Boxing Day Brighton

Boxing Day, brief stop seafront Brighton en route to Southsea....

Christmas Day 2014

Pevensey Bay, East Sussex beach house sun, blue skies and still air... perfect

Dr Salter Bermondsey

Ella sitting next to the new statue of Dr Alfred Salter, by sculptor Diane Gorvin. The life-size figures of Dr Alfred & Ada Salter and their daughter and her cat are on the Thames path at Bermondsey, just downriver from Shad Thames.

Birthday girl

Ella is six today. We walked along river to Tate Modern and back to through Southwark to Bermondsey.

Surgery

Ella has had a tumour removed from her left cheek. The lab test came back with good news - "As this example has evidently been removed with a clear margin of normal I do not expect it to recur , therefore the prognosis is good".

Chillin at MoreLondon

Sunday morning walk... sitting at MoreLondon. Two groups of Japanese tourists asked for photos taken with E... she obliged.

Bloody big fish...

Sitting on the terrace watching the Koi carp watching her...

Autumn in London

Been enjoying the driest warmest September on record... here taking a break walking Charing X Rd and balmy evening on the Thames at Potters Fields, Bermondsey.

Grooming day...

Had six monthly groom at Oaklands College. Her coat is stripped. Chalk is put into her coat and the groomer then hand strips before bathing. Long tiring job I'm told.

Early Autumn in SE1...

It's been a perfect start to Autumn here....

South Coast, beach walks...

Spent the Bank Holiday on South Coast walking the beaches at Pevensey Bay and Seven Sisters Country Park.

Pevensey Bay

BBQ at Pevensey Bay near Eastbourne. Ella with Flos a 18 mth Collie. Played all afternoon!

Summer 2014 with friends....

'Bonnie & Clyde'... Ella with Bomber a Huskador, husky/labrador cross. Lazing near stream woods and swimming with friends in the Broadwater.

Ella and Ed

Ella and Edward in Hatfield Park during half term visit...

Chillin at home

Ella chillin at home...

Southbank walk

Walk from Bermondsey to the Jubilee Gardens and the London Eye. It's a 5+ mile round walk taking in the attractions on the Southbank.

Chillin in garden

At rest in the garden at Mead Cottage, Essex. I was cutting the grass and she was watching me walk up and down, moving only to let me cut the grass around and under her.

Spring 2014... Hatfield Park

Enjoying the longer spring days and sunshine in Hatfield Park...

Spring walk, Royal Parks London

Saturday morning spring walk from Trafalgar Square through the Royal Parks, St James Park and Green Park.

5 years with me...

Blimey, 5 years ago tomorrow that I collected Ella from Lincolnshire... it's been a good journey so far, we have a great understanding of each other...

January walk Great Wood

Nearing the end of our 3 mile Sunday afternoon walk in the Great Wood, Hertfordshire.