A walk and Saltaire Festival

I was up early this morning but by the time I had decided to take the dogs out for their walk it was 8am. It was a little overcast but the sun was trying to break through. After a bit of ball throwing and retrieving I spotted someone coming on to the moor so went and caught Bear so I could put his muzzle on.

Bear is wearing a muzzle in public now because he is a little snappy with some dogs and obviously some of the owners get a bit huffy about it. If another dog turns on him he runs a mile!



Anyway muzzle in place I noticed it is an older gentleman that I know, Geoff and his Yorkshire Terrier Tom that have arrived so I went over for a chat. We walked down the moor together and talked about apples, blackberries, plums, festivals and David Hockney. He is always so positive and pleasant. He isn't a moaner at all.


Little Tom


We parted company between the moors and I walked down the second moor, crossed over the road and walked down the lane. Just past the farm I spotted a pony foal hiding in the bushes. Unfortunately, Bear startled him and then got round the back of him, so the foal kicked Bear, twas his own fault!




As I had my new with me I took photos of ponies, cows, donkeys, balsam and blackberries before heading back round for the return journey.









This afternoon, Isobel, James and I went to the Saltaire Festival. It has been on a few days so wasn't sure what to expect exactly. There was a continental street market and there were several street entertainers around, In the park there were lots of stalls and a Polish Beer Garden! A classic and collectors car collection were lined up in ranks and included some 'bubble cars'. I was most annoyed with myself as I had left my purse at home so only had £2 on me.

We came across a bunch of oddly dressed people all attired in black, gold and red and carrying mostly brass instrustments. They waited until a neighbouring act finished and then they started playing some tunes. They were fun and very talented and known as The Peace Artists.





When they finished we had a wander and then the heavens opened and down came the rain. Round to the little car park and there was a more normal band playing on the big stage. We then headed across to the church. I visited this church a lot of years ago as part of my middle school curriculum (Saltaire is now a World Heritage Site). Today we just walked around the outside and I was delighted to see the church has it's own allotments.




We crossed back over the river and meandered back towards the car park taking in the sights and smells and sounds along the way.