Gilbert the Good – reseeding the lawn
While practising my role as a Monty Don stand-in dog, I watched Barry reseeding the bare patches in the lawn. Well, they call it a lawn but it’s just a stretch of grass between the trees. There are lots of trees.
Anyway, there are a number of brown bits where the grass has disappeared. It happens every year. Here’s a photograph from a few years ago. It was even worse then.
I watched carefully as Barry mixed earth and seeds and sprinkled them over the blotches and then raked them over. It did look nice and I thought I would help so I went out this morning and rearranged the earth. It smelt so good! I admit I did get a bit carried away and it didn’t look quite as tidy as I thought it would.
When Barry saw it, he thought at first that a fox might have got in and been busy but then he looked at me and knew it was no fox.
I’m learning.
‘I’ve tried to be good, ‘cos I know that I should’ . . .
TTFN
Gilbert
Those dogs are handsome, attentive creatures! Where else can they go, except for the lawns?
ReplyDeleteThey're particularly attentive when food is in the offing!
DeleteDear adorable Gilbert, always trying to do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteHe really does try so hard to understand and be good.
DeleteOh! Dear! Gilbert you've given Barry and your
ReplyDeletefamily...'Paws'..for thought...!
Still...never mind..perhaps next time you'll be
a lot tidier....HeHe! Bless!x
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The day he learns to tidy up after himself will be the day I truly believe in fairies.
DeleteHaHa! Why should he...As l always say...
Delete"Dogs have owners...Cats have staff".....
And as far a fairies are concerned...You
should have seen me, at Christmas...on
top the Christmas tree...???
Dear Gilbert, what a good boy you are - even if you don't always get it *quite* right. xx
ReplyDeleteHe really is a very sweet dog. x x
DeleteBless you Gilbert - I expect those seeds are in a much better position now - ready for a full lawn ... just make sure you clean your paws! Cheers and happy week-end - Hilary
ReplyDeleteHe has cleaned his paws - all over the furniture. There's nothing like bringing the outdoors indoors to make a house a home!
DeleteLove those muddy paws Gilbert. Excellent work.
ReplyDeleteToodle-oo!
Nobby.
Gilbert says: 'Cheers, Nobby. Great praise from an expert. Woof.'
DeleteWe are sure that will encourage those seeds to sprout more effectively. Good job mate.
ReplyDeleteGilbert modestly inclines his head and says, 'Cheers. I hope you're right. Woof!'
DeleteOh my goodness - that beautiful dog, so like our golden girl, and in temperament too by the sounds of it. Our girl would never make an assistance dog, I once tried to teach her 'helping' by showing her how I put clothes in the washer and then pulling them out again......we never got very far even with delicious treats on offer for compliance, but even now if I'm loading laundry she'll stand by me looking hopeful
ReplyDelete" helping mum, helping " those big lab eyes, she's irresistible ;-)
Alison in Wales x
They're worth their weight in gold and we wouldn't be without them. x
ReplyDeleteLook at that face, as if butter wouldn't melt :-) xxx
ReplyDeleteThe picture of innocence! x x x
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