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Kep runs, Kep runs like the wind, Kep runs like his tail is on fire, Kep runs as if all the hounds of hell are chasing him (for his autograph), but will Kep run in the direction you are calling him? Not a chance, the best you can hope for is a slow walk, with the hint of I’ll go faster in the other direction at any time look, at worst he’ll prove it. Its not that he is a bad dog, it’s just that he gets the devil in him, the one that reminds him he is “of wolves” and running expresses that more that anything (except ripping the throat out of soft fluffy animals, and Kep’s way to smart to listen to that). So when he runs I just stand back, stop shouting (try to look like he’s doing what I said) and look very proud. ---------------- Now playing: Iron Maiden - Run to The Hills via FoxyTunes

Feeling tons better today, thanks for all the lovely comments, they really picked up my spirits. Feeling so much better that I’ve spent some time randomly surfing the web, reading blogs from Australia . I’ve found that you can learn such a lot by reading a selection of blogs from one country as they all give a different insight to that place, and its normally not the one force fed to you by the media. That is one of the best things about the net; it lets you make up your own mind by giving you access to unprocessed information, and lots of it. As for the photography I’ve been working on a project to do a weeks worth of shots just from my back garden, I know its not very adventurous but it will make me be as creative as possible as I try to get seven very different looking photos. Today’s photo could have made it into the set but it was taken down the side of the house so misses out by about ten feet. It is of a yellow poppy, I think that it should be classed as a weed as it is growin...

Plans gone south yet again, I’m off work feeling very ill, instead of out side taking pictures. So today’s picture is from the weekend, a lovely canal side pub which serves the best beer, just what I need right now, but I’m under orders to drink water instead. ---------------- Now playing: U2 - Wire via FoxyTunes

Its raining and my plans for the day were based on the assumption that it would be warm and sunny ( England , summer what else could you expect). So I’ve just spent an hour doing house keeping on both blogs, resizing the fox cubs on the other blog and checking that I’ve copied all the photos from this one to my used file, I’d hate to post the same picture twice. During the process I found that I was missing two pictures so I had to go over every shot until I found them, I had not really re read the blog before and feel quite proud about it. I have also spent some time looking at the competition on the best of blogs, vote for me please , and have been surprised that I even made it to the final; the other blogs are huge, with loads of posts and tons of readers and seem to have been going for a lot longer, so I’m feeling a bit better by my low place in the standing (so far). The picture to day is from our trip to Rutland , and show the Bluebells again (one of the plans for today was to ...

We’ve just spent the most wonderful of weekends, two good friend, great food, lots of drinks and long walks in the sunshine. Started yesterday morning with pancakes and one or more of the following toppings, lemon, sugar, maple syrup, chocolate ice-cream or caramel ice-cream (both home made). For lunch we had a ham joint slow cooked in cherry coke with garlic and herb roast veg and pommes daupinoise. For desert, chocolate ice-cream and or caramel ice-cream, with home made chocolate brownie, broken Diem bar, covered in a chocolate sauce made from green and blacks chocolate and mars bars and finally drizzled in baileys. Caz is an excellent cook and always wondering why I have to lose weight. We watched euro vision on Saturday, Terry Wogan makes that program, but even he seemed to lose heart at the end. Why is it that some or nearly all the countries vote for their neighbour? I certainly would not vote for France just because they are next door, voting should be on merit, and we need t...

A short post as it’s the bank holiday here, and as we’ve got friends staying I need to be down stairs to make the pancakes for breakfast. I noticed that the title of the post, Dogging seemed to attract a high number of visits; I also noticed that a number of people were finding the blog by searching for “post your beaver”. I find it really nice that there are such a lot of animal lovers out there, so hello to all the wild life lovers visiting the blog for the first time. A nice rural scene for you all to enjoy. ---------------- Now playing: The Clash - London Calling via FoxyTunes

Buddhist prayer. Grant that I may be given appropriate difficulties and suffering on this journey so that my heart may be truly awakened and my practice of liberation and universal compassion be truly fulfilled. Let us bow in gratitude to those we have lost, who taught our hearts to break open so deeply and paradoxically made our hearts softer and stronger. Don't known why but i found this and loved it. ---------------- Now playing: Oasis - Wonderwall via FoxyTunes