Blue skies from wall to wall. It is the Autumn Equinox today and a classic and beautiful autumn morning it is – at the moment! Calm and sunny.
All is looking good for a bit of kennel painting, my bearded one needs a few dry hours to get some bits done and finished. He is proposing to paint the red bits on my bow and on my cratch window frame he is painting this with mahogany wood preserver.
My photos today show me supervising my bearded one at work (on an easy bit) and the finished job – at least of the red bits.
First thing though, after our walk that is, was to move my long kennel to the service quay to take on board 77 liters of fuel. This was not a necessity but one reason for this maneuver was that he had to turn my kennel around 180 degrees on returning to our mooring anyway. Then faceing the other way, it was less risky for him to reach the red bits he wanted to paint. The danger of him falling into the water which he has been known to do, was reduced. I don’t like swimming. I certainly wouldn’t go in and rescue him.
He did quite well, often acrobatically and precariously balanced on the bow of my long kennel, brush in hand, kennel in the other and managing not to get much paint on himself or the wrong colour in the wrong places.
He successfully completed the planned jobs just as the weather unexpectedly was rapidly deteriorating, the blue sky had been replaced with dark clouds.
The wind had picked up to to register well on the Beaufort scale which made spinning my (very) long kennel back around 180 degrees to its correct mooring orientation (no GS’s) quite a tricky operation as other kennel owners will know about cross winds.
Naturally, this was managed with great skill and expertise by my bearded one. (He will not allow me to publish how long it took or how many attempts)! Then it rained. My evening walk prospects look slim.
Love Douglas x
Yes bruv, we have heard that he is handy with a paint brush………..
Hi Douglas –
Sounds as if you’ve had a boring day or two – never mind. Glad your bearded one didn’t get wet, anyway.
My Mummy and Daddy are back! I was so glad to see them last night as it’s been a boring week. Anyway, now I can curl up besides Mummy while she watches boring old cricket . . .
Love & scratches
Millie
Dear Douglas, it has been so nice to catch up with you through your diary. As you know we have been away, up North, as they say. A whole week of hard work, polishing and scrubbing, cooking and ironing. As you know I am not fond of those jobs, except the cooking of course. But, now we are back aboard Micky Jay who has been patiently waiting for us and I am pleased to report that our Captain Mike is a very happy bunny. It seems that the batteries have behaved themselves whilst we have been away, I think that you know about these things. We are looking forwards to seeing you tomorrow and meeting up in Bakewell, that is where the tarts come from. The sweet ones with the red cherry in the centre. Till then, licks and hugs from your Aunty Barbie and Uncle Mike