POINT PLEASANT PARK WALK

It's Nova Scotia Heritage Day 

so since everyone was off work 

we decided to meet

Mary & Micheal with Maggie

Brynn & Colin with Ace & Tucker

at Point Pleasant Park.

As you can see the weather was perfect

blue skies, bright sunlight

with easy, well-trodden paths

to work our way around the park.

Mary at this point had young Tucker on leash
because he eats every stone in sight and
is still very young ~ learning the ropes.
Maggie however loves the aerial snow toss leap sessions!

The excitement for Tucker escalates him into a #2

while Colin leaps over the bench in the background with Ace.

I, on the other hand, try to encourage Ace to steal my Mr. Orangie in my mouth

which wasn't as successful as I had hoped it would be.

He's young too and dealing with an old dame like me

well, let's say I put him in his place ~ a learning moment ~ from time to time!

Heading up along the NorthWest Arm 

always is a signal for me

~~ fresh spring water is always available in the ditch ~~

a quick slurp

and

we proceeded along.

Mary & Jim obviously enjoyed this unexpected get-together

as they always do!

Colin & Brynn 

Michael & Mary

Mary & Brynn

Looks like someone by the name of Tucker is plum tuckered out.

This was a long walk for a wee one and ~~~

not to mention your's truly and the adults too.
Next time, Folks!!

ALL'S SUPER OK!!

People have been asking 

"How's Sophie doing?"

"What happened anyway?"

"Is she going to be OK?"

~

Well here we are high on MacDonald Hill taking Sophie for a run

after seeing our new VET Ms. Shannon!

It seems that a deep fold on Sophie's lower left lip

has become infected causing much consternation and DOODLEFICATION!

For the next 2 weeks, daily cleansing in the morning with a magic solution and cream

plus magic cream in the evening will take care of this 'not uncommon' situation.

It seems to be very effective 

because Sophie's discomfort has diminished 

and her immediate reaction which is 

no reaction, 

no scraping her lip, 

no whining, 

and 

with much anticipated restful sleeps now. 

Sophie is so over-joyed 

so happy

so beyond herself

that she can not control her exuberance on the hill.

See ~~~

 ~~ she is so sorry she knocked Daddy Jim out of his crouching stance onto his keester ~~

HONEST!!

She is just so 

OVER THE TOP OF THE WORLD 

"HAPPY"!!

MONUMENTAL HURDLE PT. 1

Do you see 

this grade of land?

this hill?

this mountain?

Oh I could go on!

Oh you want me too!

OK then ~~~ •*¨*•♫♪

 Do you see Sophie and Jim captivated by scents 

for HRH

and by the surrounding view 

for Jim?

I digress ~~ this is Jim's view,

a completely frozen bog area

so frozen that it may not thaw until summer.

Seriously, you never know!?!

and Sophie has reached the base of the hill 

and MAGNET-NOSE has discovered this ~~

the complete likeness of  an ELEPHANT'S NOGGIN

so much looking and feeling like a pre-historic mastodon.

But alas no scent,

move on!

So up the hill she continues ~~

 looking over her shoulder to see the frozen bog

and checking out Lawrencetown Beach

for any chance to maybe go for a swim.

Not yet honey!

Still building on the point of all this story ~~

 is Jim following the ice covered path

with a frozen Porter's Lake gleaming in the background.

Time to take a picture of this he decides ~~

 because even if it's winter 

and freezing cold 

and slippery slidey

and so very blue 

rarely do we see such beauty

unless of course you climb up this hill

and

well, just soak it in!

The beach below doesn't appear friendly yet.

The sand has not returned to cover the rocks

and the green grasses and flowers have not covered the landscape.

Yet none of this means anything because 

well just look at the SMILE on Jim's face.

Something's up!

Something's important!

Something's Monumental!

Come Back and Find Out!

BRILLIANT WALK DAY

As the title says,

we awoke to a bright blue sky

not so warmish day

(but who really cares, right)

 so off to Point Pleasant Park

we headed because the guys promised.

Seriously if there was a 7th heaven I was in it.

This walk was so full of furry friends and laughter,

I'd say a 7th heaven really is where you find it!

~ and I found it ~

a deep inhale

~~ HOLD ~~

then exhale

and move on

because there is so much more to find

just follow me

as you always do

LOVE is in the park!

Jim and I are heading down this route.

It's the middle of a circle 8 trail

we make when we decide to avoid the hills.

Ron heads back to the car

while I seek out more new friends

and

enjoy every ounce of this brilliant walk day!

'BLUE SKY DAY' FEELING

'BLUESKYDAYFEELING'

Everyone has experienced this feeling.

I'm certain!

~ Even the surfers slicing through the chocolate waves ~

~ or carving under the edge of the wave

with white spray trailing off over the ocean ~

~ when hopping over the waves picking the perfect wave

hanging off the edge of the shoreline ~

'EXHILARATING' ~ check!

'SOUL RE-AFFIRMING' ~ check!

'GLAD TO BE ALIVE' ~ check!

I know you have been there!

Cheers!

NEW DISCOVERY PT.3

Well folks, you finally made it to the end of the boardwalk.

Trying a DOODLE'S PATIENCE

as all DOODLE OWNERS know

can be mighty difficult

to say the last.

OK then it looks like Jim knows what I want everyone to do,

so let's follow him.

I'm down here now!

It's only a few cobbles

Really!

Not that difficult to maneuver.

Gingerly!

Yup, that's my EVER-PATIENT DADDY JIM!

(pleading guilty Louise for borrowing your descriptive words)

The cobbles are numerous, on a major decline and slippery

but hey if I can manage them well ~~

even you could.

SMILE!

Someone has his camera on you!

This is the Cobble Beach that we found

in this ecosystem along our shoreline the other day.

We plan on returning when the waves are more conducive to surfing

because I just know it will be eye-popping.

Alas there's a surfer who passed us on our return to the car.

Late January in Nova Scotia 

there are rugged people out there folks

who challenge themselves.

Maybe there's something you need to challenge.