Common Garden Spider, sometimes called Cross Spider because of the cross on its back. It's a species of Orb Spider, so called because they hunt from the centre of an orb web. This one's a female.

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So, what do you do if walking the dog becomes a bit wearing? You meet like spirits in the park for a bit of a natter, throw the occasional ball .. and the dogs exercise each other. In Frome's Victoria Park.

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In Rodden Meadow, Frome, Somerset, a group of teenage girls trying to move a giant snowball they've made. The dog of course doesn't understand and just wants to play. I could have entitled this "Puzzled of Rodden Meadow".

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English bluebell woods are paradise if you find a big one, when it's at its peak and when the weather is warm. Is not just the sight that seduces, but the perfume too. This one is to the east of Longleat in Wiltshire and in a warmer April than the current one. We were walking with some friends and their dog Kiri in the prime of life.

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My brother in law taking his prime-of-life dog for a gallop

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