Straight up OR on the Rocks!

My rain barrel is ready for me!

A wee bit early this year 

but at least I can quench my thirst

whenever I want!

 but what is this huge coin shaped white disc wedged into the opening?

 Let's get my trusty tongue into this discovery....

 It really seems to be in there for good...

 I thought I saw myself in there...if you cross your eyes...there!

I do know that whatever it is

I likes it "straight up"

because I can lick it

and 

I like it "on the rocks"

because it cools me off

after a good run at the beach!

I thought I saw a Poodle next to us!

I have just jumped back into the car after a walk around the park
with Daddy Jim.

He walks around the car to open the other door to put
my leash on the floor.

As he opens the door...
he says
"Gees, I thought that was a Poodle next to here,
I did!
I just saw the hair!"

It's a quick moment in my life, so quick you have to
turn up the volume
and
watch so very carefully 
at the end of the video.

You may want to play it again
to get the full impact.

Seriously....if Daddy Jim says so,
then it must be true!

Hope you enjoyed!

Sophie eats her SNOW!

Just like being in a fog...
the snow arrives
letting us know
that we shouldn't take
this summer feeling
too seriously...!

It's still only March
in Nova Scotia
and
that having patience
makes you
a stronger puppy!

 Appreciating

April
with its bright
sunny
refreshing days,
is just around the corner
just you wait and see!

Snow Showers!

As you can see  in the top right hand corner
of my desktop screen capture,
the temperature has dropped,
even dipped below zero C (32 F)
which means
~~~bye bye Miss American Pie~~~
(^click ^)
I digress
bye bye sweet summer winds!

The spikey snowflakes cover the emerging red blooms of the Pieris shrub.
This is one of my Dad Jim's favourite shrubs too,
many of them dot the garden.

 Just last week we were strolling through the park
along side my favourite spring runoff brook...

when I ran into this mother of  a boxer
carrying a stick big enough
to knock us all off our feet...

Ron was busy collecting chickadees again....lol!
This little winged feller and a few more flitted about us
looking for seeds or nuts....they aren't fussy!

So when Mr. Boxer scurried off, I watched Ron carefully because you know
what chickadees are like...they can cause
a major raucous and disturb the peaceful surroundings...
like that would ever happen.

You caught me dreaming of last week when life
was warmer and Mother Nature was being kind.
As I lay here on my Baby, I hope this finds you in
a warm world~~~one of
serenity
peace
and
love
I trust that I have and if I haven't
take a moment and smell the roses
or coffee or toast....mmmmm!
Feel better now?!

Snoozing with the Croci

The spring bulbs started popping through

the ground with the summer temperatures

rising so high last week.

So I decided that a snooze in the garden was what I needed

before all the nasty biting bugs woke up.

The heathers and daphnes awoke as well.

Colour is finally coming back to our little paradise.

~~~Yawn~~~

excuse me

my beauty sleep is  'a callin' me!

Satiated Fully!

Oh...Hi...once again!

Sheer enjoyment was all that I could feel today!

 The tide was out (very low) and so I had this end of the beach all to myself.

 Mr. BlueWhistleBall practice was in full swing....

 and I met this little feller and what JOY!

 Mr. BlueWhistleBall triggered my digging hole frenzy (surprise)...

 so I obliged!

 With a quick whip down the beach 

 and a splash to cool off and to wash off 

Mr. BlueWhistleBall,

I was more than satisfied with my adventure and much needed run.

~~~

After the hot weather of the passed few days,

 reaching 30C (86F).....

It was not a good idea

to overdo it,

besides I couldn't move even if I tried!

Full Moon

With the 30C(86F) weather 

we've had the passed couple days

all of us were trying to figure out

what has caused this phenomenon.

El Nino

La Nina

Global warming

Being a Good Doggy

or 

maybe just 

~~~ the Full Moon ~~~

I don't know but the Full Moon 

looked like it had a second ghost moon

following it around that night 

on March the 8th.

I have my suspicions!

Do you have yours?

The spring bulbs were fooled into

showing their beauty.

I know this is making the guys happy

and rightly it should.

Thanks again Mother Nature

for this unexpected

burst of bloom and pleasure!

More like Summer!

 I live in Nova Scotia!

~~~1/2 way between the North Pole and the Equator~~~

along the western side of North Atlantic.

It's the first week of Spring 

and

the temps waver 

up and down 

around 4C(39F)

Weather wise...Snow...Crispy...Cool, not Cold...just Bearable!

 So this is the way that I'm used to my world at this time of year.

 Well, this year is different...so very different!

This year the temps are way out of whack!

 24 degrees Celsius (75F) today,

so I went swimming tonight with Mr. Orangie

(because he floats)!

 Sunset was really outta this world!

no matter from what direction 

and with this view and the warm winds

blowing on us.....

it really felt like summer....

Is this another Mother Nature tease?

More than just Spring!

  Hi Everyone!

I really wanted you to know that 

March 20 is the 1st day of Spring!

 What?! You already knew that!

Well, I bet you didn't know this!

That March 20th is 

my guys' 3rd Wedding Anniversary!

I think they are mighty happy they decided to do this!

I know I am!

Actually 39 years,

together 

this summer...!

So I suspect there will be another celebration.

Get ready!

Ball...Where's My Ball?

(Sophie in Wonderland...finale)

You see Mr. BlueWhistleBall....

well...

after digging that huge hole and 

checking out the kite surfers,

I naturally figured it was time to wash it off 

 and get cooled off at the same time.

Well...GIANT MISTAKE....!

Why you ask?

MR.BLUEWHISTLEBALL

does not FLOAT!

I dug "until the cows came home"...seriously.

The river gobbled up my ball

and dragged it down into the big ocean.

I, for some reason, thought

just maybe Mr. BlueWhistleBall ended up on the dunes,

so I checked!

....even the grasses proved to be ballless!

I tore back for one more look

because

...well...

...I guess...

I just wasn't getting it!

This guy couldn't even help me....

Mr. BlueWhistleBall was probably underneath him!

Oh well, I'll try to understand what just happened here

as I head home.

At least, I had a great time at the beach

and Mr. BlueWhistleBall may be floating

with the mermaids but

looks who's lurking near my foot

at home in the grass!

~~~SMILES~~~