Over the Dunes...Come Along!

Hi Everyone!

It's a beautiful sunny afternoon,

so we jumped into the car

and 

headed to the beach.

~~~

Come along with us

and

enjoy a jaunt over the dunes

which have gotten smaller

from the winter 

seas and winds.

I am always the first one

to reach the end of the path

and

without any hesitation 

over I go.

Waiting on the other side,

after a long winter

and

wet spring,

you will see something

familiar.

See, didn't I tell you!

Para-surfers again, from another angle...

Only this time on the other side of the river.

There's no fog like the other day (click and see the difference)....

just brilliant skies and whitecaps.

The colours are so cheerful and just make you feel good inside.

I had a great time

running and fetching Mr. Orangie(by the way)

and

my saunter back to the car with Jim

was the icing on the cake.

Sit~~~~Stay!

All of the sudden...

in the middle of a great walk...

the ol' sit~~~stay

is pulled on me...

without even the slightest hint of when!

Guess, who passed with flying colours?!

Feeling the Wind!

This view from the hill always makes me feel giddy!

The parasurfers look like they getting the 'hang',

or at least,

the feel of the winds.

I'll keep exercising while they figure out what they are going to do.

Looks like the wind is really getting stronger.

Look at the angle of that person.

I know I got the feel of the winds.

and if you ever want to feel it,

just let me know.

Garden Wandering~~~~

HayLo, There!

(love this contorted face look)

Just wandering around the garden as usual.

How do you like our boxwood hedge?

It's growing gangbusters

and Ron is always pruning it.

He wanted to show you the new shoots popping out on 

the Dawn Redwood,

and the Larix Kaempferi

or

Japanese Larch

so delicate!

Even last year's seedhead of  a clematis

grabs your attention.

Sitting pensively near my pool in front of the Japanese Maples,

I wonder sometimes when someone is going to come and play.

I always survey the vet's place next door,

'cause there is always a chance 

that an unsuspecting 4 legged 

might see me.

Then, I'll turn on my "Let's Play" radar.

No luck yet, but that isn't going to stop me.

It's here, somewhere!

Hey!

 Have you seen my "fave" stick?

It's here in the garden,

'cause I left it here.

I checked under the Johnny Jump Ups.

Nope, nothing in sight!

So if I sit in the middle of the nursery beds,

I bet I'll see it for sure.

The rhubarb is not quite my idea of a stick.

It's great cooked down with some brown sugar though.

OH!

SO YOU HAD IT, DAD!

I LOVE APPLE WOOD TO GNAW ON EVERY NOW AGAIN!

and I know where there's more

'cause Dad pruned the apple tree!

Sanguinaira Canadensis!

Underneath the staked Dawn Redwood tree

(Metasequoia)

...every spring at this time... 

 you will locate the Bloodroot.

The delicate petals are a marvel to behold

And the excitement of watching them multiply every spring just warms the heart.

I am very careful with the beauties,

because they only last for a couple days in good weather.

So this is my little patch of Sanguinaira Canadensis!

It puts a smile on my blond tipped snout!

Pink is my Colour!

Fate, as it were, had an unexpected view for me on the hill.

With strong winds and the incoming tide,

it provided ideal windsurfing conditions.

The fog seemed to illuminate the pinkness.

So I gazed at the  windsurfer as he whizzed by

doing his flips and turns

From my vantage point 

they appeared to know what they were doing.

Little did they know that I knew what I was doing as well, 

since I found something delicious to munch on

...not telling!