Yesterday we went to Greenwich Park to meet our Southern Welsh Terrier friends from WELTAF for a "Picnic in the Park and a gentle stroll. No ramble as it was extremely hot.
My hoomans led the way to a nice shady spot under some huge trees. We were just organising where we wanted our rugs to be placed when we noticed a man approaching us at a brisk pace. When he reached us he stopped and said:
"My child is afraid of dogs, please could you move"
His family were actually sitting a good 50 yards from us and we were in a park where there were many dogs running around off their leads!!
My hooman Mum turned round to him and said....
"You will have no problems from our dogs as they will remain on their leads!"
The man muttered and announced he would have to move and stalked off. He uprooted his family and moved a further 50 yards or so to another place and guess what?????
Yes, you have probably guessed............
Not 10 minutes passed by when several dogs who were off lead went straight up to where he and his family were sitting and he was in a right old flap!
Hoomans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our friend Dooley came along to the picnic.
Edwyn.
Dooley's Mum brought along some Petit Fours for Pooches.
Edwyn tried them first, and having received the "paws up" we tucked in.
Duffy was keen to taste these delicious morcels; but paws on the table!!!!
Edwyn and Buffy looking for scraps the hoomans may have dropped.
Just before we packed up our picnic items Taffy absolutely disgraced himself. He went up to Buffy's hooman Mum and piddled all over her left foot. I was mortified. I really did not know which way to look I was so embarrassed. Honestly you can only take my brother somewhere twice. The second time is back to apologise!
Once all the picnic stuff was put into the cars we set off for our stroll.
First we passed through the gardens of
The Rangers House.The Rose Garden was very pretty and we were surprised that we were actually allowed in as dogs are not usually allowed into formal gardens.
We were all very well behaved and were happy to stop for a few moments to let the hoomans take photos.
This was a huge bird flying over us!!!!!!!
After we left the Rose Garden we caught site of the Observatory, home of
The Greenwich Meridian Line, Longitude 0°, the centre of world time, defined by a transit instrument and line across the Observatory courtyard. Endorsed by international agreement in 1884 as the Prime Meridian of the world, a line that divides East and West.
A little further on we had our first glimpse of part of London's skyline, Canary Wharf.
Canary Wharf is built on the site of the old West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs. From 1802 to 1980, the area was one of the busiest docks in the world, with at one point 50,000 employed.
During WWII, the docks area was bombed heavily and nearly all the original warehouses were destroyed or badly damaged. After a brief recovery in the 1950s, the port industry began to decline and by 1980 the docks were closed. Many traditional local industries closed, with thousands out of work and the 295 acres West India Docks lay derelict, and largely unused.
The project to revitalise 8 square miles of derelict London docklands began in 1981 with the establishment of the London Docklands Development Corporation. Initially regeneration of the area was focused on small-scale, light industrial schemes.
Canary Wharf itself takes its name from No. 10 Warehouse (30 Shed) of the South Quay, Import Dock. This was built in 1952 for Fruit Lines Ltd, a subsidiary of Fred Olsen Lines for the Mediterranean and Canary Island fruit trade. At their request, the quay and warehouse were given the name Canary Wharf.
There were so many people enjoying the sunshine and having picnics.
Next historic sighting was of The Queens House.
The Queen's House is nowadays part of the
National Maritime Museum. It was originally part of the Royal Palace of Placentia. It was meant by King James I to be the home of his consort, Anne of Denmark. Inigo Jones was the architect, and construction started in 1616. The Queen died in 1619, however, and work was stopped until ten years later, when King Charles I gave it to his new Queen, Henrietta Maria. Inigo Jones was recalled and the exterior work was completed some six years later. The Queen stayed there only briefly, however, and in 1642 the Civil War started.
After the Restoration Charles II had the House enlarged by John Webb in 1662 to provide a residence while the new palace of Placentia was being built, as the original had been badly damaged during the time of the Commonwealth. (This is now the site of the
Royal Naval College). It is not known if he ever actually lived there, however, and the building was in fact used by Henrietta, by now the Queen Mother, until her death in 1669. In 1690 it became the official residence of the Ranger of Greenwich Park
Welshies marching past the Queen's House.
Just around the corner we spied water.
Buffy jumped in and had a swim to cool off.
Dooley tested the water and then decided just to have a drink.
I rather fancied a ride in one of these, the Black Lab certainly looked as if he was having a whale of a time.
Another stop under a tree.
We had a good pant
Taffy managed to get something in his beard again.
We were very happy having our photos taken as we were in the shade.
L to R: Taffy, Duffy and Edwyn.
Another photo looking towards Canary Wharf
Our hooman brother goes to Canary Wharf every weekday, he works in one of those huge towers.
Dooley made friends with a friendly Doberman.
Here is a photo of the "Dome".
The dome-shaped building, also referred to as the Dome's canopy, was originally constructed as the Millennium Dome, often simply known as the Dome, and housed the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the third Millennium. After the closure of the exhibition on December 31, 2000, the interior of the building was demolished leaving only the shell of the Dome.
The official renaming of the Dome on May 31, 2005 when it became known as the O2 Arena gave publicity to its transition into an Entertainment District including an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space, and bars and restaurants.
Plans are also underway to host the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships and the artistic gymnastics and basketball events of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Looking back to the boating lake we had passed.
A steep hill had to be climbed to take this photo.
"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the Midday sun!"
Another stop in the shade and Taffy managed to get his chin rubbed by Dooley's Mum.
After a short while he became too hot and wanted to get back to the car for a nice drink of iced water.
We had made sure the hoomans brought the fridge with them!
Dooley made some more friends on the walk back.
As the car came into view we passed the Bandstand.
No "Doggie" tunes unfortunately.
Well there you have it, our day out.
Hope you enjoyed the history lesson!
Molly xx
I just knew what was coming!
Then tried to swallow my head with all his paws in mid air.
It seemed to make matters worse. Oh heck!
Molly xx
We were all very well behaved and were happy to stop for a few moments to let the hoomans take photos.
This was a huge bird flying over us!!!!!!!
After we left the Rose Garden we caught site of the Observatory, home of
A little further on we had our first glimpse of part of London's skyline, Canary Wharf.
There were so many people enjoying the sunshine and having picnics.
Next historic sighting was of The Queens House.
Welshies marching past the Queen's House.
Buffy jumped in and had a swim to cool off.
Another stop under a tree.
We had a good pant
Taffy managed to get something in his beard again.
We were very happy having our photos taken as we were in the shade.
Another photo looking towards Canary Wharf
Another stop in the shade and Taffy managed to get his chin rubbed by Dooley's Mum.
Dooley made some more friends on the walk back.
As the car came into view we passed the Bandstand.
Well there you have it, our day out.
Thank you very much Blue.
Fortunately this particular Owl was a carving and a rather splendid one at that.
Now at the beginning of the walk there were 5 or 6 different options available as to which trail we followed through the forest. Somehow we ended up on the GROUSE WALK.
She was not happy.
As it had started to drizzle by the time we arrived at their feeding place we stayed in the car and had a nap while they chomped in the restaurant.
We were not sure if the greenery was meant to be camouflage or Fancy dress!
We decided she was just a very eccentric girl.
He came up to me, obviously realising I was a mature and knowledgeable Terrier.
He sat and listened to me very intently, what a good lad.
I then introduced him to Molly. I have to say my sister is a very kind and gentle girl and he was very happy chatting to her.
After everybody had been placed in the correct position the parade was all set to go. A firecracker went bang and off we set. 
Best paw forward.
Marching through the village.
I marched with Edwyn, he had not appreciated the firecracker at the beginning of the parade and he walked with his tail down. I really did feel sorry for him. He is such a nice guy. 
Didn't we all look smart in our Welsh bandannas and the girls had pretty Welsh ribbons.
There had been a Scarecrow competition in the morning. I particularly liked this one.
Molly liked this scarecrow balancing on a tight rope.
This is little Molly, my new friend from The Smithy where we were staying.
and finally "Moi".
There was a video to put in here of the Carnival so that I could show you the Carnival Queen and the entire parade but there have been lots of very bad words being said in our house recently about videos not uploading and Autosave failing and things just disappearing into cyberspace, so alas you will have to use your imaginations for the time being.
