THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY

My "1/2 cup full" philos'

has been on full speed ahead 

over the passed couple of weeks.

With a smile and Mr. Orangie 

in tow ~

allow me to introduce Harley

my very young companion

and

Mr. Orangie filcher

(that is a word right ~ 

click the yellow word!?!)

Nothing but good energy here 😍!!! 

The sand is returning to my favourite beach again.

It is always so soul-refreshing to inhale the salty

Atlantic Ocean

chase for Mr. Orangie

and

feel so Doodle~complete.

On an entirely different note:

Look here!

This is a Baltimore Oriole

frolicking and rollicking 

in our azalea and cherry trees.

1st time seeing this beauty.

Happy Camper, indeed.

The Merry Month of May brings rain

and in this case

gazillions of droplets

covering everything insight.

This is a very very close up view of the beauty of an azalea blossom.

Enjoy!

Back to the beach again!

Fetching and swimming

helps me lose the 10 pounds

that my vet decided was necessary.

So, drum roll

I lost 7 pounds

and

I am overjoyed

and

continuing with my new diet.

This raindrop sparkle

truly helps me see life easier.

Even the wild strawberries appear joyful.

What is it about all this anyway?

Cedar waxwing Joy!

Six lovelies landed on my cherry tree

and

proceeded to eat the cherry blossoms.

They visited for a few minutes 

and

swoosh

they were gone

but not before my Daddy Ron captured this beauty.

Re-acquainting our lives with a salt marsh pond along the trail

has been upper most on my walks with Daddy Ron.

When one has the trail and a backyard

full of nature

the light and shadow

just stops one in their tracks ~

just like me below!

So are you coming or not ? 

😉💖🐶🐩🐵

MY ANGEL of the WOODS

Caught your eye again, 

I see

Come along and let me show you my discovery ~

Since I have my nose to the ground 95% of the time

 I almost missed this beauty of a gem
hanging in the trees recently

 fluttering as the breezes slipped passed

She is my ANGEL of the WOODS
and
she brings me
much joy!

ANYONE FOR A SCHOONER !?!

Right now I am in 7th heaven!

This is SCHOONER!

My new boyfriend

Confidante

Argentine Tango Partner

and 

A Youthful Doodle

who completes me!

I am teaching Schooner how to manoeuvre

since he is all of 16 months 

"fixed"

which apparently doesn't 

curb your enthusiasm. 

As you may have noticed my gorgeous hair has been sheered off

"to within an inch of my Doodle Life".

I personally feel better 

because this passed summer was so unnatually hot and humid

many "hot spots" and "lady itchies"

thus the short hair.

Don't you just love our connection!

It's as though we were meant to be together

FOREVER!

LOL!!

Paso Doble anyone!?!
(click the words Paso Doble
to view a video skip ahead to 3 minute mark)

"UNCLE?"

Do I hear UNCLE?

All kidding aside ~

this was a moment to remember 

a moment which brought me screaming back to my youth

a moment of sheer doodle bliss

Doodles play in a certain fashion

and 

I know exactly how to do this.

Funny thing is so does SCHOONER!

It's in our DNA!

A sample of play and doodle talk!

ENJOY!!

HUGGING FEST IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

Now that I have caught your attention ~

Look who we found on the rocks last week in need of some massive hugs

and licks from yours truly!

It's our dear, dear friend Louise from

Standing Into Danger

This Coloradan/Nova Scotian dog lover is game for pretty much anything,

so we spent 2 days showing her a few of our favourite places.

(Psst: this is a bayberry hedge along one of the cliffs)

 Everywhere we went the humans kept hugging.

Here's Ron and Louise 

after fishcakes and beans, salad, gingerbread, coffee

and laughing at a french cafe nearby.

Re-discovering the paragliders near MacDonald House on the hill

turned out to be exceptional because the wind was super warm

and there were so many sails flitting about the skies.

 Once again warm hugs coming from Jim this time

after the french cafe meal.

Another unbelievably scrumptious meal was had at 

RHUBARB

a restaurant near Peggy's Cove ~

see what I mean

fishcakes again

portobello burger

deep fried fish and chips

(hungry yet?)

so after desserts

and 

to keep up the hugging tradition

Louise and Jim

act up 

while returning to the car

Humans please!

A trek out onto the barrens was necessary.

You know what?

I can't remember if this was before or after that 

mouth watering meal.

But as you can see we all needed some fresh air 

and

laughter again!

We found this beautiful lake to throw Mr. Orangie.

Louise has the honours of course.

Another black Lab joined in because this was too much fun to pass up.

Across the road on Queensland Beach

Louise and Ron saw this cool Doodle

with the dyed blue hair.

Whattaya think?

Should I?

Do you think we all had a supreme time

laughing and hugging?

Affirmative!

Seriously, there so much to be said about 50 year friendships

which began many years ago

with a huge space in between of living our own lives,

social media intervenes

et voila 

back together again.

Ain't it all good!

I do believe I did a good thing today Charlie Brown

and

am so happy for those three humans.

Life is good

so Good!

43RD ANNIVERSARY!!!

Happy 43rd Anniversary to my 2 Dads!!

These 3 buttercups 

symbolize

our family

of

LOVE

JOY!

May our world make your world a bit sweeter today!

~

NAMASTE!!

MARTINIQUE BEACH ~ PEACE ON EARTH DAY!

Hola!Ciao!Hello! Kia Ora!

Our Peace and Joy 

are always reconfirmed 

when we visit 

Martinique Beach

This day was by chance!

We discovered the sunshine

the tempered breezes

the long beach

the shells

the expectant sea glass

the joy of my "SOPHIEDOODLE DADS"

as we ventured down the expanse.

The waves were so perfect
so long
so relentless with their spin-drift

from so many angles
the waves slowly grew and the winds
seized the spray
holding it
relinquishing it's hold
as it trailed down the beach

the sea gulls hovered the freshly deposited seaweed and kelp

while I lay sprawled in ecstasy
in the chocolate brown
camouflage mass

even though we didn't stay into the evening
I dreamed of the waves
as I thought they would be like
as the moonlight
captured the energy
of this space on the planet we love so much!

enjoy!
Happy Earth Day!

CRYSTAL CRESCENT BEACH ~ WHITE SAND PARADISE

I've heard the guys talking about this provincial beach 

they used to go to many years ago

that had three connecting whites beaches

crystal blue waters

trails to follow along the coast

rocks to scale

blueberries in the rolling hills

and 

plenty of space to find your own spot and just veg out.

Well, my doddies, look at my HAPPY FACE!

I am over the rainbow in such 

DOODLE SURPRISE MODE

GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR MODE

TEARING ALL AROUND THE BEACH MODE

 CAN'T HEAR ANYBODY TRYING TO REIGN ME IN MODE!

 I just can't stop!

(the fog bank kept a coolness in the air 

so the guys dressed accordingly,

I already had my coat on!)

Mr.Orangie stands out like a beacon

when I charge into the clear, salty, pristine waters.

A little bit of DOODLE BODY SURFING

makes the return quick and easy.

MONSTER WATER BEARDS

come slapping along with me from the depths.

 After plenty of fetching along the rock free beach area of 2nd Beach

we stopped to take a breather and soak up some sun in this spot.

No way was I about to relax

because when you find paradise.............!

well, you fill in the blank _____!