Autumn Canal Swim

Our sojourn to the Valley

always leads us to the Gaspereau Canal....

Why... you ask?

Well, if you love 

COLOUR

and

CONTRAST

then you'll understand.

Wending my way through fields of asters

to fetch you know who.

I love colour and contrast just as much as anyone else,

just read on and you'll see.

Now if I were to dive into that water 

this painting would be destroyed...

so I let Daddy Jim snap picture after picture

This is what he saw while I foraged in the grass,

the sun striking across the roadway ahead

and bathing the trees.

Now just look at these colours just as I enter the canal.

They look like oil or acrylic...I really like these!

(especially because my blond hi-lites are so well emphasized)

Hey my tail appears to be acting up,

almost acting like a paint brush...

now that gives me an idea.

Exiting the brown, blue and greys

into the field of goldens and greens

so I hope you enjoyed my visit with colours

and with autumn screeching around the corner

the intensity will increase...

mark my words!

Mim and Maggie

Mim...Hey Mim!

(click for a memory refresh)

~~~we're down here~~~

come on

please throw the stick!

Thank you, Lord.... she has a strong arm!

Now the guys can play with their cameras...

never stopped them before!

Dive....Leap....Maggie!

Perfection!

Life is sharing...boats of sharing!

 I am so happy today....nothing unusual about that, really!

Even Daddy Jim was happy....

click and check out his post with

the series of photos

he took courtesy

Mr. Parasurfing-Kitesurfer Guy!

Life throws curves at us all

and taking the time 

to relax and soak up

the surroundings....

is a remedy that seems to always work...

if not help some.

Thanks Maggie and Mim

I think you both will sleep well tonight!

~~~

Just a 90 Minute Ride!

I learned so much while vacationing

on PEI this year.

Sit, stay

 and 

you'll get Mr. Orangie!

(check under Daddy Jim's foot)

I learned that if I point my ears

like Spock

I can zero in on Daddy Jim...

Also, that sand dunes are beautiful

but  there wasn't  a chance of reaching them

because that blue water near the rocks 

was a channel with a hefty current.

I could run literally for miles(kms)

along the shoreline without needing to stop...ever!

That mounds of seaweed aren't a deterrent

at all

it just adds to the discovery 

of  stick people.

and that shadows can make really cool pictures

(is Daddy Ron holding me up by my hind legs?)

We decided to take the ferry home

from PEI to Nova Scotia.

The weather was picture perfect

blue skies with wisps of white clouds

however the water was rolling a bit 

and some people were making a big deal of it.

"Is it always this rough?"

was the most common question.

Does it look rough?

Not really.

The ladders were all  rolled up ready to be deployed if need be.

The 90 minute ride was over

faster than you spell 

HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIAN

Daddy Jimbo hunkered down

for a well-deserved photo session...

and didn't let the rocking and rolling 

bother him in the least.

All this...!

while

I just snoozed away

down on the car deck

without a care in the world.

Dreaming of Prince Edward Island....!

the land of Anne of Green Gables

and 

red beaches!

Now this is a sunset!

Hurricane Leslie definitely churned her way

passed PEI the following day after our arrival.

Which made really no difference to me,

because Mr. Orangie can float and I can see him like a beacon.

The sun was setting rather quickly this evening,

I suspect it always does

but it just seemed so fast for what I'm used to.

See what I mean....Mr. Orangie is always visible it seems.

I took advantage of the descending light...

and made sure I was going to sleep well tonight.

PEI...seems to have an ethereal feeling

whether travelling the roads

or galloping through the warm waters along the shoreline.

This evening was very special as Jim and I sauntered along the sands....

the sun's rays were smothering the land

while I smelled the seaweed and Jim captured this view.

Sometimes you just have to watch

and let the words melt into the horizon.

Patience Payoff

This is what greeted me when we arrived on the island....

My cousin, Shelby was head over heels 

HAPPY

now that she had someone to fetch with....

Shelby had gone to Nova Scotia 

for a few days,

 so when I arrived on PEI

I had to practice 

~~~patience~~~

Do you know what that's like?!

I practiced on this beach....

and this beach

near these windbreaks

and in the back seat of the car

as we passed this Belgian.

I even entertained Daddy Jim 

and Auntie Marilyn...

I guess they were amused.

As you can see Shelby and I really know

how to have a good time.

Give us a lawn and a ball

and doggy camaraderie

is reinforced.  

and you know what....?

I didn't forget how to play our summer game

even if a couple toys got mangled.

Thanks Shelby

You Prairie Girls

are the best!