Cooling Off 101

Summer has arrived in the northern hemisphere
which means "beach" becomes my second name...

~~~Sophie Beach Doodle~~~

Speed and agility

with a swift kick

and 

a perfect nailing

of

Mr. Orangie!

Depending upon the time of day

and whether the tide is in or out...

secret pools of warm water 

can be found as we make our way

down the beach.

Nose dives...

or in this case 

floppy ear swan dive...

as I plunk myself into the wetness

to cool off my belly

and 

to clean 

Mr. Orangie...

check out the warm water streaming off

the ball along with all that sand...

This is one of my favourite times
when all you hear are a few seagulls,
some burbling clams under the sand,
and
the gentle flow of the receding waters.

and with luck I will always
have a pool to rinse off in and
return for another dunking
when Mr. Orangie
is shot into the air
with a bull's eye kick.