Julie @ellenripley (@ellenripley)
Just me * Animal lover * Nature lover * Into Nerdy Things.
Trail Art, Secret Plans, and Our Last Walk (For Now)
https://images.hive.blog/DQmRJADdBH8xBqPNWvZickKMAfsa7kgdJ4iMz8WZ53VhGus/InCollage202609061126586682.jpg It is always a bit sad wrapping up a dog sitting stint. Today is the final day of our adven...
Fields, Woods and Four Paws
https://images.hive.blog/DQmRce9oMHmD1w5cBpL8u87hnLQuV79Ra6hAND3g6wzRwF5/InCollage202609051216349802.jpg Armed with a jacket and an enthusiastic labrador, we took to the fields today for a proper ...
Fungi Friday: After the Rain and Through the Brambles
https://images.hive.blog/DQmW8SyHu7nLtQYeVDMgpuBPyuHdV9vcowtEpUBhZMSGQhY/InCollage202609031328006042.jpg Wearing shorts on a woodland walk turned out to be a slight mistake today. Thick brambles li...
A Puddle Splashing Walk Through the Woods
https://images.hive.blog/DQmWBK3co8afZ6DAnJWEfCmsz6m4SuU4w8Yehpo7CGkYjQq/InCollage202609021200554972.jpg I set off on a walk with the pooch this morning. Rain from earlier left big pools of muddy o...
Morning Walk with the Dog: Gorse, Heather, and Colour
https://images.hive.blog/DQmP76vYt3u9NMq4JS44ybVxdhPNah5HF9uBrwEyH7fuygw/1788259133557.jpg Our morning #wednesdaywalk inspired by @tattoodjay took us through fields, bright yellow gorse, woodland p...
Following the Pooch: Early Autumn Views and Muddy Paws
https://images.hive.blog/DQmVrsJTZZXnQLYGcnQqLvH4iSS4gDziXuZnsER7ezFRwym/InCollage20260831115759447.jpg After heavy overnight rain, the sun finally came out this morning. I grabbed the lead and too...
Damp Fields and Morning Zoomies
https://images.hive.blog/DQmPQPkaAnrGwRaRLNU77dPT8hinfb9aGq8TwzwXxesvczo/InCollage202608301221493192.jpg Day five of dog sitting was a damp one. Rain had fallen overnight, so the fields were comple...
Spotting the Small Things on the Trail with the Pooch
https://images.hive.blog/DQmd1B8uKtTtySyJLyh2jsn9ZV3Hfb9aEBXf7sA1CZtHmUG/InCollage202608301900579602.jpg Day four of dog sitting was just another normal walk for me. I walk every single day anyway,...
Whitby: Land of Fish, Ships, and Very Steep Steps
https://images.hive.blog/DQmZhG8vC7CAFw95C8G8vHsLmn7Yvp6cn96nNKCvUpCrWky/InCollage202608282201090812.jpg We went for a day trip to Whitby, a seaside town in North Yorkshire along the English coast....
Dog Walk: Stop and Sniff Everything
https://images.hive.blog/DQmTECeAEBBnP3Rrn44MeWuspvvte7jy8QmDxb9UvrHVQai/InCollage202608281117016142.jpg Dog sitting for a friend this week means morning walks. Last night brought a heavy storm wit...
Dodging Rainstorms with the Pooch
https://images.hive.blog/DQmUhJPWJ7MBhYTo2C8qC7m3KNqbwrgGqETcUhxA249DVYV/InCollage20260827110240321.jpg This morning felt like autumn for the first time. It was cloudy and misty, but we warmed up o...
Wednesday Walk: Dog Sitting My Friend’s Dog
https://images.hive.blog/DQmaHWCPKg3zGAGvALU1xWg4HitkyKuF33FZg7MkuUx1vDK/InCollage202608261722082162.jpg I have just started dog sitting my friend’s dog today, but I am quite experienced with dogs,...
Beer Saturday: Playing Butler to a Cat and Badly Pouring a Good Guinness
https://images.hive.blog/DQmPo5QL9xB2aNyhR8rU8wqiMXHVGDMwNgjm1DXLMWEq5yA/202608221409344.jpg After a weekend spent house sitting and playing butler to my friend's cat, I was very kindly given some ...
LOH #303: What My Camera Roll Says About Me (And It’s Not Pretty)
https://images.hive.blog/DQmYVFiU4PDcppuXujCg2bTX8h3yiPnyWsKNRkEoG6L6jQi/InCollage202608231849363912.jpg Thank you @priyanarc for the question "What My Camera Roll Says About Me" and for forcing me...
Small Details on a Summer Walk
https://images.hive.blog/DQmSfi1fuYd3fzwXUkUb85Z1GzX3MvPA8YWLCy2WWq2ybKT/InCollage20260823083713385.jpg It was sunny and bright, so I decided to head out and spend an hour walking around the local ...