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!!

SURPRISE!

Here's my SURPRISE 

I was talking about!

A 3 month old Miniature Poodle

full of beans and Poodle Poop!

Ha Ha Ha!

We had a sniffing ball of fun

leaning on Ron

and

tearing around all the peeps.

The things one has to put up with
when one is so much fun, I guess!

CLEAR AND EVER PRESENT !!

Do you see what I'm alluding to?

It's ever present!

It's upright!

It's ~~~

my tail!

Everyone can see me coming a mile a way!

Even when I feel like making SPEED

when someone is taking pictures of me

or not of me!

Cold freezing winter doesn't bother me in the least.

I'll flip over with my 4 legs to the heavens

and scratch my Doodle Back until the cows come home.

Whenever Jim decides to take pictures

I finish up my back scratches ~~~

and fall in beside him 

following him onto the next surprise!

~~~

You'll see on my next post!

'KINKY' BOOTIES

For those of you familiar with the movie "Kinky Boots"
well, I am proud to say I have my own set
but they are PURPLE!
YAY!!

PURPLE for the world to see!
Guess what?
 They work well and keep my feet super dry.

I even slide around in them so very easily.

Watch me Doodle terrorize Mr. Orangie

on the cliff over looking the water

at Point Pleasant Park.

Once I got that out of my system,

I headed down the path coming nose to nose with this cutie.

He didn't even notice my foot wear.

Imagine that.

This sweet lady wanted to dance with me.

She had a huge and I mean humongous, Great Dane ~~

See what I mean!

Again not interested in my footwear!!

All these friends completed their obligatory sniff

and 360 circle around me.

Purple Booties, don't you even see them?

Oh well, this was a successful walk through the snow laden woods and trails

because I protected my feet and kept them dry ~~~

free from ice balls and three legged hops.

So if anybody is wondering about the Purple Booties

and want to try them out ~~ 

I say go for it!!

MORNING AFTER THE BLIZZARD

After spending all day Friday Jan 3rd hunkered down 

listening to the wild winds and watching the snow dumping from the skies,

we awoke to a bright, crisp and clear morning.

I had to investigate my world

so have a look see!

Speeding around at a million miles an hour

sounded pretty good to me.

Ducking passed Ron at lightening speed

galloping and leaping 

with my nose to the ground.

Then ~~ it hit!

Paw Freeze Up!

One paw at a time.

Quick, back to the house

as fast as a bunny.

Hey Ron, how do you like my face now

and

let me tell you about this paw!

After a bit of a Paw Freeze Thaw,

I'll be out there again.

Bet your Sweet Bippy!!

SEAMIST ~~~ MINUS 18 CELSIUS

The ocean was covered with these tendrils of SEAMIST

reaching for the heavens this morning.

Sometimes a girl has to take a moment 

with a well-hidden Mr. Orangie

even if the nature is providing 

an eye-stopping vista just behind me.

Ripple after ripple slipped into the shore

carrying wafts of SEAMIST onto the rocks.

 I was so intrigued with the soft mist billowing up as I scooted along the rocks.

We jumped into the car and headed back home

passed this view above of the SEAMIST on Stony Beach.

If the temperature was only more bearable

a very uncomfortable minus 18 C (0.4 F) 

with an added windchill factor

bringing the temperature to minus 28 C !

Oye!!!

A couple hours later we all jumped into  the car

to head for the city to go to lunch with some friends.

You can see the SEAMIST hugging the base of the bridge upright 

and the harbour shoreline.

Snooze-Fest was in full swing for me though.

This kind of cold is just inhuman

and

downright DOODLE NONSENSE!

HAPPY NEW YEARS 2014!!

I know "it's" here somewhere

perhaps hiding under this snowflake

or blanket of snowflakes.

On the air I feel it's over in this direction.

~~ Covered over with another layer of frosty-man crystals  ~~

 My evergreens are holding up bunches of snowflakes

all kinds nestled softly on the needles

the limbs

and 

the whole tree.

See I found  "it"

a TWINKLE in my WORLD

a SNOWFLAKE TWINKLE

wishing everyone

a JOYOUS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

~~~

A TWINKLE DOODLE NEW YEAR FOR ALL OF YOU!