Panniers?

I dread to think how people cope with multiple small children when they have to go somewhere.  It’s bad enough with a couple of dogs.  I mean they need food, water, poop bags…  Normally I carry this stuff in a backpack which I wear when out with the hounds.

Recently I saw this……

This isn’t the sort of thing I would normally buy, but when I saw it I had visions of doggie bags to carry their stuff round in.  I even wondered about panniers that Jake could wear.  A little harness with a small bag on each side so he could carry his own stuff.

Of course that’s not likely to be what I make out of it, but the mental vision amused me for a while.

A walk with the dogs….

It’s hot and muggy here in North Essex.  Not the lovely sunshine which inspires you to go and play in the garden, but the oppressive strength sapping heat that simply makes me want to sleep.

In this sort of weather I often head to the woods with the dogs.  It’s cooler and the dogs love it.  Yesterday I took my iPod with me as I wanted to try out a new app which helps you make panoramas.

So here is the stream at Dedham which the dogs love to visit.  The water is beautifully clear and it’s always cool.  What more could you want?

The Wild Hare and a Happy Dog

Today I ended up discussing hares with my friend Maytheweed.  We were looking at some art work depicting them and wondering if we should put our hands into our pockets and cough up.

As part of the conversation I commented that while I really liked one of the pieces, I’d rather spend the money on getting one of my hare shots printed up on canvas.  She wasn’t sure which image I was talking about, so here it is.  I just love the tilt of his head.

It’s a wild hare which I photographed last summer in a field in Perthshire, Scotland.  You can find it along with some of my other animal images in my Animal gallery on smugmug.

I love photographing animals and I often take my camera out with me while walking the dogs.  Much to my delight my furry friends don’t get fed up of my lens being pointed at them, which is a good things as I do it a lot.

These two shots were taken in Ipswich during the lovely sunshine last weekend.

Given Jakes broken leg last year I feared he’d never be up to a trip down the woods again.  Seeing him running about certainly brought a tear to my eye.  It’ll be a while longer before I’ll be throwing a ball for him, but he’s running round and enjoying himself.  Seeing him so happy is all the reward I need to erase the memories of all those sleepless nights.