January, Shorts and Dogs

On a Friday I generally go for a few beers at The Dudley Arms Location

The Dudley Arms Link

Run by a good friend Don Hirst, the Dudley Arms does an amazing Breakfast and has a top-rate carvery and a comprehensive support menu. The beer's good and the staff are helpful and friendly. The car is left there on a Friday night and today I walked through Baggeridge and Himley country parks to collect it. On January the 5th I was walking in shorts!
There were a number of people about, many of them with dogs. Here's mine

The Dolly

She's an arse hole. The above picture of tranquillity fails to capture or even hint at the carnage she is capable of causing. This means she goes nowhere where there is the chance of her encountering another dog. She has  killed and interred a number of garden animals-some of the under the house; cornered, killed a rat (x) and tried to bring it in to "show us" and brought down fat, slow pigeons in mid-flight.

So, Baggeridge and Himley.

 Baggeridge

One Saturday I walked through to get my car-it was the last time I took her there she encased herself in mud. She won't stay in the dog-hatch, preferring to spring about the interior instead. I decided she need a wash in the old water-cress beds. She decided she didn't and pulled on the lead. I lost my balance and fell in. A guy was about to take a photo. I suggested that he would probably have better ideas than taking the photo. He apparently agreed and put his phone away.
The remainder of the walk? I had about 1.5 miles of squelching to do during which she continued her pugnacious approach towards other canines, all done with a face that said "I pulled you in the water didn't I?"
So a good walk today: dog-less but tranquil and dry.