FOOLED YA!!!

Pay attention!

Look into my eyes

even though they are in B&W.

Life is good no matter which reality you prefer

but I do believe that a wee titch of colour

always makes the senses tingle

"spidey tingle"

if you may ~~

see what I mean!

A swath of colour so profound 

that one misses 

the obvious

the possible landing of aliens 

in our city ~~

Jim wants out of here!

I guess I am driving him crazy.

Comes with the territory, my dear.

~~

such  a good sport he is!

TWITCHY KITTY, KITTY !!

I heard a MEOW,

over there ~~

Did you?

~ under the dripping ornamental crabapple ~

I'll just slowly slip quietly along the deck.

 Guess what?

I was whisked away 

over the bridge to Halifax

to the park.

Listen!

Did you hear that?

 THAT must be what I heard !

~ a quiet, solitary kitty

lounging on the back of a comfy chair 

checking out everyone 

that meanders by ~

This kitty looks zonked or something!

But I assure you,

my house is 30 kms away

and

I know for a fact

that this kitty was using ESP

to let me know that

s/he wanted me to know that ~

this little American Goldfinch was making s/he real twitchy!

Real Twitchy!!

'DOODLE'FOGVORTEX

Just minding my own DOODLEBUSINESS as usual

in Point Pleasant Park

bouncing Mr. Orangie in the fall leaves ~

sometimes Mr. Orangie tricks me

and

Where's Waldo aka Mr. Orangie

 becomes the game of the day.

The thing is I didn't even notice

ALL THE FOG.

All the brightly coloured joggers 

were fading into the distance 

as they sped by us ~

I tried to warn this 

PINKLADY

not to go down there

but she paid no attention to me.

What do I know anyway!?!

All these park friends 

kept close by each other

for protection 

I am sure!

Dogs do know better, you know!

We slipped passed this ol' haunted stump

which from the feeling it gave me

I should keep the guys close

and

start heading back to the car.

I think that this 

YELLOWJACKETLADY

and her tiny munchkin

had the very same idea ~

FOG = THE UNKNOWN

Just ahead of us this 

BRIGHTBLUEJOGGER

was heading for the two lights

coming down the road

Then it started 

everything began to swirl

spinning round and round

so fast

so quickly

We were caught up in the frenzy!

For a few moments I thought I'd see

Alice from Alice in Wonderland ~

and before we knew it
it was all over
all calm
all serene
all better

It was a very strange walk indeed
and
I for one
am so very happy
to see the car just down in the parking lot.
~
What was that anyway?
Any ideas?

IS IT NORMAL TO BE PASSED BY PIGEONS?

The other day Ron and I decided to walk around 

the Halifax Public gardens

while Jim attended to a medical appointment nearby.

The sidewalks were littered 

with thousands upon thousands

of leaves and ~

the best chalk graffiti

by someone declaring 

their LOVE for Emily FOREVER.

Inside the gardens were sprinkled with

golden leaves

and

with plenty of empty benches

for anyone to take advantage of.

Around the 3rd corner heading down Sackville Street

I zeroed in on a delightful fragrance.

~ DOODLES having DOODLE TIME

without a care in the world ~

Could that be my mantra for the day?

I discovered this choice gate door 

which was locked

but I was more interested in the scent

attached to the bottom.

Ahhh ~ HEAVEN !

We managed to circumnavigate the perimeter

 and return to the car.

As we sat quietly 

4 people scooted by on segways

I could hear one of them ask ~

"Is it normal to be passed by pigeons?"

~~~

(turn up your volume and just listen as the 4th person scoots by)

Such is my life,

but I can tell you 

I would never let pigeons

 (spelled without a "D" for Pete's sake Ron )

pass me, 

EVER!!

THE DUCKS ARE ON THE POND

Near the end of my park walk today 

Ron decided that he was going to 

the Public Gardens to capture

 a few pictures of the ducks on the pond.

Nothing at this end 

other than some very interesting moving reflections

which he told me was caused by

some ducks

just to the right.

Yes, the ducks were very much at home

cruising around 

looking for food and companionship,

if you know what I mean.

 Three males and one busy female

"swam and swam all over the dam"

^music break^

Life is very tranquil most of the time

but occasionally excitement ensues

and off the ducks paddle.

This tranquil moment is for you

(but be assured, yesterday's video of ducks frantically

swimming after the lady was really good,

but Ron deleted the video by mistake)

Outside one of the gates 

after visiting the gardens

we saw a lone bicycle,

I'm sure s/he had a very serene visit,

lucky duck!!

WATERFALL

This waterfall is in my backyard.

This is an Acer Palmatum "Waterfall" variety

I am very fond of this lacey leafed Japanese Maple because

I cool off under it in the hot humid summers

and

enjoy a respite after running around the yard

during the other seasons.

This is my favourite shrub mostly because it's my size

and will always be my size!!

DEEP THOUGHTS BY SOPHIE DOODLE

Out in the garden this morning 

standing guard

surveying the property

making sure everything is copacetic

The Moon Maple reaches ever so gently to the heavens

as a few rays of sunlight kiss the leaf.

I'd say all's well in DOODLEVILLE !!

More sunlight caressing the PaperBark maple

illuminating the curling sheaths of bark

along the side of the trunk

The seedlings of the Burning Bush

are ready to pop

and fall to the ground to re-emerge next season.

Life is an never-ending process

with constant change

Oh man all this heavy thinking

 is making me so tired.

~~~

Time for a power snooze.

RED RAW

Life in our world

 is 

in Red Raw

 every colour of the warm side of the rainbow

is surrounding us 

in this case on 

the Raw setting of the camera.

Practice, sampling, fine tuning and 'nope that doesn't work' and 'that's just fine' !

I am still sniffing my way along the trails

along the blazing colourful paths

that will soon be quietened 

to a darker hue

and

a soften whiter presence

in a few weeks time.

So soaking up nature this time of year

is always more than a treat

it's a sensual feast of the colour spectrum.

The last few trees splatter the yellows

so familiar in other parts of the country

and continent

as Jim nears the car.

Hey, Jim!

Wait up !

Don't go too quickly.

I love this place

just smell those pine needles.