I was taking a mid-week break down in Southbourne, Bournemouth, staying at a great little bed and breakfast called the Newpoint Hotel, and decided to take a walk on the nearby Southbourne Overcliff.
The weather was beautiful, there was a slight breeze and the scent from the grasses was stunning. Just about everybody was stopping to say 'hello' (except those who were running, of course) and I felt like I was part of a real Southbourne Overcliff community.
I decided to take 'pot luck' and sat on a bench overlooking a delightfully blue sea.
Before long, a friendly old couple came along and chatted. They had two dogs. One called 'Monty' and the other called 'Sir'. One was a West Highland Terrier and the other was a Tibetan Terrier (see photo top right).
I asked why call their dog was called 'Sir' and the man answered
When I was a training officer in the army, everybody was called 'Sir', so that's what I called my dog ...You learn something new every day, especially if you are partial to sitting on benches and just chatting to anybody that comes along.
The dogs were a bit camera shy, though :-)
Bye for now
Rob
(Rob Hopcott - online author)
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