Sheer Happiness!

Martinique Beach

on a whim!

Sunshine

bright blue skies

lots of room to run

soft warm breezes

and

My Guys!

OMG...a Caterpillar!

 Let's meet Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar...

 I know small creatures can be mighty scary

 can even boggle the mind

 but if you stare at it long enough

 with assistance from "you know who"

 you can make the meet and greet a positive experience

See...

ALL GONE!

Red Sand, Everywhere!

I kinds/sorta think I was meant to be on this island.

My high lights match

My chocolate coat matches

and

My tongue matches

so

3 out of 3 

ain't

bad!

Nasturiums, Fennel and a few Zzzzzzzz'S

On a beautiful hot day

I need to catch some

Zzzzzzzz's!

~~~~

Jim's potted edible herb garden

is a pretty good place

to lay flat for awhile!

Shelby...my Cuz from Alberta!

I got the greatest surprise last week when

I got to meet Shelby on P.E.I.

She had been there vacationing since mid-August

and I can't believe she didn't call me to come over sooner.

No matter,

once we locked eyes

on my ball 

we were off to the races!

Border Collies 

like 

to run

to drop the ball

to circle

and

retrieve

forever and ever!

This was fine with me

'cos I love to do pretty much the same thing

only with a Maritime flavour instead.

~~~A rest in between~~~

lol

Shelby was so fast,

that I couldn't get

a close up

that was

clear.

Oh, well,

I sure enjoyed 

learning 

Shelby's techniques

and

trust will

remember them

next summer.

Beyond Belief!

 Hey Ho!

Sandy noses

Were wolf eyes

Blond high lights!

It's me

on 

Prince Edward Island!

 Absolutely gorgeous sunset greeted us on the beach

when we arrived!

 The water churning

winds ripping

 ~~~ 

Hurricane Maria

although far away

has set the stage for

an excitement

beyond belief.

What a time I'm going to have!

 Galloping

Swimming

and

meeting my

western cousin

Shelby!

On the Road!

Yes, we are on the road, literally!

Back soon!

Invasion of the "Butterfly" Kite Surfers?

Hi, everyone!

Come here and take a look at what we saw today.

I just had to stop, take a breather and soak up all this action.

 We ran into this kite surfer dude, a couple days ago.

 After showing us what he could do...

 He gave us his email and we sent him some pics.

He knows his stuff and thanked us for sending them.

For their information,

I have so much more to do on this beach

than to watch butterflies 

flying all over the ocean blue!

Acadia University...My Dads' Alma Mater

This is the university where my Dads met in the summer of  '73.

The campus is covered in lawns, well-manicured green expanses which make the place feel rural and peaceful.

 This is my first romp on the lawns in front of University Hall and did I take advantage of it.

 Jim prepared to take quite a few photos under the mammoth elm trees that dot the campus.

(The University saved their

 elm trees from the dreaded Dutch Elm disease 

that wiped out hundreds, if not thousands of trees in the Annapolis Valley)

These are the front steps of U Hall which Ron used to coast down in the winter.

Oh BTW, Acadia University is in Ron's hometown of Wolfville,

so there is a lot of history to be shared at some point.

 This vantage point shows Jim and me.

You might notice the flag above us is flying half mast.

An unfortunate incident happened with a student last week

during Frosh Week and he lost his life.

The University is in mourning right now,

but I still wanted you to see the beauty

and peacefulness of this campus.

 On these steps many moons ago,

Ron was walking up these stairs to his graduation.

Now here are Jim and I walking down,

is there some kind of weird connection?

Could be.

 To the left of U Hall is the Manning Memorial Chapel

perched on the top of the slope.

 This Japanese Maple used to reach as far as the first set of windows.

It's amazing how tall it has become in 50 years!

I decided to collage the remaining pictures because I know this venture

down memory lane is only for my Dads.

I hope you get a feeling for this campus

from the style of architecture to tree lined walkways 

to green expanses and peacefulness.

 University towns are unique 

in that you have an influx of student population every September and 

an exodus every late April.

So much goes on if you are interested in partaking

from athletic games to symphonies 

to musical presentations and plays.

Families growing up in this environment are

exposed to a small sampling of 

what the world has to offer.

I trust my small world has opened your eyes

and you have learned something 

fresh and new.