Happy colours, splashy Pups (part two)

Of course the Newfies are not in the least bit interested in plants (except in the digging up of them Miss Daisy!), though they do enjoy tea and cake at Avon Mill Garden Centre.  Although dogs are allowed in the actual restaurant, I don’t think there’d be much room for other diners if I took the terrible twosome inside, so we enjoy sitting in the covered outside area where there’s always plenty to see (me), and lots of pats and praise to be received (Ben and Daisy).  Even so, there’s always an air of impatience, as they know that once tea is finished, then we can embark on the real purpose of our visit – a walk along the river bank.  The Avon is a clear, cold river that flows down from the high peaty expanse of Dartmoor, lined with trees and of course at this time of year the leaves have nearly all fallen.  It’s still very beautiful though …

And peaceful too – until my two naughty friends came along.  The river bed is formed of masses of large smooth stones – great to dig for, even when they’re very deep.  A chance for Ben to show how big and strong and brave he is …

 How he ever finds his way back to the bank I’ll never know!  Can he really see where he’s going? 

 But he’s successfully dug up a stone – that’s the important thing!  Not to be outdone, Daisy dives for sticks …

 Here she is proudly bearing a particularly impressive example!  Of course all these chasing, digging and retrieving makes them very tired, so after a good drying off Ben loves to snooze on the kitchen floor …. 

Whilst Daisy helps me read my magazine.  I think she is possibly the most photogenic dog I’ve ever owned – and definitely the most mischievous, though you wouldn’t think so from this picture…

 “Me, naughty? Never!!”

And finally … a big “thank you” to everyone who entered my giveaway for a kit to make your very own Fred or Ginger last week (pattern in the January magazine).  I’m just counting the entries and will be announcing the winner next week.