Sunday 16th July to Saturday 22nd July
I’m mainly talking about the weather here. After very hot days on Monday and Tuesday we’ve had a lot of cloudy days and some rain, so I haven’t taken the camera on walks quite so much. And then there was the Saturday night incident last week, when Teddy got in the garage, knocked over his food bin, got the top off and gorged himself. Consequently he was feeling very sorry for himself on Sunday. Chris took him for a gentle walk in the morning, but come the afternoon all he wanted to do was sleep it off, so I didn’t take him out. It meant I could sit and watch the British Grand Prix though.
On Monday we went over to Upton Heath as usual. Teddy had fun zooming round the old pits (something he loves to do it the kids aren’t cycling there). At a break in his zoomies I took this photo.
On Tuesday it was a bright sunny morning with a bit of breeze so I took Teddy out early to the River Stour at Eye Bridge. We did our walk before I bought him back to the big, shallow bay in the river where we play.
I had seen a few swans further along the river but they were heading away from us. So I was surprised when Teddy took off around the section of bank that juts out. I couldn’t really see what was going on but could just see his back end and the odd flash of white. He was a very good boy, though, and came back when I called him. A few moments later I could see what he’d gone to investigate.
There were 9 of them! I’m guessing last year’s cygnets. No wonder Teddy thought better of it. After we’d played for a while we went back to Eye Bridge. Last week I couldn’t get him over the bridge. It is slatted and dogs aren’t too keen on it at first. This week I managed to get him onto the bridge with the aid of a lead and some treats. This was the view down to the weir.
And here’s Teddy on the bridge.
He was really pleased he went over the bridge though, as he met an 11 month old Labrador over there. They had great fun chasing each other in and out of the water.
The only other photos I have are from Saturday, taken on my iPhone on Upton Heath. Here’s Teddy in the pond.
And lastly a portrait of him.
And in one final piece of news: we are a two-car family again. My Dad has had to give up driving so I’m buying his car. Freedom at last!
