Yesterday was Emma’s first time to visit the beach. The fog and mist hovered over the water and close to shore, but that’s typical on BC’s West Coast.
Emma looks so funny with her ear flopped backwards over her head, but I thought how sweet and innocent she is, that she’s not at all aware of how she looks. The word “guileless” comes to mind.
And because she is not one to sit still very long, she asks, “What are we going to do now?”
Just then two girls come strolling up the beach towards us. They must be investigated.But first let’s watch and wait to make sure they won’t harm us.
We wander down to the other end of the beach where the grasses try to grow. They are continually washed over when the tide comes in. It must be a type of grass or seaweed that is used to living in salt water.
I love the look of this kind of picture. Would love to paint it if I had the talent.
We are about to leave when a lady and her horse arrive at the far end of the beach. It’s foggy and I’m using my zoom, so the photo comes out exactly how it looks in real life – foggy and unclear – but I can’t resist posting the horse pictures anyway.
Seeing the horse and rider put the finishing touch of magic on our trip to the beach. Reminds me of a song by Heart, “These Dreams,” where she sings about a wood full of princes, and dreams in the mist.
Perhaps she’s riding into the woods to look for her prince. (She may find a frog. It would be a start….)
December 7, 2014 at 3:51 pm
A frog in the fog? Why not? As beautiful as that countryside is, I’d ride off in search of about anything — or nothing!
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December 7, 2014 at 5:51 pm
I sense a poem in the making. Some of those cold days I’m tempted to ride off into the sunset too (in search of warmth and sunshine).
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December 7, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Bareback even! Emma looks like she’s ready to spring off in whatever direction captures her interest. Or maybe several directions at once.
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December 7, 2014 at 5:53 pm
It’s the bareback riding that makes it so mystical, don’t you think? And yes, Emma was going in every direction at once. I had to take 60 photos to get just a couple that weren’t blurry from her (hyper)activities.
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December 7, 2014 at 4:11 pm
Cute doggie! And great pictures. I love the atmosphere.
have a great week,
Pit
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December 7, 2014 at 5:53 pm
Thanks, Pit. This misty day was a blessing after our cold snap last week.
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December 7, 2014 at 4:22 pm
Wonderful photos, and such a sweet dog. Good at posing too! Good luck to all.
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December 7, 2014 at 5:58 pm
Maybe she’s model material. I should see if I can find her a good contract. 😉 But then there’s that ear…. It keeps flopping around….
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December 7, 2014 at 4:28 pm
These are fabulous photos. You really captured the mood of the day. Your dog is such a prince! 🙂
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December 7, 2014 at 5:54 pm
My dog is such a prince? Hmmm. And here, all this time, I thought she was just a frog.
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December 7, 2014 at 4:33 pm
She doesn’t need a frog or a prince – she’s a modern girl and can take care of herself. Emma is adorable!
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December 7, 2014 at 5:56 pm
Oooh! A wimmen’s libber! (just kidding). She needs a prince though, so she can order him around and get him to do the vacuuming.
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December 7, 2014 at 5:03 pm
Oh sweet Emma. Lovely photos. They really captured the magic and mystery of the day. Just beautiful…
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December 7, 2014 at 5:57 pm
You would have loved it, Sonja. Would have been nice if you could have been there. But you have a beautiful beach too.
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December 7, 2014 at 7:13 pm
Emma is darling! What a pleasure she must be!
I love your photo of the rider in the mist!
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December 7, 2014 at 9:47 pm
She really is and I’m always afraid that I post too many pictures of her. (Like people who talk about their children all the time!) Glad you like the rider. She and her horse made the day for us and I doubt if she even knew we were there.
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December 8, 2014 at 2:24 am
DAs ist ja wie im Märchen, liebe Anneli. 🙂 Ein weißes Pferd, Nebel. Traumhaft.
Und Emma, sie ist ja so süß. ❤
Liebe Grüße,
Martina
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December 8, 2014 at 7:18 am
Vielen Dank, Martina. It reminds me of the fairy tales my mother read to me.
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December 8, 2014 at 4:12 am
Love these shots Anneli…
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December 8, 2014 at 7:19 am
Thanks, David. We had a nice day there.
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December 8, 2014 at 8:16 am
Love these photos. The mist adds to the feel of the photographs, puts the viewer right there with you. I too, wish I had the talent to paint such scenes. Thanks for sharing these.
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December 8, 2014 at 9:43 am
And I took advantage of the mist to post pictures that weren’t 100% clear. I should always look for mist and fog!
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December 8, 2014 at 8:25 am
Very beautiful pictures. It was such a good idea to take the camera along in this fog. Emma is a beauty and her ears are an eyecatcher. Maybe you should get a horse too?
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December 8, 2014 at 9:45 am
I hardly ever go anywhere without the camera. You never know when you might like to take a picture. Yes, Emma and her floppy ears…sigh…I guess I could pin them together underneath with a clothespin? 😉
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December 8, 2014 at 11:48 am
Oh no, don´t do this! Maybe only while she digs in her food.
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December 8, 2014 at 5:24 pm
Loved your storyline and Emma and the photos are great too!
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December 8, 2014 at 8:14 pm
Thanks, Sherry. We had fun even though it wasn’t balmy like in Florida.
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December 9, 2014 at 10:14 am
Your photos are spectacular! Emma is such a cutie…she looks very sweet.
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December 9, 2014 at 11:38 am
Thanks for visiting my blog, Jill. Yes, we love Emma. I try not to inflict too many dog pictures on people, but somehow they keep sneaking in there.
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December 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Emma looks very alert, smart. Bright eyes! Beautiful photograph of the woman, the horse, and the fog- heading into the woods.
x
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December 9, 2014 at 11:23 pm
Yes, she is very smart. That’s what makes it so hard to keep up with her antics! Glad you enjoyed the post.
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December 10, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Emma is such a sweet and ‘guileless’ gal! Such a great position with her looking attentive with her ear flopped back, like she was ready for anything! The beach scenery was nicely photographed, too.
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December 10, 2014 at 6:14 pm
Thank you. Emma is a lot of fun . It was her first time at the beach and everything had to be investigated. The first wave that broke on the beach behind her had us laughing.Everything in her life is a new experience. Fun to watch.
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December 11, 2014 at 7:29 pm
Dogs and horses on the beach – what a delightful set of photos! It must have been a lovely foggy walk 🙂
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December 11, 2014 at 9:08 pm
It was very nice. Felt good to get out after so much wind and rain.
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December 15, 2014 at 4:02 pm
Beautiful. I feel as if I was there.
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December 15, 2014 at 8:52 pm
That’s great, Luanne. I’m glad it made you feel connected.
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