This was a difficult walk because the errant border terrier Leo chose to do a runner and could not be found. As you will see from the photos, it was a beautiful day for walking.
The picture above is the Green Well of Scotland at the start of the walk and just beyond there we walked through a quagmire of mud in a field of cows. That was followed by a fording of the burn which though not in full flood was far from empty. Luckily another walker lent me his walking pole so I could stabilise myself on the slippy stones. Once I was away from livestock I let the dogs off their leads and both ran off into the bracken. Sweep came back when called and Leo disappeared from view. I hung about for about an hour then walked further up to see if he had rejoined the path later on. But no luck. Expeditions down to the burn through rather unpleasant wet and deep bracken was also to no avail. When the light started to fade I was forced to leave. I asked a local farmer to let us know if she saw him.
We went back that evening but could not get far in the dark. Next day Lynn went back and there was Leo following a walker off the hill. I had thought he was lost so that was a great relief.
