Friday 23 November 2012

Happy Birthday Oscar!

Well, we never thought we’d be in this position this time last year but he’s still here - today we’re celebrating Oscar’s 15th birthday!  As he can’t see to read any more we didn’t give him a card.

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Opening presents was also a bit of a problem!

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We went for a celebratory birthday walk at the “East Beach” end of Selsey.  This is Doug and Oscar next to the ‘blue plaque’ denoting the position where, during the war, the Mulberry Harbours were assembled and then towed to the Normandy Beaches for the D Day landings.

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Also from the beach we can look across the bay to Bognor Regis five miles away.  The spikey building is part of Butlin’s holiday camp. (thank goodness for zoom lenses)

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There are some interesting beach residences at “East Beach” – some of the original ones now nestle in the shadow of the newer ones.

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Oscar and Doug walking back along the sea wall to the car.  Yesterday, and much of last night, was very stormy but today we had brilliant sunshine with temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees and the sea was as calm as mill pond. The sea wall is the thing that Doug is walking on (not the little white painted one on his right!).  It’s about 8 feet thick and 8 feet high and at the moment there’s a large amount of shingle build up which rather hides the size of it.

10 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Oscar!! Glad to see you are still enjoying your walks. Keep on going for another year!
    Love from Della

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  2. Happy Birthday Oscar
    Lots of love
    Phoenix

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  3. Happy Birthday Oscar. Sending you lots of cuddles. x

    Love From

    Mark & Corinne

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  4. Well done Oscar. Keep surprising those two!

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  5. Pic 2 looks like birthday boy is having a right chuckle, was it a humorous gift?

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  6. Happy Birthday Oscar. Big cuddles xxx

    Stephen & Jayne

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  7. Congratulations Oscar
    We old dogs must stick together!
    From Tess who has just tottered to her 17th, though she can't walk anything like as far as you now.
    Debby and Dave
    NB Chuffed
    PS the new TV aerial is working well! thanks for the details

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  8. Sorry this is belated Oscar but I've had commitments!(I'm a busy Girl you know.)
    Wishing you a big "Happy Birthday", lots of sniffs,licks & snot from, "Your Maisie" XXOO (Love to J&D aswell.)

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  9. Happy belated birthday Oscar. 105 years old and you don't look a day over 84!! Sorry to have missed reading about your special day. Hope you enjoyed your presents. Jade sends her love with lots of woofs and big licks, and a bit of bottom sniffing!
    Xxxxxxxx

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