A Walk on the Shady Side

Bella is going to take you on her shady walk. Didn't set off until after 7am. Really hot already so decided to go to our walk but stay east side of the waterway along the fields as there is shade from the buildings there. She was so funny - looking over to the 'other side' the whole time! Even on the way back - walking forwards but looking to the side! She was good and didn't try to dart over the bridge to the 'right side' on our way back. Diverted through the little 'orchard' where she made a point of sniffing EVERY fruit tree growing there. I was happy to loiter around waiting for her until I noticed all the HORRID HUGE RED ANTS round my feet! C'mon Bella - we're going home!

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She's lovely and looks full of character. They are funny aren't they when things change slightly? Definitely creatures of habit.

Red ants - I would have ran faster than a greyhound to get away from them!!

Lovely photos

Lovely pictures Pat - especially when watched as a slide show on full screen! xx

[reminds self to go and check on the fig trees in the side yard]

She is so lovely x

Lovely pictures and the captions say it all - can just imagine the thoughts going through Bella's mind as she walks - "Wonder what's taken mum's toes this morning - we don't usually go this way"

What a wise girl Bella is going out in the cool of the morning when the streets are human free and then heading home for a snooze

Lovely photos and looks a great place to walk, except for the red ants of course.

Poor Bella, wondering why mum's taking her on the 'wrong' side

Yes I had a cat that used to have a nervous breakdown if you changed the furniture around, or even if you came home and left a case or bag in the middle of the floor!

LOL I do a quite natty crazy stomping dance!

I love fresh figs (and they are one of the 'super foods') but I wouldn't pick them from here as there are so few. Plenty around all over when they are ready. And people give them to you too.

Well when we are on the 'right side' seems all the interesting dogs are on the 'other side' - today we didn't see a soul until we met a couple of cats when almost home.

Bella loves to meet people and dogs. It is ME that loves to meet or see no one lol! Unsociable old bint. I took a photo of 2 people at the lake 2 days ago. I was going to put it on and say 'who DO they think they are? They didn't ask my permission to come here!'

Well - I see it like this - I can't have EVERYTHING!

Good reminder to me this morning - VARY her walks and VARY her timetable too. Have had a dog in the past who was fixated on her timetable. My own fault as I took her every day after dropping my daughter at school. When my daughter was old enough to go by train I still had to get out and take the dawg cos she was unbearable when she saw Jen ready to leave and we weren't going with her! Ended up giving my daughter a lift to the station for ages on account of the dawg!