Location Taken: Five Island Provincial Park, Nova Scotia
Time Taken: July 2012
Do you see what I see?
No, not the fantastic rock arch in the background. It sure does draw the eye, doesn’t it. Amazing to think the tides are so extreme in this bay that the water will go through the arch at high tide. Heck, at this point, the tides were already half in.
No, not the sandbar. That’s also something only visible at low tide. It was fully underwater in a later photo I took only ten minutes later. Really.
No, not the giant puffball flowers. They’re not dandelions, they’re a much larger species called Salsify that has a similar way to spread its seeds. I keep thinking of them as giant dandelions, though. First impressions count for a lot, after all.
No, not the happy looking dog – no wait.
Yes, the happy looking dog.
That’s one happy looking dog, isn’t it. He’s happy to be able to come with his master to visit the beach, and loves being able to run around and greet the other visitors. His master was sitting on that bench on the right side of the image, but is just out of sight. There’s a mowed area around the bench, and the dog is on part of that, so it’s not getting scratched by high grass or anything. It’s just the angle that makes it look like he’s surrounded.
And really, if you were a dog in an area like this, getting to wander and sniff all sorts of people, in an area where loose dogs are a normal occurrence and not something to remark about at all, wouldn’t you be happy too?
