Happy Birthday

Today is Toby’s birthday. It’s hard to believe that he is 11 today. He still acts like a puppy, always wanting to play and always after attention.

For his birthday, we took Toby out to Thames Chase, where he could partake in his favourite pastime, hunting for sticks:

He is such a happy dog, and so well behaved when out and about of his lead. However, despite acting like a puppy, after a couple of hours running around the forest, his real age shows. He spent the rest of the day curled up asleep, the only sign of life was his snoring!

I declare the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Open!!!

It is less than 2 years since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but today saw the opening of London’s new park. One of the many legacies we have left to us in London is the Olympic Park. Parts of the park opened last year, but today, the remaining half of the park was opened up to the public. I was one of the first to enter, being watched by TV news crews.

We were lead into the new park by drummers:

So what is there to see in the new park? Well there is the Orbit, which is now open to the public. If you have read this blog regularly, you know what this looks like, so here I have included a reflection picture:

To mirror the Orbit there is a Helter-Skelter:

New seating:

…and a water fountain to play in:

The park really does look good. Plenty of places to sit, play and walk. Let’s hope the park is the success it deserves.