

We Won! We Won!

 Then the ferret got shown to the crowd and even got some strokes as a reward!

Another first stroke!

 Roy was happy talking 'Ferret' to all who came into the tent!

............and of course, plenty of water!

The ferrets seemed to really enjoy being picked up and having their tummy tickled!

It's a hard life being cuddled!

OTL also had words about the two year old Jills that were up for adoption and on Friday OTL spent a long time 'Chatting' to them!

We think that OTL has fallen for them and subject to satisfactory introductions, we look like having to enlarging the ferret house, 'Snowy Towers' to a three level establishment!

More news when it comes!

OTL then went off to see what he could see, and photograph.

The Galloper's round a bout was all pretty with the lights on and if it was a bit darker he could have had some fun with blurring the lights!

But it wasn't, so he didn't!

Whizzing!

 Then OTL spotted a water bowl that he said had been set out, just for us!

Designed for Woofers!

 Old Two Legs risked all and headed into the Horticultural Tent to photograph flowers and Bonsai trees!

Now this one was good, like, can you see the Dragon?

Can you see it now?

 We just loved the side shows and OTL found one where there were a couple dancing to music that had words to it about there being 'Nobody here but us Chickens!'

Get out your Chickens!

So, that was it, back home to get ready for Monday and enjoy a last slurp of Single Malt with a nibble of Shortbread.

We of course will help him with the Shortbread!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

A Day with Archie Babe!

Yo Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles and Archie Babe here!

Hasn't it been hot today!

When we got down to the beach first thing I was in for a dip as quick as a flash!

There's nothing like cooling off before breakfast!

I just Love Cool Bits!

 Straight after getting the ferrets back and their cage cleaned out we were off up to the village hall to pick Archie Babe up and back down to the beach again!

Now, I don't know why, but I thought that Archie loved water and getting wet and swimming, but it seems I was wrong, he is as excited about water as Holly is!

I don't do wet!

He wandered down to the waters edge and stopped! He just about got his paws wet and that was it, a quick retreat up the beach to where a crab was catching some rays!

I love getting a good tan!

No matter what I said, he wouldn't go in any further than his claws!

This is getting too deep for me!

I stopped trying to get him in for a swim and carried on playing 'Fetch The Bone' with Old Two Legs who had brought the rubber bone with him!

Nearly there!

I headed back to shore to find a big Husky type of woofer who was standing in the water, shaking!

'Hi!' I called over to him and asked if he wants to play 'Fetch The Bone' with me.

'No blooming fear' he says, 'I'm not going in any further, I hate the water!'

No further for e!

It seems he has to go in to where his paws are covered with water, just to please his owner who reckons that all Husky Types should love water!

I reckon that Husky would love it further up the beach!

Back home we all had some chicken and Archie shared ours and the woofed down a bowl of his Dry Biscuits and then pinched a Jumbone Chew!

That woofer sure knows how to eat!

We all enjoyed a snooze and I even let Archie Babe climb up on OTL's lap for a cuddle and a snooze!

A bit later on in the afternoon we headed back to the Sea Wall but the tide had gone out, so no swimming, just a wander along saying 'Hello' to the Two Legs and seeing if they had anything worth mugging!

A Stroke? No Way if there is nothing to eat!

Archie showed us his 'New Freiend' trick to get some food. Trouble was, he didn't check beforehand to see if there was any food to be mugged!

See, he thinks I'm his new mate!

I had to go over and tell Archie that there was no food!

Archie, he's got no food, so, No Strokes!

 We went back to sniffing the sniffs and looking for rabbits but it was too hot for them to come out for a game.

You two are dead lucky to have so many sniffs on your walk!

 Unfortunately, it was soon time for Archie Babe to head back home 'cos his Missus had finished slapping the glue and glitter around and she wanted to head home. Still, we had a great day and we are looking forward to Archie's next visit!

OTL is off tomorrow on his own to the Kent County Show to take some more pictures of the animals and TL's and maybe a visit to the ferret stand!

I wonder, will he come back with a commitment to see if Brambles and Snowflake get on with the two little Jill's?

I wonder!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Wot a day we have had!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

Wot a super day we have had today, loads of fun and some decisions to make!

Let me tell you what has happened!

It started off this morning when we went for our walk on the beach. First of all I went in for a little paddle, well, it was getting warm and I just felt I needed a paddle, just to cool off my bits!

I got hot bits!

Before we knew wot was happening we got a couple of Bull Dogs turn up on the Sea Wall who were very interested in the ferrets!

The first one looked over the edge and said......................

'Hush My Tail! Wot are they?'

Of course. Snowflake, who just doesn't like rude woofers, said, ' We iz Ferrets you pile of Woofer!'

She didn't realise that there was another Bull Dog Woofer who hadn't arrived at the Sea Wall  yet but said........................

Can we have them for breakfast with some Brown Sauce?

Of course, Old Two Legs gave them both a stroke and they almost forgot about the ferrets!

Back home to clear out the ferret house and get them ready for a days snoozing then we were off to the Kent County Show!

First stop was to watch the bird show. There was an Eagle Owl and some Vultures  and a Gyr Falcon that OTL said was Wow!

Gyr Falcon!

 Alun fell in love with a Ford Mustang and insisted that OTL take his picture before he tried to get the salesman to let him buy it on the 'Never Never' out of his pension!

Alun's new car?

 You know it was so embarrassing when he got thrown off the stand!

Poor Alun!

Holly and I found that there were loads of stalls had doggy bowls full of water outside their stalls for us woofers!

We could do with some ice cubes in this one!

 Lunchtime we were in the Members Enclosure having some food and a rest in the shade.

This is the life!

All of a sudden there was this almighty roar as the Red Arrows went tearing over the show ground!

Noisy Jets!

I mean, just as we were getting restful and having a snooze, over they cam again, and again, and again, Gawd Wot a noise!

Why don't they just Woof Off!

OTL offered his lens to Glynis to have a try on her camera and while she was doing some 'Test Shots' he sneaked a picture or two of her!

Don't they look big!

I mean they kept swapping lenses and talking technical!

Boring or Wot!

 It got all funny when Alun decided that he wanted a hat to keep the sun off his bald patch, just like OTL!

Unfortunately there was no mirror on the stand, so OTL had to take a picture of him, just to let him see wot he looked like!

Who's a Plonker then?

 We called into the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue stand and there were two little lady ferrets that kept calling OTL Daddy!

OTL is a sucker for little ferrets with a sweet smile and those ferrets were smiling at him and licking his finger and pulling every trick in the book!

OTL says 'No' but as we left the stand we heard them call out 'Bye Bye Daddy'!

It's called Ferret Maths!

Wot Snowflake will say I have no idea but you can be sure she will sniff ferrets on OTL's finger!

Let's see what happens!

We are off to bed now 'cos it's been a long day and we got to be up early 'cos Archie Babe is coming to spend the day with us and Holly and I have sorted out some seriously good sniffs for him!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!