MARTINIQUE BEACH ~ PEACE ON EARTH DAY!

Hola!Ciao!Hello! Kia Ora!

Our Peace and Joy 

are always reconfirmed 

when we visit 

Martinique Beach

This day was by chance!

We discovered the sunshine

the tempered breezes

the long beach

the shells

the expectant sea glass

the joy of my "SOPHIEDOODLE DADS"

as we ventured down the expanse.

The waves were so perfect
so long
so relentless with their spin-drift

from so many angles
the waves slowly grew and the winds
seized the spray
holding it
relinquishing it's hold
as it trailed down the beach

the sea gulls hovered the freshly deposited seaweed and kelp

while I lay sprawled in ecstasy
in the chocolate brown
camouflage mass

even though we didn't stay into the evening
I dreamed of the waves
as I thought they would be like
as the moonlight
captured the energy
of this space on the planet we love so much!

enjoy!
Happy Earth Day!

FOG ALARM ¸¸.•*¨*•

The fog has settled in

so come along

why don't you ~

ambling along my favourite paths

in my favourite park ~

with my 2 favourite guys

and their trusty cameras ~ 

sometimes can be dark and foreboding ~

but once we spend an hour 

walking the paths

we sometimes head for the streets ~~

where the colours are brighter and seem to pop ~

always paying attention to rules of the road
even if the fog horn
sounds in the background!!

and one last photo capture
of a cyclist waiting for a light change
in the fog (by Jim)!!

CROCUS GUARDING!!!!!!!

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!!!

SHAKE ABOVE THE OCEAN

Welcome my dearies!

I lay high above the waters

staring down at the sights below ~~

just across from me is Conrad's Beach

with a few lucky people taking a walk ~~

over the edge of the slope 

you'll see a surfer finished for the day

climbing methodically and deliberately up the slope

but alas while they partake in their rituals

I partake in my DOODLE RITUALS

as I "shake above the ocean"

with my feet in the air!

(creative licence is in full DOODLE swing here ~ enjoy!)

MY CORKSCREW WITCH HAZEL

My winter garden holds about as much

 JOY and PEACE

as my spring, summer and fall gardens do ~

and lately this squiggly shrub called a

CORKSCREW WITCH HAZEL

has me entranced

as I circle underneath the twisted branches

searching for my buried 

DOODLE DOGGY BONES!

This massive monster tree ( Cupressus Nootkatensis) stands lofty 30 feet 

over my CSWH

protecting it from harsh north winds, raging hurricanes

and nor'easters.

Beauty is all around me in my winter garden.
Have a view below!

~~ as I tell you about my world the weather forecast

suggests that a nor'easter will descend upon us on Sunday late.

Please send us good vibes to melt that sucker

so SPRING can commence in true style!!

FLOATING

Have you ever felt like floating?

Well, today was one of those days!

TOGETHER FOREVER ~ MOCHA WHERE ARE YOU?

All winter I have stood on guard surveying the vast lands below me.

I have danced on the somewhat green grasses of Graham's Grove with Daddy Jim.

I have brushed noses with all sizes albeit brief.

I have teased every doggy friend I come in contact with

But alas my bestest friend Mocha hasn't appeared on the horizon  < (click for reference)



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.