Sparky....going for

walkies draggies.

Sparky is too young to be let out to eat the local small bird population at the moment. In any case we live too close to Leith Walk for us to be happy about him wandering about by himself; he's likely to become a permanent feature on the front of a No 13 bus, we fear.

Here we are shortly after 'enjoying' a walk through hawthorn, holly and rose bushes; Sparky's route.

Some pets should go for a walk on a lead, e.g. horses and dogs, and some shouldn't. I'm off to get the thorns removed from my legs.