It was my first shoot in 7 years yesterday without my good companion, Lady by my side. Poor lamb is now pretty much crippled with arthritis. The heart wrenching thing is she still wants to come and gets herself in position at the door just before I start to put my gear in the car. I'd planned to come back at lunchtime yesterday to take her out for the afternoon drives as there isn't so much walking involved but it didn't work out because of the bad weather. It was high winds and driving rain and we all got soaked. We took a consensus on how to play it and decided to do 2 fewer drives than usual and finish for a late lunch. It proved to be a good decision.
Next time out it will hopefully be a normal day and I can pop back to pick the old girl up for an afternoon half day. It's just not the same without her by my side. She makes the day harder work in many ways but overall it just doesn't feel right without her.
Next time out it will hopefully be a normal day and I can pop back to pick the old girl up for an afternoon half day. It's just not the same without her by my side. She makes the day harder work in many ways but overall it just doesn't feel right without her.