Category Archives: walking in the park

Saturday review

Posted on June 13, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Saturday   On Sunday Isis leads me a great dance with the tunnel as she works out how she might de-gut it. I am clearing out the large cupboards under … Continue reading →

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relaxed dog

Posted on May 13, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Wednesday   I hesitate to be over-optimistic, but think we may have the sun sussed. By 9.30 a.m. when we reach the car park, the sun is shining strongly but … Continue reading →

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to the park, to the park …..

Posted on April 25, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Saturday   A dull day means that we can return to our park. Isis remembers her lead on – step outside – treat – hop into car – harness on … Continue reading →

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rats and whistles

Posted on March 23, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday   It is Sunday afternoon and Isis lies contentedly on the door mat in the hall. Her whiskers and beard are speckled with soil. She is dreaming about … Continue reading →

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clank, bang, wallop!

Posted on March 16, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Monday   Isis is doing very well. Four days now since the last serious rage spin. In the small hours of Sunday morning I feel Isis bedding herself down. … Continue reading →

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one week, two parks

Posted on March 6, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Friday   A buzz of activity: several new puppies in the park. And a crop of French Bulldogs out and about. One sniffs Conchobhar, who is singularly unimpressed.   “Damned flies.” And Isis and I meet two more … Continue reading →

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home early again

Posted on February 27, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Friday Poor Isis has had a worrying time over the last two days as the pesky sun has been both very bright and low in the sky. The freaky shadows make her wince and cower down close to the … Continue reading →

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after the storm ……

Posted on February 24, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Tuesday   Quite an interesting walk today.   She wants me to pose for this. But I find the stage a bit crowded.   Look what I’m doing now. Graciously allowing Be. to give me a cuddle. Expect … Continue reading →

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fragrant paths

Posted on February 15, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Sunday The Kings Heath Park team have been working on two paths at the bottom of the old bowling green. Last week they completed them. The paths are edged with wooden planks.The base of the paths is soil … Continue reading →

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who’s a clever girl?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday     Isis has definitely become a real dog. She declares it to the world. Instead of merely pausing arbitrarily for a pee, she sniffs with great care at a stain on the path then, very deliberately, pees … Continue reading →

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