Yet another nice day today, and even warmer, though not quite shorts weather yet!

I walked the dogs along the canal this morning, then we drove to Standish Woods this afternoon.

Rocco loves wide open spaces at the start of a walk, and ran around like a mad thing…

Things calmed down a bit as we dropped down into the woods:

All too soon, it was time for a break (including water for the dogs):

But he still found the energy to retrieve sticks that we threw down the hill for him:

A really nice walk!

Another nice day today, so we walked along the canal into Gloucester.

You’ll see that Toby has found a rubber chicken…

We then tried a recently opened micro-pub in town, the Turks Head Inn:

We were made very welcome (OK, at that point we were the only customers), and the dogs were allowed off the lead:

Of course, all potential food sources had to be investigated, including the slops tray!

After sampling the beers and ciders, we returned to our favourite pub in the docks, The Tank.

And then weaved our way home along the canal.

For the last few days, the evening dog walk has been to a nearby ‘Orchard’, where Rocco chases a ball and Toby gently explores the undergrowth.

Then on to the Little Thatch, which finally seems to be able to serve decent beer.

It was nice enough to sit in the garden yesterday, and the dogs enjoyed their ‘treat’ once Steve had pretended to eat it…

It’s a lovely sunny day today (though with a cold wind), so we took the dogs to Robinswood Hill Country Park.

This was all new to Rocco, so he was running around at high speed exploring the place.

The park has an old quarry, looking nice in the sunshine:

A rare moment of control:

It’s a long climb to the top, but worth it for the views:

Rocco enjoyed having sticks thrown down the hill for him to fetch!

Eventually we walked down the other side and found some water (and mud) for the dogs:

A lovely walk, although the dogs still had enough energy to run around the garden together after we got back…

It’s a nice day, so I took the dogs for a bonus walk along the canal.

And then a tired dog:

Some of the local dogs, and their owners, meet in the park on Saturday mornings.

Rocco was a bit overwhelmed with all these other dogs who knew each other but soon found the brook to play in:

He also enjoyed running around with the other dogs and retrieving the ball over and over again…

An early dog walk this morning up to the River Severn.

Rocco enjoyed chasing sticks down this hill – the lake at the bottom is overflow from yesterday’s bore.

When we reached the river, we were surprised at how many other people were waiting there.

Rocco enjoyed splashing through the puddles while we were waiting.

Eventually, the bore arrived, splashing over the bank a bit further down.

And all too soon, it had passed, though the river level stays high (sometimes higher) as the water floods in.

Another week, another break…

Rocco and I are spending a long weekend at Quedgeley. Journey went well, and the two dogs were keen to let off steam together in the garden:

Later on we walked the dogs along the canal to the pub for a few beers and an excellent steak dinner with all the trimmings. The dogs enjoyed the scraps!

We’re up early this morning to try and see the Severn Bore…