I love Dogs me...

Posted on 06/01/2017 14:10 by Rocky 2 buckets

Today was a joy to the senses, Overcast, cold but beautiful for that. Both Dogs happy in their landscape again, no frost but a chill wind suggesting differently. There'll be no discernible sunrise this morning, the light is Autumnal. It has a sense of beauty about it, all the vegetation is asleep awaiting the coming Spring, Trees barren but have a natural serenity about them as they too await the growing light levels to start an awakening. The 3 of us were fair bouncing with enjoyment. I've been told the Badger sett has seen some spring cleaning by a friend, I walked over to near it but not within the small valley created within a disused ditch the Badgers are using. It was there to see, new diggings, a trail of old bedding as it was dragged from within the sleeping chamber. They are certainly fastidious are Badgers. I also found evidence why Brock has the nickname-'little Bear of the woods' on an old dead log from years ago I saw fresh claw marks in the surface, they looked quite deep from a distance too. All the while I spent looking around the periphery of the sett Young un & Her Mum were sat next to me on their leashes just waiting for me to move on & release them, no bother to me or the wildlife-I love Dogs me. We soon set off home, they bounded off into the distance putting up a Covey of Partridges, 7 I counted, their wings sounded like whistles as they beat so fast it was hard to see them. Oddly they only flew about 200metres before landing again. Not that it bothered my 2, they took no notice of them other than the initial heads up. When the weather improves I've been invited to a 'night watch' of the Badgers as they will be more active as food becomes more abundant, without Young un & Her Mum obviously. I'll look forward to that. Enjoy your day.

Posted on 06/01/2017 14:10 by Rocky 2 buckets

Today was a joy to the senses, Overcast, cold but beautiful for that. Both Dogs happy in their landscape again, no frost but a chill wind suggesting differently. There'll be no discernible sunrise this morning, the light is Autumnal. It has a sense of beauty about it, all the vegetation is asleep awaiting the coming Spring, Trees barren but have a natural serenity about them as they too await the growing light levels to start an awakening. The 3 of us were fair bouncing with enjoyment. I've been told the Badger sett has seen some spring cleaning by a friend, I walked over to near it but not within the small valley created within a disused ditch the Badgers are using. It was there to see, new diggings, a trail of old bedding as it was dragged from within the sleeping chamber. They are certainly fastidious are Badgers. I also found evidence why Brock has the nickname-'little Bear of the woods' on an old dead log from years ago I saw fresh claw marks in the surface, they looked quite deep from a distance too. All the while I spent looking around the periphery of the sett Young un & Her Mum were sat next to me on their leashes just waiting for me to move on & release them, no bother to me or the wildlife-I love Dogs me. We soon set off home, they bounded off into the distance putting up a Covey of Partridges, 7 I counted, their wings sounded like whistles as they beat so fast it was hard to see them. Oddly they only flew about 200metres before landing again. Not that it bothered my 2, they took no notice of them other than the initial heads up. When the weather improves I've been invited to a 'night watch' of the Badgers as they will be more active as food becomes more abundant, without Young un & Her Mum obviously. I'll look forward to that. Enjoy your day.