Here Comes The Sun

Hip hip hooray, we finally got a sunny day! When I realised it was a lovely afternoon I asked mum if we could go to Seven Fields, our local nature reserve, which is right on our doorstep.

I get to come here almost every day, but as I hadn't shown it to you for a while, I thought we'd take the camera to show you how green and lush everywhere looks (yeah, largely because of all the nasty rain!).

6 out of the 7 fields are left unmown during the spring and summer, then they are cut for hay in the early autumn. This makes sure that the soil isn't enriched and means that lots of wild flowers grow alongside the grass. Humans have to keep to the grassy pathways which are cut into the fields, but us lucky doggies can run all over!

We can also do this!





As is nearly always the case, even on a lovely sunny day after days of rain, I still had the place to myself. What is wrong with all the other doggy owners? Bring your dogs here to play, they'll love you for it! And I'll love you too, cos then I'll have some friends to enjoy the fields with.

Here's a panoramic view of video of one of the fields. Pretty isn't it? You can see I am standing on one of the paths.



There are already quite a lot of flowers in the fields, but other people have told us that there will be many more before the summer is over, especially a multitude of poppies. We will let you see more photos as the summer progresses.

Mum took some close up photos of the flowers. Well, I suppose technically they are weeds, but they're lovely all the same.

I would really have my work cut out keeping up with the gardening down here wouldn't I?

Of course, mum being mum, we had to have a photo call before we got down to the fun stuff. She said she wanted to get some nice "1 year old" photos. I have learned now that it's easier just to get in out of the way quickly so I can get to go off and play!

I am wearing one of my birthday bandannas from Putter.

This grass is a bit tickly on your nose, I think I'm going to sneeze, a-a-achooooo!

This is my serious big grown up boy face. Nah, not really. I was waiting for a liver treat, hehehe! Well, food is a serious business is it not?

As usual, I was on sticky patrol, and found a good one without too much difficulty.



I never do fetch with sticks. It's far more fun to chomp them!

See Boo, I will hold sticks in my paws because unlike treats, they're not all sticky and icky (well not until I've chewed them up anyway!).

With teeth the size of mine, it's only a matter of minutes before the average stick is just a pile of woodchips. I don't really eat any of it, I just like shredding it up. I could probably get a job at a wood yard. I could then buy all the treats I wanted with my earnings, whooo!

Sticky sticky sticky, I love you so!

Mum says she likes this photo most out of all the ones she took today. What do you guys think? Is this my good side? Can you see I'm wearing the beautiful tag I received for my barkday from Sunshade?

Hmm, well even I have to agree that this isn't the best photo! Chewing up sticks is hard work, OK?

After my sticky workout, I was ready to move on and explore more.

I had a look in the woods, but there were no squirrels today, boring. Sometimes I will sit at the base of a tree for an age hoping the tree rat will come back down again.



I also had a quick dip in the stream to cool of and have a refreshing drink. It is extremely clean water, until a big bruiser like me jumps in and stirs it all up!



Last but not least I had a game of hide and seek with mum. I thought I'd be able to hide pretty easily in the long grass.

I put my head down and began a commando style raid into the undergrowth.

I asked mum if she could still see me. She said she could. Hmmm, need to try harder then.

I thought maybe if I closed my eyes so I couldn't see her, then she wouldn't be able to see me either. Yes, I realise now that was a bit daft. Must have been the sunshine sending me silly!

Hey, what do you think now? Not bad work to say I'm quite big. I think a lot of you smaller guys would have been extremely well hidden!

I hope you all have a great weekend whatever you have planned. I finally get to start agility classes tomorrow so I'm really excited! You know I'll tell you all about it!

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Oscar x