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| Summer berry, July 2012, Lesley Beeton |
Summer is here. The weather is pleasant, just a few warm showers to help the garden along. Neighbours are out and about. Evening dog walks are taken at a leisurely pace. The little big dog is much slower now. He doesn't seem to be in any distress, though, and still enjoys his walks. The big big dog is as exuberant as ever. Neither of them like the brambles which criss-cross the woodland paths. The rain and lack of countryside ranger mean that many of the paths are overgrown. There is already splendid fruit on the bushes, but beware - my dogs have pee'd on just about every bit of bramble in Shackleford.
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| Us? Naughty? Never! |
Talking of pee, my dogs have a knack of sniffing out poo, too. They'll eat sheep and horse poo (yuck), but will investigate all other types of excrement. We spotted two abandoned 'dirty' magazines under a tree. While I was deliberating taking them home to recycle, the big big dog had sniffed out a 'dirty' tissue. Quick as a flash he had it in his mouth. I yelled 'no' and he got such a fright he threw it up in the air - only for it to be caught by the little big dog, and swallowed in one gulp! I don't know what type of poo was on that tissue, but the little big dog stank of it. He was very proud of himself. I left the magazines. They were gone the next day. I hope they went to a good home.
Away from dog drama's, I've had time to deliver the parish magazines around the village. One wonders if a printed magazine is still needed. We already have a Shackleford eNewsletter and a very good email circulation for news flash items. These are things for the village elders to consider.
I'll leave you with this thought for today. A sage Professor at Medical School once told us that the likely diagnosis for a woman wearing red toenail polish is ... syphilis!