On to the North

[lil_shepherd]

Last Tuesday, we put two dogs and four cats into the car, drove to Ongar and deposited them at the Animal Country Club where, as usual, the dogs leaped at the kennel girls wagging their tails and the cats headed straight for the beds under the heat lamps. Then we drove home and filled the car with luggage and headed North up the A1

Comments

[dickgloucester]

Wow. That's quite some garden centre.

And beautiful cats.

[lil_shepherd]

That wasn't the half of it. There were three more greenhouses, and half a dozen shopping areas, plus a macaw and water features (I was very fond of the nessie.) But the best bit, for me, was finding a new version of jelly snakes at the checkout - jelly meercats!

[shiv5468]

The cats came out well and flower porn is always welcome

[lil_shepherd]

Thank you. Plants don't sniff the camera, thank goodness. Next, lots of Norman Foster buildings.

[magically25]

Sounds like you both had a wonderful time.
Love that part of the country. Got a pal who lives in a little village before Skipton

[lil_shepherd]

Which village? We know that area fairly well from years of visiting. We've stayed in Skipton as well as visiting -- it's one of our favourite towns. They have wonderful pubs that admit dogs. *sigh*

[magically25]

Cowling is the village
Love doggy friendly places

[carl_allery]

I like the touch of the hanging farm machinery. Also, excellent close-ups.

[lil_shepherd]

Oh, there's more hanging machinery to come, just you wait...

[grey_lady]

Love the Blues. The flower pics are excellent - and wow, that is a huge garden centre.

[lil_shepherd]

The Russian girls are old ladies now. They are retired breeding queens (and sisters) and their offspring and descendants are winning all over the place. Our friend took in a retired queen from a rather important Northern breeder, and when Tiggy died, she was soon contacted to see if she wanted to take the other two.