Lake swim at 14° today. Angry Egyptian geese on the island. Wigeon. And another swimmer with a mermaid tail.

New friend at the lake

We teach assistance dogs to go under their handler's legs to keep them out the way in public. Franklin would stay there all day, but he's so big his bum end is still in the next county

Walk by the river in the rain, everything grey except a single white swan

Downside up Dog

18° in the lake. Quick dip and float to wash the workday off. Grey day, felt cold for the first few minutes but then lovely. Didn't want to leave. Swam into a patch of pond weed, scrambled through it, it was spongy and warm #wildswim

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Franklin, assistance dog in training who I'm currently progressing to be matched with a client #dogs #dogtraining

This is William, my fosterer dog and awesome swim buddy. He was pulled from assistance dog training and is staying with me until he finds his forever home

This is Rory. He's a 7 yr old bull lurcher, meaning he's a perfect cross between a delicate needle and a bulldozer. He feels ambivalent about water, but when I am in it, he will come and see

Feeling autumn today, I am actually a bit cold and I love being actually a bit cold.

Temp dropped 3 degrees since last week. Nice bite to the water today, looking forward to going colder. Blissful calm day and a blue blue sky #wildswimming #wildswim