Last summer's day of 2008?

It was sooo warm, sunny and lovely today! About two weeks ago it felt like summer ended, but we got a glimpse of summer again for a day today. We went for a walk by the cliffs at Birling Gap; walked all the way to Beachy Head, had lunch and walked back.



I didn't take many photos today, but I did get a photo of a little birdy. After consulting the bird book, I think it's a sedge warbler.



And one silly photo.



When we got back to Birling Gap, the whole area was full of parked cars! Part of a nearby field had turned into a car park, as well. We were wondering what was going on, or was that amount of people normal for a sunny Saturday... I spotted a few people wearing t-shirts saying "The Downs in A Day 30th August 2008" so maybe it was some Downs walk finish or whatever. But when we went to have a look at the beach, we saw why so many people had parked their cars at Birling Gap. They were on the beach enjoying the summer day.



I've been wondering for a while whether I could take interesting landscape photos with the Lensbaby. These beach shots are slightly interesting, I think. Click on them to see larger versions.



Yes, it was a long walk for a puppy today, and this is what we all felt like after it. Tired but happy.

Dusty Lensbaby gets an outing

I haven't used the Lensbaby for ages, and now that I came across it while looking for another lens, I thought I'd give it a whirl to see if it still works. Well, of course it works, and it was fun to play with it in the garden.









The latest Zebedee news are:
1) On Sunday I noticed that his front teeth are loose! He is starting to lose his milk teeth. I thought it was funny that the front teeth come out first, just like on humans. Can't wait to see him looking like a 6-year-old human kid with missing front teeth.
2) Last Friday we made it to puppy school (we missed the first week as I had to sort out some product photos urgently). Zebedee can already do most things they teach there, but still, it is good to see some training tips performed live in action. And the puppies get plenty of chance to play with each other, and get used to new people, small and large, short and tall.
3) We have ditched the puppy collar and lead and started using an adult collar. 'Cause he just keeps on growing!