Friday 6 January 2012

Happy And Sad

 

A little late but here are the photos I took on our walk News years day morning. Wilson is one very lucky Labrador as we own fields and he is able to roam ,but we thought we walk to the nearby industrial estate where they have two very large ponds.

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This is the row of Larch trees we planted now about 12 ft tall

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I love the markings on this ,it reminds me of  a Tim Holtz tattered florals die.

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I wondered what this was on the Mole Hills

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I am thinking it may be couch grass seeds?

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Wilson just has to go into any water, we did not realise what problems this was going to cause later in the day.

You can see the main A road which we have to cross to get to the ponds.

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As you go into the estate ,this piece of community art greets you.

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Total waste of money,it cost thousands of pounds ,and unless you were knowledgeable about the River Severn  it would be lost on you.

It is meant to represent the Putcher nets used to catch Salmon.

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What do you think ?

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There are really good paths around the ponds

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Wilson is already in the water at this point

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you can see one of the giant warehouses across the road

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This is  Warburton's which makes bread products,and you could just smell the baking drifting on the damp air.

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the sun was trying very hard to break through the cloud

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This is what you have to walk through to get into the ponds,at the risk of upsetting anyone ,it is there to keep out local lads on motorcycles and we also have a problem in the area with Travellers

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I hope we do not have a bad winter now ,because the birds have taken most of the berries.

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this is the second pond

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much bigger than it looks here

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We walked across our fields to get to the ponds ,but we could have walked down the bridle path which borders them,and is part of the National Cycle Network

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Mounting block for horse riders

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A tinge of sadness walking pass this tree as a young local  woman hung herself from it two years ago ,leaving two young children.

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When we got back we discovered horses had been in our neighbours garden during the night.

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they were not very happy

And as I said in my last post  ,neither was Wilson  his hips were very painful by the evening.

He was much better the following day

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Now a few shots of Little Miss X

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The Sizzix Big Shot comes in very handy for cutting out butterflies

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And a little bit of art

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Two pages for the monthly journal swap on Milliande

 

And some journal pages

 

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What can I say ?

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these were made in about 10 minutes with  kraft paper from Amazon packaging. pulped in water and pushed into moulds.

And now back to Wilson,yesterday his hips went again and so last night we had to obtain more medication from the vets, he was fine this morning but this afternoon another relapse.We know that this year we may have to make some very difficult decisions.

9 comments:

  1. Was worth waiting for..great postxxlove the images and your princess is gorgeousxxxlove your Artxx hope your dog is better nowxxlynda

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  2. Wow- so many pics!!
    Lovely walks! Wilson does looked pooped after, bless! How I hate making "those" decisions, so sad,losing a friend/baby, but you always have the memories and pics thankfully.I wish animals lived longer...healthily, of course, so they're happy!
    Love your journal pages,so much diversity. The sizzix is great- I did it, bit the bullet! Love all your embossing and textures...
    And so freaky cool- I just posted some pics of the little faces I made today....and scrolled down to see your little faces! Love them...great little moulds, some look like little mummies- so much potential! xx

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  3. Thank you both,the faces were a spur of the moment thing ,I will make some more but use tissue next time,I saw yours Kalona they are great,much nicer that when I use my art face moulds with Fimo.

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  4. So lovely and GREEN on New Years Day! Such a contrast to the drab brown fields here on the Canadian prairies. You are right about the sculpture, had you not explained its intention I would not have understood the form. I guess that's the chance taken when communities purchase highly abstract pieces of art.
    My heart goes out to you about Wilson, we never want our beloved pets to suffer but the letting go is so hard on one's heart. You will find the courage when the time is right♥♥

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  5. Loved your walk pics. I felt like I was there. I would like to get on that dog bed with Wilson, he is adorable. Enjoy your time with him this year. Happy 2012

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  6. As always I enjoyed your photos tremendously! I love the nature, the community art, love your art and your cute little girl! Give a big hug to Wilson, I am so sad he is having problems with his hips. Meda has the same problems (don't know if I told you that), so I know how worried you are. I HATE to see them in pain!

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  7. Mary, you have so much going on! I love the artwork (as always), especially the faces made from the Amazon packing materials. Food for thought. I was thinking about your poor pooch and hoping he's feeling better. Being pet parents isn't always easy, especially when we see them hurting. I know exactly what you're going through. I chuckled at the pony prints, only because it wasn't my yard. What naughty horses and horse-owners! Love all the pics. Keep them coming!

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  8. I love looking at all your photos..we too live near the national cycle network with lots of paths and trees everywhere. I particularly like the photo of the reeds by the pond. Hope Wilson is ok soon

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