Butterflies are the new Gulls ~ Miss Darcey Puffle Dog's latest obsession

Being as she's a Working Irish Cocker Spaniel it's in Miss Darcey Puffle Dog's nature to flush out birds, after all that's what her breed was bred for. Remember her obsession with gulls recorded here, well they're all flying high in the sky now

as are the other fledgling birds.

But she's discovered something else at eye level

something that flutters past her nose that she'd love to chase.

We did wonder what her new obsession would be, well now we know butterflies!

Oh and tractors, but not little vintage tractors like this one seen in the orchard, huge tractors roaring down the roads with trailers full of harvested produce, she'd like to chase those too!

Miss Darcey Puffle and the Herring Gulls

That's the Miss Darcey Puffle naughty face, the face that says, "Let me do what I want!". As you can see she's being restrained here and that's because she wants to chase a baby gull.

Darcey has an obsession with birds of all shapes and sizes, hardly surprising given her breeding, she's an Irish Working Cocker Spaniel, Cocker Spaniels were originally developed to flush out woodcocks. She wants to chase birds, not sure what she'd do if she caught one but I don't think it would end well for the bird.

Over the last few weeks, feels likes months, Herring Gulls have been fledging all around us driving Miss Darcey Puffle to hysteria, making our walks shall we say interesting!

 On occasion we've even had to rescue fledglings from the middle of a busy road, as you can probably imagine that drove her to conniptions!

Most of the fledglings are flying now so we're looking forward to more peaceful walks in the near future. Though I do wonder which bird will be the next object of obsession for our little Miss Darcey Puffle!

Why do cats love boxes and bags?

Leave an empty box or bag around in a cat's home and sooner or later he / she will have to investigate it. Felines like our old one eyed Jasper on the left and Lizzie on the right just don't seem to be able to resist the lure of a box or bag. Why? 

Well cats love the security of an enclosed space, somewhere they can see from but not be seen. They love the security of knowing that nothing is going to be able to enter from behind or the side. Being in a box or bag makes your cat feel safe and sound.

There's also the added advantage of being a nice warm place to rest in and as all cat owners know cats love to be in the warm.