CONTINUING DOWN THE ROAD ~~~~

With the canal swim under my Doodle Belt 

we headed off down one of the other Gaspereau valley roads and ~~~

ended up here on a huge farm called 

Gaspereau Valley Fibres Farm Wool Shop.

As you can see below there are many sheep ready to be sheered 

and 

 these 2 cute black lambs

huddling together 

as we poked our noses around the corner

of the entrance.

I think they are used to nosy photographers and Doodles!

The piece de resistance was the humongous wool shop

across the yard from the sheep.

Jim marched right in and headed over to the displays

to check out the offerings and to take pictures.

Surprise surprise!

Just look at the colours and offerings of merino wools.

more to touch and hold 

and to decide whether to go with heather colours

or pales or ~~~~

however by this time Jim's eye spied this

unbelievable Icelandic Sheepskin pelt

for a mere $300!!

mighty soft isn't it Jim!!

As we ventured from the farm and onto the road

this horse was giving us the eye,

but late afternoon was reminding us 

it was time to head back home ~ ~

so with that all under my belt 

from paying respects to Ron's GF, GM and Mother Tommy

to walking the Gaspereau Canal

to swimming in the canal

to driving down the country roads

to discovering sheep and lambs

to touching so much wool

I can honestly say that my world is complete

with love and peace.

As always my friends,

NAMASTE!!

HOW I FIND MY INNER PEACE

Firstly, I stare at the guys
every morning 

which means
"let's go for a walk"

on the grassy dunes.

This time of year the wild strawberries are in full bloom.

Abundance is what I am finding,

~~ everywhere strawberry blossoms ~~

I'm a DOODLE ON A MISSION as usual,

so the rocks above the beach
need a complete sweep

and

with the new flock of surfers taking over the waters
I must make sure they are in safe waters

That's mighty exhausting for an 8 year old DOODLE,

so I'll plunk myself down here 

and

gnaw on Mr. Orangie for awhile!!

followed by a 

BACK SCRATCHING 

session 

of monumental proportions!

That FEELS so good!

(try saying that with your tongue sticking out of your mouth!)

so THIS is
my INNER PEACE routine
pretty much daily.
Sorry but I must continue on,
my nose has picked up
a scent
a sweet aroma
a mind-blowing fragrance,
give me some time
and
I will figure this one out.

PEACE IN THE AIR

It's as simple

 as going for a walk

and absorbing everything around you.

Feel the air

Smell the air

Taste the air 

Hear the air

Imagine the air 

These flags greet us every morning 

as we open the side door to enter the garden.

So quiet and peaceful

spreading words of joy and love 

through the air.

~ You really can feel it ~

So by the time we reach the beach 

we have enough to share 

with everyone we meet.

A TREE SEEDLING & MORE

In my world when you are surrounded

like the wild mustangs on the open plains

like Robin Hood and his Merry Men

like the tree canopy of the Applachians

there is bound to be a seedling ~

like this one hiding in the hinoki shrub

wedged neatly within the cupped green needle-like extensions

far below the mother maple tree

not distant from the fothergilla shrub saved from loss years ago

around the corner from mountain ash growing happily with the white pine

where the pine needles fall onto the teak chaise lounger

where high above the Virginia Creeper takes advantage of this year's display

I look up, way up

and smell the air

because it's time for my garden

to ready for slumber,

not until the colour spills everywhere though.

Enjoy!

THEY ARE EVERYWHERE !!

Unbeknownst to me and Mr. Orangie

life does continue on

whether fast forward or slow and methodical

This swoop of birds narrowly misses us

as we walk the beach this time of year.

They really have no fear of us

because I suspect they know we come in peace.

Landing far enough away 

affords them time to snatch up morsels.

Those things that are always here in the autumn months.

We were presented with an array of birds the other morning

zipping around above 

catching flies that kept bumping into us.

I swam while Jim took photos of all the birds.

Even this seagull was interested in the excitement

and hovered over us from time to time.

On the ground the waves would sneak up on the birds

making them hop and jump all over the rocks.

Their minds were still on those edibles.

Far off over the lake

you can see more birds

knowing that this place is a goldmine!

Jim always finds his serenity along the edge of the shoreline,

 while I body-surf with the birds

focusing on my nemesis, Mr. Orangie.

So whether pacing slowly or fast like a dart,

our world always gives us what we need

~~

PEACE OF MIND & BODY

Peace in many ways!

Are you keeping up with me?

I told you last time that I had more to share with you.

Well, by the time we reached the end of the beach some surfers began to arrive.

I kept my eye on them because sometimes they call me over.

A free nuzzle always makes the beach visit that more enjoyable.

 I kept my eye on Jim while he got his feet wet.

I guess someone wasn't paying any attention.....'SNICKER'DOODLE!!

So as I was saying ~~~

 more surfers had their eyes on their goal

~~~ the perfect wave ~~~

  

It's as if they are in a trance

seriously

nothing will stop the march of the determined surfer.

These guys had already made it out into smooth wave action.

A seal had arrived and was sizing them up.

It was just on the other side of that ripple

and they thought it wanted to join in.

 Guess not!

Quick!

This could be it!

I couldn't show you the disappointment on their faces.

The wave just faded away.

But look at this guy coming!

He had this smile on his face the entire walk down the beach.

A quick adjustment and out he paddled with guys and the seal.

Jim had managed to fulfill his inner peace

like he usually does

with a saunter after some Qi Gong moves,

while this fellow paddled ever so slowly

watching the birds fly by...

careening on the air currents

around MacDonald Hill.

Time to go home

and 

have breakfast!

I know I worked up a good DoodleAppetite!

~~~

Peace to all my friends!

Tomorrow is Canada Day!