Ice and Dogs.

So after 4 days couped up inside looking after a poorly Matthew, it was decided that a day out was called for to get Deborah out and about! Matthew is much better now thanks! We decided to take a drive to the north shore via Truro. We set off on another glorious sunny day and drove north through Truro crossing the frozen upper reaches of the Shubenacadie River. Further down as we approached Cobequid Bay (where the river reaches the sea) the river wasn't quite so frozen, but boy was it spectacular. Obviously this part of the river is affected by the infamous high (and fast) tides along the Bay of Fundy and the associated 'bore'. This has the effect of creating an almost lunar landscape along the river sides. The picture of Deborah and the children shows it in the background. The river itself was full of ice, but it was flowing slowly towards the bay. We had parked the car and walked along a track to a lookout post at the end. This is obviously used to view the 'bore' in full flow so to speak. We must find out the best time to view it and go back! It was very strange though to see all this ice in lumps along the side of the river. We then drove back across country and got home to an answer machine message inviting Emma for a sleepover and Deborah to a movie and bottle of wine at Emily/Mary Beth's. Emily is in Emma's class and Mary-Beth is her mum and an OT. We weren't sure if Emma would stay overnight, but she did and had a great time. As it happens the ladies who were present (4 of them) didn't get around to watching the film, but had a nice evening chatting. (the mind boggles what about). This afternoon we got a call from a Pet rescue centre in Cape Breton. We'd put our name down to rescue a puppy called Caleb. Sadly Caleb was no longer available, but there had been two other collie-cross puppies as well. These had both been re-homed, but one of them had gone to an elderly couple who were now regretting getting a puppy. They had planned to return her to Cape Breton, but to save them doing this, would we be interested? We decided we would be and (after borrowing a travel crate) we had another drive up to Truro. Needless to say she's beautiful, very intelligent and obedient. Her name is Bella and she seems to be settling in well. She barked in the car for about 10 minutes, but settled down and was fine all the way home. This picture was taken about an hour or so after we got her home. As yet we have had no accidents, so fingers crossed. She'll get loads of walks and attention and Matthew was desperate for a dog so she'll be good for him. All we need to do now is get her microchipped and spayed at 6 months (in 2 months time). I'll let you know how we get on!!