Joining in again this week with Sunday Sevens – the brainchild of Nathalie at Thread and Bobbins.
After a near month of beautiful clear blue skies and sunshine, the last few days of January turned very very wet…
Filling the rivers…
and giving HRH plenty puddles to wallow in…
The ground became so soaked I found the road blocked by a small landslip on Tuesday that took a tree into the road on the hill out of Okehampton…
Despite the cold and damp, signs of spring were emerging
Snowdrops…
and frog spawn…
rabbits playing outside my office window…
and, although not a sign of spring, indoor wildlife abseiling from the ceiling…
After a busy week of working, we headed north on Friday for the Christening of our great niece on Saturday…
Lovely husband was not only given the honour of being one of her godfathers, he was also trusted with a lighted match…
As well as seeing our beautiful great niece and lots of other lovely friends and family members, we also go to meet our gorgeous great nephew – born not long before Christmas. 
Of course, because it was a family event, lovely littlest also rocked up – always great to see her. Here she is with me and her cousin.
Sadly no lovely eldest as she’s still in NZ 😦
Hope you’ve had a great week!
Bekki
Dartmoor Creative 
Lovely post with wonderful photography! ❤ 🙂 Have a great week yourselves!
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Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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It’s Been very wet down here hasn’t it, my drive to work seems to have been one long puddle instead of road! Love seeing your dog enjoying his paddle. 😃
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You’re right. Can’t believe the amount of rain in such a short space of time. The rivers have looked very scary and when we drove up country there were a lot of flooded fields 😦
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Always look forward to your Sunday Sevens.Happy to have been part of this weeks. xxx
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Snowdrops, frogspawn, dogs paddling and a lovely baby, looks like spring is on it’s way at last, lovely post and pictures, keep well, xArlened
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Thank you. New life is certainly springing up all around 🙂
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Sounds like a good week, despite the grey damp weather and lovely to see Mr Hicks in another puddle!! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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What a lovely week! 😊
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Thank you 🙂
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OMG Mr. Hicks must have been howling with delight…so much water to wade through 😉 Yay!! on Spring around the corner too! Lovely times with family and friends..what a fab week 🙂
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Ha ha! Yes, he was pleased with the water, although he really slowed down last week too, so I suspect the damp was also playing havoc with his arthritis 😦
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I think I know how he feels LOL..hope the warmer weather hurries up for us all…fed up of winter now!
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What a lovely week! 😊
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Thank you 🙂
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Great pictures, such a lovely post. Heartwarming picture of lovely husband with lovely baby smiling! 😄 Have a great week ahead. Xo
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Thank you. I’d had a very long cuddle before I passed him to my hubby, out of necessity to go to the loo – hubby was a bit ‘I’m not really bothered about holding him’ and ‘how do I hold his head’, but when I looked back at the photo I though ‘That look doesn’t say not bothered at all’ 🙂
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Haha, I guess you got the baby in a good mood so that he was ready for the photo op! 😄
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He was, but I think he’s one of those babies that’s pretty much in a good mood all the time. Mum and Dad are very easy going and laid back – so probably in the genes.
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Lovely Husband does look very wary of that candle lighting business but he looks positively broody holding the baby. Look out!
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I think it was the vicar he was scared of – being a bloke he is positively embraces lighting bonfires and fighting me to see to the log burner. Definitely doting, if not broody. Mind, that baby is soooo cute!
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Frogspawn? The frogs are still asleep here, but we have masses of snowdrops. Doesn’t your daughter look like you? Lovely family pictures. Hugs to you know who.
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I was surprised by the frog spawn, it’s still jolly chilly here too. Shhh, don’t let daughter hear you – you know what they’re like about looking like their mum 🙂 ‘You know who’ is having a nap, but will pass hugs on when he wakes up 🙂
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Its chucking it down here too. Lovely all the wildlife that’s emerging too. I’ve just seen my first crocuses in the park. 🙂
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It certainly is cheering to see all the new life when the weather’s so drab. Still waiting to see crocuses here.
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Lovely to see Hicks still enjoying life to the max. I do believe I’ve seen a few sprouting of what promises to be Spring, too. We still have a mud bath right outside our front door and all down the driveway – should yours ever dry up and Hicks needs a quick fix:)
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Thank you. He’s up and down with what he can manage, but some days you wouldn’t believe how much he can do. Ha ha! Thanks for the offer, but I’m sure Hicks’ mud radar will make that unlikely 🙂
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Such a grand occasion, it is lovely to see. Beautiful church, I always love to see the inside of churches.
Still very wet I see, lots of rain, and HRH is loving it, of course. Spring in the coming already. It is still very much summer here, but I guess Fall will be here just as soon then.
Have a great day and coming weekend. Enjoy. 🙂
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It was a lovely occasion and the Vicar made it a very friendly family affair too. Fortunately the rain has disappeared again mostly this week, although still plenty of puddles for HRH. I always find it odd to think you guys are looking forward to Autumn as while we’re looking forward to spring. Enjoy the rest of your week and the weekend too xx
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Glad the rain has disappeared. Just in time for the weekend indeed.
Lol. 🙂 Yes I look forward to Fall and Winter. I think our colder seasons are so mind, we actually enjoy them. Summer can be very hot around here.
Enjoy the weekend, keep warm and I hope you have sunny skies.
🙂
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Thank you. Yep, I think ours summers are generally more like your Winters 🙂 No sunny skies today and a biting wind 😦 Have a fab weekend.
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