My Favourite Tree

I have changed the original picture as I had two and was swithering over which one. I put this one on Flickr and after coming in from a work night out (Friday) I see that it was very popular! There was:
911 views
131 favs
33 comments.

and it was added to the Flickr Gallery (whatever that is)!! I have just returned to Flickr after a long absence!!!

Narrative for the first pic which you seem to see if you click the LARGE button.

I was taking a picture of this tree, which is at the top end of Blackford and Breagha appeared in the picture, on full alert, having spotted a herd of about 6 deer not that far away. She already had spent a half hour chasing around 50 pheasants in the previous field and I didn't see hide nor hair of her for around 20 mins. I did though hear plenty of squalking and flapping of wings so I knew she was around somewhere! What excitement for a daft cocker spaniel.

I met the gamie later and he was laughing at all Breagha's snowballs on her fur. He had a lab which was a trained gun dog. "Ah these spaniels make great gun dogs" he says, "they go places even the labs won't go". Oh yes I know that! She had already been for a swim in the freezing cold river.....

I was still awake at 1am last night, still hyper that I had won a cup (although when I get it, it will be stuffed in the cupboard as they are not the bonniest of ornaments!!!