Calendar Girl Blog: Sun and Ice

This is a sun dial. I took this photo yesterday, at the Guelph Lake Boat Club, of which I am a member. The dark band with light numbers is a shadow, created by the sun blasting through the curved metal band, with cut out numbers, in the fore ground of the photo. There is a vertical bar etched into the back plate that touches the butt side of the three. This line tells me the time. At this moment, that line rests between the dots for 2pm and 3pm. I'll guestimate 2:20pm.

I am with dogs. Both friends of mine but strangers to each other. We had a few tense minutes before we set off. Splash, the puppy Portuguese Water Dog, wanted to drive. So did Lou, the five year old Labrador. Neither realized I have standard transmition. When they noticed the clutch, which I quietly pointed out, they quickly changed the arguement to 'who would sit in the front'. Just before I snapped, they worked out a deal and we set off.

The lake was frozen, which happens to be my favourite time at the boat club. During summer, the goose shit is well beyond my ability to overlook. Then, I sit on the dock, thermos of tea, and enjoy the view, wishing I was farther north beside water more pristine. But frozen, it gains a look and feel of complete wilderness.

'Dogs on Ice' was worth the price of admission. With no fear, or understanding of the nature of the surface, the two K9's slid and rolled, licked and frolicked. When the ice moaned, Splash barked furiously then ran to me in fear. Lou paid no heed. With frequent stops to gaze about, we all seemed to find our 'inner wolf' faced with the great expanse of open space.

I've been walking on ice since I could walk. My front yard, for the first 12 year's of my life, was Sturgeon Bay, just off Georgian Bay. The bay would freeze over for months at a time. My dad would haul out our fish hut. My brother would mark out a rink. I could skate in one direction for an hour if I chose.

Henry asked Calendar Girl to take him walking on the ice this winter. This winter was slow to arrive and Henry was quick to go. Walking yesterday, Calendar Girl knew that Henry would have found his inner wolf too.

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Tags: Calendar Girl Blog Sue Richards, Photo, Breast of Canada.

Photo: Canon Power Shot A610; Manual Setting: 1/1250; F 4.0.