Category: Outdoors

Autumn leaves on the trees next to a canal. There are ducks in the water

Blogtober 2023 : Day 19

Goodness, there was some rain and wind last night!  By this morning, though, all was calm again and it was just dull and drizzly by the time I met up with my friend to...

A view across a grass field to a church spire surrounded by trees

Blogtober 2023 : Day 16

It’s been another lovely autumn day here in Winwick – we’ve got to make the most of these! The dog and I were out later today and the light is completely different to the...

A partly knitted sock held so that you can see the pink and neon green stripes

Blogtober 2023 : Day 12

Today’s weather report: no rain.  (Hooray!) We did have fog, though, so the dog and I stayed indoors until later when the sun came out and then we went back to the Nine Arches...

Looking up at brick built arches surrounded by scaffolding

Blogtober 2023 : Day 10

The dog and I have been back to the Nine Arches in Earlestown (Sankey Valley) for the first time in aaaaages.  I’m not quite sure why we haven’t been for such a long time...

A steam boat on a canal

Wet and mushy

I think that sums up the weather this week perfectly!  It was the autumn equinox yesterday and the weather’s been taking a run up to the astronomical change of season with torrential rain, howling...

A black dog in a muddy pond. There is a trail of black mud in the water where he's walking

Why is the dog always so smelly?

Hello, hello, how are you doing? It feels like aaaaages since I’ve written a catch-up chat blog post and I’ve really missed it!  Having said that, I have thoroughly enjoyed the posts of the last...