Owen the dog at Appledown Rescue Centre

Today was so cold but I had to give a dog a walk at http://www.appledown.co.uk/ and this week it was Owen who was the lucky one to see a bit of freedom. It was a good job he had plenty of coat on him as the wind felt it went right through us with the cold.

He is a small cross breed and loves to play. Who could resist.

Microscope to help Appledown Rescue Centre

Starting this weekend Appledown are holding an auction to raise funds so this is going in and hope it raises plenty for the dogs.

It’s an Olympus microscope together with a PM-6 film camera and a variable light with transformer all in their own wooden lockable cases.

Bird Hide,Narrowboats and Boat for Sale

This week it was deemed too cold to walk the dogs at ttp://www.appledown.co.uk/, so I decided to have a short walk at Marsworth to see if anything was moving in this cold weather.Walking along the towpath towards the Aylesbury Arm I saw a for sale notice on a cruiser stern narrowboat.

 

and this is the NB Brianthea for sale.

 

 

I walked up the Aylesbury arm and the sun was shining for a change which makes me want to take pictures,so I took another one of the lock keepers cottage at Lock 4, Black Jacks lock which is a different view to which I took in the rain earlier on last year.

 

 

Just a bit further on I took this of a narrowboat with the cottage in the distance.

 

 

Now I have to watch the time so I turn around and decide to have a look at the bird hide on the reservoir and on the way saw NB May moored in a popular point next to the reservoir.

 

 

This is the hide at Star Tops reservoir..

 

 

and inside is a plaque explaining those responsible for installing and looking after it.

 

 

Here are details of those named on the plaque..

http://tringanglers.org.uk/1home.php

http://www.tringreservoirs.org.uk/

http://www.chilternsaonb.org/conservation-board.html

http://www.therothschildfoundation.com/

 

and lastly the new

 

http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/

 

a new organisation which replaces the old British Waterways.

Have a read of these organisations as without them our enjoyment of the waterways would be greatly diminished.

Then I had to rush to get the weeks shopping done before my time out was up.

 

Next week weather permitting it’s back to walking the dogs.

Two more dogs I walked at the rescue centre today

 

 

Both dogs are looking for a forever home at….

http://www.appledown.co.uk/

Visit to Working Narrowboat Hadar

This week I managed to get to Marsworth and after tracking Hadars progress through Keith's blog http://narrowboathadar.blogspot.co.uk/ and Jo’s blog   http://diaryofaboatwoman.blogspot.co.uk/              managed to catch up with them to have a good chinwag and pick up tips on living on a narrowboat. It must be two years since I saw Hadar and it looks as good as new which takes a lot of time and effort to keep it looking spick and span. Mooring just by the Bluebell Tea Room was ideal for parking and walking over the lock gates to see them.

After about an hour it was time to go and leave two happy people who so much enjoy their life on the waterways and me to do the weeks shopping.

Next week it’s back to the dogs although looking at the weather forecast that might change.

Horse and trap on Parade

 

I thought I would add this to by blog out of interest. It is a copy of a photo I took about 40 years ago with my old Canon Ftbn camera.In black and white,developed and printed by me in my camera club days.

Lurcher / Saluki Sighthound Cross at Rescue Centre

 

This week I took two dogs for a walk at http://www.appledown.co.uk/ . Two lovely dogs who are looking for a forever home. The first was….

                                                               Gulliver

Full of life and ready to play anytime. He needs to put on a bit of weight but with a lot of love and care should do well in a new home.

The second dog was…

Fillius

He was timid at first but soon relaxed after a couple of circuits of the field. After my photo was seen on the rescue centres facebook page…..

 https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/68892502164/ 

someone is interested in re-homing him which is great news.

It was very cold this week with a northerly wind blowing so I didn’t want to keep them out of the kennels too long and I didn’t want frostbite in my fingers.

Last week I went over to Marsworth to look at the narrowboats but nothing presented itself for a photo opportunity but I took this of a widebeam out of interest as the top was rusty which I should think is being made ready for a re-paint.