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currawong
We were rescued by my dog Juno about 6 years ago and, even at the age of 13, she is always up for a walk, especially at about 6am.
A couple of weeks ago, on a beautiful clear Spring morning, we went down to Point Lonsdale, just a short drive from home. Point Lonsdale sits at the entrance to Port Philip Bay with Melbourne at its head and a narrow entrance with Point Nepean on the east at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula and Point Lonsdale on the west. The entrance is known as The Rip and ships heading for the Port of Melbourne need a pilot to enter and exit.
Just before dawn at Point Lonsdale
Looking over The Rip, the entrance to Port Philip Bay with Point Nepean and the sun just about to rise over Arthur’s Seat, a hill on the Mornington Peninsula
Walking up towards Point Lonsdale Lighthouse with the sun about to appear
Point Lonsdale Pier, which Juno insists on walking to the end of, whatever the weather, the Rip and Point Nepean
The sun appearing over Point Lonsdale Pier
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse at first light.
Rock pools on the foreshore at Point Lonsdale
Juno on the beach at Point Lonsdale.
MazeDancer
While the photos are beautiful, most especially the Lighthouse shot, as I was scrolling, was concerned there would be no doggo pic. Silly me.
donatellonerd
yes beautiful pictures all (i think i like the rock pools most but it’s hard), but certainly Juno is the most charming.
Van Buren
Gorgeous photos. Nice coat on the pupper.
Rusty
Our Juno is a yellow lab/golden retriever mix. There is something about dawn that is different from sunset. Thank you to Watergirl for pulling these together every week, it’s a beautiful way to start each day.
raven
@Rusty: I visited your wonderful country on R&R during the moon landing!
Betty
Lovely start to the day.
WaterGirl
What extraordinary sunrises. These pics are so beautiful and calming. My favorite is the one with the pier off to the right in the distance.
MelissaM
I’m not sure what I expected Juno to look like, but was amused to see a scruffy, mutty looking dog who is probably filled with sand and loving it.
Nice pictures.
DFH
Thanks for some beauty to start the day!
JanieM
Lovely reminders to be peaceful, especially the one WaterGirl mentioned, with the pier at a distance off to the right.
The rock pools are really cool, not to mention Juno.
Thanks for a nice start to the day.
Leslie
Lovely photos, and Juno is clearly a Very Good Girl. Thanks for sharing.
susanna
Your pictures are lovely. Love the pooch!
arrieve
Beautiful start to the day. I’ve only been to Australia once, but it is one of my favorite places. I hope I can go back some day.
stinger
I was thinking, “What lovely photos, but incomplete,” and then I got to the final one! Thank you so much for sharing!
currawong
I obviously should have just sent in 7 pictures of Juno. She’s a real Balloon Juice dog. I read a post about 7-8 years ago about the joys of adopting an older dog. We’d been looking at the rescue centres for a 1-2 year old, then my daughter sent me a notification of an adoption day at a local pet shop. Juno was 7 years old, very timid and no-one had put their name down for her. We ended up bringing her home that day and she’s been with us nearly 7 years. She still insists on a long walk in the morning and another in the evening so still pretty fit for an old ‘un. I’m waiting for her to slow down.