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Thought it was about time Delilah made an appearance on my photo stream :) Not the happiest of dogs here, but this one does make me giggle - poor soggy dog!! Unfortunately, I've obviously had to stop Dilly's "52 Weeks for Dogs Project"... I am just not in a position to take a new photo of her each week at the moment. However, I do have many photos of her from earlier this year that I never got round to uploading, so she'll continue to make regular appearances on Flickr :)
I've heard of dogs that like being bathed - dogs that voluntarily hop into their owners tubs and sit waiting for the fun and pampering to begin... Dilly is not one of those dogs. Like 99% of the canine population, she can not for the life of her, fathom my reasons for intermittently throwing her in a huge, steep-sided, slippery bowl filled with lukewarm water and covering her with dog shampoo. Delilah is good about having baths - she doesn't fight the process, or try escaping - she'll even pick each paw up in turn for me to wash her legs - but she quite clearly hates the whole concept. Oh well, we all have hardships in life, being bathed I think is a relatively minor one. She gets a biscuit and a thorough toweling off (which she does enjoy) afterwards and then can rest easy, free from the torture of being forcibly washed for another few months!
We do of course have more regular grooming sessions - which she enjoys about as much as the baths. Dilly's a proper little tomboy in some ways - she loves running around, chasing critters, rolling in stuff and getting filthy dirty. Show her a brush and comb, or ask her into the bathroom and she'll be slinking back to her bed! Luckily for her, Delilah is a very short haired Cavalier, her coat has never grown long (except on her ears!). This means grooming sessions are generally quite short... I just comb out any tangles in her ears, give her a quick brush all over and then send her on her way. She still manages to look like I've tortured her for hours though!! I do wish she was a bit more like Barney where grooming is concerned - for all he despises baths, he comes running when he sees the brush - and likes being groomed so much he falls asleep while I comb.
Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset in the south west of England. It is situated 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Bristol. The population of the city is 83,992. It was granted city status by Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1590, and was made a county borough in 1889 which gave it administrative independence from its county, Somerset. The city became part of Avon when that county was created in 1974. Since 1996, when Avon was abolished, Bath has been the principal centre of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES).
The city was first established as a spa with the Latin name, Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") by the Romans in AD 43, although verbal tradition suggests that Bath was known before then. They built baths and a temple on the surrounding hills of Bath in the valley of the River Avon around hot springs. Edgar was crowned king of England at Bath Abbey in 973. Much later, it became popular as a spa town during the Georgian era, which led to a major expansion that left a heritage of exemplary Georgian architecture crafted from Bath Stone.
The City of Bath was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987. The city has a variety of theatres, museums, and other cultural and sporting venues, which have helped to make it a major centre for tourism, with over one million staying visitors and 3.8 million day visitors to the city each year. The city has two universities and several schools and colleges. There is a large service sector, and growing information and communication technologies and creative industries, providing employment for the population of Bath and the surrounding area.
Gah! I clearly accidentally turned on HDR Art mode when taking this picture!
In Bath we saw an exhibit of huge photos taken from the air over England. Reg snapped this picture of Blenheim Palace.
Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. In 2011, the population was 88,859. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage site in 1987.
The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then.
As i walked in the park, heard a lot of splashing. Stumbled across geese at their 'bath time'...video below
Canadian Geese Bathing VIDEO
2/20/16 Saturday ~ A beautiful sight to see and hear the canadian geese bathe in the water.
MUSIC: Attribution to Artist: Kevin MacLeod
Enter the Party | YouTube Audio Library
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE4hWVoB5hA&list=PL93uzrz9f1_...
Music ⓒ - Kevin MacLeod
Bath is a city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths. In 2011, the population was 88,859. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987.
The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") c. AD 60 when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761. Many of the streets and squares were laid out by John Wood, the Elder, and in the 18th century the city became fashionable and the population grew. Jane Austen lived in Bath in the early 19th century. Further building was undertaken in the 19th century and following the Bath Blitz in World War II.
Bath became part of the county of Avon in 1974, and, following Avon's abolition in 1996, has been the principal centre of Bath and North East Somerset.
The tower of Bath Abbey can be seen in the background. Also known as the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, it is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery, founded in the 7th century, was reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries; major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1860s. It is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country.
The church is cruciform in plan, and is able to seat 1200. An active place of worship, with hundreds of congregation members and hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, it is used for religious services, secular civic ceremonies, concerts and lectures. The choir performs in the abbey and elsewhere. There is a heritage museum in the vaults.
The abbey is a Grade I listed building, particularly noted for its fan vaulting. It contains war memorials for the local population and monuments to several notable people, in the form of wall and floor plaques and commemorative stained glass. The church has two organs and a peal of ten bells. The west front includes sculptures of angels climbing to heaven on two stone ladders.