SWIM MR. O & SERENITY

Do you see Mr. O hanging in the air?




This little piece of serenity
is always a stop place for us when we head down the Eastern Shore.

Just beside us is this bridge with Oyster Pond (a lake) on one side
and a very small inlet pond which becomes filled with
salt water on this side.
At present the tide has changed and is beginning to go out.

and lookee her
another bridge exactly behind me
This pond is affected by the local tides
much more than Oyster Pond.

I am just plain happy and content
 to be able to keep Mr. O
in focus, retrieve and come back to the landing.

HAIR-OGRAPHY

I insisted that this picture

needs to be viewed

in super extra largeness

seeing the colours

the minutiae of beauty

intertwined in my hair

blowing 

swirling

while looking out over 

her favourite view

MacDonald's Hill

~

PS: I am doing pretty dang good for a 12 year old pup.

Not to worry any more, so be cool everyone

and take one day at a time

and

for Pete's sake

ENJOY

what you have been given.

ADJUSTING TO THE NEW ME

I am 12 years old

I am older than my Dads now

I am finding it difficult to see as clearly

I am nervous with sharp pitchy sounds

I am less hyper sometimes

I am willing to go on a walk as ever before

I am licking still

I am grateful

I am willing to sit beside my guys on a deck or hilltop slope

I enjoy gardening 

I am a lover of green grass or salad as I have heard them say

I am pretty much the same as I always have been

I am adjusting to the new me

now

I just hope my guys can handle it

I will still keep an eye or two on them every day 🍀✌️

PATIENCE

The secret of patience

is to do something else

in the meantime.

 heading off to a wharf and chilling

always sounds good to me.

Waiting for those arms to spread

encouraging me to run to Jim.

And zeroing in on Mr. Orangie

~

all help while waiting for our visit to Dr. Lindsay

Monday at the vet.

~ 

Fingers crossed folks

SOJOURN IN PEACE

Since we have been cooped up all winter

we decided it was time for a breather

a few hours of nothing but 

zen & peaceful views

for our souls.

Grand Pre 

a UNESCO heritage site

is located outside of Wolfville, N.S.

a hop skip and jump

from Ron's hometown.

As I sniff this place for the 1st time

I have to make sure all is fine.

Check mark!

It is.

The land is low lying as you can see.

The winds blow fiercely at times

which isn't bad at all.

There is a grand view of Cape Blomindon 

as viewed in the 1st picture

and the picture below here.

This huge table top-like etched map of the view

is quite remarkable.

The streets of Wolfville are clearly visible,

even Prospect St where Ron spent 23 years.

 The dykes are part of the legacy and

are deep within our DNA and history.

Coming to this view brings back so many memories

of the lands you see in the distance.

~

I, (Sophie) love this place.

I do believe the guys brought me here today

for a deep cleansing.

We needed time to reflect and to just be.

~.~

Ron here now ~ |~ Sophie has been on 

medication for over a week now,

with very little change.

Another week to go.

Her breathing is laboured when she becomes excited.

She sleeps and eats well,

but being a parent I can notice a huge change

related to her age.

~ One day at a time ~

BRONCHODILATOR

I have been teaching everyone that

PATIENCE

is pretty much

all one has when waiting 

for results from your vet.

Since Daddy Ron used the spray form 

of a bronchodilator 20 years ago, 

when the Dr. mentioned the pill form

he understood what I was going through.

~

~ dilating the bronchi and bronchioles,

decreasing resistance in the respiratory 

airway to increase airflow to the lungs ~

My symptoms which are 'asthma-like'
would appear when I walked uphill,
long distances or even sustained short walks.
Fingers crossed !
~
So with a strong heart, a huge appetite and loving licks,
I leap forward to tomorrow when I drop into the vet to pick up my pills!

Cheers, as always.

CHANGES ARE UPON US ~ AND IT'S NOT A JOKE

As I mentioned to a longtime fellow dog lover blogger recently

"I am in a tail spin, sort of now, 

with returning with dear Sophie's world.

She hasn't been herself lately 

and

after recently reading John Grey's from Wales blog post

about congestive heart failure,

I suspect Sophie 

may be heading down that avenue as well"

I made an appointment for last week

but couldn't bring myself

to accept that Sophie

may be ill.

We are watching her closely

ever so much.

April 1st 

of all days to share this.

I can only hope it will be a joke,

but I really don't think so.

Blessings to all!

Ron & Jim

SPRING RAINS + HIGH TIDE + FULL MOON + STRONG WINDS =

As you read in the title ~

SPRING RAINS

 HIGH TIDE

FULL MOON

 STRONG WINDS

equals

potential 

a HIGH potential

for a flooded basement ~

In September 1996

this is what happened to us,

however this time around it's 

|| SPRING 2019 ||

 When we got home

from lunch at the French Cafe

my 1st reaction was to begin shoveling the water

by the back door.

Fingers crossed

as the rains are beginning to abate

and the basement is surviving.

Got to go now

in case

 the shovel needs to be put into use again!

~~~

PS: the picture of Sophie is her sniffing the frozen walkway

outside our back door before the rains began.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NUMBER 10

Ten years ago
these 2 wild and crazy guys

got themselves hitched.

I spent the day at my fave daycare farm

down the road from our house.

I thought I'd spread the word

rubbing myself all over them
on this 1st day of Spring.

💕💖

True Love 

shows itself in many ways.

HELP ME!

Ok so I have been AWOL

on my blog 

for a few months! 

Yesterday I received an email

from the powers that be

that I should buy my domain ?

So blogging isn't free anymore?!

Just wondering what you people think.

Have you bought your domains?

OR

Not

LOOKING BACK ~ LOOKING FORWARD

Sophie  

nestled in the corner

peering out the corner window

wandering 

has time slipped by too quickly

or 

has it ground down to a halt.

Whatever it truly is

she makes the choice

that suits her best.

Looking back over the passed 1 1/2 years

gives her juicy fodder

for stories that only she can divulge.

JIM & SOPHIE

These 3 photos were taken on the day

that I took a rest from blogging

on Aug 11, 2017.

Concentration

Warm breezes on the river

as Sophie makes it her mission

to corral Jim,

to throw Mr. Orangie into the river

and

feel the zen moment.

BIRTHDAY MONTH

Yes Sophie's 12th Birthday

rolled around on February 2.

While most humans were celebrating

Ground Hog Day

Sophie luxuriated

in loving smooches and hand pats

all day long

from anyone nearby.

SOPHIE HAS RETURNED !

I have been missing in action for some time now.

I am 2 years older.

Have endured a few haircuts

as you can see.

And the picture shows you 

my sore 'toe toe'

which began a few weeks ago

spread to three feet in total ~

"licking"

is the signal

meaning the Dads

try to distract me

from over licking 

causing 

the toe to become inflamed.

My pal "Mr. Buster"

keeps an eye on my condition all the time.

Such is my life a t the moment.

Cheers!!