Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. Dave Edwards, my Northumbrian pal, has created another portrait of me. I thought that I would share it with you. Dave has drawn three pictures of me, and they are all available in different formats on Redbubble.com. You can buy stickers, prints, mugs, t-shirts, cushion covers … Continue reading My third portrait!!!
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. My friend in Blyth, in the north east of England, near the Arctic Circle 🥶🥶, has created another masterpiece. I think that you will all agree that I look amazing, as I do in real life! Here's a link to his website where he sells his … Continue reading New portrait
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. I'm going to hand this blog over to my human because it was a totally self-indulgent trip that he has wanted to do for many years and means a lot to him. Unknown Pleasures album cover by Peter Saville Hello everyone. Joe the Cocker's human here. … Continue reading Ian Curtis / Joy Division
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after me and my human dad, have been travelling around Wales. One of our trips took us to an Open Mic Night at the Royal Oak in Fishguard, Abergwaun in Pembrokeshire, Sir Benfro. The pub is famous for being the last place where a peace treaty … Continue reading Northern La’s
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. It's a bit of a different short blog today as we have just been watching the Tour of Britain cycle race passing through our village. There was a lot of noise as the local school children lined the road and screamed and shouted as the police … Continue reading Tour of Britain Women cycle race
I have recently produced a 'Where in the World' quiz. It was quite popular with members of this group, so here is my attempt at a UK quiz. It’s just for fun like my other quizzes. I have taken many photographs on my travels around the UK, so I have used some of them here. … Continue reading UK Quiz – Where were we?
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here after spending an afternoon at the football. Me and my human have been going to watch Ruabon Rovers, our local football team, for a couple of seasons now. I thought that you might be interested in finding out what a numpty my dad actually is. Read … Continue reading Ruabon Rovers v Llanfairpwll FC
We have just received this lovely portrait of me with Dinas Bran, Llangollen, in the background. It was created by Dave Edwards, who runs a couple of Facebook groups that we are members of. He has drawn my best side and I think that you will agree that I look very handsome 😉. Dave is … Continue reading Joe’s portrait
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. I am lying next to my human while he is typing this short blog for me. He says that I stink. How rude? He has been planting trees with two of my new human friends, Brian and Max. Brian owns a patch of woodland in Big … Continue reading Tree planting
Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here. This is a blog with a difference. In today's post there was an amazing treat for me. Not an edible one for a change, but a portrait of yours truly! When we were hiking the Great Glen Way last year we had a shock one morning … Continue reading My Portrait
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