Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The Nest is Built

Well exciting stuff today, the swan was sitting on what I now know to be her nest.  I hope that we can follow the swan story through and maybe get some cygnets at the end of it.  That would be fab.  They are quite close to the end of the garden and don’t seem to bother at all when we go and look (from a safe distance).  Needless to say, the more agile dogs are now banned from going out into the garden on their own!

A Swan Story

We have had a pair of swans around for a few weeks now and yesterday there was some frantic activity at the end of the garden.  Lots of pulling up of leaves and twigs that were growing in the lake.  She didn’t seem too bothered that I was there taking a picture.  Dad was nowhere to be seen.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Hudson and Camels

We all know that camels can go through the eye of a needle to enter heaven but did you know that a Spinone can too. Not to enter heaven but to enter the forbidden bit of the garden that is deep in mud ... and where the rabbits escape to when they are chased out of the garden. Well I suppose that is their idea of heaven.

Hudson (he wasn't the only culprit) is a big dog, he had trouble getting his head back through the gap, let alone his body. It was barely the width of a cd at the bottom and there was no give as it was nailed to the fence either side. Those of you who have had the pleasure of meeting Hudson will know that he is not the most agile of dogs as he has hip dysplasia so how he managed it I don't know. It's also on a steep downward slope so he must have crawled through on his belly to the lure of what was beyond.

Oh and Nigel now has a big hole in his golf jumper and a cut on his hand trying to get him out.

Linda