Cross training:

Thought just cycling as training was a bit too narrow a focus, so taken up hunting!!

Sunday, I dug up and made homeless 12 baby rabbits who were decimating my lawn. The training involved here was in chasing my dog - Coco - around as she in turn chased the bunnies.

Last few days, Sue has been hearing noises in the attic - suspecting some Jane Austen inspired incarceration of a previous girlfriend.

On closer inspection - squirrels were to blame. They had gnawed through the fascia and soffit and set up a creche in the warmth of the eaves overhang. Refusing to take the bait of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes or a ripe goats cheese nibbler, I resorted to gloved hand chasing of the little furry-tailed tree rats. There was nearly a leg through the ceiling as one of the - fairly tame but frightened - squirrels ran up my arm and stood on my shoulder, eye to eye with me looking quite sad.

I put them in the trap in the picture - two had already been taken to the woods at the back.

I don't know who they most look like, BNUT or Oakley, but one had a remarkably similar hair colouring to the Syrup wearing ex-President.

Off for a further hunting trip now - trying to coax my gun-shy Labrador from her basket.

Bren