morning visitors

i had visitors yesterday morning. 

my neighbour called and told me to look out my window.

these two beauties were just hangin' out eating

( ....shhh i think they escaped )

i cant imagine that what they were eating was better than what they had at home



but who am i to say.....

they live in the barn behind the crooked purple house that you can see between the tree

so, maybe its the scenery

or maybe the grass is actually greener on my side     :)

they hung out all day

but at some point, they either wandered home or someone came for them

looking at the sunset and the horses

reminds me of a song.....

o yeah....

all for now

~ pooch purple reign xx



2nd annual birthday shooting

Happy 2012 !!

i have been away in ontario again, to celebrate the holidays with my family and friends .... ( ontario friends.)

sooo....yeah, i had my 50th birthday while i was away.

it was fun..... not as scary as i imagined.   ;)

my son took me shooting again.

thats our target.  we each had one.

thats the red flag in the sun.  i think its a cool pic.

8 x 57mm mauser in the k98k rifle

thats the ammunition used for this rifle

thats my son

thats me

 on the stock

( ? ....i have no idea if thats what its called.... )

... ah, he says its called the barrel

and receiver,

the little symbol of the eagle clutching the swastika,

is a Nazi firing proof.

it means that the rifle was tested and approved.

heres a close up

this one is 9mm luger in the P38

i really liked shooting this one  hehe

theres our targets

mine.... i didnt even hit the paper with the rifle at 50 yards.

and not with the hand gun at 25 yards

what i did hit was at 10 yards...... it was SO cold out again, its the best i could do.  i barely wounded him. 

my son did much better !!

Im 50 now.  I may as well know how to shoot.

heres a commemorative video

i love it

hehe thats me (kidding)

all for now

have an amazing and awesome 2012  !!

~ pooch xx



Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

I had company driving back from Ontario to PEI this fall, after the house closing.

We decided on a road trip, after the big road trip.

destination, peggys cove nova scotia

approximately 4 hours drive from where i live on the island

 

it's a magical place

just can't get enough

that reminded me of a song..... depeche mode

( just can't seem to get enough of mr. DG either *whhew*)

brings back some memories that pooch punk ang may or may not tell you about :)

awesome day !!

meanwhile, back on the ranch island

thats pooch purple reign, me, (left) and cousin pooch anne (right) hehe

see you soon

ontario or bust !

( back for family christmas holidays )

~ the pooch xx

off season

here are some pics from when pooch special k came to visit

these are on the north shore

in and around cavendish PEI

off season, of course

thats special k

a bit of a grey day, and chilly

but still pretty

all for now

~pooch xx

not in kansas anymore.....

sunday, august 21, 2011

the following is a tribute to the town of goderich, ontario, canada where i raised my family and had a home for

12 years

a long, but deserving post

before and after photos of goderich ontario.   the result of

F3 tornado with 280 - 300 km per hour winds

 i found the pics on google images (above and below)

from wikipedia

Main article: 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado

On the afternoon of August 21, 2011, an F3^[7] tornado touched down in the town, after coming ashore as a waterspout as the mesocyclone thunderstorm cell moved across Lake Huron. It was the strongest tornado that had hit Ontario since the Arthur, Ontario tornado of April 20, 1996, though on average, F3 tornadoes occur in Ontario every eight years. The devastating storm downed power lines, tore roofs off houses, and left cars and trees scattered along city streets. Hundred-year-old trees surrounding the Goderich Courthouse were uprooted in seconds. The tornado killed one person: Norman Laberge, 61, of Lucknow, who was working in a salt mine on the coast of Lake Huron when the storm hit. 37 people were injured. The Environment Canada weather forecast office in Toronto issued a tornado warning for Goderich and southern Huron County 12 minutes before the tornado struck.^[8] The town does not have a tornado siren unlike some other Ontario cities.

i was home at the time, preparing my house for sale

luckily, 

my self and my home were not injured, although the most beautiful tree in the yard

crashed down ( only part of it ) and buried my car

believe me, it is nothing compared to what happened

i have attached a few video clips and words from others

i could not possibly say it better

all credit is shown on the youtube videos and written where i could find it

the above photo shows the tornado path from the lake to the salt evaporator

plant (photo by joe gowanlock)

"On August 21, 2011 an F3 Tornado ripped through my town and changed the
face of it forever. This is a 3 part story- the before, the
destruction and the cleanup. This is a tribute to those who lost, and those
who came to the aid of our community. The response from all those who
wanted to help was unbelievable, overwhelming and will never be forgotten.
It was amazing to see everyone from children to the pro's pitch in and do
whatever they could to help out.

Thank You All."

also a link to the town web site

canada's prettiest town

another great video tribute/documentary

the following is a link to another video

made by an elvis impersonator in the goderich area.

well done,  mr granger

video link for dan granger

 i will post more updates on this later

much has changed since august........ in a good way

and, 

im pretty sure this is the sentiment of many goderich residents

 thanks pooch ninja for this pic

well said !!

~ pooch xx