After complaining about mud recently, I thought I might show you some pictures of it. Despite two days of bright sunshine, it doesn’t appear to be drying up. I took these shots on Hoe Rough today.
Soft mud, on reasonably firm ground.
Ollie, drinking watery mud. He loves the taste.
Mud under water, boots stuck fast.
Ollie rushing along a muddy path, blurred by his speed.
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I’ve never been a big fan of mud, but when I started walking my friends’ dogs, I came to enjoy the feeling (although I haven’t been very lucky with my wellies). And that reminds me I’m going back to Wales next week and don’t have a pair of wellies… Ollie seems so happy! Enjoy the weather and the company, Pete!
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Thanks, Olga. Ollie is always happy when he’s out. Some days, I feel guilty when I have had enough, and head home. But I balance that with the knowledge that some dogs around here are lucky to get a 10-minute walk.
Rain yesterday and today, and some more to come. I suggest you get some wellies before you return to Wales. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Haha. Ollie.
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🙂 🙂
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Little O would love this but I’m not sure even I am a chilled out enough mum to let it happen!
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I saw a family over there yesterday. The little boy (about 3 years old) was stuck fast in the same area. His Dad had to grab his legs and pull him free. The child turned and said “Again, daddy, let’s do that again'” 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Glad it isn’t just my dogs that like a lap of the mud!
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I think it’s a dog thing all round, Gilly. Tasty mud drink. Yum! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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A picture says a thousand words. Ugh! At least you have your rain boots, and Ollie is a happy camper. Sunshine, too! Best to you, Pete.
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Thanks, Jennie. We have had four days of sunny mornings this week, but it’s set to end tomorrow, unfortunately. Sadly, there was little heat in the sun, so the mud has not gone away!
Best wishes, Pete.
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March is right around the corner. Here in New England, March is mud month. Melting snow and not a sign or a prayer of anything green. At least the winter months have some pretty snow. March is just ugly and muddy. I’m with you on the mud thing, Pete. Best to you.
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Great photographs of the mud, Pete. Your post has inspired a mention in my Sunday post and I shared a song you might enjoy about mud: https://robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/a-water-raising-cake-and-mud/
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Thanks very much, Robbie. I left a comment.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Well, you weren’t lying about the mud! What a mess.
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I never joke about mud, Michele. I spend half the year struggling through it! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I can not imagine the constant mess.
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It’s only when I am out with the dog though. The paths and pavements are all dry and solid, but I have to take him somewhere more dog-friendly. 🙂
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Ollie is a “lucky dog” . Watch your footing in the mud!
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Drats! Yucky mud!!! It was good to see a photo of Ollie though! I hope the mud clears up soon, my friend!😄💙🤗
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Thanks, Dani. Still thick today, and rain forecast tomorrow!
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Ugh so it seems it won’t end!😢
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Not until the real summer heat. If we get any! 🙂 x
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Haha, it looks like Ollie is immune to the muddy water.
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Drinking from rivers, puddles, or mud never seems to affect him at all, Arlene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ollie had real fun so you should take him out for walks at this time
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Ollie has a long walk at the same time, seven days a week, whatever the weather..
Mud, snow, sunshine, he doesn’t care. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Your mud looks to be wetter and less deep and thick. I can’t believe I am comparing English mud to New England mud. It must be February.
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There are other places where it is deeper and thicker, Elizabeth. I just avoid those! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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You are to be commended for being willing to take Ollie out for a walk in such conditions. You’re definitely not a stick-in-the-mud.
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I almost was today, David. Literally! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wow..that really is a lot of mud indeed. Glad to see Ollie had some fun though ! 😊😊
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That’s just the tail end of the ‘real’ mud, Michel.
Ollie always has fun,whatever the weather! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I bet you had to plan a shower for him 😉 So much fun in the mud for dogs and kids !
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Too frequent for the faff of a shower, BOTR. He gets a good towelling off after, and a shampoo at the groomer’s, every four months! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Very stylish wellies there Pete 🙂
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They are neoprene-lined winter wellies, FR. 50 quid, and worth every penny!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Technology has its good points then 😊
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£10 Dunlops are just as good, but they are not as warm. I can wear ‘normal’ socks with this type.
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I’d be taking him to the beach…
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He doesn’t like the beach, Jude, unfortunately. When I take him to Wells or Hunstanton, he runs around crying!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Aw, that’s a pity. Sensitive paws perhaps? What about a pebble beach?
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He likes them even less! 🙂 I think it is the lack of smells, grass, and trees of course. x
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OK, you win – what a mess to navigate!
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If it wasn’t for Ollie, I doubt I would be over there struggling, John.
Best wishes, Pete.
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The most important thing is that Ollie had fun!😁
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Of course, Kim. After all it is a dog walk, not a man walk! 🙂
best wishes, Pete.
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We can complain about the weather and its effects all we want, but Ollie knows how to make the best of it!!
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He is never phased by the weather, GP. He just loves to be out and about!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Looks sticky…..
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I think ‘glutinous’ is the word, Sue! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Right!
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The antennae of suspicion are twitching again. Ollie seems just a bit too content for comfort. I suspect some little four footed friend is outside in the middle of the night with a garden hose soaking the ground for their own amusement.
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That’s over half a mile from where we live, Chandler. So it must be a long hose! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I suggested Ollie might be crafty, didn’t say it was easy.
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What is it about dogs and drinking muddy water? Mine love it too! Must be a dog thing.
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See my reply to Mary, Ian. I think they are suspicious of tap water.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m suspicious of tap water!
Warmest regards, Theo
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I never drink it as cold water. Just boiled, for tea or coffee. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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As W. C. Fields said, “I never drink water because of what little fishies do in it.”
Warmest Regards, Theo
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someone looks to be having fun there!
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Thanks, James. He loves to be outside, whatever the weather. (Or mud…)
Best wishes, Pete.
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Funny how dogs (and cats) prefer water from a lovely muddy puddle to the nice clean stuff we provide. Love the way he looks to be having such a good time racing along.
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I don’t know why he suddenly hit that burst of speed, Mary. Maybe because he saw that I had the camera ready! They do indeed love their ‘flavoured water’. He even drinks the run-off from the pig-farm! 🙂
(My theory is that they can smell/taste the fluoride, and other additives in tap water. He only drinks from his bowl late at night, when there is no alternative.)
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s a plausible theory.
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Your gunna need a fair bit o izal to get mud oft’ boots 🙂
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I let them dry off in the shed mate. Izal would just skid off, anyway! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yikes! That is some serious mud indeed. At least Ollie seems to be enjoying it and can fetch help if you get stuck! 🙂
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I managed to use my stick to free myself from that sucking mud eventually. I wanted you to see how bad it can get. And this was far from being the worst!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Are all the paths in the area like that? That would keep me home for sure!
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We have tarmac and paved walkways by the houses. This area in the photos is a nature reserve, so has ‘natural paths’. (In other words, mud!)
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We have the same kind of natural paths in our nature preserves as well … and the same navigation problems … especially in the rainy season.
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