OPPORTUNE TIME ~~~ JUST PERFECT

While Jim and I visited Pops in the Veteran's Hospital

Ron slipped into the Halifax Public Gardens.

~~~

Serenity at it's finest

This ginormous Katsura Tree was spreading

it's golden hue over the fountain.

So after our TREAT FILLED VISIT

we took a much needed walk

through the park

to limber up

and

get the blood flowing.

We are loving this time of year

which will soon fade.

Taking advantage at the opportune time

is our motto!

You know what?

I really love this hill !

Why, you ask?

JUST BECAUSE !!

RED RAW

Life in our world

 is 

in Red Raw

 every colour of the warm side of the rainbow

is surrounding us 

in this case on 

the Raw setting of the camera.

Practice, sampling, fine tuning and 'nope that doesn't work' and 'that's just fine' !

I am still sniffing my way along the trails

along the blazing colourful paths

that will soon be quietened 

to a darker hue

and

a soften whiter presence

in a few weeks time.

So soaking up nature this time of year

is always more than a treat

it's a sensual feast of the colour spectrum.

The last few trees splatter the yellows

so familiar in other parts of the country

and continent

as Jim nears the car.

Hey, Jim!

Wait up !

Don't go too quickly.

I love this place

just smell those pine needles.

PERFECT WEATHER ON THE WATERFRONT

Thanks for returning on THANKSGIVING WEEK.

(I've named it WEEK because Mike and Susan came for a whole week ~~ TA DA )

Do you think my DOODLE RADAR will keep them out of trouble?

Everyone needs to be careful along the harbour boardwalk

because just one wrong step to the right 

and into the drink you fall.

( It has been known to happen )

Susan, Jim and Mike discuss lots of different topics

as I sit beside Ron.

~~~

For some reason Ron holds me tight

because when I was a 'wee one' I almost jumped off the boardwalk

because, well because, 

I wanted to.

 The water made me do it and that's what I'm sticking to.

Susan looks mighty cool in her new red woolen jacket she purchased yesterday

at the MacDonald Hill Tea House.

Jim is such a good guy.

He said he'd take care of me

while Ron slipped into

  the Rum Runner's Cake Factory < click

with Mike and Susan.

These cakes are to die for, really !

A lot of people received these as Christmas gifts one year.

The company does the packing and shipping

so very easy and less stressful.

Newfoundland Screech 

is a well-known liquor made only in Newfoundland. < click

So, the name says it all ~~ you'll be screeching after you sample / devour it.

Now it's in coffee ~~~ HELP !!

While they milled around the shop

Jim and I waited ever so patiently at this veiwpoint

(another angle in 1st picture)

The gentleman photographer Jim discovered is from

Saskatoon, Saskatechewan

( google that one folks or click here )

He and his wife traveled to Ontario for an event

and then decided to keep driving east to 

Nova Scotia.

Doesn't this picture say it all ~~~ HAPPINESS !!

Segways ( < click ) 

are bountiful, but Susan decided it wasn't her cuppa cuppa !

Mike and Ron are having a PHOTO - OFF

 LOL !!

Mike is a Canon Guy and Ron and Jim are Nikon Guys.

I heard them discussing and learning about each others toys.

Susan's Nikon Coolpix really took great pictures too 

light weight, fast and above a perfect fall colour ~~ 

reddish maroon to match her new jacket of course !

One last look at this cruise ship.
Hmmm, maybe a cruise is in the future,
you never know.

and a  last quick photo for Jimbo
and then off to our next discovery.

Come On Back !!

THANKSGIVING WK PT 1

This has been the best THANKSGIVING celebration

for Ron and Jim in a very long time.

Firstly, I am at one of my favourite pools to swim and fetch Mr. O ! 

But the most IMPORTANT connection is Ron's with

his brother Mike

sister in law Susan

and

some  "stiff"  behind them.

I really think the SMILES tell it all

in so many different ways.

Cameras seem to be the mainstay

and hey why not !

We live in a beautiful province

and

it's autumn in Nova Scotia

so the colours and views are over the top beautiful.

 Everywhere we visited there was a joy long awaited.

Even on the rocks at Peggy's Cove

I was overjoyed 

after swimming in my pond.

Mike took some time to discover this area

with the lighthouse

in the background.

The waves were very tame today,

but at least we all got a good workout on the rocks.

Our relationships are slightly similar

in that Mike and Susan were married 1973

and

Jim and Ron met in 1973.

I sure hope their 6 days on the east coast 

were all and more 

than they expected,

because it was for me !!

MORE TO COME !!!

AGE & EXPERIENCE

My Dad Ron is entertaining his brother Mike and sister in law Susan from Alberta for a week .

While Mike is officiating at the Canadian Soccer Championships nearby,

 I took Susan for a walk to Point Pleasant Park.

I met this young Husky who decided I needed some exercise.

We ran around and around

doing the 2-step

with a neck bite

or 2

Hey look !

Age and experience won out !

To put the icing on the cake

we met Mim Mim and Maggie

as we were heading for the car.

You know these are my favourite,

because, 

well just,

 because ! 

BUILT- IN GPS

This is what I was given the other day

 and I most certainly was not going to let  anything get by me

Even while the humans were learning and balancing on the water

I just CRASH over or through the waves with perfect GPS

Hey Jim, get back here.

Where do you think you are going anyway?

I see you even from out on the water

GPS works on the way back in to land too

so no matter how fast you walk down the beach

I always know where you are !!