HAIR-OGRAPHY

I insisted that this picture

needs to be viewed

in super extra largeness

seeing the colours

the minutiae of beauty

intertwined in my hair

blowing 

swirling

while looking out over 

her favourite view

MacDonald's Hill

~

PS: I am doing pretty dang good for a 12 year old pup.

Not to worry any more, so be cool everyone

and take one day at a time

and

for Pete's sake

ENJOY

what you have been given.

WELCOME TO AUGUST MY FRIENDS!!!

Welcome!

August has slipped into my world.

 High on the hill the warm breezes play with the grasses and flowers ~

as I amble through them seeking out anything to sniff

also watching that I don't get in the way of these flying humans

high over head ~

across the waters on that spit of land a couple discover their own nirvana

realizing that a morning dew 

only makes the remainder of the day

that much more magical

So come along with yours truly

and

perhaps this will give you a bit of nirvana.

~~~

Namaste, my friends!

WINTER'S WINDS

200 cms (78 inches or 6.5 ft) of snow

have fallen upon us since early December

along with the winds

those harsh blowing North Atlantic winds

that straighten my hair

with one blast

 no de-tangler

in my back pocket required

nor need I worry about the frizz-look

embarrassing me at the local mall.

There's no way

anyone could survive the ferocity

except maybe the occasional gull

even the cargo tankers have to wait out the strength

of Mother Nature's continual onslaught





but with all this being said

Nature's Beauty

just appears on the horizon

with the ocean spray

ignited by the sun's rays

flashing through the clouds.



LIFE & DEATH

The wind is fierce today folks

so we knew we had to go to the beach!

Rounding the corner heading to Lawrencetown Beach

we knew that our visit would be a special one

out of the car

up over the grassy dunes

and

onto the rocky shore

as close as we dare

the beach felt deserted

as the surf churned wave after wave

and yes I was on my Doodle mission to sniff out anything

after the shoreline was literally pounded with this wave action

I did however miss this

Ron told me after the walk

that he came upon this seagull

which must have been overtaken

by nature's upset

yet across the street from the parking lot

were these birders

very focussed on what I thought were these crows

(seemed strange indeed)

I looked back across the street

for one last look at the surf

and there s/he was

an adolescent Snowy Owl

 by that time

the place was filling with birders

and the owl decided things were getting a little too close

so up high on top of a telephone pole s/he rousted

(I'm sure thinking that people can be very odd at times)

Today was the full spectrum of

Life & Death

even though I was shielded from the latter.

That's OK folks!

I've come across the remains of critters before

and am totally fine with that!



MARTINIQUE BEACH TREK

I love to visit Martinique Beach in the dead of winter no less.

Yes, it's cold, freezing, chilly but down-right exhilarating!

(I'm pretending to be a hieroglyph in this picture.

Do you think it works?)

 Da lum Da lum 

Da lum Da lum

this is my inner sound 

as I begin my gallop down the beach.

Now you know why I am so focussed

and why this beach rates super high on my list of faves.

After traversing a huge rock outcrop the smooth beach becomes evident

and that only means more Mr. Orangie chasing.

Hello, guys....um...could your hurry it up!?!

 Yes, now you believe me don't you.

Huge rock outcrop covered in frozen ice, salty ice I might add.

Treacherous I might hasten to point out!

But here is my Martinique Beach.

Oh yes, I do covet this place and if any one shows up

I make sure they obey the rules,

Mother Nature's rules.

Since we are the only warm blooded bodies

daring to walk the beach

I figure Mr. Orangie needs a work out.

First catch on the beach,

I circle around for more.

I do stretch out when I run

now you can see my luxurious chocolate coat

with blond accents.

(Thank you DNA)

Number 2 catch

floating in the air too!

(Imagine if we could fly)

Number 3 ~~ straight up!

Eye ~ Nose ~ Mr. Orangie

OK, enough play ~~ let's get down to some serious walking and sea glass searching.

This pebbled area is always a goldmine in sea glass.

I told you that they would find some glass.

I did hear them muttering about not finding any cobalt blue, red or orange today at all.

Oh well, each to their own as I always say.

It takes all kinds to make our beautiful world go 'round 

and whether it be humans seeking for pieces of broken glass

or me staring down Mr. Orangie ~~

Life is Good!!

In the Wind!!

The wind gusts were ever present and constant

on MacDonald Hill the other day.

My ears show you the intensity of the winds

and for some reason

my attention was riveted to the what was below me.

I should have known that the waters would be covered

with these parasurfers

they know a good thing when they see it

and so do I

A little salad

and a back scratch.

~~~

Aaahhh!

This is my life!