ROCKS OF KINDNESS

I insisted that we should go for a walk the other day.

I knew for some uncanny reason

that my decision

would be fruitful

and 

most of all

good for the soul.

and most of all

these 2 words

(after flipping over this rock)

They can only give us 

HOPE.

💓

JUST SIMPLE CONTENTMENT

Once over the rocks we headed for the river,

flanked by MacDonald House 

 looking very much like Wuthering Heights.

We stopped to dig holes

because Stony Beach is made for "HOLE DIGGIN' " !

Running full speed ahead with an eye on the edge

because the tide is gouging away the sides

of the river as it always does when it is going out.

Here is Jim helping nature eat away at the edge.

While he does that I swim and I fetch.

Far off in the distance in that small beach pool,

everything is viewed under the watchful eye of a heron.

There s/he goes silently over the waters

heading for the salt marsh on the other side of the hill.

Contentment really is all I seek out

and contentment is what I always find.

The sun sets much earlier as we step into fall,

so it's time to retire

and 

talk over the day's events

as we head home

just down the road.

CASHMERE GREY ~ RYTHM & CERULEAN BLUES ~ DEEP MANDARIN ORANGE

My day!

My sandy, driftwoody, bouldery 

24 hours on the beach ~

run the colour spectrum 

from soft muteds to rich exuberants

 Right now I'm helping my new friend

who just happens to be ruddy red

offsetting the soft greys of the ocean and sky

the titch of baby blue streaks across in the distance

as the lone surfer waits patiently

(oh my they do have patience)

swooping past like aerial artistes

these birds dive-bomb 

looking for insects

before heading south

Then from out of nowhere

the blues

not unlike the Lady Sings the Blues

grab your attention and draw you in even further.

 More birds clamour for position 

with lift off and landing gears

ready at any moment.

My life on the beach erupts into more JOY

than I could ever imagine

as the vibrancy of reds and oranges 

reflect Mr. Orangie,

making it so much easier to see him

and to zero point snag him

once again.

I trot towards the sun

expecting but a brief moment of

"Ooohs and Aaaahs"

from the onlookers.

"Come on along!"

This is one of those times 

that you can feel the colours

feel them coursing through your veins. 

Thanks so again for putting up

with my DOODLE NONSENSE.

It does take plenty of us to make the world go 'round.

DOODLE POWERS ARE TWITCHING AGAIN!!

After a long summer of greetings and licks,

Daddy Jim succumbed to a 24 hour bug today.

I am always waiting for the guys to ascend over the grassy dunes

and then descend to the beach below ~

but this morning was a bit slower than usual

"my Doodle Powers and all"

 could zone in on it

~ just like snapping your fingers ~

I did my familiar jaunt

up and down

the beach with ease and speed.

The surfers were learning their craft

as is the familiar scene this time of year.

such Joy in the water this time of year

but when I turned around to come back

with my faithful retrieval

Daddy Jim had returned to the car,

I knew something was up.

So Ron and I continued for a few more rounds and 

then headed back to the car 

and then home

for a snoozy day.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

This morning Ron took me for a much needed early morning beach walk ~~~

so that I could get my beach legs back in order again.

Look ~ you can see 2 sea gooseberries in front of me.

As I mentioned HERE these blobs are out in numbers this year it seems.

This video made up of 2 walks today 

AM & PM 

will show you the drama  in the sky

but that doesn't stop me.

In the afternoon, 

1/2 way down the rocky outcrop 

the sun broke through the clouds and 

lit up my my NATURALLY BLOND 'COILS' !!

The skies were heavy with thick ominous clouds

only permitting a moment of sunshine to slip through.

You could feel the clouds pressing down 

as we followed the path.

But as I said,

Mother Nature just doesn't scare me

in the slightest.

She is just too beautiful in my humble DOODLE opinion.

BACK ON THE ROCKS

Hi Ho!

I'm over here just to Jim's right hiding in the grass.

Apparently the rest of the country

was being blanketed with white white snow

while we were drenched in rain ~~~

thus the mist / warmer temps cover the shoreline

making all the rocks a beautiful shade of dark gray

and ruddy brown

The important thing is 

~~~ Ron is taking my picture again ~~

and photos of seafoam

wet rocks

and beautifully graceful seagulls

flying overhead.

MR. ORANGIE'S PLIGHT

Mr. Orangie helps me keep my composure

most of the time

but when the ocean beckons well

we rocket over the dunes together always waiting

which allows enough time to sniff out something/anything



that may have been washed up on the shore





we know that there's something intriguing here

but all we get is SNOWBALL MOUTH this time of year



Oh Mr. Orangie you don't think you are going to get away from me today do you?

Such is Mr. Orangie's plight

with so many rocks stopping Mr. Orangie's get-away fast

Somebody has to be in control in this DOODLE WORLD, eh!?!