February 2009
February 2009
Our Sunday walk on the first day of February went to Giants Ring in Belfast  |
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The view of the mountains is spectacular  |
 Someone in a rush to get back to the main pack-leader..tsk |
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 The Giants Ring with the stonesetting in the background |
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and close up  |
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Here we had to keep Guinness on the lead as it's a grazing field  |
Back at Shaws Bridge we met this kajak.......  |
 ...and Guinness was not impressed - just look at the hairs on her back. Later she relaxed though. |
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So we thought we'd try and see if she'd jump in the water after a stick -  |
 - being a labrador she's supposed to like water - |
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- NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
 Now, Why am I behind bars???? |
Well, Guinness was not behind bars - it was rather Tara, the mum of these 7 puppies, who was with her litter behind bars to protect them.  |
Five girls and two boys all fighting for the best milk. The puppies were born on 24th January so are 11 days old.  |
And lying in little bundles under the heat lamp  |
More dogs behind bars - these are Taras housemates:  Jackie, who owns all these lovely dogs lives in Banbridge and will hopefully introduce us to Agility when the time comes. |
Heidi, the whippet, Sophie and Tina the black labs (Tina is from the same breeder as Guinness, but now 10 years old). I didn't get a picture othe last dog - Ben a yellow 12 yr old lab. |
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The snow came to Northern Ireland - just as the rest of the UK we're not prepared.. this is the view from our 1st floor window. Notice the mountains in the background.
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Looking the other way up the street  |
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Guinness enjoys the snow -  |
- well, she may not look that way, but she wants to gt out into the garden all the time, so it can't be that bad.  |
 And anyway - she has just the same expression indoors.... |
9 feb 09 - at very nearly 6months. |
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Traditional English fish'n'chips  |
nowadays delivered in a box isstead of a newspaper  |
As per usual all pictures on these pages now focus on Guinness  in actual fact Annabel was visiting and we went for a walk in Hillsborough |
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That was the month of February - soon there will be pictures of spring in Belfast |
