{"id":14,"date":"2008-01-06T21:08:19","date_gmt":"2008-01-06T20:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/blog1\/index.php?itemid=11"},"modified":"2008-10-19T10:31:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-19T09:31:00","slug":"snow-on-the-high-tops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2008\/01\/snow-on-the-high-tops\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow on the high tops"},"content":{"rendered":"

One week into the New Year and can we take this opportunity in wishing all our readers a happy and safe New Year.<\/p>\n

The recent bad weather lifted today and allowed us to go for a long walk. It was decided that we should go to Keswick and to Dodd Wood.<\/p>\n

The forest is around 2 miles from Keswick and is operated by the Forestry Commission.<\/a><\/p>\n

Some people may know of Dodd Wood as the place to view the Cumbrian Osprey Nest<\/a>. Thousands of people visit the area from April to September and also follow the osprey nest via the website.We parked up the car after our journey and after getting a ticket from the kiosk started our walk.<\/p>\n

Climbing up through the forest alongside a stream we emerged onto a forest track.<\/p>\n

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Buster lead the way whilst I dotted backwards and forwards across the track sniffing many new smells. Mum says some may be deer, or fox whatever they are.<\/p>\n

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Climbing high up the hillside along the track we could see for many miles when the tree line had gaps.<\/p>\n

This is the highest up I have ever been and if I woof I can hear myself as an echo a few seconds later. The first time I did this I jumped, but I soon realised it was me and had great fun filling the valley with sound.<\/p>\n

This climbing and walking can be quite thirsty work and every so often we found a stream and cooled our feet and had a drink. The water tasted great not like the stuff we get at home from the tap. Maybe I should start my own product line?<\/p>\n

On the far hills we could see they were topped with white.<\/p>\n

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Buster told me this was snow and that if I gave him all my chews for the next year he would see if he could get some to play in in the garden.<\/p>\n

I think I will ask dad first:-)<\/p>\n

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My mum took great interest in the plants on our walk and she spotted a number of daisies
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and a few spiky plants, like we saw at the tarn a few weeks ago, also in bloom with their bright yellow flowers.<\/p>\n

Once again she commented that these plants, given the recent cold spell and the height, should not be flowering. She seemed a little vexed.<\/p>\n

We walked for what seemed hours. I suppose given that if we age faster than humans our time is also quicker, so it must have been doggie hours, we reached a lookout point and what a view.<\/p>\n

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The snow capped mountains with the valley below, highlighted by shafts of light from between the clouds. I can see why so many painters and wordsmiths come to this area for inspiration.<\/p>\n

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And so began the walk back to the car with Buster setting the pace.<\/p>\n

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For an old lad he does very well. Mum says a gravy dinner is on the cards for our tea.<\/p>\n

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This helps raise our spirits as we continue down the gravel road stopping every so often to take in the view.
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Until next time
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