{"id":361,"date":"2008-02-18T17:20:21","date_gmt":"2008-02-18T17:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/?p=361"},"modified":"2008-02-26T14:12:10","modified_gmt":"2008-02-26T14:12:10","slug":"im-a-shaggy-2-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/?p=361","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m a shaggy 2-year old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we got up this morning Dad&#8217;s temperature thingy said minus 7.3 degrees &#8211; <strong>That&#8217;s very cold!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frosty.jpg\" title=\"Graden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frosty.jpg\" alt=\"Graden\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The whole garden was frozen!!! However, this does not put us off our early morning walk, especially not today as it is my Birthday. Today I am two years old. So Mum put all her warm walking things on filled up the treat bag and off we went.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/arrival.jpg\" title=\"Arrival\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/arrival.jpg\" alt=\"Arrival\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were one of the first to arrive at the Carlton Forest car parking area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frostytrees.jpg\" title=\"Frosty Trees\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frostytrees.jpg\" alt=\"Frosty Trees\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the frost there was lovely sunshine and under the trees nothing was frozen &#8211; clever that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/tractors.jpg\" title=\"Tractors\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/tractors.jpg\" alt=\"Tractors\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were even a few tractors out lifting carrots in this weather. I had a little go at seeing them off but Mum said I mustn&#8217;t, they were allowed here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/newwalk.jpg\" title=\"New Walk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/newwalk.jpg\" alt=\"New Walk\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we turned off into a field we had never been in before. Lovely smells everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/snicket.jpg\" title=\"Snicket\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/snicket.jpg\" alt=\"Snicket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once we had crossed the field we found a little snicket.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frostybeard.jpg\" title=\"Frosty Beard\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frostybeard.jpg\" alt=\"Frosty Beard\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By this time the frost had really got into my beard &#8211; and the odd sticky bob or two &#8211; and I looked pretty much like a shaggy 2-year old.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frostysheep.jpg\" title=\"Frosty Sheep\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/frostysheep.jpg\" alt=\"Frosty Sheep\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We carried on and did a full circle and came across a field full of sheep in the misty frost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/views.jpg\" title=\"Views\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/views.jpg\" alt=\"Views\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The view was breath taking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/backtocar.jpg\" title=\"Back Home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/backtocar.jpg\" alt=\"Back Home\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One more turn and we&#8217;re on the home straight.<\/p>\n<p>And when we got home Dad had already made sure my bone was ready for me and Mum&#8217;s cappuccino  was waiting for her too. A great two hour birthday walk! I noticed there are presents too. But Mum said I have to wait until dad gets home before I can open them. I wonder if I&#8217;ll get some cake too&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Bye for now.<\/p>\n<p>Finni <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/BluePawTiny.jpg\" title=\"paw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/BluePawTiny.jpg\" alt=\"paw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ragamuffinn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/temp.jpg\" title=\"Temp\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we got up this morning Dad&#8217;s temperature thingy said minus 7.3 degrees &#8211; That&#8217;s very cold! The whole garden was frozen!!! 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