The Rotary Club took it on and have done wonderful things with it. There's been a lot of planting and path making and maintenance.
Up until recently we've always taken our dogs to the beach. They adore the beach, but with Bob Dog having arthritis now it's not the best place for him. He forgets he has a sore hip and gets so excited, running into the water, doing sort of dolphin leaps! He always ends up coming home limping and suffers for a few days.
We thought we'd give Rolands Wood a go. And oh how I wish we'd gone yonks ago! It is an amazing place, and the dogs adored it. It looks particularly lovely just now, as all the magnolias are flowering. In a few more weeks the bluebells will be out.
This is sort of the area of the wood - it doesn't go back as far as the photo though!!
Shall we go this way?
Or this way? Brodie and Lulah were on a mission to explore every inch of the woods!
Brodie is one very happy boy.
Lulah smelling the daffodils as she runs by.
She's pretty well camouflaged in all the leaves.
Swimming! She is SUCH a waterbaby.
Bob belted around the place having a total ball. Hard to believe he'll be 10 in a couple of weeks.
Poor Lloyd was on Poo Bag duty!
See, stunning!
Super delighted dogs.
There's an amazing amount of flowers out just now
Tired but happy, doodles. Except Lulah, who looks very sad to be leaving.
My favourite pic of the day - Bob in the magnolias.
What a special place! You can see the happiness shining through on their poochie faces.
ReplyDeleteyeah! Dogs really do smile when they're happy :)
DeleteYou can just see the happiness in your beautiful dogs, what a wonderful place, please take a photo when the Bluebells come out! Have just returned from a week in Napier & a week in Auckland, just loved it & had Tiffin at the Langham , Laura, Apple flavoured Macarons filled with a mild blue cheese, they were amazingly delicious ! xx
ReplyDeleteoh! tiffin at the Langham, well, you know how much I love that ! hope it was gorgeous.
Deleteyep and those macarons - scrummy!
The dogs look super happy exploring the forrest. What a nice donation to the community - some people have good hearts.
ReplyDeleteit was an amazing thing to do, and it is really appreciated.
DeleteWhat a lovely place-for dogs and for humans!
ReplyDeletewe're off back again today ( if the rain stays off )
DeleteWhat a lovely area for dogs (and their owners).
ReplyDeleteI always love the look on a dogs face when they've had a good run round in the fresh air and are on their way home, tired out. Somehow it's a look that just says 'everything's okay with the world'.
it does doesn't it. Ours were totally zonked that evening. Tired and happy - that's lovely!
DeleteHi Laura! What a lovely place. It's so fun to see your photos of early spring when it's the end of summer up here :)
ReplyDeleteHope you and Lloyd are both well,
Liz
so beautiful, the last picture could totally be a print on a wall. And I think poop bags and poop bins would be a nice idea, tho even with those some ppl refuse to pick up after their dogs :S.
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