Me and my new friend out picking blackberries

A hound was happy to fall into step with me on a recent walk — and to share some of the blackberries I paused to pick along the way.

LAST week, I wrote about having a stick for a companion when I went rambling. As I said, while a stick is most useful when ascending or descending on rough tracks, I find it an encumbrance because I have other accoutrements to carry.

But a dog?