We’ve been having a relatively quiet house sit in Scotland but still getting out and about and reading the newspapers here, which we love. However, if we do nothing else during the day, there are a few things that we need to do.
One is to walk Otter three times a day. This is not a hardship, as he is a very happy boy when it is time for a walk. Normally, Bob does the morning walk about 6ish, while I make Otter’s 1st meal, which is given at the end of the walk, and then do the morning garden routine (more later).
I typically do the afternoon walk about 3ish, while Bob makes the 2nd meal, to be given at the end of the walk. The meal’s aren’t time consuming, mostly raw meat with some add-ins, so it’s just a bit of measuring and mixing. As easy as the meal prep is however, it takes us longer to mix up, than it does for Otter to eat it. 😀 Finally, there is a pretty quick, pre-bed walk.
Today, we changed things up a bit, and both did the second walk with Otter. We walked up a quiet (at least car traffic wise) country road toward Kirkdale and then turned and headed down another road to the lovely’ local Trigony Country House. We didn’t get all the way there, as we passed one couple with a dog and then saw another couple coming with 2 dogs off lead. We decided it was best to turn around and finish with a walk through the woods that we normally do.
As I briefly mentioned, the other thing that we do here is tend to the garden, but not really the garden but the various bird feeders that are situated throughout the front, side, and back garden. This just entails ensuring the various bird feeders haver either birdseed, chopped peanuts, full peanuts, or bird feed balls. All of that attracts a lovely array of birds, including a woodpecker that we’ve enjoyed watching. In the evening we set out food for the resident hedge hog, who we’ve been able to see on video. They are helpful to gardens by eating slugs.
There are, of course, beautiful flowers in the garden as well.
Peckish Travels 