Fishink Camping … in October !

Looking out of my window on this cold, wet and dark October Monday morning, it’s almost impossible to imagine that just 4 days ago I was camping overnight at the foot of the Bowland Fells in Dolphinholme, lancashire. It was to be Boo (my dog’s) first campsite experience, and hopefully all would go well so we could plan on doing longer stints under canvass.We started our walk in this lovely sleepy hollow, where Autumn had definitely arrived.

Not being used to the countryside, Boo was overly excited, smelling and seeing hares, sheep and scuttling pheasants for the first time. She’s a curious soul so any opportunity to see what lay over a wall… was seized with relish lol

Fantastic countryside in this area, lush fields, beautiful variation in both the low lying vegetation and the forests of tall commanding Oak, Beech and Horse Chestnut trees overhead.

I can’t believe it was shorts and Tee shirt warm too ! A treasured late summers day.

With a dog, (who looks a little fox like from a distance) it was hard to go unnoticed wherever we ambled

We passed some well tended allotments, that were almost post-card perfect. I couldn’t resist snapping these marrows and wheelbarrow.

Some local stone mason has created beautiful markers for the Wye Way. I loved this walking chap with his cap on. Humour in stone, what a great idea to preserve laughter in this way.

The banks of the river were ablaze with trees that were slowly starting to change their hue and with the sun stretching through their canopies, the whole place looked awash with colour.

I think Boo adored her days in the countryside with all the new smells and sounds. The only downside was that the campsite was near enough to a motorway which didn’t appear to quieten down throughout the entire evening ! With the rattling wind on the tent and the cold evening breeze, I don’t think she got a great deal of sleep that evening. Then the next day, she got stung simultaneously by two wasps. How or why they felt provoked into doing this I don’t know and luckily she didn’t get to bite one which could have then stung her in her mouth. After a half hour lie down and plenty of water we headed back and she had perked up a little at her first smell of rabbits : )

Beautiful bridges.

Again, so lucky with the weather, I felt we really we’re given the gift of two last sun kissed days. So glad we took them too !

This was Boo for most of the following day, time out, doggie dreams and Zzzzzzzzz’s and perhaps me too !