I heard Ron saying one day:
that leaving the Valley as many people have done over the years
to find fame and fortune or whatever makes them feel whole inside
always triggers the need to return
He is able to easily because
he only lives an hour away.
This view means
"I am back home!"
I always hear him say.
Ron's GF, GM and mother, Tommy are laid to rest in Willowbank Cemetery.
We always drop in to feel the calmness, serenity and to pay our respects
to these people
(even if I never met them).
I know their lives intertwined with so many others laid to rest here.
Ron always seems so focused and at peace
when he wanders around the grave stone
and looking for other relatives
that he knew over the years.
Take all the time you need Ron.
My 1st visit to the canal this year was a welcomed sight
since I sprained my paw recently and we all know swimming is better for rehabilitation than anything else.
Short swims fetching Mr. Orangie
is all I need to strengthen my paw ~
and
from what I can see it is working.
Heading back to the car
wet
energy reduced
at ease
and
at peace
I saw ~~
dandelions covered in bees
new sprouts on shrubs along the water's edge
last year's rosehips ( I eat these you now)
and a wee nest that had survived our winter
Spring has swathed it's gentle warmth across our lives
and before you know it these trees will be all in leaf
and the colours will change again.
Come back again to see the cutest ever
wee little black lamb we visited down the road from here.........
Our crocus have burst forth as the days get warmer
and sun spends more time thawing the garden.
This is our favourite time of the year
revival
rewakening
renewal
rejoicing
I will sit on guard because I know my duty
after nine years of roaming my garden.
(I apologize for the occasional blurriness!)
From blurriness comes a work of art!
Perhaps the beginnings of
a new rug
a watercolour
an oil painting
or
whatever the imagination conjures!
You decide!!!
and I always thought we were "Together Forever"
but it seems like such huge long time since we played noses
on MacDonald Hill / Conrad's Beach & Lawrencetown Beach.
Seriously!
Just lean your head
a little bit to the right
there
listen quietly
and
click on the video!
Those hills are alive in my Doodle Imagination!
I could wander around here for the rest of my days!
How about you?
Do you have a favourite spot to get lost in?
Yesterday was our 42nd anniversary.
42 years on the wing
soaring very quickly
'so full of joy and sadness'
This is our life
~ ups and downs and all arounds ~
like no others
because
quite simply
this is the path we chose.
~
The ebbs and flows of our life together
carving many stories
which mean so much to us
may bore the reader
(then again may not)
~
We have always maintained that telling the truth
sharing your feelings
and
troubles
helped maintain a long relationship.
~
So here we are 42 years later
not suffering from a heatwave
but living in a heatwave
of love & respect
and
above all
DANCE!
approved by Sophie Doodle
(and all the other animals in our lives)
