This week’s favorite thing to dislike: horses! I promise to take a video of this sort of thing because, especially when Chipley is concerned, it is pretty wild! He doesn’t like big animals while Cocoa thinks they are so coooooool. That’s the result of her Dog School 101 training.

Last week, I decided to stop and photograph an old abandoned mill that has attracted my attention for a long time. The late afternoon sun was perfect so I took these two photos. I would love to see what the walls and floors look like inside this building.

Last summer, I walked out on the rocks at Bull Sluice but not this past Sunday. The force of the water on the Chattooga River was fast, furious, and just plain dangerous. We did not even climb down the rocks at the higher level. The dogs were with us, and I didn’t want the take a chance that they might slip into the water. To see what this area looked like last summer, click here.

I have a list of things to do today, and I’m headed off to accomplish each one, but humor me for a moment. Mentally, I want to stroll through the green hills of the Cotswolds, drink a hot cuppa tea, and eat a fruit scone with clotted cream at the local establishment. What fun it would be just to be silly for a time and do something ridiculous so that I gain a sideways “get real” look from a friend.(smile)

Face-to-face with this big boy, I found myself borrowing a line from Chipley: “I’m not afraid!”