Spring has sprung ...

... in South Lakeland 

It's a little while since I wrote my last blog. I'm very mindful of a busy time ahead when all things are going to change for a little while. What I hadn't realised is that I had put these photos into Draft mode, just sitting waiting for some words to be attached. So here goes!

The daffodils in South Lakeland in March were tremendous, as this little woodland glade shows.

The weather was so warm for so early in the year, lots of fun to be had with dogs and cameras. 

Arctic Fox quite enjoys hiding away beneath things ... trees, beds, any sort of things. I think she thinks she can't be seen here!

Womble Bum demonstrates that her agility skills have not been forgotten!

This lovely cluster of hedgerow daffodils is along one of South Lakeland's many green lanes ...

 

Ever to be the one at the head of the queue ... New Boy pushes a way through, ahead of his sister and daugher 

 The Fabulous Five are once again the Sensastional Six with a weekend visit from Cafe Latte Girl and New Boy's daughter, the search pup.

The search and rescue pup is a real character ... with looks to boot!

A typical South Lakes view

The sheep have been worked, the sun is still out, what else can we do? We can play at Skyline Collie Walking!

 

Full colour or black and white, a sensational pack ... the Collie Crew.

Snow, glorious snow ...

What a fabulous start to December. The snow dropped in November has been added to and we've had some glorious weather to go with it. Perfect weather for dogs and photographs. The collies get very excited when they see me put on my boats and coat ... then I grab my camera. I'm sure I hear them do a collective groan!

This is a photo out-take. I've managed to capture three of them with their eyes firmly closed ... wonder if this was a plan on their part.

The Arctic Fox shows off her athleticism and style whilst on the run ...

Her brother, the New Boy, slowly walking up onto someone ...

A snowy Fairfield Horseshoe in the distance ...

With the views down the valley being equally stunning ...

Womble Bum loves balls ... tennis, rubber, snow - she doesn't mind which. We've had many play sessions.

Whilst the Cafe Latte Girl and Handsome Lad take up their game of 'striking a pose' ...

Then they all rush off ...

into the sunset ...

A glorious week was had by us all in South Lakes!

Sun, Snow and ....

dogs of course!

Snow arrived in South Lakes over the weekend, a light covering Saturday followed by a heavy fall later that evening. Snow, accompanied by blue skies and sunshine ... perfect weather to get out with the dogs and camera.

Our search and rescue pup was visiting for the weekend, so throw her into the mix and we've pretty much had a perfect weekend. The dogs have been doing their usual thing in the snow and I've been doing my usual thing of photographing them.

Womble Bum does a fine impersonation of a wolf ...

and loves playing the clown ...

Some of the views and lighting have been stunning. This is a shot down the Lyth Valley towards Morecambe Bay taken just after a snow shower, with the cloud just starting to clear and the sun coming out ...

The Arctic Fox set perfectly against a backdrop of the Coniston range of mountains ...

The Handsome Lad and Cafe Latte Girl working (or should I say 'walking') together ...

The New Boy surveying his surroundings ...

The New Boy photographed with his daughter - one of the sensational six pack of pups - our weekend visitor ...

and pup with her mother, the very stylish Cafe Latte Girl ...

Here's hoping for more snow!