SPRING IS IN THE AIR ~~ SUPER FAST

This weekend,

this last weekend in February

which normally is fr-fr-fr-freezing cold to the nth degree in Nova Scotia

was absolutely grand

it absolutely put a spring (pun intended) in my step

I trotted off into the park with Jim

while Ron hugged the shore path

(which is a non-doggy area after 10 a.m.
so I couldn't take his path)

I sniffed the grassy trails

and left a few calling cards like all the other doggy's 'do do'!

LOL

(Psst ~ lots of 'do do' doggy pooper scooper picker uppers everywhere

Keeping the park clean is my mantra)

The birds, oh yes even the birds could feel SPRING in the air.

I just know with paws crossed that SPRING

is descending upon us super fast this year.

SUPER FAST

See the flowers are in bloom in this window!

This is a sign I just know I'm right!



BIRDS ~~ THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!

Sitting quietly in the car at the park

taking in the view below

knowing that tranquility came be long-lived or momentary

then an avalanche of feathers tumbled out of the sky

landing ever so neatly

on the pavement beside our neighbour's car

the onslaught continued

with grace and beauty

with movement so fast

so precise

that the myriad of birds all sorts

seemed to know exactly what to do

only permitted to feed within a few minutes

almost discussing who's to drop in next

to alight upon this vehicle to receive treats

and delight all onlookers who luckily had their camera phones ready

I reckon this happens daily

with the amount of birds spilling out of the heavens.

I can only say it had me intrigued!

Don't know about Jim though!?!



WINTER'S WINDS

200 cms (78 inches or 6.5 ft) of snow

have fallen upon us since early December

along with the winds

those harsh blowing North Atlantic winds

that straighten my hair

with one blast

 no de-tangler

in my back pocket required

nor need I worry about the frizz-look

embarrassing me at the local mall.

There's no way

anyone could survive the ferocity

except maybe the occasional gull

even the cargo tankers have to wait out the strength

of Mother Nature's continual onslaught





but with all this being said

Nature's Beauty

just appears on the horizon

with the ocean spray

ignited by the sun's rays

flashing through the clouds.



LIFE & DEATH

The wind is fierce today folks

so we knew we had to go to the beach!

Rounding the corner heading to Lawrencetown Beach

we knew that our visit would be a special one

out of the car

up over the grassy dunes

and

onto the rocky shore

as close as we dare

the beach felt deserted

as the surf churned wave after wave

and yes I was on my Doodle mission to sniff out anything

after the shoreline was literally pounded with this wave action

I did however miss this

Ron told me after the walk

that he came upon this seagull

which must have been overtaken

by nature's upset

yet across the street from the parking lot

were these birders

very focussed on what I thought were these crows

(seemed strange indeed)

I looked back across the street

for one last look at the surf

and there s/he was

an adolescent Snowy Owl

 by that time

the place was filling with birders

and the owl decided things were getting a little too close

so up high on top of a telephone pole s/he rousted

(I'm sure thinking that people can be very odd at times)

Today was the full spectrum of

Life & Death

even though I was shielded from the latter.

That's OK folks!

I've come across the remains of critters before

and am totally fine with that!



HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

 EVERYONE!

I celebrate Valentine's Day everyday because

I wear

"MADE WITH LOVE"

around my neck

365 days of the year!

Today though is a lot more special!

LOVE & HUGS !

LOVERS!!



CALM B4 THE STORM





Whenever we reach the middle part of the each week this winter

we have had a snow event

from beautiful light fluffies falling to massive dumpings

clogging our driveway.

So I am bound and determined to get my exercise in

before Mother Nature shows us her wrath.

This ginormous snow / rain storm

which the weather stations love to build up to Armageddon proportions

should whiten us and wash all our sins away.

At least that's what it sounds like,

so I'll just catch Mr. O on the fly

and just keeping truckin' along.

Sometimes I just like to float

both pictures above prove that very fact.





If you have some time and want to see some icicles on my beach ~~~ click and enjoy!

(Please excuse Ron's attempt at narration

he has laryngitis and he sounds muffled sometimes)

I now whether you watched the video or not!

See my eye looking up at you!?

Well, it's got DOODLE VIDEO ESP!

OK, folks ~~ it's time to go home

so we can hunker down for ANOTHER storm.

Somebody up there ain't happy with us this year.

Jus' Sayin'