Emerald Forest Fun!

...my day started badly; the dog truck tyre was flat, the office printer jammed beyond belief, I spilt coffee on myself and my car, and got stung 2 or 3 times by an angry wasp!! The thing that kept me from swearing and being in a major grump was hiking with 3 awesome dogs who cheered me up no end, and who made the day instantly better!!! I love the consistency with them - as long as they have good and structured exercise, treats, and some love, in that order, they are stoked. Ever, Bear, and Gibson provided many laughs, and gave me wet nosey kisses in my car, as we all piled into the local forests for a good 2 hours romp. I am happy to say that the truck tyre is inflated, the coffee mopped up (wiped on my pants ha ha), the wasp sting swollen but feeling better and the printer happy again. So without further ado....here are the shots!

 Darling Bear...Dog love is always a good thing!

Fresh out of the car...time for a swim!!

Sticks in mouths, galloping about in the land of the Ents...!

 

Stopping for a breather..and juuuuust as I clicked for the shot a squirrel went EEE-EEEE-EEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! And all of the dogs, yes Ever too....waited until they were allowed to leave their 'sit' to go bark at it! Nice work doggie-do's, very impressed! 

Gallops on the springy moss...beautiful!

Dogs run through it...along with a river...! To explain for those that may not be local, we were on A River Runs Through It trail!

Tails swinging across the woodwork!

Lovely sunshine in the forests, we headed out to the clearing that would take us home again shortly after this, and had a lovely time in the long grass!

...Ever, a stick, and some long grass fun! The sun was so lovely and warm!

 Bear comes in for a cuddle...dear boy!

Gibson gallops! Honestly! Can just see her through the foliage :) The other two were mellow and tired out by this stage, whereas Gibson the pocket-rocket just kept galloping!

Back in the woods, the energy was up again - and we played stick for a while (so I could rest my poor wasp swollen shin!!) And the dogs again were behaving SOOOOOO well, they each responded to 'Leave it' and did as they were asked, and actually took turns to retrieve the sticks...so proud of them again! COuld not believe it, especially as Gibson and Ever are very stick oriented...so stoked, well done owners for working on this - they both seem to have improved since they last hiked together. Bear was great too, he gets so animated with these two, the hike had an awesome vibe!

Land of the Ents..I took a shot of this tree way back in the winter, I just love it!

We nipped into the River of Golden Dreams for a drink...the water levels at their typical low for this time of year...the rains will soon change that! Look at Ever's little tongue poking out, so cute!

Gibson comes to say hi, and I actually nearly fell over her after the shot as I was teetering on a rock, and slipped as she came up to me! But a wet shoe could not dampen my mood, and it made the wasp sting feel better too!

Final shot...Bear and Gobson were passing at speed, and you can see Gibson doing the 'safety squint' as they fly past each other with inches to spare!!! Ha ha, good times  my friends, goood times :) See you next hike, ArOOOooooOOOOoooOOOooO!