Wednesday, January 29, 2014

wild animals!

Just found this photo of dad on the Barley field in 1956...with our dog Kim...he was about 1 when dad brought him home..I remember going in the field either by myself or with Keith...1 was only 5!...as soon as I grabbed the lead he would bomb off and I would be dragged along behind him..like a sledge...Dad kicked him occasionly and as a result when he was eating he would growl at dad...and his teeth were so big..dad got the message!...so we only had him for 6 months or so...Ive just identified Kim as a Rhodesian
Ridgeback also known as the Lion Hound!!..from South Africa and used to
hunt down Lions....you can see its ridge going down the top of its back.hair going in the opposite direction..
     The mad goat was Wilamena..from our cottage in Wales..think you both
met her?..she was wild but would go for walks with me without a lead with Lucy the cat and Mush following ..our big coalman was scared stiff of her after she head butted him once!!


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  1. David McCormackJanuary 30, 2014 at 10:07 AM

    I remember Wilamena, Mush & Lucy. Didn’t your goat eat the washing on the line once!? Have fond memories of walks with Mush. I’m sure I’ve been on long walks with you & Sue up Moel Famau and maybe Malham Cove? Mush would always run up & down many times.

    Also remember going fishing in the river at the bottom of the field behind your Nilgiris cottage?

    Great photo of Dad. Looks like you’ve got your scanner working really well... look forward to more photos!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 31, 2014 at 10:38 AM

    You have a good memory Dave..do you remember think I took you to Hoylake to fish when you were about 10?..don,t think you caught anything...Wilamena ate allsorts..I remember in August I came home to check my greenhouse tomatoes...all gone she had got in!..you and Mush were running up steep hills in Malham...early signs of your climbing future,...I don,t like heights!

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    1. David McCormackFebruary 4, 2014 at 5:13 PM

      I do remember that fishing trip Rob, I'm sure I used a old reel of Dad's that I'd spray painted blue.... but think I was older than 10 if using spray paint.....!? It was in the marine lake wasn't it?

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  3. Anne MurphyFebruary 5, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    Gosh I remember Wilamena and Mush. Wilamena wouldn't let Sue or anyone hang out the washing?, and Mush had endless energy and a beautiful coat. How long did he live?
    Mum told me stories about Kim, how he ran away a lot, and ripped then ate the landing curtains! I've always thought he was a Labrador too, but I can see now that he wasn't!!

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  4. UnknownFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:24 PM

    Yes Anne Wilamena was wild...Mush lived till 19!..but for the last 2 years he was in a terrible way and we should have had him put to sleep..sounds bad but he became an immobile animal in the end....Rob

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