Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and full into fall lovers…Today was the pick day of our week in bassethoundtown so we grabbed it with all the gusto that we could!  We squeezed in another bassetabulous park –

Eden Park! We did not even scratch the surface of this jewel in the Queen City Crown…

Speaking of jewels…We met an English Mastiff!

Daisy Lynn was asking him, “Do you know Romeo?  My boyfriend?”

He answered…“Who is Romeo?”

“OK, OK…we will be on our way!”

You will not believe this, but Daisy Lynn tried to jump into the lake to get at the geese!  It scared us to death!

We headed for the flower trail fast!

The worst thing about winter coming is missing our beloved park visits.

More loving and hoping to squeeze in a few more sunny park days…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB and in Eden;)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and winery lovers…Grandma, Daisy Lynn and I had no idea that we had this treasure right in our own back yard.  Camp Springs, Kentucky has all the charm of Nappa Valley, CA albeit smaller.  I cannot tell you howl sweet and special this town is.  Camp Springs is only 15 minutes from our front door to this front door…

It was the perfect day for wine tastings.  This winery is named Camp Springs Winery.

They did not allow Daisy Lynn in the tasting room but we had the best seat right on the front porch.

Our Mayor loves a bit of wine tasting herself.  She actually goes crazy for it but she only gets a few licks off of our fingers.

“Just one more lick Mommy??? Please???”

Grandma and I bought a bottle of Blueberry Wine for my brother-in-law for his birthday.  The blueberries were grown locally by a member of the family who has a horticulture degree from University of Kentucky.  Can you say delicious?

Then it was off to our next stop, Stonebrook Winery also in Camp Springs. This was about 10 minutes down the road, around many country corners, and down the gorgeous back roads of Northern Kentucky.

In a few weeks, this road will be in full bloom with fall color and I think we will be needing another tasting!

This was cute!  Love the horse parking sign! This winery also has horse drawn carriages around the winery.

Whoever does the gardening in the front is beyond talented and whimsical.  This is the entrance to the winery…sigh…

The people who live and breathe Stonebrook Winery are beyond a delight.  The man who owns the winery came in the tasting room and poured us our wine, after he was finished crushing the grapes!  I asked him what his favorite was and then promptly bought a bottle for my brother in law.  Wow was it ever delicious.  Blackberry Black Knight!  18% proof!  Need I say more?

Camp Springs, KY – we love ya! 

If you are so inclined Camp Springs is hosting a city tour with 20 different stops along the way.

2014 Herbst Tour Set for Sunday October 19

More going to Camp Springs, KY later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB loving fruity rainbow wines;)

 

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Dog and Butterfly Lovers…Who remembers that song?  It was written and sung by HEART.  It is also the name of this picture!  LOL!!!

It’s Daisy Lynn as a caterpillar and yours truly as the butterfly!  This was a fun picture board we tried out at Woodland Mound Park today!  We found out that the wild flowers that draw in the butterflies were in full bloom!

Here we are looking for some of the butterflies…

They had warning signs to make sure to look for butterflies sunning their wings on the walking paths and don’t step on them!  hehehe – Daisy Lynn was chasing them!

We met a friend named Bonnie!  (Bonnie Lass)

Daisy Lynn wants to know if Timmy really was in the well???

It really is so much fun to go to the same parks over and over again because there is so many different things to see throughout the seasons.

And places for quite contemplation…

For a dog and butterfly chaser…

More loving life under wisteria later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB chasing rainbow butterflies!)

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Cool August Lovers…It has been so strange in bassethoundtown.  For the past few nights it has been in the mid 50s and the days top out in the mid 70s.  Very strange for August but we are not moaning about it at all!  We are hitting the bridge, the purple people bridge!

I have blogged about this wonderful place for years.  What a wonderful way to spend a cool August day.

Here we are getting ready to cross over into OH.  There is a huge park at the foot of the bridge and they were setting up for Party in the Park.  It happens every Wednesday night during the summer.

Off to the other side is another huge area that has music festivals and a walking loop that follows the river.  This is the entrance area.

Here we are in awe of this old roman dude named Cincinnatus, the name sake of Cincinnati.

More loving cool days and purple bridges later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB remembering Cincinnatus fondly…)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and fun day lovers…Today Grandma, Daisy Lynn and I went to Pyramid Hill, a sculpture park.  Very mod for sure.  Today they had Dog Dayz.  A fun event just for dogs.  We set up our vendor table!  Look howl cute!

Then look who came to our table!

This is Sophie!  She was rescued from an all breed rescue in our area called Louie’s Legacy!  They have a particular love of bassets!  It was so funny.  Daisy Lynn was scaring her with all of her barking but when Daisy Lynn stopped Sophie kept inching closer and closer!  Just darling…

“You smell so good!”

Just 2 girls enjoying Dog Dayz!

And then a labradoodle walked by looking like a lion!

More loving Dogs Dayz later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB proud of Mommy selling the Lily book!)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and fun for all dogs lovers…I have blogged about this Hamilton County Park before, Miami White Water Forest…It is the largest park in Hamilton County Ohio so there is no way you can see it all in one day.  Grandma, Daisy  Lynn and I decided to have our weekend on Thursday.  It was a freak fall like day in July.

Just look at these paddle boats!

Don’t you just love the swans?  Daisy Lynn cannot ride in them but she can ride in this little, cute, mini, pontoon boat!

Here is a better shot.  Dogs are allowed in it and you rent it by the hour.

It costs 40.00 per hour but we think it is going to be well worth it.  I need to get Daisy Lynn a life jacket so we will book our lake cruise in early fall.  Maybe we will spring for 2 hours!!!  Yours truly behind the wheel!

The park was hoppin’ filled with fun and this little girl!

Her and Daisy Lynn are both 2 years old!  Her hair was the same color as Daisy Lynn’s red patches…

More looking forward to a lake cruise later…Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB cruising the clouds in swan paddle boats…)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Fishin’ lovers!  As our summer of parks tour continue we visited Lake Isabella in Loveland, Ohio yesterday!  It is about a half hour from bassethoundtown’s headquarters.  Boy oh boy was it worth the drive and we don’t even fish!!!!

The picnicking maybe the best yet.

We made Sriracha chicken salad sandwiches (too spicy for the Mayor)!

Check out this green space!  It was as far as the eye could see and flat as a pancake. Just perfect for walking…

The weather was perfect so we got in about 10,000 steps in total yesterday.  We did a lot of resting along the way.  Here is another area to picnic.

And from the other side of the table, you can watch the folks fishing…

Fun Fact…Chaps has a sister named Isabella.

More loving Lake Isabella later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB with Isabella)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and relaxing lovers…get this, this morning it was 55 degrees.  Yes, you read it right…55 delicious July degrees.  Can you believe it? Most folks were on their way to a parade but not us…

We picked relaxing by the Ohio River in all of it’s glory…

Away from the maddening crowd and the fireworks, this is the place for us!

See my walking meter?  I guess it was not all rest and relaxation.  We got over 10,000 steps today!!!

Happy 4th of July fellow town resident hounds!

More loving no fireworks later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB where rainbows are in place over bombs bursting in air!)

 

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Wild Daisy Lovers…We went to Devou Park today!  A park that we adore and visit often in Covington, KY.  We tend to go to this park in the heat of the summer because for some reason it always seems cooler up in the hills that overlook Cincinnati.

Daisy Lynn was in fine form as she rested in the cool damp grass…

We picked this photo spot for a certain reason…

Grandma found a patch of wild Daisies!

And another money shot is born!

More Wild Daisies Later…Cat, Daisy Lynn (Chaps and Emma ATB remembering Devou Park fondly…)

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Jolly Time Lovers…The 3 girls spent the day at Jolly Park in Campbell County KY…We have been to this park before.  It is very close to Dr. Leick, our holistic vet.  It is very pretty and encompasses about 1000 acres.  The views are majestic just like this one of an old Daisy (12yrs) meeting the young Daisy Rudert!

The park is very beautiful and has so much to offer but we find the walking is not that good.  I think folks go for the camping, scenery and the fishing.

So we did enjoy the scenery…

There is some really good camping and horse trails as well.  The golf course is one of the best in the area I am told.

The 3 of us really, really enjoy exploring parks and look forward to many more this spring, summer and fall.

Daisy Lynn seems to be doing a bit better in the car, not as much crying.  She does not do this anymore…

She used to push her mouth up against the netting and wine and cry for most of our travels.  Is that not the most pathetic thing you have ever seen?  She adores her walks when we get to where we are going.

Good thing she is finally getting the hang of it.

More Jolly good times later…Love, Cat, Daisy Lynn, (Chaps and Emma ATB layin’ and lazin’ by the rainbow fishing hole…)

 

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