Well, one of yesterday's walks was interesting to say the least! I had been avoiding the woods as the weather has been so awful so, coward that I am, decided to stay in open countryside for the walks! The wind had died down quite considerably yesterday so I decided to re-visit the woods - out of all the walks, this appears to be the dogs' favourite - lots of lovely smells and great fun for hide and seek - yes I'm ashamed to admit it but we do play it! I do get some odd looks from other walkers.
Off we went and when we got into the woods, the landscape had changed massively since a few days back. The tracks were absolutely carpeted with small branches and leaves, and many trees had bitten the dust, literally. Quite a few of the damaged ones still up-standing but creaking ominously! The dogs loved it as there were so many more additions to the normal obstacle course - not so good for my old legs though!!
We had been cavorting about in the woods for about half an hour when, without warning, we were pelted by hailstones - it felt like they were the size of golf balls! One of the dogs I had with me - Hector the Doodle - ended up looking like he had a really bad case of dandruff because of all the hailstones snagged in his woolly coat - this was topped off with a lovely layer of Mayflower as he careered in and out the bushes and trees! We all had great fun though and that's what it's all about.
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