Ello for you. I ope you did ave a nice day on Saturday. I bet you dint kno it was St Marley's Day! That's right, is a speshul day of the year dedictaed to St Marley, the patron saint of nappin. "HANG ON!" i hear sum of you sayin, "is not 23 April St George's Day, patron saint on Englund?" I do say for you that it used to be but he has been demoted on account of only bein responsible for killin some weedy dragon....
So-called "saint" and weedy dragon...
I dussnt fink that lady do be impressed wiv dat "Saint" George! Oh no, not when she hear about my recent adventures. I was out walkin wiv mum the other day when we did come across a adder snake on the path in the woods. Adders is only poisynouse snake in the whole of the UK and this one was avin a sunbathe right across where I do be walkin...
Actual snake ....probbly
He was very fiersome lookin and was ungry and ready to eat anyones wot be comin along finkin it was a nice sunny day and safe in leafy Surrey....
Deadly "Surrey adder" chokin a victim
....but he run off into the trees when he see me comin. I gib him the eye and flash him my teef and he is quickly scurryin off into the trees never to be seen again.....I decided to put up warnin sign and go off and look for any evvydence of more snakes...
....we scoured the countryside and did end up in the big field......
Snake hunters...
.....and it was not long before we come across this.....
Adder HQ
YIKES!! Its a snake hotel wot the local farmer did build in his field for keepin snakes in. Dad wanted to lift up the lid and ave a look but mum say "NO" and we go back to Marley Towers to ave a fink about it....
I am restin....not hidin.....restin
Of corse, I was all for raidin that otel and gibbin them snakes what for..but others do be advisin a less confruntayshunul approach....Followin day we decide we haz to go out to ave another walk. I am sayin that I was afraid of that snakes and his teef quite tired from walk the day before but dad is sayin me not to be layzee and to get a move on....so I dellygate Lola to haz a look out the window for any snaky introoders...wot might be a danger to others....
Keepin wotch over Snake Alley...
..and I set forth armed wiv only my teef to do battle wiv wotever do come our way.....in no way friten of seein more snakes....just usin proper corshun...
A brave dog stalkin in the jungle
...and I am pretty sure that there do be no more snakes....and I tell dad this....but he say me there might be cos that snake hotel look quite big....so I decide I haz to get off the ground quick sharp a better vantage point for keepin look out....
Keepin a look out....not hidin....lookin
....and we is in luck cos Mr Snake and his pals has been well and trooly scared off by me, Marley, Scourge of Snakes...so we run away go bak ome to hide from the snakes elp Willium wiv his omework....
Doin omewerk....chemistree or sumfing
Followin day, we did go to Goring by the sea in Sussex and I wonder if i could escape country by swimmin to France....there be any snakes at sea...
...and as we walk down the beach I did fink about escapin by surfboard to Norway tryin a new sport....
Lifeboat sports ekwipment
All that walkin was ard werk in the sun so we decided to stop into the Bluebird Cafe to see the other doggies and to tell em about I great feats of bravery and strengff
Gibbin the news....not hidin...news
Larry the Lurcher was there and he was totally floored by my story...
Larry gets the news....
....and now I am keepin well of the ground at all times permanintly employed by Surrey for keepin wotch over the county ....
Guardin....not hidin....guardin
So, every year now in honner of my runnin off like a skeerdy cat slayin the Surrey Serpent , 23 April is St Marley's Day. There is nommin and nappin for all ...
Oh Marlee, yoo duz be suc a brave dawgie, of course yoo wasnt iding, we noes dat. I duz be more imprezzed though, that yoo did be in the see! I didnt fink yoo liked de wata? Yoo was doin paddlin and it waz kwite deep! I duz fink yoo shuld take swimmin lessuns.
You are pretty famous friend to have a holliday named after you. You are also brave to be walking out there with all those snakes. M would have freaked out! I think I would have too.
With your super snake skills Marley, Zack thinks you should come over to Canada and help him keep the rattle snakes at bay. We can't even walk some places in the summer as it's too dangerous!!! Help!!!
Grayt werk Marley! You is rilly brave, not only for drivin away da snakes but also fur swimmin in dat deep water. We will celabrayte St. Marley's day every year wiv extra naps. Or maybe every day even.
marley - u iz soo bwrave i iz honour u evry year now - fank q for keepin uz safe :) u also looked like u iz likely see n have good strong dog legs for de paddling i iz not soo brave as u see u saturrdaaeee licks n tail wags - Valentineslady xx
Marley we are impressed. We doesn't have any dangerous critters what kills you in New Zillund. You keep on guarding good ole Mother England. We know you wasn't hidin - All hail MARLEY the brave.
Holy sneks, St. Marley, you sure did skeer that skeery snek! I stepped rite ofur one on my vakashun in Furginia and did not even see him but mom did and taked pikshures even tho he not be the poisynuss, puttin' the bitey on kind.
We are Marley and Lola and Clapton: Marley went OTRB in December 2012 but was the founder of the Border Terrier Posse on Twitter. Lola and Clapton are two Border Terriers who live in Ashtead in Surrey . Lola is a real doggie who comes from Cidermill Farm in Newdigate, Surrey. Clapton is a mo-hair border terrier who came from the internet.
Hurray for St Marley - keeping all of us here in England safe from the dreaded snakes.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you are protecting us all - not hiding, but protecting us all.
Love and licks, Winnie (a greyhound who sleeps more soundly in her bed thanks to you)
Oh you iz a anjel Marley, wat a good doggy to skarded away all of those snakey things *pat pat*
ReplyDeleteOh Marlee, yoo duz be suc a brave dawgie, of course yoo wasnt iding, we noes dat. I duz be more imprezzed though, that yoo did be in the see! I didnt fink yoo liked de wata? Yoo was doin paddlin and it waz kwite deep! I duz fink yoo shuld take swimmin lessuns.
ReplyDeleteYou are pretty famous friend to have a holliday named after you. You are also brave to be walking out there with all those snakes. M would have freaked out! I think I would have too.
ReplyDeleteAll hail St. Marley...savin us from slitherin' creatures of evil. *kneels down for bow to St Marley*
ReplyDeleteWith your super snake skills Marley, Zack thinks you should come over to Canada and help him keep the rattle snakes at bay. We can't even walk some places in the summer as it's too dangerous!!! Help!!!
ReplyDeleteGrayt werk Marley! You is rilly brave, not only for drivin away da snakes but also fur swimmin in dat deep water. We will celabrayte St. Marley's day every year wiv extra naps. Or maybe every day even.
ReplyDeleteheehee ... not hiding ;))
ReplyDeletemarley - u iz soo bwrave i iz honour u evry year now - fank q for keepin uz safe :) u also looked like u iz likely see n have good strong dog legs for de paddling i iz not soo brave as u see u saturrdaaeee licks n tail wags - Valentineslady xx
ReplyDeleteDear St Marley (are we allowed to address you before you speak to us?)
ReplyDeleteGood job your humans have you to watch over & protect them.
I am arranging for Owner to phone Filofax people to have St Marley"s Day added to the printed calendar next year.
*bows head & backs out of room*
Me & Maggie feel so much safer you are out there St Marley xxx
ReplyDeleteMarley we are impressed. We doesn't have any dangerous critters what kills you in New Zillund. You keep on guarding good ole Mother England. We know you wasn't hidin - All hail MARLEY the brave.
ReplyDeleteHoly sneks, St. Marley, you sure did skeer that skeery snek! I stepped rite ofur one on my vakashun in Furginia and did not even see him but mom did and taked pikshures even tho he not be the poisynuss, puttin' the bitey on kind.
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