It's my birthday today!

I am now 2 years old.  I feel very grown up.  I am so grown up that I am jumping into the car voluntarily, and when playing fetch I am giving Daddy my ball into his hand to throw.  Daddy is very pleased - he's getting old and it saves him lifting me into the car and bending down to pick up a ball!

I had a duck for my birthday this morning.  I don't know whether to call it Donald, Jemima or Ducky.  I think maybe Jemima, because it is white (getting off-white very quickly!).

Daddy teased me as you can see from this videoclip.

More walks in the floods

Undeterred, we did some more walking. I bagged two Wainwrights - Pike O'Blisco and Cold Pike - and some more tarns (Little Stand Tarn and Cold Pike Tarn) on this one.  As you can see, the tarns were frozen; I hope that counts!

Pike O'Blisco, Little Stand and Cold Pike from Three Shires Stone

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Little Stand Tarn

 

Cold Pike Tarn

Tottlebank and Wool Knott

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Beacon Tarn and Beacon Fell

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Walks in the floods, the second weekend

This is my second weekend in the Lakes in the floods. We had a reunion with Daddy's friends he met on his Indian trek.

Brockbarrow

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Langdale Pikes - Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle

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Beacon Fell

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Walks in the floods, the first weekend

Here is a record of my first weekend in the Lakes just after the floods.

Beacon Tarn and Beacon Fell

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Coniston Old Man from Torver

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A walk through Grizedale Forest

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Tent Lodge (Lodge Head) Tarn

Crinkle Crags

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Floods

The day we went up to the Lake District turned out to be the day of the floods. Water, water everywhere - fantastic. You can see more here: http://white-cottage.blogspot.com/2009/12/floods-in-lake-district.html

Controlled greeting?

It's a long time since I put paw to keyboard, but I'm back from various trips away, including 3 weeks in the Lake District. More of that later. But before I went there, I took my Silver Award and failed! Guess what I failed on? The controlled greeting. The examiner was very friendly so I was as well. Apparently too friendly! I couldn't resist jumping up and showing my affection by mouthing his forearm. Daddy thought I had failed straight away and he was right. I did everything else perfectly, so what's the problem?