Sunday 16 September 2012

Sunday Walk - Happy Birthday Mr Ben!


Yesterday, 15th September, Mr Ben celebrated his 12th birthday, that makes him 64 human years old according to the Pedigree Dog Age Calculator, and a Senior Citizen!
If you'd like to know how old your pampered pooch is, in human years, click here.
So, today we went for a fairly long amble through the countryside and I stopped to take photographs, along the way, to remember this special weekend by.
He kept up very well despite being somewhat deaf and with restricted eyesight, although a couple of times he did get turned around and started heading back to the car.


The bramble bushes are quite heavily laden with blackberries but it will be a few weeks yet until they are ripe enough to pick, making bramble jelly is a lovely way to spend an afternoon in the kitchen.
The maize which around here is grown as cattle fodder will be harvested soon, many of the fields around our house have already been done.
In the corner of the maize field I spotted an abandoned piece of ancient farm equipment rusting and moldering away quietly.
Hunting season is in full swing and we encountered a group during the walk, without mishap.
When we arrived home I was surprised to see another group stalking the field next door where the cows graze, shortly afterwards whilst preparing lunch I heard a single shot which seemed to come from field behind the house.
Not sure who was in the group and I thought the field had a sign like the one pictured below, but maybe they had permission from our neighbour to be in there?

Private - no hunting
It's always a good feeling to know that Fleur is on guard on days like these!

Joining Mary @ thelittleredhouse for Mosaic Monday after many months of being awol
 Click on the link below to see who else is taking part this week.



19 comments:

  1. Happy birthday to mr Ben. That is quite the age . In our country we count the age of an animal times seven so he would be 84 here. LOL.What a lovely walk in the neighborhood you had . Your header is beautiful. Have a nice week Maggie.

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  2. What a beautiful post! How lovely to spend time with Mr. Ben. He's lucky to have you! And the blackberries -- oh, I bet that will be delicious!

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  3. Sadie and the two of us send birthday wishes to Mr. Ben. What a handsome guy! Wish I could give him a little birthday treat. ;-)

    Raining here this morning which is welcomed. Just seeing your photos takes me back to last October and our walks down the lane. You live in such a beautiful spot, Maggie............Sarah

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  4. Big Birthday wishes to Mr. Ben! A long walk sounds like the best way to celebrate! Hope you are having a lovely weekend, Maggie!

    XO,
    Jane

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  5. Aw! Happy Birthday, Mr. Ben! Lovely mosaics from your walk, Maggie.

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  6. Curious. What are they hunting? Birds? Nothing so lovely as a walk in the English country side. Could I join you some day, perhaps?

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  7. Hi Maggie,

    Happy Birthday to Mr. Ben! Love your pretty nature mosaic. Please give Ben an extra treat from me :-)

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  8. Maggie~ What a beautiful stroll in the countryside! Thanks for your sweet comments~ Chloe & Gracie wish they could share some birthday treats with Mr. Ben :)

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  9. Lovely mosaics. Mr. Ben is a handsome gentleman! Wishing you well! Cathy

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  10. A beautiful mosaic and Happy Birthday to Mr. Ben

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  11. Love long walks and taking photos at the same time. Happy birthday to Mr. Ben! ^_^


    Kim,USA

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  12. Great photos and mosaics. I like that stone wall in the second mosaic. Stay safe from the hunters! :) Blessings, Pamela (Canada)

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  13. Your Mr Ben is a pretty dog, I just love dogs of any kind. Hunting season has started here also, but in the woods near me they hunt with bow. Looks like you and Mr Ben had a great walk though, I enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing, have a great week!

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  14. What a delightful walk. There was something about the colours in the mosaics that made me think that Autumn is just around the corner.

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  15. Happpy Birthday Mr. Ben! And thanks for the dog calculator - our dogs are 72 and 80/93 (depending on what kind of shepherd she has in her). You have a couple of lovely mosaics.

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  16. Great post!! According to the calculator, Boom, a 10 year old A; Alaskan Malamute, is 75 years old. Hope they're wrong. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  17. Glad Ben is still enjoying a good walk. I'm even older than Ben, and I can still ramble a bit too!

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  18. No blackberries to speak of here this year due to the drought, hunting season also in full swing.

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  19. Your dear old Ben would have loved the walk through the countryside. I appreciated seeing what Ben saw- what a beautiful rock wall!

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