A Sunny June Morning

Taivas Missy and Raffles pose on our early morning walk. it was very warm and sunny at 8am this morning.
On our way home we stopped off at Hatchetts moor Pond to see the lilies and watch the damsel and dragon flies. There was no sign of the little swan family and I think they must have relocated them somewhere away from the other swan family.
On the main pond the seven cygnets are all doing welland the attentive parents were close by

In the garden at home the Goldfinches were having a snack

Shatterford Bog

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The last swim of 2007

Galloping ponies, Its hard to believe the stocky little foal below was born in 2007

A Cold and Frosty morning at Kings Hat.

The Beaulieu River at Kings Hat

It was very cold and frosty this morning, but the forest looks so pretty.

The dogs loved their walk and they were racing about. no chance of them getting cold. Fortunately there was no wind and with the sun it was pleasant walking.

The red stems of the dog wood were very pretty in the morning sun.

it was a very enjoyable winter walk.

A Cold Walk at Pigbush

It was a beautiful morning apart from the icy cold wind and we had a lovely walk at Pigbush The Beaulieu River was very high after all the recent rain which pleased Missy. She had a great time swimming whilst Raffles paddled and Miss Taivas tried not to get more than the tips of her paws in the water.

A walk Before the Rain Came

It was beautiful out this morning . The leaves were gently blowing off the trees and the sun was shining. The Forestry commission were working at shatterford so we drove down to pigbush

We enjoyed the sun and thought about going down to the nature reserve this afternoon
but then it started to rain so maybe tomorrow will be better.

Autumn Walk at Pigbush

The dogs Pose in the Autumn sunshine, but they would much rather be racing around.

This Pony was standing under the tree, watching the leaves float down

There is a golden carpet of leaves on the forest floor
The ponies all seemed to be enjoying the autumn sunshine. They are making the most of it There may be no sun tomorrow.

This is one of this years foals , he is getting his winter coat.

A few Pics from today

Lookout duty the dogs cover all approaches

This little grasshopper hitched a ride to the forest.

Later we went down to the Lower test nature reserve. The Kingfisher perched a fair way off but I managed to get a shot or two of him . Such pretty little birds.
As we left the reserve we disturbed some bunnies playing in the fields.

Early Morning Walk at Kingshat

This morning we walked early as we thought it was going to be hot. In fact we chose the best part of the day, because by 11 o clock it was already cooling down, and we have just had a heavy shower. We enjoyed the early morning sunshine and the dogs had a great time bounding through the heather.It was very muddy down by the river and we could see the tide lines from last months floods but we were able to cross the bridge and do a complete circuit with no problems.

Walking in the Heather.

This morning we walked at Shatterford. Blue skies , warm, buzzing bees in the heather and a beautiful smell in the air (heather smells like honey). Sadly our plan to do our usual circular walk were thwarted because they are repairing the bridges over the bog. We strolled over the railway bridge and took a track through the heather, but soon we wer knee deep and struggling to find the path,however the dogs had a wonderful time bounding through the heather. It is really hard to take a photo that really does justice to the beauty of the forest at this time of year!

A walk at Kingshat

In the Trees by the Beaulieu River

One of the little streams on our route, below Karen just manages to wade across this one.


Karen and I decided to take a chance and see if we could have a walk whilst the sun was shining this morning. Well we didn't get that wet although we had several small showers. The Beaulieu River was just over the path by the bridge, but we easily waded across. because we could cross here we did not think we would have a problem doing a circular walk. However as we got back towards the car park we came to the little stream that runs into the Beaulieu River and we just could not find a place to cross, in the end we had to make a detour up to the road and then walk along it until we reached the car park. Normally in the summer you can do this walk in trainers and I have never found the little stream so deep to be uncrossable before.

On Fritham Green
Bogbean

Three dogs
Bridge over Dockens water

Missy and Raffles wait for Taivas to join them on the Bridge

The bridge at Pigbush

Three dogs look into the stream

The causeway over the bog

Missy and Taivas are heading down to the bog