Collie Meg's training is going well at Burston

Moored Burston, Trent and Mersey Canal

It's been wet today, but I spent most of day roaming over the countryside to the north of the Trent Valley.  The valley itself is really flooded at the moment and there is no way across the footpaths in that area.  So I went up onto the downland, which is of grass pasture, and although it was a dank day, the colours seemed vibrant..

This was one of the nicest walks I have done for a long time, the land was undulating and I enjoyed not only the scenery but also the calorie burning as I stepped out up the hills!

It gave me a great opportunity for some serious training for Meg, now 7 months old.  Many of the fields had sheep or young cattle in them, and today was the first day I left her off the lead crossing them.  She walked to heel all the way, not deviating one bit to go chase.  Even here she is just about happy enough to pose for a second to show how good she is!..

Not done much else today apart from sorting some pics out on the computer and having a browse round.. and on my browse round I saw on the 2 Ds blog Gypsy Rover that Liz and Mike of NB Snicklifter have decided after 5+ years to become landlubbers once again.

Like Derek of Gypsy Rover, the Snicklifter site was one of the first sites I read.. before I was retired too, but I have never met Liz and Mike, and that was the first thing that upset me a bit when I read the news that Snicklifter was for sale.  I have always been keeping a watchout for when they are near us, but they never have been near enough.. fed up now I am!

But of course if you are reading this Liz and Mike, we wish you well with you next turn of life, and hope you enjoy that as much as you have enjoyed your time afloat.

Just going to move a couple of miles tomorrow to pick up a Tesco order, we only got a tiny one last time because of access, so need to top up on veg etc.. Looks like more rain for that little cruise, but that doesn’t matter to us, the pram canopy on the back, also known as ‘Wigwam for Whimps’ will keep us dry and warm.. so here’s this whimp signing off for another day!!