tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72212818842268796382024-03-13T07:04:37.404-03:00Passage to Sackville.I've moved on from Eastern Passage to Sackville, Nova Scotia.
New gardens to make and trails to explore.
Thanks for tagging along.
Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comBlogger588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-74275568522226834432023-05-30T23:52:00.000-03:002023-05-30T23:52:08.950-03:00If you go into the woods today ...<p> <b><i>If you went into the woods today, it would have been OK as long as you left those self same woods before 4 pm. </i></b></p><p><b><i>You all know how much I like walking in the woods with Sooki and Dexter, but it might be a while before we're back in the woods I love.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbPSZqIBsBOaoA_8BGfkX4-bESXCD8HcCRWHdq24OsmHvK3buqDKPzUdjawhwUCG-9oF2feF-jGNoDhsBVYoHjrRPcL8bpXJrqTQwhgAkJhhQih3v9oYlsJe3sBiie5UUpNoDkLB_7BjptX8eLElWJCo0hdtPOAvEs7T_I14Abryl4sSeH5B6fFErgg/s4032/032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbPSZqIBsBOaoA_8BGfkX4-bESXCD8HcCRWHdq24OsmHvK3buqDKPzUdjawhwUCG-9oF2feF-jGNoDhsBVYoHjrRPcL8bpXJrqTQwhgAkJhhQih3v9oYlsJe3sBiie5UUpNoDkLB_7BjptX8eLElWJCo0hdtPOAvEs7T_I14Abryl4sSeH5B6fFErgg/w640-h480/032.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>This hot, dry Spring has created ideal conditions for forest fires. And sadly as you may have heard, those fires have happened and two of them are currently out of control here in Nova Scotia.</i></b><p></p><p><b><i>The fires have spread quickly and are over-whelming the fire fighters. The fire in Shelburne county in Southern Nova Scotia now involves 19,000 hectares (1 hectare = 2.47 acres). </i></b></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>The fire in Tantallon, a community near Halifax is also out of control and has forced the evacuation of 17,000 residents and destroyed at least 150 homes.</b></i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Our trailer park (circled in purple) is currently just outside the evacuation area.</b></i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPm2l2fw23ONhMqupU5tbv30qU68JQPDeNI133iDs8XKdXMbe_8V6kTKm6-LR0rLAGMne5j0O_H7XUGBrU9RpHLyphjZ3YwxcUB17ifqemSUopIckhrXoBS61CmJh9sVnJlkWn37LuIarebmFuslHGmc2oShHVNWp1QgePa1BqNjY6bIVO_ZeCP80Gg/s900/074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPm2l2fw23ONhMqupU5tbv30qU68JQPDeNI133iDs8XKdXMbe_8V6kTKm6-LR0rLAGMne5j0O_H7XUGBrU9RpHLyphjZ3YwxcUB17ifqemSUopIckhrXoBS61CmJh9sVnJlkWn37LuIarebmFuslHGmc2oShHVNWp1QgePa1BqNjY6bIVO_ZeCP80Gg/w498-h640/074.jpg" width="498" /></a></i></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><b><br /></b></i><p></p><p><i><b>The Tantallon fire was first spotted at 3:30 Sunday afternoon and within an hour it had grown exponentially. The winds were high, spreading the flames and pushing the smoke far and wide.</b></i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t9gT-6G906kdBy49SlQV_lz8nmHxyAhAeZAWyOPvdoQq6YY5_Ri7Je-99qfXXQEx4Nq5ZObDj936gyEeL72TUdCrProzCfvgeix5OO9TY5FRZt2UA7x5Pur0rvh0JDkvhleF-J0mejC-ZeXHsZZGsb2I10ZAsnqGY0Z9zKukjZb6sZ22U42gPANzqw/s4032/044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t9gT-6G906kdBy49SlQV_lz8nmHxyAhAeZAWyOPvdoQq6YY5_Ri7Je-99qfXXQEx4Nq5ZObDj936gyEeL72TUdCrProzCfvgeix5OO9TY5FRZt2UA7x5Pur0rvh0JDkvhleF-J0mejC-ZeXHsZZGsb2I10ZAsnqGY0Z9zKukjZb6sZ22U42gPANzqw/w640-h480/044.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><b>On Sunday this is what we saw from our house. Later that evening things looked far more dramatic; n</b></i><i style="font-weight: bold;">ot flames, but sky glow from the fires beyond the hill.</i><p></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5iVs8VOQntuAD7evvehV1_ky93zbXd3MZvG-LYYsQ2yMdTTDkMIaDxg8Uha7cCYP2W4KWRb-dm0CrpHuIIDnZ7x0YLtYte1Chh0FheB80WxbbgJvkTK2LiGxoUsmYywFyYKZQ39w2cUjVuK-U_2_U04KlKkX9hYxhX4suow_TXADn7KDb7L-qnfLPw/s4032/055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5iVs8VOQntuAD7evvehV1_ky93zbXd3MZvG-LYYsQ2yMdTTDkMIaDxg8Uha7cCYP2W4KWRb-dm0CrpHuIIDnZ7x0YLtYte1Chh0FheB80WxbbgJvkTK2LiGxoUsmYywFyYKZQ39w2cUjVuK-U_2_U04KlKkX9hYxhX4suow_TXADn7KDb7L-qnfLPw/w640-h480/055.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Monday the winds changed direction blowing the flames and smoke back in the other direction.</b></i><p></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Today (Tuesday) the smoke returned. </b></i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkz8qFT5ENQw7vvrQc7lg8eL--4YIpba6v5GD3V0HjWmY2JC9UBX4VMdaCtjzS-JOgu6g66b6MPw8TqLc1Sg6xUNzbbBA1CXafJZ5-pJhBXCQ3A8a_OwrS-Hn6UJUrSVvwuW4aj2oBRd4dJY0zvCDXP3ADIg91CaI8oMAeZ_cwQrb0UCBAsggwrlmjg/s2596/081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2596" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkz8qFT5ENQw7vvrQc7lg8eL--4YIpba6v5GD3V0HjWmY2JC9UBX4VMdaCtjzS-JOgu6g66b6MPw8TqLc1Sg6xUNzbbBA1CXafJZ5-pJhBXCQ3A8a_OwrS-Hn6UJUrSVvwuW4aj2oBRd4dJY0zvCDXP3ADIg91CaI8oMAeZ_cwQrb0UCBAsggwrlmjg/w640-h380/081.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Shrill cell phone alerts add to the anxious situation. We are on tenter hooks waiting for an alert telling US to evacuate the park. </i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAPyz84R84u-UDzp4zLEgqUUjCgo2zn04y6yQwFsl5Si7mhJUUPpM-q7Uj0XqqyXkYftVmd-kxvIeUsMrdCcJMMvGfdfNSU9O9q96E2y3CUFkAfuf6FZZckVE0Xt2V6JogOG61nqwB-q81hcS-3zcXSVflzTW7hXQUFlfsLQIs7vfMIJfPoH_RojwXQ/s277/emergency%20alert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="277" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAPyz84R84u-UDzp4zLEgqUUjCgo2zn04y6yQwFsl5Si7mhJUUPpM-q7Uj0XqqyXkYftVmd-kxvIeUsMrdCcJMMvGfdfNSU9O9q96E2y3CUFkAfuf6FZZckVE0Xt2V6JogOG61nqwB-q81hcS-3zcXSVflzTW7hXQUFlfsLQIs7vfMIJfPoH_RojwXQ/w400-h263/emergency%20alert.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">It is important to be ready to leave at short notice, that means having the supplies (a "go kit") you need for at least 72 hours; things like medications, important papers, pets, pet food, toiletries, laptops, chargers and supplies etc. In our case that would include two cat carriers, a litter box, two dogs, two humans and all the necessary supplies in a Honda Fit.</i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">The next thing you need is a <u>place</u> to go.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">We are very lucky in that we had several generous offers from friends to accommodate our motley crew into their home.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">In putting together our "go kit" I looked at all the things I'd be leaving behind; my family photos, paintings, small items I treasure that belonged to mum and dad. I had no room for them, and that weighed on my mind.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">The friends who are taking us in, should we need to evacuate, pressed me to let them help with preserving those valuables. They drove for over an hour to come and pack our valuables into their car for safe keeping, thus taking a huge load off my mind.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw-tsQfJ1Dmwia4VQZifATn5LiAi5v-3VQWaT8OimSVEEdh-GwXbyRtBwayD-TDfO6pz9EU74NbEn5KEOsPFBBeX6z5QU3fGtUWa2xuQoTimHyr6OR_V1DoOQrHwAJdClziaKKDWTDmni4Wgxu5QmJdZk6ZOU3UU1BsSUWlpiyf8wNyPWx4I4ZHiQyw/s4032/075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw-tsQfJ1Dmwia4VQZifATn5LiAi5v-3VQWaT8OimSVEEdh-GwXbyRtBwayD-TDfO6pz9EU74NbEn5KEOsPFBBeX6z5QU3fGtUWa2xuQoTimHyr6OR_V1DoOQrHwAJdClziaKKDWTDmni4Wgxu5QmJdZk6ZOU3UU1BsSUWlpiyf8wNyPWx4I4ZHiQyw/w300-h400/075.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQBcl6sWNqb2SaKFOLDGAEjGe51XVySqgf_VPbWR8Zp-Z1vTzeFmits5zg4hMuHFM0aqQJCXTAlB5lmY_dMHF4yfY3V_5OcEFyLvoCuty1MpPx_S-6mF0OQKxWs7PPgXNv8b74Vkghb97sZnUx9RdOQwtXCsu7zmSj6Bj5P5UZ_1yYCSORwb5tKVIWQ/s3072/085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2203" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQBcl6sWNqb2SaKFOLDGAEjGe51XVySqgf_VPbWR8Zp-Z1vTzeFmits5zg4hMuHFM0aqQJCXTAlB5lmY_dMHF4yfY3V_5OcEFyLvoCuty1MpPx_S-6mF0OQKxWs7PPgXNv8b74Vkghb97sZnUx9RdOQwtXCsu7zmSj6Bj5P5UZ_1yYCSORwb5tKVIWQ/w286-h400/085.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">What wonderful people ! How lucky I am to have such marvellous friends.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">~~~~ ~~~~~</i></div><p></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">This is such a stressful time. Not knowing what will happen. Friends in the park keep in touch on FB and share the mixed emotions we are feeling at this difficult time.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">Tomorrow the winds will be higher and the temperature rising.</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAELNQ043HkXDdIQlhGQOcxzOx2KCrG0adUyJ6hjPB8FwD_UHAXKU4bON2_A9ucyA-hRGw5dVHOf8W738ArkVTjEDKx1ANriEc4fXUN2ommo66gor8UNtIRafr6jhF-tnZ-h_l0a1yLgWwjlrDd6YUFVQB_d2IKEZs5ZeymiivV869IYdCNnfSF_EQw/s4032/018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAELNQ043HkXDdIQlhGQOcxzOx2KCrG0adUyJ6hjPB8FwD_UHAXKU4bON2_A9ucyA-hRGw5dVHOf8W738ArkVTjEDKx1ANriEc4fXUN2ommo66gor8UNtIRafr6jhF-tnZ-h_l0a1yLgWwjlrDd6YUFVQB_d2IKEZs5ZeymiivV869IYdCNnfSF_EQw/w480-h640/018.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Which brings us to today at 4 pm when a province-wide ban on entering the woods -- ANY woods at all was put in place. Our fire crews are already over-worked. The last thing they need is someone to drop a cigarette butt in the woods.</i><p></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">The dogs and I haven't been for a walk in two days due to the air quality. And now, ALL the parks are closed. ALL of them. </i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">And the stress continues.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">I've never spent so much time just staring at the horizon and feeling anxious.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">We are all hoping that the predicted rain on Friday actually arrives.</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></p><p><br /></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-39757910429582243962023-05-05T13:21:00.000-03:002023-05-05T13:21:09.295-03:00Rooting around ...<p> <b><i>Hiking various trails, my eyes are usually glued to the ground; not just because I'm looking for something in particular but rather because I don't want to break my pretty little neck tripping on a rock or a root !</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_9PstM6Lv1esAsvxBhAiYiGnsGkrAzjyE0WU53rH3UsZ55xxZPLF-R9w192hPsasbNmImVEfdRT92zfxvsGhJ7ZbtE8Om_kCbasaTMRYzXYVNSWU3YgD4EC-VaGrocHcTshn7t0XOImZRSNJDtqbo4aD-jcck7hqfPoLzVwZidIU-qsX243hwcx7gQ/s4032/049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_9PstM6Lv1esAsvxBhAiYiGnsGkrAzjyE0WU53rH3UsZ55xxZPLF-R9w192hPsasbNmImVEfdRT92zfxvsGhJ7ZbtE8Om_kCbasaTMRYzXYVNSWU3YgD4EC-VaGrocHcTshn7t0XOImZRSNJDtqbo4aD-jcck7hqfPoLzVwZidIU-qsX243hwcx7gQ/w480-h640/049.jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>Now if I happen to see something interesting while looking down, that's an added bonus and I stop to marvel. </i></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSmZ5uwT3LLmIr7wgVB9GeSht01BX0vvePNW7XcbhzoWsuv2N03XpqhHmx8_-07wN7b55GM98Fif74dWlZ_nCSf0nETDeEN4EOkRe_B0RK7dHazWIaT-zN5mrMZfdFOvwb8lc7ikRQA1sx3cixk0bSMZ-B7OsNQDQbxq138Ytnr6cI6xIZKovVir6zg/s4032/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSmZ5uwT3LLmIr7wgVB9GeSht01BX0vvePNW7XcbhzoWsuv2N03XpqhHmx8_-07wN7b55GM98Fif74dWlZ_nCSf0nETDeEN4EOkRe_B0RK7dHazWIaT-zN5mrMZfdFOvwb8lc7ikRQA1sx3cixk0bSMZ-B7OsNQDQbxq138Ytnr6cI6xIZKovVir6zg/w640-h480/014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Just roots; but what a wonderful confusing mish mash of roots ! But I think that trees that have </i></b><b style="text-align: left;"><i> likely to get blown over in high winds.</i></b><b style="text-align: left;"><i>their roots close to the surface are more</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidBTqlji6m-1xklqpmkll8gvXFieCc2cWLJogJrf5VH7Ap81-s7eXvMZkqagC9P5JSp1pbGQSA2LfEytdLTNIbGyBmDPqPzX8z6dV7GARG7XMFR7radfVlMRJN2X3bIiT86Vh_acuzxZQP3ChffkgsRUBI0c2fmiqIdRO1ABt6ZvYzJmBhrRHPevzpQ/s2477/Fiona%20damage%20(5).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="2477" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidBTqlji6m-1xklqpmkll8gvXFieCc2cWLJogJrf5VH7Ap81-s7eXvMZkqagC9P5JSp1pbGQSA2LfEytdLTNIbGyBmDPqPzX8z6dV7GARG7XMFR7radfVlMRJN2X3bIiT86Vh_acuzxZQP3ChffkgsRUBI0c2fmiqIdRO1ABt6ZvYzJmBhrRHPevzpQ/w640-h472/Fiona%20damage%20(5).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>These trees were blown over during tropical storm Fiona. You can see they were growing on top of rocks and their roots were shallow. But afterward, little pools of water may form below the roots or the toppled tree provides shelter for small critters, and poof ! new habitats are created. It's never a zero sum game.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaQGa_uNUSA8Iq3CcIbexy8ywXPiLh962296pMs-S7NO0MvL3nHH-mQLwDJOQ6dkIv-iJU9PAgtf3Q18udDhhWqnmyNpHYek21z8NAG8i_0i8RCn4ZKbpTpzXc2bmIYnuJpuPezAA_kHketavBN1QVQei4UyxWi0BmMYxH3Jk2hTs3zMqX8mrG-MDPQ/s4032/amazing%20roots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaQGa_uNUSA8Iq3CcIbexy8ywXPiLh962296pMs-S7NO0MvL3nHH-mQLwDJOQ6dkIv-iJU9PAgtf3Q18udDhhWqnmyNpHYek21z8NAG8i_0i8RCn4ZKbpTpzXc2bmIYnuJpuPezAA_kHketavBN1QVQei4UyxWi0BmMYxH3Jk2hTs3zMqX8mrG-MDPQ/w480-h640/amazing%20roots.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><i>This tree looks like it's decided to go for a walk, rather like the Ents in "Lord of the Rings". Something must have been there that is not there now; like a heap of soil, or a rotted log.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>But what's wrong with just imagining that they're trees, walking V E R Y S L O W L Y ?</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13z17MRIjDTKoEGt5Q6LVOHMJ2Tjhe_r7PDq57E3G5umaWgYU9jmD1Cr30_FQItR8nYKKebv5I6WkRnOhHrggascKTt1DPKSu6lsf_uO4BZk9BDGpvi50mh6IHKNqAqF8lNo6UegNLXKvOF4Sflk4kar4M-SSORUXjh5PPo4qckHcV67e_mEFohtAlg/s4032/362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13z17MRIjDTKoEGt5Q6LVOHMJ2Tjhe_r7PDq57E3G5umaWgYU9jmD1Cr30_FQItR8nYKKebv5I6WkRnOhHrggascKTt1DPKSu6lsf_uO4BZk9BDGpvi50mh6IHKNqAqF8lNo6UegNLXKvOF4Sflk4kar4M-SSORUXjh5PPo4qckHcV67e_mEFohtAlg/w360-h640/362.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><i>I look at these locked tree roots and imagine that they're really good friends, supporting each other; in spite of, or even because of their differences. </i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCDRuZYpOzBqw_ZHvstc3FecdDqEG0kXh3z6yqLDuN4g-Pbi9dLchCg8mOS7EweCwAFZkKi1zYOtC1zUz-lrWNbPaRGffk123QiHh5UmvhUCaE2oUfvASn8Rbl3Epi6bucHA7Ejfxnb5nfSb6jnty1WupWP-WU8gclOzEtS_irMz__ZVLajge9TBfxQ/s4032/057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCDRuZYpOzBqw_ZHvstc3FecdDqEG0kXh3z6yqLDuN4g-Pbi9dLchCg8mOS7EweCwAFZkKi1zYOtC1zUz-lrWNbPaRGffk123QiHh5UmvhUCaE2oUfvASn8Rbl3Epi6bucHA7Ejfxnb5nfSb6jnty1WupWP-WU8gclOzEtS_irMz__ZVLajge9TBfxQ/w640-h480/057.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Could it be that some roots are keeping rogue rocks from sneaking away in the night ?</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTWKTU_j7RnYJ4tXt9BcVSLU-araFuXJ4UbnAf_vJxQhcAYNMox0ZMwAN1tRnnykwpIOz6b6EXUcH4b6QhNn37DcMpID9tZKpYneILbXoYYbEdJiX1QsyO00TZWiydBVEPIU7hc6Isc-xxe8J2f6bNemmW3iP1kMInmwmNyCCHbAUrxtnLsd_eT0WIw/s4160/489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisTWKTU_j7RnYJ4tXt9BcVSLU-araFuXJ4UbnAf_vJxQhcAYNMox0ZMwAN1tRnnykwpIOz6b6EXUcH4b6QhNn37DcMpID9tZKpYneILbXoYYbEdJiX1QsyO00TZWiydBVEPIU7hc6Isc-xxe8J2f6bNemmW3iP1kMInmwmNyCCHbAUrxtnLsd_eT0WIw/w400-h300/489.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i>Some roots are quite literally hanging on for dear life.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO5tmvPmQNSrzVWEC-hsAKWgen6WUA0Mx5r8xFhMzGvYHgF1Ju3wlAlPBbnmIsU73P1IWfsqecMRn0vyKHM_P8cBXKTyzbqzQyEmte2Ff4-YroWF1gfIovyYsvXim1K7nRABiM-slKYsr2XhTNVE9ddtjdbDYBAGfRHKOhBzS5dxwHyi42NLuzZy84g/s5312/011%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO5tmvPmQNSrzVWEC-hsAKWgen6WUA0Mx5r8xFhMzGvYHgF1Ju3wlAlPBbnmIsU73P1IWfsqecMRn0vyKHM_P8cBXKTyzbqzQyEmte2Ff4-YroWF1gfIovyYsvXim1K7nRABiM-slKYsr2XhTNVE9ddtjdbDYBAGfRHKOhBzS5dxwHyi42NLuzZy84g/w640-h360/011%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b></div><div><b><i>I wonder why some roots choose to flare out across the surface,</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C2Idjopp2Uo1VrZRRypFYv9lX8xFmZyul9x6mPWjO9tPODhpeDCi2KVfQLeQmdwH_AopNC2sq55koxFGWFqSFE6DyT_tYqJVqx40d8fcWtJ_ug-TkgGolw0769I5IcfYP1IIvySeiTDr7HOlnS5q9XMBdnP3Xv4icI0vqiKw3Juwp35GjrjWGQEU3g/s4032/010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3C2Idjopp2Uo1VrZRRypFYv9lX8xFmZyul9x6mPWjO9tPODhpeDCi2KVfQLeQmdwH_AopNC2sq55koxFGWFqSFE6DyT_tYqJVqx40d8fcWtJ_ug-TkgGolw0769I5IcfYP1IIvySeiTDr7HOlnS5q9XMBdnP3Xv4icI0vqiKw3Juwp35GjrjWGQEU3g/w640-h480/010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>There's magic in them thar roots ! Feel free to make up your own stories about what you see below your feet. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI782tnij7OtAKuohmRHnI0fIuDAiGDZ8XXPyxLqReP24ya5s9WNfF7HMlg-kVYgVCkgXoWvSY3_KY86h6F5wkGt2al4t-qDhxk32UHfg7JsASha2YPXTW1y_uOkGIcn-Gp1sHi1F_4KTDU7Fde0dEctIjFzIYP6QPuPBMBJ7tlGSmJHmou0JBUTZV-A/s3840/069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI782tnij7OtAKuohmRHnI0fIuDAiGDZ8XXPyxLqReP24ya5s9WNfF7HMlg-kVYgVCkgXoWvSY3_KY86h6F5wkGt2al4t-qDhxk32UHfg7JsASha2YPXTW1y_uOkGIcn-Gp1sHi1F_4KTDU7Fde0dEctIjFzIYP6QPuPBMBJ7tlGSmJHmou0JBUTZV-A/w640-h360/069.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b></div><div><br /></div>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-21245409452735518942023-04-25T22:44:00.000-03:002023-04-25T22:44:28.783-03:00Things are looking up <p> <b><i>On my woodland walks I like to look up into the crowns of the trees.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn4__Fh2c_so7S8PhCCY3xjnTj3ihHVoKr-6JGPG3yrVKo4Ng76fYsGUlxKjxpj7hBEXKJYziZ1DKa0eD-7lHHaqM0JQRte0PB391e0tRzEcLdfb0Q5oJCr9hdO6Px0Sm-AAed3dYVNIcW_c1YYEoFTR0wcCqwbSFZds9ERcyfUUHrMXvJEpjyM9LBw/s4032/looking%20up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn4__Fh2c_so7S8PhCCY3xjnTj3ihHVoKr-6JGPG3yrVKo4Ng76fYsGUlxKjxpj7hBEXKJYziZ1DKa0eD-7lHHaqM0JQRte0PB391e0tRzEcLdfb0Q5oJCr9hdO6Px0Sm-AAed3dYVNIcW_c1YYEoFTR0wcCqwbSFZds9ERcyfUUHrMXvJEpjyM9LBw/w480-h640/looking%20up.jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><i>We don't look up a lot. Me, I worry about tripping on endless ropes of roots, or rolly polly ankle twisting rocks, and so my eyes are often fixed on the ground.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMWIjcpZ7yq91uymB5OFEwAVA6vPmKKJtLBLZ_S0EOlBw5ESCHndNJsujcaJazPFonHIbkQ7iDAkqE9YDcXcB88VjRS-LmwFqtggDPuNizPgO4F-SWtpM9QKCkCNsLAHDR7z6N1Pj0u7bu2QB1OE-8kwzpMtXm09yXXb_mSDGWdjPJqVyH1MMY9AoGA/s5312/037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMWIjcpZ7yq91uymB5OFEwAVA6vPmKKJtLBLZ_S0EOlBw5ESCHndNJsujcaJazPFonHIbkQ7iDAkqE9YDcXcB88VjRS-LmwFqtggDPuNizPgO4F-SWtpM9QKCkCNsLAHDR7z6N1Pj0u7bu2QB1OE-8kwzpMtXm09yXXb_mSDGWdjPJqVyH1MMY9AoGA/w400-h225/037.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>Nevertheless, I try to remind myself on each walk, to look up at least once. And I'm rarely disappointed.</i></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yJanfMHy6_0tdjaT7C0pPvrgI2uyfMQCTygi0Wqcx5-muITxTI59M2QT_fKXF8XUkXf3i_fM--YlVN8B09vudF0SSbKqtQ5JVLtM_oTmSy6u_Dy3Nxgneq_fdeDvT1RnS3DDURylBKZdof-PDhtdS93PvWpfHj-sNTfU3uJLuKryInSP9OR8U1tFYg/s3840/012%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yJanfMHy6_0tdjaT7C0pPvrgI2uyfMQCTygi0Wqcx5-muITxTI59M2QT_fKXF8XUkXf3i_fM--YlVN8B09vudF0SSbKqtQ5JVLtM_oTmSy6u_Dy3Nxgneq_fdeDvT1RnS3DDURylBKZdof-PDhtdS93PvWpfHj-sNTfU3uJLuKryInSP9OR8U1tFYg/w640-h360/012%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><b>I've had to learn from experience that when I do look up, I need to lean against a nearby tree or I'll topple backwards !</b></i><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>~~~~~~~~~~~</i></b></p><p><b><i>It's wonderful to watch the changing colours of the seasons in the tree canopy. From the budding lime greens of Spring,</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9uk8u8xsN40BEXhwQsQotpv1jkAO82hgQljVtSNaZ9C93QRDX1HrwxY8AdOtkwRz1BjIyChzbuffWBf0koh6QyM7kmq7P36ZKzOH94LPysCAt8krdevlXuLMgVqoI6R13O-x1_UP-6QRWhZQh18FNoXnVgNPfGHRFlBB9qy9zQUoR6NOhfOfz35Wjw/s4032/look%20up%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9uk8u8xsN40BEXhwQsQotpv1jkAO82hgQljVtSNaZ9C93QRDX1HrwxY8AdOtkwRz1BjIyChzbuffWBf0koh6QyM7kmq7P36ZKzOH94LPysCAt8krdevlXuLMgVqoI6R13O-x1_UP-6QRWhZQh18FNoXnVgNPfGHRFlBB9qy9zQUoR6NOhfOfz35Wjw/w480-h640/look%20up%20(8).jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b style="text-align: left;"><i>to the deep rich greens of Summer.</i></b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xpI3XUS1Au3O6a239_siWCfM4PXP0Ra0RDHNnlD7-cBrEyOgzAycyGI5cDA6TFtIISbBEpbse5d9OL-7cw5MdeYwiri31-p5E3bpDiiYJwj3l5bMuXefHr_etBFrNqou-GgfrUnszJ4ySHLkebUZmRWoBCQHxcNG-TEb1XYXS_Jldr2k6WehrpeJlg/w640-h480/313%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b><p></p><p><b><i>Sometimes when I look up I see something unexpected.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHzzoJmQyfeQXS_amPZjXZPLfNBT6CMnc1tzusURKPnCEny70wgi_Rvi13aeMa04IlnBEFSN476oB5gUECWriEYOXKnl4T2OhIFefd_MvlK1bCppW9p6PWL0RuvnfnjLkBaKMXdksn8amPFOI9t5uzBklAu53oyPPmTv7R4H9qz5H2rCuOXuWmYV8Ug/s1916/135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1916" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHzzoJmQyfeQXS_amPZjXZPLfNBT6CMnc1tzusURKPnCEny70wgi_Rvi13aeMa04IlnBEFSN476oB5gUECWriEYOXKnl4T2OhIFefd_MvlK1bCppW9p6PWL0RuvnfnjLkBaKMXdksn8amPFOI9t5uzBklAu53oyPPmTv7R4H9qz5H2rCuOXuWmYV8Ug/w640-h380/135.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>Of course, some trees are green all year round.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVWonkmG-inZdb52-bPXp0LyfhT46sKAhs0F2TMK8r_KQn_jd326CFlWz_BQsoUexdt4y37pKOZ2MSp01Wrd1Q4s6XHVzhb8x7Q6W6KUCEoQtwyuuOg4ikEc6FpA_Pde-4vsJpehYQ7v8WI_SjWT3oeEuVYininALMwD4xDDClTBPrj23htHZpcRUvw/s4032/020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVWonkmG-inZdb52-bPXp0LyfhT46sKAhs0F2TMK8r_KQn_jd326CFlWz_BQsoUexdt4y37pKOZ2MSp01Wrd1Q4s6XHVzhb8x7Q6W6KUCEoQtwyuuOg4ikEc6FpA_Pde-4vsJpehYQ7v8WI_SjWT3oeEuVYininALMwD4xDDClTBPrj23htHZpcRUvw/w640-h480/020.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>While others are stark and bare.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmltOksuqzz99aoNM--wDbEz-9ZwBgwzocjwdAcobX0H-91agwpBW90nPt95pz8Bq6g6DdmADURz10-5Z2P5ZxDL4uUH1BVlJ7-ZPFFaFBb79f3kReMojnfjjZoTiYxB8_Z6I1A2ZtJS3sBjaUMv8dsQdzzGKckbjr3gWfOFyFRDId9aBwuHADeR1F6A/s4015/032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="4015" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmltOksuqzz99aoNM--wDbEz-9ZwBgwzocjwdAcobX0H-91agwpBW90nPt95pz8Bq6g6DdmADURz10-5Z2P5ZxDL4uUH1BVlJ7-ZPFFaFBb79f3kReMojnfjjZoTiYxB8_Z6I1A2ZtJS3sBjaUMv8dsQdzzGKckbjr3gWfOFyFRDId9aBwuHADeR1F6A/w640-h422/032.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>Next time you're in the woods don't forget to look up.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDDRdTlobQgFgL_u8PsoitAy_0SVltXGFZhl0Oa-iMjpKhalHbVFGa47Ej6ZT4BognDNiQOjBTP2HAjk2yQbcHyaGtvTM5ra_rmBjqpvQ9hjMuJH_V9y8gBL8WR2Mi2NeAFrrx-f772VYLyfIqzU3iwWC_gSOT9hSfleeys3jKKa4vuDaRmZbMCycDw/s3264/looking%20down%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDDRdTlobQgFgL_u8PsoitAy_0SVltXGFZhl0Oa-iMjpKhalHbVFGa47Ej6ZT4BognDNiQOjBTP2HAjk2yQbcHyaGtvTM5ra_rmBjqpvQ9hjMuJH_V9y8gBL8WR2Mi2NeAFrrx-f772VYLyfIqzU3iwWC_gSOT9hSfleeys3jKKa4vuDaRmZbMCycDw/w480-h640/looking%20down%20(8).jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>Maybe next time I'll show you what I see when I look down.</i></b><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>BTW thanks for your comments on my last post. Blogger seems to be letting folk leave comments but they show as "Anonymous". So friends, if you leave a comment, include your name in the comment.</i></b></p><p><b><i>I'm happy to be back blogging. Thanks for coming along with me.</i></b></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-16499061426017862712023-04-22T19:32:00.000-03:002023-04-22T19:32:32.235-03:00Back by popular demand ... well ... sorta.<p><b><i>How are you doing my friends ? </i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoInl_XGL-c2JUb-3ZFtOe3UGoTMoPqxYrlDsJ0tHcyx84JFIMUfWOA2dpLyQgAuLsZW7Ljeg4CbosIGBorrOtnPfNk948w9FrzN3hFAwPZjFiKk-tHigFIw2MYoJAt3YwWZDR66tVOC78y7iDpq9L5AaJFfA_aPJiiHI70T7bph1YFdju_beg0hAPw/s4032/behind%20the%20tree%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoInl_XGL-c2JUb-3ZFtOe3UGoTMoPqxYrlDsJ0tHcyx84JFIMUfWOA2dpLyQgAuLsZW7Ljeg4CbosIGBorrOtnPfNk948w9FrzN3hFAwPZjFiKk-tHigFIw2MYoJAt3YwWZDR66tVOC78y7iDpq9L5AaJFfA_aPJiiHI70T7bph1YFdju_beg0hAPw/w480-h640/behind%20the%20tree%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b><i>I present to you the "Cole's Notes" version of my life.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Life has been a series of woodland rambles, gardening fun and explorations of this beautiful province. In other words, not much has changed since I paused Blogging.</i></b></p><p><b><i>As you may know by now, Winter is my fourth favourite season. </i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UX9Syi4M0JiJg8WOXoumg0GBlDbam2RTRF93GIHzQxe_PBZfnCXmG2wGanoHOClq0MSC44IEmVu0GvPwrE66Y9X9j-rKNFyLzQofOlTORFdcuDHNP4gR33HALms5S5DKQ37H0GFF5z-NQKHf4BkqLgRPMUSYnaFEn9zdXIsXgK-9DXozxqjKZRVZWg/s3264/PXL_20230203_223936294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UX9Syi4M0JiJg8WOXoumg0GBlDbam2RTRF93GIHzQxe_PBZfnCXmG2wGanoHOClq0MSC44IEmVu0GvPwrE66Y9X9j-rKNFyLzQofOlTORFdcuDHNP4gR33HALms5S5DKQ37H0GFF5z-NQKHf4BkqLgRPMUSYnaFEn9zdXIsXgK-9DXozxqjKZRVZWg/w480-h640/PXL_20230203_223936294.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>But now it's almost May and Winter is well behind us. </i></b></div><p><b><i>Dexter and Sooki are wonderful companions. </i></b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Sooki is on several medications to help lessen the pain from her leg surgeries. As she is now well over 13 years old, I suspected that winter would put an end to her; but happily it did not. She still looks forward to going for walks. Now the warmer weather is coming, she enjoys lying in the sun on the back deck.</i></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kvC3F61LPzIvnrPYS_ZDIxWqF0qwKdd93oUYaQ7eFtARD5fRiw71X0Oqs2D6gbq399foQdW3isvvkpBuYNWshGgJ4Oq3ZXnqyOw-yAXQ2pNb5mo3qRp7A-ce3-qkzia2XRNWJyNj6iAv_lQudbtc7AzkTE1K5u_zs_B1DU7EqIi3-yvKiiEdL3GHLw/s4032/014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kvC3F61LPzIvnrPYS_ZDIxWqF0qwKdd93oUYaQ7eFtARD5fRiw71X0Oqs2D6gbq399foQdW3isvvkpBuYNWshGgJ4Oq3ZXnqyOw-yAXQ2pNb5mo3qRp7A-ce3-qkzia2XRNWJyNj6iAv_lQudbtc7AzkTE1K5u_zs_B1DU7EqIi3-yvKiiEdL3GHLw/w640-h480/014.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><b><i>In November my daughter Kaitlyn, went to England to spend three months with a friend there. Well, that three months turned into six; and though she is coming back in May, her heart remains in London. As a result, I am experiencing "empty nest syndrome" at age 73 !</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDm6sRF6bG_-02KrdGUbtTZ09Lam3wk0helkqcPJXwk-gtSx9Y5LokOfoIIWfShsXLqnlwY6vbGAyyXBL3s_ETRinakxV28rAyrYWDwGRtLiXqJe4N1b1uigmTpkDdvB5zAzk4S8MdrtHH4y9oe9frJhbmYknLhZ46vUhmzEWxJTxUCSFkCK5EPMhIQ/s3840/003%20(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDm6sRF6bG_-02KrdGUbtTZ09Lam3wk0helkqcPJXwk-gtSx9Y5LokOfoIIWfShsXLqnlwY6vbGAyyXBL3s_ETRinakxV28rAyrYWDwGRtLiXqJe4N1b1uigmTpkDdvB5zAzk4S8MdrtHH4y9oe9frJhbmYknLhZ46vUhmzEWxJTxUCSFkCK5EPMhIQ/w640-h360/003%20(6).jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><i><p>My dog walks are also another way to get out and observe nature. The photos I take I then post to iNaturalist.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Thi_Yim0KmBpxb1WFDbA_ijRzsDUQSOCqg3VkDa29A2rcW0XdVkN-DBEhlA85O9V6NQG_51xlebocGf08OAAaF-yayvDhZ1dCxONsc7dL_WPdbfsdbWrn-v8jCfuJF_5LSWibzIrquVDfvMvV4cX-wO0CiR04qcNwe5VJT2_FjehZcIkRj01KhAByg/s2595/037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="2287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Thi_Yim0KmBpxb1WFDbA_ijRzsDUQSOCqg3VkDa29A2rcW0XdVkN-DBEhlA85O9V6NQG_51xlebocGf08OAAaF-yayvDhZ1dCxONsc7dL_WPdbfsdbWrn-v8jCfuJF_5LSWibzIrquVDfvMvV4cX-wO0CiR04qcNwe5VJT2_FjehZcIkRj01KhAByg/w564-h640/037.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><p>I tell you more about my explorations. Next time ...</p></i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Kw1Iywz_ea_wINl9Rgjm8dUJb-B2hrvsuZWyz0RysYfwgmDRnGhfQtNfxj2ynYF9Ie7VQlNfjoSi4TTrqu8VGRwR6Yet6KJfJiFIBoLlKfyrS4grr5y_8mKskfEyY7_uD0cvdd-11iWtzh1XN4VUGB7-edPj4nRs45mATEo7pfUW5rn9CcNxdtWvPA/s2476/1093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="2476" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Kw1Iywz_ea_wINl9Rgjm8dUJb-B2hrvsuZWyz0RysYfwgmDRnGhfQtNfxj2ynYF9Ie7VQlNfjoSi4TTrqu8VGRwR6Yet6KJfJiFIBoLlKfyrS4grr5y_8mKskfEyY7_uD0cvdd-11iWtzh1XN4VUGB7-edPj4nRs45mATEo7pfUW5rn9CcNxdtWvPA/w640-h506/1093.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>I'm hoping to keep in touch via this Blog. However I gather that Blogger.com doesn't send out notices of new posts. I send notices of new posts out to an email list of friends and I'll share too to FaceBook. I don't know if commenting is still functioning either. Guess we'll all find out together I would like to hear from you either by a comment or email.</i></b></p><p><b><i>So ... what have you been up to ?<br /><br /></i></b></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com12Lower Sackville, NS, Canada44.7763767 -63.677554416.466142863821155 -98.833804399999991 73.086610536178853 -28.5213044tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-45153229427543204452021-09-10T22:47:00.001-03:002021-09-10T22:49:48.172-03:00August adventures<p> <b><i>I've lived in Nova Scotia 12 years and as of a few weeks ago I had never visited Yarmouth. I had travelled to the tip top of the province at Meat Cove, but had never ventured to the "bottom".</i></b></p><p><b><i>Happily that has now been rectified.</i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFS4HXgKaY4/YTqWA3NZQ8I/AAAAAAAAZ2Q/6NOWGopEKNEgfIwchYd64fLJ0_JvSxwBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1872/246.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1872" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFS4HXgKaY4/YTqWA3NZQ8I/AAAAAAAAZ2Q/6NOWGopEKNEgfIwchYd64fLJ0_JvSxwBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h254/246.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I KEEM" "HUT DOGZ" "SAMMICHIZ" <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><i>Just below Yarmouth, poking into the open Atlantic, warning ships at sea, is Cape Forchou; a well-known tourist destination. These are some photos from along the spit of land leading to the lighthouse. Loads of photo op spots.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ILp7rWfk5Bg/YTqYxuTSJLI/AAAAAAAAZ24/5GvaaJoiiesgPBEN8vutdfkODBPUGkY8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ILp7rWfk5Bg/YTqYxuTSJLI/AAAAAAAAZ24/5GvaaJoiiesgPBEN8vutdfkODBPUGkY8ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h358/244.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>My travelling companion is always up to pose for a photo.<br /><br /></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRJTqVsdM0Q/YTqK2Gsk-nI/AAAAAAAAZ1s/L94IrP-KbN0HhWvUJJ6Cf6HeTOEQdswJACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRJTqVsdM0Q/YTqK2Gsk-nI/AAAAAAAAZ1s/L94IrP-KbN0HhWvUJJ6Cf6HeTOEQdswJACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/254.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqIW2b9fO4c/YTv-nLxQeEI/AAAAAAAAZ40/BHSW32gwfpQsC3ON8tuoUW0Gc79hMvS5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dqIW2b9fO4c/YTv-nLxQeEI/AAAAAAAAZ40/BHSW32gwfpQsC3ON8tuoUW0Gc79hMvS5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/253.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><i>In spite of Covid, or perhaps because of it, the lighthouse is a popular destination.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i>The door was propped open revealing the narrowness of the unique "apple core" lighthouse design. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mNJ-C6xnM7M/YTqvD4FlQ6I/AAAAAAAAZ34/XjvkJ_w78yw-df3XsI-mfMmaWsDISaGQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mNJ-C6xnM7M/YTqvD4FlQ6I/AAAAAAAAZ34/XjvkJ_w78yw-df3XsI-mfMmaWsDISaGQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/356.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4diSrCz5XE/YTqvDULNhNI/AAAAAAAAZ3w/LpbQCzXI6qI-9FS8MGhjQn3fp5L8eqs6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1466" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4diSrCz5XE/YTqvDULNhNI/AAAAAAAAZ3w/LpbQCzXI6qI-9FS8MGhjQn3fp5L8eqs6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/359.jpg" width="229" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHz6BZJtdVQ/YTqvDqPAkFI/AAAAAAAAZ30/wtmTCONa_jAqZ3aNb5gVuybsrrUD8t9EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NHz6BZJtdVQ/YTqvDqPAkFI/AAAAAAAAZ30/wtmTCONa_jAqZ3aNb5gVuybsrrUD8t9EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/357.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></div><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yY4UcCC9kyI/YTqP8C803xI/AAAAAAAAZ2E/1g_SOjokjQAfEjQ_L72xFnlOYLrRE33mgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yY4UcCC9kyI/YTqP8C803xI/AAAAAAAAZ2E/1g_SOjokjQAfEjQ_L72xFnlOYLrRE33mgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/292.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>There is a pretty scenic walking trail around the cape.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2IfvrnX8JI/YTqo7KjWa9I/AAAAAAAAZ3k/sa_NR-z3O3cxLfyYVL3t-2yApQOT_5OaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q2IfvrnX8JI/YTqo7KjWa9I/AAAAAAAAZ3k/sa_NR-z3O3cxLfyYVL3t-2yApQOT_5OaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/353.jpg" width="360" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Another goal on my adventure was to visit Shag Harbour. You know about Shag Harbour ?</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZOZmQ30s_4/YTqdIaThdfI/AAAAAAAAZ3M/L7RDoei8xssSrGSujd1IGrZ5v35tl-PMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tZOZmQ30s_4/YTqdIaThdfI/AAAAAAAAZ3M/L7RDoei8xssSrGSujd1IGrZ5v35tl-PMACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h231/399.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L7hCFg8OFtM/YTqc8qapcPI/AAAAAAAAZ3I/82JuJ3nrvtwFVq9wrKPOvdqI0Qf4XWmuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/397.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L7hCFg8OFtM/YTqc8qapcPI/AAAAAAAAZ3I/82JuJ3nrvtwFVq9wrKPOvdqI0Qf4XWmuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h520/397.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSIjnAKw_YI/YTqdIfxs75I/AAAAAAAAZ3Q/rbqGKV5cxVANF2kssyY4NLnHHeoTT-bMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1300" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSIjnAKw_YI/YTqdIfxs75I/AAAAAAAAZ3Q/rbqGKV5cxVANF2kssyY4NLnHHeoTT-bMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/398.jpg" width="203" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SqXMOQkiogQ/YTqdIXS85fI/AAAAAAAAZ3U/f4RiP5m7dnUGHHFePUNikdjL4hes9DWdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SqXMOQkiogQ/YTqdIXS85fI/AAAAAAAAZ3U/f4RiP5m7dnUGHHFePUNikdjL4hes9DWdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/400.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>It was reported as a downed plane. Many local fisher folk rushed out in their boats to look for survivors. All they found was foam on the water and very briefly, lights under the water. It is the World's best goverment documented UFO sighting and yet few are aware of it.</i></b></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xciTRMd7rl8/YTqa9AImrzI/AAAAAAAAZ3A/8mj-s2MOOYAS54eMBJmZOO3Ebg9SHQlNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/381%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1954" data-original-width="2048" height="610" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xciTRMd7rl8/YTqa9AImrzI/AAAAAAAAZ3A/8mj-s2MOOYAS54eMBJmZOO3Ebg9SHQlNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h610/381%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></div><p></p><p><b><i>One of the amazing things about Nova Scotia is the unexpected places you were NOT planning on visiting; but simply stumbled across. Case in point: Cape Sable Island.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAMI92S0PcE/YTvw70yfoXI/AAAAAAAAZ4Q/UcZH3ISBDYYyNINo9poPT4mbv8uVFdjJgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAMI92S0PcE/YTvw70yfoXI/AAAAAAAAZ4Q/UcZH3ISBDYYyNINo9poPT4mbv8uVFdjJgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/415.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VGSEz4HqxOM/YTvw7aGbobI/AAAAAAAAZ4M/M_Oeen-M_XIlvigCtQRHHjO9ezqadyj1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1437" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VGSEz4HqxOM/YTvw7aGbobI/AAAAAAAAZ4M/M_Oeen-M_XIlvigCtQRHHjO9ezqadyj1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/427.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dexter and I had many different beaches all to ourselves. Keep in mind that this is a warm day in August !</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vHnZg1rWQ94/YTvw8Ma8koI/AAAAAAAAZ4U/VNvpzoko8fEgpXw8MKcg0qNAcsb-GcFlACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vHnZg1rWQ94/YTvw8Ma8koI/AAAAAAAAZ4U/VNvpzoko8fEgpXw8MKcg0qNAcsb-GcFlACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwAs_GTYkak/YTvw8YzpqaI/AAAAAAAAZ4Y/6s1rxy85HzgzdGOZSSRTUCUo1hHmDFJEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwAs_GTYkak/YTvw8YzpqaI/AAAAAAAAZ4Y/6s1rxy85HzgzdGOZSSRTUCUo1hHmDFJEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/450.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l-PdsQkBSPA/YTvw8vTPjkI/AAAAAAAAZ4c/LBiWIQHeftcgQDMZ6z0ZhdtF49fF9ugnACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l-PdsQkBSPA/YTvw8vTPjkI/AAAAAAAAZ4c/LBiWIQHeftcgQDMZ6z0ZhdtF49fF9ugnACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/463.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b><i>It's hard not to stop </i></b><b><i>as I drive down Nova Scotia backroads, having glimpsed a tucked away beach. And once we stop, at the very least a wander is in order.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8SfIrJ78jck/YTwCP36YJeI/AAAAAAAAZ5A/wkytfUzVxz4_3lp1uqAfT455ZN62qRg-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8SfIrJ78jck/YTwCP36YJeI/AAAAAAAAZ5A/wkytfUzVxz4_3lp1uqAfT455ZN62qRg-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/183.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPPDdDKvwzY/YTwCP2MY2WI/AAAAAAAAZ5E/sl7JPzPKeMAVfLrJXh47zWlz7OFmDmyZACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XPPDdDKvwzY/YTwCP2MY2WI/AAAAAAAAZ5E/sl7JPzPKeMAVfLrJXh47zWlz7OFmDmyZACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9eAiF-Sl7uQ/YTwCQG_5plI/AAAAAAAAZ5I/IdIR73E8plQyYnPyej6II6_6jAof21VewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/306.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9eAiF-Sl7uQ/YTwCQG_5plI/AAAAAAAAZ5I/IdIR73E8plQyYnPyej6II6_6jAof21VewCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/306.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>That teeny lighthouse in the distance is Cape Forchou!</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i>Turns out Dexter is a marvellous travelling companion and we can't wait for our next adventure.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YlM5vNCkifM/YTwI40MscSI/AAAAAAAAZ5c/W4FhwvCdNF0S-QpbsyIsf-FTXy4BKhMAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YlM5vNCkifM/YTwI40MscSI/AAAAAAAAZ5c/W4FhwvCdNF0S-QpbsyIsf-FTXy4BKhMAACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/465.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-73089582685984640632021-08-10T23:31:00.003-03:002021-08-10T23:31:46.926-03:00Summer, Sooki and Five Islands<p> <b><i>Summer has been interesting and it's only early August.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Gardening keeps me busy.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wL6zivudjMQ/YRCLs_pz5rI/AAAAAAAAZyQ/Bf-hq9RNwjQaPPR2rXpMGgK0rSbJe2TWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wL6zivudjMQ/YRCLs_pz5rI/AAAAAAAAZyQ/Bf-hq9RNwjQaPPR2rXpMGgK0rSbJe2TWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/004.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-697QpQAtXug/YRCMErybAQI/AAAAAAAAZyY/z0tienH-0tw3VXv9jmS1UijWNtRF0kKVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-697QpQAtXug/YRCMErybAQI/AAAAAAAAZyY/z0tienH-0tw3VXv9jmS1UijWNtRF0kKVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/181.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><b><i>Hiking and exploring with Dexter and Sooki runs a close second.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qvFBLRJn8vU/YRCNDrWoKJI/AAAAAAAAZyg/drGEQcMD10c7MedIZ5KP39xl3IuYE9QnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qvFBLRJn8vU/YRCNDrWoKJI/AAAAAAAAZyg/drGEQcMD10c7MedIZ5KP39xl3IuYE9QnQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/642.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b><i>In late June we were out for a walk in the woods and suddenly one of Sooki's hind legs seemed to be causing her great pain. She couldn't walk home. Kaitlyn had to pick us up.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Long story short ... she had a torn cruciate ligament.</i></b></p><p><b><i>The surgery was three weeks ago and she is recovering beautifully; my pocket book might take a bit longer to recover, but as I often say, "That's why God invented lines of credit".</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvZVoSvhOW4/YRCJprtMPDI/AAAAAAAAZyA/I6RzwoKelUMyoVMWFwbtfnCK_ApFV5fywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EvZVoSvhOW4/YRCJprtMPDI/AAAAAAAAZyA/I6RzwoKelUMyoVMWFwbtfnCK_ApFV5fywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/035.jpg" width="180" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--EeIHZdnNiI/YRCJpnCuLeI/AAAAAAAAZyE/eM837GIbY5oQVvJlHVCcJBrvRzExa-PTACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--EeIHZdnNiI/YRCJpnCuLeI/AAAAAAAAZyE/eM837GIbY5oQVvJlHVCcJBrvRzExa-PTACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/032.jpg" width="180" /></a></b></div></div><b><br /><i>To help her atropied leg muscles recover, we take her for lengthening leash walks each week. We're up to three thirty minute walks a day. No off leash walks for her for another two months !</i></b><p></p><p><b><i>Dexter sometimes goes with Sooki on her brief walks.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFhHJkdxHA4/YRCPZUVaYGI/AAAAAAAAZyo/ASFMllRkIZ0lmfYuSn-_a43Dy6NoiOJYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFhHJkdxHA4/YRCPZUVaYGI/AAAAAAAAZyo/ASFMllRkIZ0lmfYuSn-_a43Dy6NoiOJYACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/108.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>But most of the time Dexter and I go for off-leash walks together.</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbwY9uhmBns/YRCQBRdqAiI/AAAAAAAAZy0/6fabBvAn_YMk2HpT1sTjduLxcmkPtuTWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fbwY9uhmBns/YRCQBRdqAiI/AAAAAAAAZy0/6fabBvAn_YMk2HpT1sTjduLxcmkPtuTWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/113.jpg" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6JC1BF3OUc/YRCQBU8I-QI/AAAAAAAAZyw/n2tmepGUuw8VAsdfFuC9fRFh79R_LqTaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6JC1BF3OUc/YRCQBU8I-QI/AAAAAAAAZyw/n2tmepGUuw8VAsdfFuC9fRFh79R_LqTaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/130.jpg" width="225" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Exploring with Dexter is made all the more entertaining by his constant habit of climbing on whatever he can find.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UMpnW_qFc3I/YRMfPs-AaOI/AAAAAAAAZzU/jIpHF0oQ2Q407xWlOuXFeFv2_KymbUoHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UMpnW_qFc3I/YRMfPs-AaOI/AAAAAAAAZzU/jIpHF0oQ2Q407xWlOuXFeFv2_KymbUoHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/190.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><i>Once I knew Sooki was recovering OK, I left her in Kaitlyn's capable hands and headed off on a camping trip that I had booked way back in April. </i><i>Five Islands Provincial Park is </i><i>a beautiful park on the Bay of Fundy up near Parrsboro. </i></div></b><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJuxhb-S57U/YRMg86HOpeI/AAAAAAAAZzc/ywKRuQ7vYYQsICAIsR220BwRCJKyod9HQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJuxhb-S57U/YRMg86HOpeI/AAAAAAAAZzc/ywKRuQ7vYYQsICAIsR220BwRCJKyod9HQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>I set up a mattress in the back of my car so I can sleep on a bed with real sheets and pillows. The tent goes over the open hatch of the tent. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ucIGL3hvUi4/YRMhqFv890I/AAAAAAAAZzk/Gt-zWbuovh41YvhPJIPl1FxbFtogepizACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ucIGL3hvUi4/YRMhqFv890I/AAAAAAAAZzk/Gt-zWbuovh41YvhPJIPl1FxbFtogepizACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>There were many different trails for Dexter and I to explore. This was my first time camping without Sooki and my first time with Dexter. He turned out to be a good camper and he could out-hike me any day.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Yfh5JD-Gzs/YRMi04Ib5bI/AAAAAAAAZz4/-FC6CW1WOWoArQmmm3BYdD6-uReur08fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Yfh5JD-Gzs/YRMi04Ib5bI/AAAAAAAAZz4/-FC6CW1WOWoArQmmm3BYdD6-uReur08fwCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/026.jpg" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxZ6V-mgFvQ/YRMi05am5-I/AAAAAAAAZz0/WGJakF5BFbMyLfzKIxl_ZYE0gRWtge_kACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GxZ6V-mgFvQ/YRMi05am5-I/AAAAAAAAZz0/WGJakF5BFbMyLfzKIxl_ZYE0gRWtge_kACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/028.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okzCcGhB8II/YRMi7judCvI/AAAAAAAAZz8/9g_epppKATAS-doPAkV8lcfMhB_VWqmsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okzCcGhB8II/YRMi7judCvI/AAAAAAAAZz8/9g_epppKATAS-doPAkV8lcfMhB_VWqmsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/043.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Before walking on Fundy it's important to know how much time you can spend safely walking on the ocean floor. With tides over 40 feet you don't want to mess about.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KFcdXyJsads/YRMrifEeUgI/AAAAAAAAZ0g/azZIWr1TKUw9-u5yWoTPK4AOgiTuxuEFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2408/408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="2408" height="163" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KFcdXyJsads/YRMrifEeUgI/AAAAAAAAZ0g/azZIWr1TKUw9-u5yWoTPK4AOgiTuxuEFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h163/408.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>So Dexter and I went for a walk on that floor.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-04ZhGETe00I/YRMta4twC6I/AAAAAAAAZ0o/WHIb1JD6zRkgg7MlpbCEKZZ1TSdIRO-pACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="2048" height="583" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-04ZhGETe00I/YRMta4twC6I/AAAAAAAAZ0o/WHIb1JD6zRkgg7MlpbCEKZZ1TSdIRO-pACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h583/266.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Yeah and THAT happened. I discovered the hard way that Fundy mud was VERY sucky. Walking got harder and harder until I literally stepped out of my shoes. Luckily I had a hiking pole to balance me while I reconciled myself to walking barefoot through the gloop. BTW getting those shoes out of the mud was <u>not</u> easy.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DlR3FVqktSY/YRMut2cbU4I/AAAAAAAAZ00/Ijw0AT06LoQI2aU3rXtStiFHXv0YO0jiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DlR3FVqktSY/YRMut2cbU4I/AAAAAAAAZ00/Ijw0AT06LoQI2aU3rXtStiFHXv0YO0jiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/314.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>It really is a magical place.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_guhWE6Vc5A/YRMutzrZ4SI/AAAAAAAAZ04/3oC-G7mKoHkPwB2uqrtZm3Xzcr_l3-n2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_guhWE6Vc5A/YRMutzrZ4SI/AAAAAAAAZ04/3oC-G7mKoHkPwB2uqrtZm3Xzcr_l3-n2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>If you get a chance DO visit this park.</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p6W17S7eF9U/YRMxZ4PuRCI/AAAAAAAAZ1M/GgWIHkzdV-89Pi0ns74_39ILWo3u2Mx0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p6W17S7eF9U/YRMxZ4PuRCI/AAAAAAAAZ1M/GgWIHkzdV-89Pi0ns74_39ILWo3u2Mx0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div></div></div></div></b>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-78753878580888280442021-07-17T21:54:00.006-03:002021-07-17T21:54:52.549-03:00Funky town ...<p style="text-align: center;"> <b><i>How are you dealing with the feelings of isolation that the pandemic has brought ?</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J0IEVnfsiPU/YPNosNnR3jI/AAAAAAAAZxA/8wDL0wdzQOIvmuR5SWYtmu1eDKhbQHMwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J0IEVnfsiPU/YPNosNnR3jI/AAAAAAAAZxA/8wDL0wdzQOIvmuR5SWYtmu1eDKhbQHMwQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/007.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b style="text-align: left;"><i>My only social interractions are when I do the shopping for the family.</i></b></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QEA6eo-06v4/YPNosMjQ3kI/AAAAAAAAZw8/dDxwr0Hpb3kz9PDJTnjF5p76nocRh5rMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/028%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QEA6eo-06v4/YPNosMjQ3kI/AAAAAAAAZw8/dDxwr0Hpb3kz9PDJTnjF5p76nocRh5rMACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/028%2B%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I shop a lot.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-af1i8NDHie8/YPNor0DQlzI/AAAAAAAAZw4/0OtfGVNa44Y-rws_p68wTY8XIttiUNRSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1614/032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1266" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-af1i8NDHie8/YPNor0DQlzI/AAAAAAAAZw4/0OtfGVNa44Y-rws_p68wTY8XIttiUNRSgCLcBGAsYHQ/w314-h400/032.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>I thought when summer and gardening season came everything would feel different.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>But it doesn't. Not really.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJuro0nORe8/YPNosZg8gEI/AAAAAAAAZxE/MZlNCyaM3Ac35QAAa1HEz_XdOAZFV3uNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vJuro0nORe8/YPNosZg8gEI/AAAAAAAAZxE/MZlNCyaM3Ac35QAAa1HEz_XdOAZFV3uNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>I'm sleeping in too long.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLtcZdm_gYo/YPNosZVVT4I/AAAAAAAAZxI/WFCQxgWPMmcHleFmXXXIp0eUuQaFAaeQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLtcZdm_gYo/YPNosZVVT4I/AAAAAAAAZxI/WFCQxgWPMmcHleFmXXXIp0eUuQaFAaeQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Every damn day. </i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBp36wTm0EI/YPNosjn1H4I/AAAAAAAAZxM/CnBmIQA0APoQ38MMEUj1-bIm3LKJ_5rTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1042/123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1042" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBp36wTm0EI/YPNosjn1H4I/AAAAAAAAZxM/CnBmIQA0APoQ38MMEUj1-bIm3LKJ_5rTQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h410/123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Lacking the energy I used to have. </i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ivXsoZqbwN8/YPNoslAxS-I/AAAAAAAAZxU/_RC0Db-OgRwmQbimb_Z-7kZIJ6W3VCihQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1386" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ivXsoZqbwN8/YPNoslAxS-I/AAAAAAAAZxU/_RC0Db-OgRwmQbimb_Z-7kZIJ6W3VCihQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/163.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>But aren't you just tired of it all ? Fed up ?</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCZbGKqR2u4/YPNos8F_M8I/AAAAAAAAZxQ/tT0qXHFbpe8llfW4jy9NaWhwChh0kWAJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1576" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RCZbGKqR2u4/YPNos8F_M8I/AAAAAAAAZxQ/tT0qXHFbpe8llfW4jy9NaWhwChh0kWAJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/174.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>What are you doing to save your sanity ?</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJYbuPrKey4/YPNos4_FyRI/AAAAAAAAZxY/aojtZxnAGbANSxGlaL6sRKuHaclTJOJDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJYbuPrKey4/YPNos4_FyRI/AAAAAAAAZxY/aojtZxnAGbANSxGlaL6sRKuHaclTJOJDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Suggestions gratefully received.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJ58iDrHcjw/YPNotCAJoOI/AAAAAAAAZxc/hLdGBXcd50gyWHvBOn8fa3MrrfTukvNbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Dexter%2Band%2BSooki%2Bdemonstrate%2Bsocial%2Bdistancing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2048" height="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NJ58iDrHcjw/YPNotCAJoOI/AAAAAAAAZxc/hLdGBXcd50gyWHvBOn8fa3MrrfTukvNbgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h368/Dexter%2Band%2BSooki%2Bdemonstrate%2Bsocial%2Bdistancing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-13746502677588393152021-05-29T20:35:00.001-03:002021-05-29T20:35:49.465-03:00Things I miss ...<p> <b><i>Well, I'll tell ya what is DON'T miss; I don't miss Winter.</i></b></p><p><b><i>At least Spring brings the distraction of gardening. The garden doesn't look like this right now, but it will in a month or two or three.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uhZZpdRoaDA/YLLIsY6viVI/AAAAAAAAZr8/ny6rcJpbdB0sXBtmRsBF__oKUvDbdGbNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uhZZpdRoaDA/YLLIsY6viVI/AAAAAAAAZr8/ny6rcJpbdB0sXBtmRsBF__oKUvDbdGbNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/009.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b><i>And of course the dog walking never stops; both on and off leash.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNnc1GoQngA/YLLEoM615RI/AAAAAAAAZrc/RaIcyE1v45sqh-czgEljWKF7yG8Yb7SaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uNnc1GoQngA/YLLEoM615RI/AAAAAAAAZrc/RaIcyE1v45sqh-czgEljWKF7yG8Yb7SaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/015.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JIQmwv0NTts/YLLFeRvOrxI/AAAAAAAAZrs/FDDVGzpaaGkbuaKDc79IF4sUF_S25CvxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JIQmwv0NTts/YLLFeRvOrxI/AAAAAAAAZrs/FDDVGzpaaGkbuaKDc79IF4sUF_S25CvxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/033.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3jxQcV7djw/YLLFeB2Sp0I/AAAAAAAAZro/jj3fHbNhEfoKrH86kragleBWiuGKFXRXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3jxQcV7djw/YLLFeB2Sp0I/AAAAAAAAZro/jj3fHbNhEfoKrH86kragleBWiuGKFXRXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/076.jpg" width="225" /></a> <p></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RXmstOYxtp8/YLLFeB9mKgI/AAAAAAAAZrk/eNg8-qznLYAV0dcqF35zyAYMhjqwmu_uACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RXmstOYxtp8/YLLFeB9mKgI/AAAAAAAAZrk/eNg8-qznLYAV0dcqF35zyAYMhjqwmu_uACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/078.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><b><i>And of course the nearby woods are always there to be explored. </i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8dfMxQm6vPc/YLLKPN05w2I/AAAAAAAAZsM/aZVrB-xP_EUIvMXeoIyzk4TSgy_xbrYvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8dfMxQm6vPc/YLLKPN05w2I/AAAAAAAAZsM/aZVrB-xP_EUIvMXeoIyzk4TSgy_xbrYvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/064.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8D6gbB0ekY/YLLKPPPbBZI/AAAAAAAAZsI/rAJvmVo8aUoqM2mGAjuM-KAWr-OpbxgtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8D6gbB0ekY/YLLKPPPbBZI/AAAAAAAAZsI/rAJvmVo8aUoqM2mGAjuM-KAWr-OpbxgtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/092.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EhEbfijl9R4/YLLKQoojk1I/AAAAAAAAZsY/Fh16qqGuQpQX3owfb_OaELzdKNUqr-kqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EhEbfijl9R4/YLLKQoojk1I/AAAAAAAAZsY/Fh16qqGuQpQX3owfb_OaELzdKNUqr-kqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/144.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><i>Sorry. I lost my train of thought. Yeah. Oh, I know, I was going to tell you about missng stuff. I was gonna haul out a slew of lovely photos of Fundy; pics of Scott's Bay, Grand Pre and Hall's Harbour and engage in a moderate pity party.</i></b><p></p><p><b><i>I was going to share a lament for friends I miss. So far it's been FIVE birthday get-togethers with Sara and Kelly that haven't happened.</i></b></p><p><b><i>And of course I miss being able to visit family and friends in Ontario and England and ... Cow Bay !</i></b></p><p><b><i>And choir ! Don't get me going on how much I miss choir !</i></b></p><p><b><i><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> BUT</span><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><span>I am still here. Fundy still exists. I haven't lost any family or friends. I've had my first shot.</span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span>There will be a tomorrow, and more tomorrows after that.</span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span>Things haven't really been missed -- they've just been postponed. </span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span>And when we do get together again think how much we will appreciate being together.</span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span>And when we can go places we haven't gone in ages, think how mucy we will appreciate being there.</span></i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHrMvyuldS8/YLLPOc62yBI/AAAAAAAAZsw/OSpEcf1EhyoeJsdJcD052t08cE8wFHQGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="2048" height="366" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gHrMvyuldS8/YLLPOc62yBI/AAAAAAAAZsw/OSpEcf1EhyoeJsdJcD052t08cE8wFHQGACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h366/151.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><b><i>Sending you virtual hugs and my sincere wish that you find what you CAN do, and enjoy it ... until the day you can do even more.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Leave a comment or send me an email telling me about what you've been up to.</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><span><br /></span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span><br /></span></i></b></p><p><b><i><span><br /></span></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-21995771500870874942021-02-19T22:18:00.001-04:002021-02-19T22:21:38.477-04:00Tags, gardens, walks and more. Oh my !<b><i>I was going to write a blog post about "tags"; how I tag my photos with descriptive words to make it easier for me to find the photo I want. </i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>So when I search for "what is it?" I come up with an odd selection of images. Like this ...<br /></i></b><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGeEfF90IP0/YDBVV5BYfhI/AAAAAAAAZjk/tiTPpOr2-7k0nz156sgQLSkQyn9aGQmEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s935/100_2692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="935" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGeEfF90IP0/YDBVV5BYfhI/AAAAAAAAZjk/tiTPpOr2-7k0nz156sgQLSkQyn9aGQmEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h254/100_2692.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></b><b><i>and this ...</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tN_jpWSt89Q/YDBWDddBDnI/AAAAAAAAZjs/S4YL1nSFo9spbgDzq2vx43gvsAt2R_hYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tN_jpWSt89Q/YDBWDddBDnI/AAAAAAAAZjs/S4YL1nSFo9spbgDzq2vx43gvsAt2R_hYACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>and this.</i></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPW8_arm5G4/YDBY448d3gI/AAAAAAAAZkA/DdLyLzTCKD4edeACf4vOTU54gRN-FhxIACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/100_2621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1659" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uPW8_arm5G4/YDBY448d3gI/AAAAAAAAZkA/DdLyLzTCKD4edeACf4vOTU54gRN-FhxIACLcBGAsYHQ/w324-h400/100_2621.JPG" width="324" /></a></div><br /></div><div><b><i>But when I browsed past posts, I discovered that I'd already done a post about tags.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>Not to be deterred I thought I'd post about how I enjoy planning my garden. At this time of year I think a lot of folk start longing to be out digging in the dirt.</i></b></div></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-aGghV9BPs/YDBai7_Tl6I/AAAAAAAAZkM/Wie5-YcUZxsHOcnepHdFhN2fNU79j-OmACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/006%2B%25282%2529%2B%25285%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L-aGghV9BPs/YDBai7_Tl6I/AAAAAAAAZkM/Wie5-YcUZxsHOcnepHdFhN2fNU79j-OmACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/006%2B%25282%2529%2B%25285%2529.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>There's something so restful about standing and watering a garden you've planted yourself.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9LTAmN31n4/YDBajDiFYGI/AAAAAAAAZkU/pzmifHo4dfcUmihHTkm6bp6m_5u1-508wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9LTAmN31n4/YDBajDiFYGI/AAAAAAAAZkU/pzmifHo4dfcUmihHTkm6bp6m_5u1-508wCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h640/010.jpg" width="360" /></a></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><i>And of course harvesting and eating what you've grown yourself is so satisfying.</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDd4Oe3WJOA/YDBajGpx4oI/AAAAAAAAZkQ/FUxuECjXl3QoTQLxl8GuUEKufEbuetMfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bDd4Oe3WJOA/YDBajGpx4oI/AAAAAAAAZkQ/FUxuECjXl3QoTQLxl8GuUEKufEbuetMfACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i>BUT as you've guessed, I've already blogged about that too. </i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>Not to be deterred, I decided to blog about walking with my dogs. Those dogs are my sanity savers. There are days when I wouldn't get out of my jammies if it wasn't for two dogs with mournful eyes staring at me.</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JEeNrj2Y-Nc/YDBe9R8kvJI/AAAAAAAAZkw/w8GX1Imy3ywKhyQKxXAiEFChRu_gNx8agCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JEeNrj2Y-Nc/YDBe9R8kvJI/AAAAAAAAZkw/w8GX1Imy3ywKhyQKxXAiEFChRu_gNx8agCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZcfY-uauFA/YDBksZPaFLI/AAAAAAAAZlA/hDCCE-z_RFgqogeDdFm2NPL9g7wwzQRTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1451" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZcfY-uauFA/YDBksZPaFLI/AAAAAAAAZlA/hDCCE-z_RFgqogeDdFm2NPL9g7wwzQRTwCLcBGAsYHQ/w284-h400/038.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUGdNOc8dIE/YDBlNHdxLNI/AAAAAAAAZlI/2DGivAKz3uk5APUuEGMq6noViZoQ9nfoACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUGdNOc8dIE/YDBlNHdxLNI/AAAAAAAAZlI/2DGivAKz3uk5APUuEGMq6noViZoQ9nfoACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h358/015.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><i>But I've done that too.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>I think of myself as a (very) amateur naturalist. I love being out in nature; looking at things big and small.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qop41FLYGUM/YDBnFKNWFQI/AAAAAAAAZlU/4QTfieEY0CEtr-kyoJrcDiuzYxD90XTpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qop41FLYGUM/YDBnFKNWFQI/AAAAAAAAZlU/4QTfieEY0CEtr-kyoJrcDiuzYxD90XTpwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/078.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rHgOSm4Mgs/YDBt7Z-uujI/AAAAAAAAZlg/c5rco3aSF5U8gqBKDFKQFnyJ8Ls1IY98QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/022%2B%252811%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rHgOSm4Mgs/YDBt7Z-uujI/AAAAAAAAZlg/c5rco3aSF5U8gqBKDFKQFnyJ8Ls1IY98QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/022%2B%252811%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-FYB8DEAVA/YDBt7Zd-SBI/AAAAAAAAZlk/JKq1sYULZvo2MhiTUXlXS-GnwP9Z8YJvACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/022%2B%252812%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h-FYB8DEAVA/YDBt7Zd-SBI/AAAAAAAAZlk/JKq1sYULZvo2MhiTUXlXS-GnwP9Z8YJvACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/022%2B%252812%2529.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5C7hGOd6kTM/YDBuO-snA2I/AAAAAAAAZlw/QxwMQve0vZsW0__c4KidAj8hr0qDPdisQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5C7hGOd6kTM/YDBuO-snA2I/AAAAAAAAZlw/QxwMQve0vZsW0__c4KidAj8hr0qDPdisQCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/179.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><i>The world is a magical place. But I'm guessing I've told you that before too.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>The bottom line is that it's hard not to repeat things I blog about coz those are the things I love.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>When I tell you about how I spend my days, I am creating the closest I can get to memories for myself. Thank you for coming along and sharing my memories.</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0BUHjZr6opA/YDBwmg3p8GI/AAAAAAAAZl8/BBYDLu_N_J0z02Cs7cQwmdGfzRwMg8-MACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1603" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0BUHjZr6opA/YDBwmg3p8GI/AAAAAAAAZl8/BBYDLu_N_J0z02Cs7cQwmdGfzRwMg8-MACLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h640/040.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>If you wrote a blog, what would be a couple of things you'd like to like to tell us about ?<br /></i> </b></div>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-56701602506918617492021-02-04T23:42:00.004-04:002021-02-04T23:42:55.553-04:00I gave up on that post; you're gonna have to settle for this one.<p><b><i>I had plans. All sorts of plans to write one of those month-by-month summation of the year past posts. </i></b></p><p><b><i>I would have written the post as much for me as for you, as I think you know by now that I do not remember my own life. There are no pictures in my head to help me remember. When Sandy or Pat come for their annual visit, I pull up photos on my computer from their last visit to show me what we did. Otherwise when one of them arrives I might declare "just wait till I take you to Hall's Harbour, you're gonna love it!". To which they of course will respond, "Oh I loved Hall's Harbour when we went there last year."</i></b></p><p><b><i>Exhibit A: Pat at Hall's Harbour. Tide in.</i></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OuVUtRjTZzY/YByoiEVWEmI/AAAAAAAAZhM/6PFf87kDUw4dGB291bdOFJJ3w3SjaqEzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC03314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OuVUtRjTZzY/YByoiEVWEmI/AAAAAAAAZhM/6PFf87kDUw4dGB291bdOFJJ3w3SjaqEzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSC03314.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><i>Exhibit B: Sandy at Hall's Harbour. Tide out.</i></b></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ydt-qDd9wSg/YByoiLH_e-I/AAAAAAAAZhI/ygzv4e_PBlYKZOkAr4SgoxRLBtcQhuRGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC09043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ydt-qDd9wSg/YByoiLH_e-I/AAAAAAAAZhI/ygzv4e_PBlYKZOkAr4SgoxRLBtcQhuRGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSC09043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"> If I haven't taken a photo of it, it never happened. And even then when I look at a photograph, it just proves that it happened, but my mind doesn't fill in anything surrounding that photo. No conversations or memories of other things we did... worse still ... no feelings.</i><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5GA-IBY7wc/YBys0aGFUqI/AAAAAAAAZh0/CC2b7tyiknI2jgJiZDRmv6mhUr2KUW0SwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC03154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1309" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5GA-IBY7wc/YBys0aGFUqI/AAAAAAAAZh0/CC2b7tyiknI2jgJiZDRmv6mhUr2KUW0SwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h256/DSC03154.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Old Burying Ground in downtown Halifax</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i><b>Last March I flew to Ontario to visit family and friends. I'd booked the flight many months in advance. My timing was either appalling or fortuitous. I was due to arrive on March 12 and leave on March 19, BUT Covid-19 became "a thing" mid-visit. Still, I got to see but not touch many folk I love and care about.</b></i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bDWCiBMgks/YByv8vOVysI/AAAAAAAAZiA/4iGtjOFV2cIOAiKtE0rG40tj8XWCByLBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/499%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8bDWCiBMgks/YByv8vOVysI/AAAAAAAAZiA/4iGtjOFV2cIOAiKtE0rG40tj8XWCByLBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/499%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></div><p><i><b>A message from Porter airlines telling me to "return home immediately" meant that I flew home two days early. So</b><b> I got to spend my 70th birthday doing something I love more than just about anything; flying.</b></i></p><i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1kyTpitIERU/YByv8h-U6NI/AAAAAAAAZiE/koNbF-RpEwo222m5o9zgBpYvh1tOZeagwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1kyTpitIERU/YByv8h-U6NI/AAAAAAAAZiE/koNbF-RpEwo222m5o9zgBpYvh1tOZeagwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/531.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Birthday lunch at 25,000 feet !</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table></i><b style="font-style: italic;"><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">So, no annual visit last year from my chums in 2020 and let's face it, they won't be able to come again in 2021.</span></span></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>And it's been a year since I was able to celebrate birthdays with Sara and Kelly.</b></i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynw-VKZ4ch4/YByy-O_GekI/AAAAAAAAZiY/O5rvuRWp6foAGEPcwPRGdqbessmZVjvfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/Saras%2Bbirthday%2Bwith%2BKelly%2Band%2Bme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ynw-VKZ4ch4/YByy-O_GekI/AAAAAAAAZiY/O5rvuRWp6foAGEPcwPRGdqbessmZVjvfgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Saras%2Bbirthday%2Bwith%2BKelly%2Band%2Bme.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><u><br /></u></b></i></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Daily walks in the woods with my dogs are still my sanity savers.</i></b></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><u><br /></u></b></i></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8BGqqyjhWg/YBy2TPZsogI/AAAAAAAAZio/BbmBe8xQ4QkIm6mvZH9X2XakTMB-1_ImwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="2048" height="580" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w8BGqqyjhWg/YBy2TPZsogI/AAAAAAAAZio/BbmBe8xQ4QkIm6mvZH9X2XakTMB-1_ImwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h580/027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BaLziZOAv8s/YBy2TNn1FGI/AAAAAAAAZis/NvFcHFYIFag5fvDb2W4rIi709uCfL1m5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BaLziZOAv8s/YBy2TNn1FGI/AAAAAAAAZis/NvFcHFYIFag5fvDb2W4rIi709uCfL1m5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h320/016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Not to forget gardening, and exploring this glorious little province.<u><br /></u></b></i></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TEqcUGAWpT0/YBy3sSil2WI/AAAAAAAAZjA/TxgeAu_2-30AsBiztUyzAhzQ8uD0erFAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TEqcUGAWpT0/YBy3sSil2WI/AAAAAAAAZjA/TxgeAu_2-30AsBiztUyzAhzQ8uD0erFAgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><i>Happily I can still get together with a friend from a distance.</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwPe7CVu8bw/YBy3saJDLwI/AAAAAAAAZi8/rJblz3ol10UXATDmviHEf_dGMPwoC0yDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwPe7CVu8bw/YBy3saJDLwI/AAAAAAAAZi8/rJblz3ol10UXATDmviHEf_dGMPwoC0yDQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">And life goes on.</i><p></p><p><b><i>I'm not sure what I set out to tell you. </i></b></p><p><b><i>Life is different and the same. I think more than anything I miss hugging. Covid has changed the distance between us but not between our hearts. Sounds schmaltzy but it's true. </i></b></p><p><b><i>When it's all done in a year or so will we appreciate so much more the things we took for granted before or will we quickly forget ?</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0Bx2ChjgH0/YBy7fQAutFI/AAAAAAAAZjQ/yZjmZ5KUkhQAg-mtsU18PDteN9ENMv-4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1336" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0Bx2ChjgH0/YBy7fQAutFI/AAAAAAAAZjQ/yZjmZ5KUkhQAg-mtsU18PDteN9ENMv-4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w418-h640/070.jpg" width="418" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><b><i>I'm so glad spring is coming. How about you ?</i></b><p></p><p><br /></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-18786001322524846152020-11-24T22:51:00.002-04:002020-11-24T22:51:36.396-04:00Nova Scotia Strong.<p> <b><i>Last April, a month after Covid-19 invaded our lives, a monster briefly walked among us in Nova Scotia, and took 22 innocent lives.</i></b></p><p><b><i>But that's not what this post is about. This post is about how a province and a county responsed to that pointless tragedy</i></b></p><p><b><i>Nova Scotia tartan ribbons popped up all over.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PsMbbKLUYQE/X72tMQmPNQI/AAAAAAAAZbI/17qkr8hIBXY_GY_RlXe9nqYVqG_lfKO6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1135" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PsMbbKLUYQE/X72tMQmPNQI/AAAAAAAAZbI/17qkr8hIBXY_GY_RlXe9nqYVqG_lfKO6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/294.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>Hearts appeared in windows and on home-made signs.</i></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLztbkXJ_Tg/X72t0FOYYKI/AAAAAAAAZbU/2k3qckN2ObwZTrWG3WqUw0OyefbCSN7TQCLcBGAsYHQ/s480/nova%2Bscotia%2Bstrong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hLztbkXJ_Tg/X72t0FOYYKI/AAAAAAAAZbU/2k3qckN2ObwZTrWG3WqUw0OyefbCSN7TQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/nova%2Bscotia%2Bstrong.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i>"Nova Scotia Strong" became an oft repeated phrase.</i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbh_LmgeapE/X72utLYwSBI/AAAAAAAAZbc/yOz3Wdn8hjsZ5vccUH-3gxUzw76I25CswCLcBGAsYHQ/s2637/035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="2637" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gbh_LmgeapE/X72utLYwSBI/AAAAAAAAZbc/yOz3Wdn8hjsZ5vccUH-3gxUzw76I25CswCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h290/035.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Tim Hortons a nation-wide coffee chain, as a fund raiser decided to sell a "Nova Scotia Strong" donuts. ALL proceeds would go to the Canadian Red Cross "Strong together Nova Scotia Fund", which would work to provide support to the individuals, families and communities impacted by the mass shooting with immediate and long-term needs.</i><p></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Each of the 1400 nation wide stores was free to design its own version of the donut. </i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YALLzhKBk3M/X72xOhkjFQI/AAAAAAAAZbo/ylY0CqErXmoJPvUHHSix5aHefRb97CIRACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/nova%2Bscotia%2Bstrong%2Bdonuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YALLzhKBk3M/X72xOhkjFQI/AAAAAAAAZbo/ylY0CqErXmoJPvUHHSix5aHefRb97CIRACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/nova%2Bscotia%2Bstrong%2Bdonuts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i>I must confess that that week I went to Tim Hortons more often than usual and quickly learned that the N.S. Strong donuts were the first to sell out each day. From Newfoundland to British Columbia everyone wanted to buy a Nova Scotia Strong donut.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JFxjRgndsQU/X72xwesor5I/AAAAAAAAZbw/tVtgWNQ-HvsMzyercR8f4BCpOxW8CES3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JFxjRgndsQU/X72xwesor5I/AAAAAAAAZbw/tVtgWNQ-HvsMzyercR8f4BCpOxW8CES3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><i>In one week of sales, $1.4 was raised!</i><i style="text-align: left;"> </i></h4><p></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BimgV5haKm4/X72ymJQ3n7I/AAAAAAAAZcE/ZplwDUotMggM0B9q3G61OkaJMLWc-5LyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2524/016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="2524" height="99" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BimgV5haKm4/X72ymJQ3n7I/AAAAAAAAZcE/ZplwDUotMggM0B9q3G61OkaJMLWc-5LyACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h99/016.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZNA3brblQA/X72yl3ZyjyI/AAAAAAAAZb8/taIjZnjlx4wcWAcbFli_aIOuFgslTtIFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2092/018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="2092" height="83" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZNA3brblQA/X72yl3ZyjyI/AAAAAAAAZb8/taIjZnjlx4wcWAcbFli_aIOuFgslTtIFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h83/018.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Since then, bumper stickers started appearing on cars</b>. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><b>Each time I see one of the stickers, I snap a photo. How do you like my collection ?</b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0WGXODJBxlw/X72ymNz3hkI/AAAAAAAAZcA/zbazjX5F0ZsRdQD7zJfGyRjbGNuh5osFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1651/025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1651" height="182" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0WGXODJBxlw/X72ymNz3hkI/AAAAAAAAZcA/zbazjX5F0ZsRdQD7zJfGyRjbGNuh5osFACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h182/025.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hjONe3bZHRk/X72ymKcF7mI/AAAAAAAAZcI/7W4MtVdiLFsLq4WBIURe0e2a7M2BEAZFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1471/030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1471" height="119" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hjONe3bZHRk/X72ymKcF7mI/AAAAAAAAZcI/7W4MtVdiLFsLq4WBIURe0e2a7M2BEAZFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h119/030.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1363" height="194" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tW66hcVgeGo/X72yshi_eHI/AAAAAAAAZdA/KvRzDLImfY0eIaloAy7Cpl4a51GuUo12QCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h194/valley%2Bwalk%2B044.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--TE__E6pBSU/X72ytN5HkBI/AAAAAAAAZdE/G-lbftFMFfsscNIFVgoBTvL6A8dwpYHawCLcBGAsYHQ/s1781/valley%2Bwalk%2B045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1781" height="127" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--TE__E6pBSU/X72ytN5HkBI/AAAAAAAAZdE/G-lbftFMFfsscNIFVgoBTvL6A8dwpYHawCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h127/valley%2Bwalk%2B045.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><i><b>So here we are moving into the second wave of Covid-19 and the TV show "The Fifth Estate" has done a special on that black day in April and how it was handled by the RCMP.</b></i><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b>We are working consciously to remain a strong province. We are hunkering down to protect ourselves and others from Covid-19.</b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b>And I wish to goodness we could hug each other. I miss hugging so much. I know we will again one day. But not today or tomorrow.</b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b>In the mean time we'll have to settle for just hugging each other in our hearts.</b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Stay strong and care for each other.</b></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTQiFca4JDc/X73D7XuZXfI/AAAAAAAAZdo/ZtPyWvgHABsCvKcTEaF2msbNAFQnKsJ3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/nova%2Bscotia%2Bstrong%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cTQiFca4JDc/X73D7XuZXfI/AAAAAAAAZdo/ZtPyWvgHABsCvKcTEaF2msbNAFQnKsJ3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/nova%2Bscotia%2Bstrong%2B2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></i><p></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><br /></i></p><p><span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: CTVSans-Regular, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p></div>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-23161516153337500192020-11-10T21:18:00.001-04:002020-11-10T21:18:27.697-04:00May you live in interesting times, or lessons I've learned during Covid.<p><b><i>According to Wikipedia "May you live in interesting times" is an English expression that is claimed to be a traditional Chinese curse. While it sounds like a blessing, the expression is normally used ironically; life is better in "uninteresting times" of peace and tranquility than in "interesting" ones, which are usually times of trouble.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7gTXsxzsSM4/X6iFxLx8P9I/AAAAAAAAZWM/_S9oTXijNf46yLNFHN-q-tno9W_xo6_LACLcBGAsYHQ/s1717/029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1717" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7gTXsxzsSM4/X6iFxLx8P9I/AAAAAAAAZWM/_S9oTXijNf46yLNFHN-q-tno9W_xo6_LACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/029.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>We definitely are living through "interesting times"; the key word being "living".</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>After our Premier demanded that we all "STAY THE BLAZES HOME!" we learned to stay put and venture out as little as possible. </i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IlYh6JKccJ8/X6iM0U9nmoI/AAAAAAAAZWY/BNy9FapMYwYcp1JnHSrM7WTOCAFaDTNAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IlYh6JKccJ8/X6iM0U9nmoI/AAAAAAAAZWY/BNy9FapMYwYcp1JnHSrM7WTOCAFaDTNAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/124.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: center;"><i>When Covid-19 first impacted our lives, the ice was just going out on the lakes in Nova Scotia.</i></b></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Now as we navigate the second wave, the leaves have turned colour and Winter looms.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kt7k5_pu86A/X6iORut_Y7I/AAAAAAAAZWk/EYSuJKqdFXE-MuaEvZ2yr1S7VW6zprVigCLcBGAsYHQ/s2517/031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="2517" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kt7k5_pu86A/X6iORut_Y7I/AAAAAAAAZWk/EYSuJKqdFXE-MuaEvZ2yr1S7VW6zprVigCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h318/031.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>In March the media spoke as if this might last a few weeks, or even a month or two. I wonder if we would have believed it if we were told back then that the Pandemic would be affecting us well into 2021?</i></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rw4r7rWxtPQ/X6iRZj97DTI/AAAAAAAAZW0/NIQlmq-0IyAlWgnhIqyjj3fW9CwRQI2NgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/028%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rw4r7rWxtPQ/X6iRZj97DTI/AAAAAAAAZW0/NIQlmq-0IyAlWgnhIqyjj3fW9CwRQI2NgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/028%2B%25282%2529.jpg" title="Dr. Strang is the Chief Medical Officer in Nova Scotia." width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">All sorts of </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">humorous signs have popped up to remind us how to behave.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IZ-p2gPxhXk/X6iRZlOozrI/AAAAAAAAZWw/xP3xYOoFfwU4vHLIbUNPPPDya1VQO97NACLcBGAsYHQ/s1614/032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1266" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IZ-p2gPxhXk/X6iRZlOozrI/AAAAAAAAZWw/xP3xYOoFfwU4vHLIbUNPPPDya1VQO97NACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/032.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yjvj2c9gZb8/X6nfPWhhPII/AAAAAAAAZZ0/vFHDLiIzCkw8nP2hyZ7TYv03DlP1oZ7rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1285" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yjvj2c9gZb8/X6nfPWhhPII/AAAAAAAAZZ0/vFHDLiIzCkw8nP2hyZ7TYv03DlP1oZ7rwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/254.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PIQtWkchZ4E/X6nf4OkbEYI/AAAAAAAAZZ8/deUe7oP3ukUClIqCX37B4F0gJPTwLCJtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1430" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PIQtWkchZ4E/X6nf4OkbEYI/AAAAAAAAZZ8/deUe7oP3ukUClIqCX37B4F0gJPTwLCJtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/157.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V7MiZqwR76Y/X6iScekyCDI/AAAAAAAAZXA/SDVMK5kYCNcgtWw1fWSlEpufI0Om3_DZACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V7MiZqwR76Y/X6iScekyCDI/AAAAAAAAZXA/SDVMK5kYCNcgtWw1fWSlEpufI0Om3_DZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><b>At the start, sanitizer and face masks were hard to find; even toilet paper was in short supply.</b></i><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Now the shelves are full of masks. Christmas themed masks and sanitizer gift sets are already popping up in stores. Who would have thought at the beginning of this that face masks would become a fashion accessory ?</b></i></div></div></div><p><b><i>We've always been pretty patient about lining up. Under Covid, we have learned to increase the distance between us in line to 6 ft (2 m.). while following directional arrows.</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p40SmVUaeYs/X6nknsPfssI/AAAAAAAAZaU/yxObiJk81U0-PlU7AAcqKW-wdYDgD1N0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p40SmVUaeYs/X6nknsPfssI/AAAAAAAAZaU/yxObiJk81U0-PlU7AAcqKW-wdYDgD1N0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h208/007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4XuyAw6GAU/X6nknzlGpQI/AAAAAAAAZaY/xipfZQEfRLocYTwvar5RBC1CVxG9TtdzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1386" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4XuyAw6GAU/X6nknzlGpQI/AAAAAAAAZaY/xipfZQEfRLocYTwvar5RBC1CVxG9TtdzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w136-h200/163.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--_CjH1bI6iE/X6nkniivUvI/AAAAAAAAZaQ/-mEDA3ghmBExcZIAsZ_rBxC9Yrj8ZSRoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/245%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--_CjH1bI6iE/X6nkniivUvI/AAAAAAAAZaQ/-mEDA3ghmBExcZIAsZ_rBxC9Yrj8ZSRoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/245%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><p><i>Many folk who'd never gardening suddenly turned up at garden centres in droves. Since they could not travel, many sought to turn their gardens into places of refuge. As you know, I've been a gardening nut for eons.</i></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnxAyyvbWfk/X6ivPWBykvI/AAAAAAAAZZU/6nD8kPTIlt8ksHfJbtAXOl3MMO1-7wBNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnxAyyvbWfk/X6ivPWBykvI/AAAAAAAAZZU/6nD8kPTIlt8ksHfJbtAXOl3MMO1-7wBNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/027.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><i><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>As we could no longer socialize with friends in person many of us learned to meet over "Zoom" or FB Messenger. </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div></i></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Laughing is so important in times like these.</i></b></div><b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nll2upsO22s/X6ihv6SXx_I/AAAAAAAAZYM/9aucHgPPfywJkRHL0G20NsLWJs6PuBeFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/122.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nll2upsO22s/X6ihv6SXx_I/AAAAAAAAZYM/9aucHgPPfywJkRHL0G20NsLWJs6PuBeFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/122.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Still, I miss singing in my choir. I miss hugs. I miss my chums Pat and Sandy who have visited me every year since I moved here. I miss spending birthdays with Sara and Kelly.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Even though I couldn't afford to fly anywhere right now, just knowing that I can't makes my world feel smaller.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZtkZl18bNg/X6smYjDKO4I/AAAAAAAAZao/v2xxULE_bogMlHW4nEmb3FRpJlj2eUmSgCLcBGAsYHQ/s816/23561359_10155692664265874_7608883875716639894_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="816" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZtkZl18bNg/X6smYjDKO4I/AAAAAAAAZao/v2xxULE_bogMlHW4nEmb3FRpJlj2eUmSgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/23561359_10155692664265874_7608883875716639894_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So what have I learned ?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have learned that that song that goes, "You just don't know what you've got till it's gone"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> is quite, quite true.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Going out and not worrying about social distancing will be so nice.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Not wearing a mask will be terrific.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>But these are such simple things, aren't they ?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And yet things feel so very different.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We took a lot for granted in the "before" times. </i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CCSlJuoMTUM/X6ijifc3rEI/AAAAAAAAZYg/NMmIvI34bXQ6r73Ai3k7YD-S5igM22DwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CCSlJuoMTUM/X6ijifc3rEI/AAAAAAAAZYg/NMmIvI34bXQ6r73Ai3k7YD-S5igM22DwQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>A few years hence do you think we'll treasure the simple things we're missing now; or do you think we'll be taking it all for granted again ?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>How has your life changed ? </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>What are you missing most ?</i></div></div><br /></b><p><br /></p></div>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-90611620407429595192020-09-12T23:57:00.002-03:002020-09-12T23:57:40.102-03:00116 kilometres<p> <b><i>116 kilometres isn't really that far. It's 72 miles. Sometimes we express distance as time. "How far is it to Burntcoat Head?" you ask. "Well from my place it's around an hour and 20 minutes."</i></b></p><p><b><i>But it's not quite a direct route. It could be. But with me it rarely is.</i></b></p><p><b><i>I wanted to show my friend Donna, Burntcoat Head, sight of the highest tides in the world, but as usual there were places to stop along the way.</i></b></p><p><b><i>We agreed to meet up at the lay-by at Cheverie at 11:30; three hours before low tide. There's a large parking area so you can enjoy the stunning view across the Bay of Fundy to the cliffs of Blomidon.</i></b></p><p><b> </b><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRsuoWGE_3E/X11g0s-ZSGI/AAAAAAAAZQM/BjpCTSqZDhsCGo4ZsfYAlNW-sqKTLQ4mACLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h351/202.jpg" title="Looking across the Bay of Fundy to Blomidon." width="625" /></p><p><b><i>I've told you about this spot before. I may have mentioned that many visitors come to take in this view, and then happily leave, not realizing they have missed something very special.</i></b></p><p><b><i>If they tore their eyes from this view and turned around they would have seen this on the hill behind them.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__Y8kNOjBJQ/X11k6AF2MgI/AAAAAAAAZQc/x3k17SS1MFEI_lSFYRXTeyrndOC1DZz_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__Y8kNOjBJQ/X11k6AF2MgI/AAAAAAAAZQc/x3k17SS1MFEI_lSFYRXTeyrndOC1DZz_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h281/203.jpg" width="500" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's a stunning building created in 2012 by some students of Dalhousie University. It stands atop a grassy hill, just waiting to be explored. But few people even notice it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1329" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0GjAtccUi6s/X11k6DNJzZI/AAAAAAAAZQY/nqECED5aZaMkU4EF2WYY_wnAiZJNG22KgCLcBGAsYHQ/w260-h400/212.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="260" /> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0146BLSSgw/X12KSXkblfI/AAAAAAAAZUM/BFtLUbX-IZ8hDfpe-NkInS3LrJ0lnH_nACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1089" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i0146BLSSgw/X12KSXkblfI/AAAAAAAAZUM/BFtLUbX-IZ8hDfpe-NkInS3LrJ0lnH_nACLcBGAsYHQ/w213-h400/088.jpg" width="213" /></a><br /><br /></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S7zx2TehLFs/X11k6Fn6-VI/AAAAAAAAZQg/Mp5Si4lHNYIOTN1ig---13J_UaO3g5yqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S7zx2TehLFs/X11k6Fn6-VI/AAAAAAAAZQg/Mp5Si4lHNYIOTN1ig---13J_UaO3g5yqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>To be fair, it's not like there is a large sign or anything. </i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>This teeny sign is the only thing directing you to it.</i></b></div></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lmq8uUt5wZQ/X11nFrkGwuI/AAAAAAAAZQ8/8ouE76dkGicd_m5bUYKo3axTH4YDXcEzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1068" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lmq8uUt5wZQ/X11nFrkGwuI/AAAAAAAAZQ8/8ouE76dkGicd_m5bUYKo3axTH4YDXcEzACLcBGAsYHQ/w261-h500/199.jpg" width="261" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>In a dark room within those walls is an enchanting surprise. Well not at first. You have to wait a bit for your eyes to get used to the darkness. Then you simply stare at the floor waiting and waiting ... until on the floor you see projected the view across the Bay. What's super fun is when a car zips by at your feet. (The smudges and marks I think reside on the mirror that projects the image)</i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrHHaKVHrPY/X11lffy3eTI/AAAAAAAAZQw/GUjDh4p0h-w6vbtetVWfJuciNiLs3O5LgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qrHHaKVHrPY/X11lffy3eTI/AAAAAAAAZQw/GUjDh4p0h-w6vbtetVWfJuciNiLs3O5LgCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h351/216.jpg" width="625" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i>BTW that's Donna's car parked just left of centre. The road is just behind it. Below, is what the projection is showing.</i></b><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7JsvH5DlI8/X111-FUm44I/AAAAAAAAZRU/OCCpo0yIEUkcQEapkAcx44tzI40v678BQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1637/204%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1637" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7JsvH5DlI8/X111-FUm44I/AAAAAAAAZRU/OCCpo0yIEUkcQEapkAcx44tzI40v678BQCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h299/204%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><i>Just a kilometre down the road we turned down Shipyard Road so I could show Donna the gypsum cliff.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DDfqQFOd16s/X113Rs41H_I/AAAAAAAAZRk/h0V3Jg8KIyUeGIrTWUl9ri3ij3qSqtfKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></b></div><p> <img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oOH-PLZQcLM/X119P_Iu3iI/AAAAAAAAZR8/xL4IMJEJGZg9TA5GU_YKC0EjPOjQM_syQCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h351/198.jpg" width="625" /></p><p><b><i>After a walk there we continued on to Walton where we got take-out lunch at the Walton Pub -- "Under one billion served" it declares proudly on their sign.</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HT77XT2iXo4/X11-uu4ktFI/AAAAAAAAZSI/2DXeD8Qo6XQ0dui2mke0TphFrGgS_Y8iACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HT77XT2iXo4/X11-uu4ktFI/AAAAAAAAZSI/2DXeD8Qo6XQ0dui2mke0TphFrGgS_Y8iACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><b><i>We ate it at the Walton lighthouse.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ws7tjl9HmOs/X11_ahFluDI/AAAAAAAAZSc/wGbZ1rTFf14BmJMqoEmjQQTofQTH38YhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1451" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ws7tjl9HmOs/X11_ahFluDI/AAAAAAAAZSc/wGbZ1rTFf14BmJMqoEmjQQTofQTH38YhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w286-h400/191.jpg" width="286" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t9_zDpWJnJg/X11_ajMGXMI/AAAAAAAAZSg/50rTMJbb5j4IH7XdJh4uVR3_oy9xr_-RACLcBGAsYHQ/w500-h275/190.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="500" /></b></div><b><p><b><i>It was pretty close to low tide.</i></b></p></b><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEqV1N4Q6rU/X11_ZU9uLvI/AAAAAAAAZSU/yNcmNQvhpSQRh2HmpOwvSB83fS92Nkf4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="439" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEqV1N4Q6rU/X11_ZU9uLvI/AAAAAAAAZSU/yNcmNQvhpSQRh2HmpOwvSB83fS92Nkf4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w781-h439/189.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We stopped on our way back home several hours later for a comparative photo.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uIXV_GKd5gI/X11_Zs7DFpI/AAAAAAAAZSY/9Y6dIROGo94R5o61A-d2T_sr-zaxGKo6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="439" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uIXV_GKd5gI/X11_Zs7DFpI/AAAAAAAAZSY/9Y6dIROGo94R5o61A-d2T_sr-zaxGKo6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w781-h439/156.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Finally it was time to head to Burntcoat Head.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--1pqDuqDGM4/X12C70CL5HI/AAAAAAAAZTE/fJs34ZwSEKYBHKyAXRSgZYph-Lk3mHjewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xG5wsLwqlaw/X12DJjVTSnI/AAAAAAAAZTI/cEseT-8l-aY_P5KHmJmtaajrzAVfDkFCACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/158%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Did I mention that we brought our dogs with us ?</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WPBy3cllWf8/X12C7mjRpcI/AAAAAAAAZTA/14GdKznIob8aYGNYk6y9vWfspzIAuqPrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WPBy3cllWf8/X12C7mjRpcI/AAAAAAAAZTA/14GdKznIob8aYGNYk6y9vWfspzIAuqPrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h351/162.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUHal_RtQ_k/X12C7Wfy0YI/AAAAAAAAZS8/uZlnj94hbJs-X6pqlPzvs_DzKdVk4U1mQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUHal_RtQ_k/X12C7Wfy0YI/AAAAAAAAZS8/uZlnj94hbJs-X6pqlPzvs_DzKdVk4U1mQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/169.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i>Donna has a black and a white Schnauzer; Pyper and Allie.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-60RCu9OFISw/X12D9Q_PjOI/AAAAAAAAZTg/anOvp38ILZIY4bNXVz-5Ss4BCsVCFDQKQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1442" height="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-60RCu9OFISw/X12D9Q_PjOI/AAAAAAAAZTg/anOvp38ILZIY4bNXVz-5Ss4BCsVCFDQKQCLcBGAsYHQ/w351-h500/166.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><br /><i>We just about had the whole shore to ourselves. We walked for a while and wanted to keep walking but as I kept reminding Donna, "the tide has turned".</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8Z9eW4MpsY/X12E8iGbfeI/AAAAAAAAZTs/SYJPG2RJI_U5FIuB7siBc9vgK9kPfpHFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8Z9eW4MpsY/X12E8iGbfeI/AAAAAAAAZTs/SYJPG2RJI_U5FIuB7siBc9vgK9kPfpHFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h351/171.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Donna's high tech watch told us that we'd walked 10,000 steps. I was pretty darn tired by the end of our explorations and easily believed we'd walked that and then some.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>The dogs were pretty tired too.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqUAeNfwiZI/X12JMfbQ7vI/AAAAAAAAZT8/DlBc5y2WI6oOl-DiJdzMu4i3U3jCLOvewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2048" height="383" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqUAeNfwiZI/X12JMfbQ7vI/AAAAAAAAZT8/DlBc5y2WI6oOl-DiJdzMu4i3U3jCLOvewCLcBGAsYHQ/w625-h383/153.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><i><br /></i></div><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-81297149989741513352020-08-27T23:11:00.000-03:002020-08-27T23:11:04.574-03:00Blue Beach ... new adventures.<p><b><i>Introducing a friend to a place that is special to you is a doubly wonderful experience. You get to see the place through fresh eyes and remind yourself of why you like it so much in the first place</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cLLfp4uKpU/X0hetjLrQMI/AAAAAAAAZOs/5VfFB-CjLOUxdaEWI4ZWgZ_MR6Mbq_fwACLcBGAsYHQ/s2868/135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2868" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7cLLfp4uKpU/X0hetjLrQMI/AAAAAAAAZOs/5VfFB-CjLOUxdaEWI4ZWgZ_MR6Mbq_fwACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/135.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>If you like rambling beach walks, exploring and fossils; Blue Beach ticks all the boxes; so that's where Donna and I went on Wednesday.</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9L5FaQG-QpM/X0hSPaOA_aI/AAAAAAAAZLw/uQ4n6-tlv7IzXSvj8EHnc4fhTq2Hz1h2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9L5FaQG-QpM/X0hSPaOA_aI/AAAAAAAAZLw/uQ4n6-tlv7IzXSvj8EHnc4fhTq2Hz1h2wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><b>We went looking for an old tunnel I'd heard about. I don't know it's purpose; I suspect it's for drainage. We tramped a couple of kilometres down the shore and found it. </b></i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGiwuTZ2HFo/X0hUVkTjcsI/AAAAAAAAZMQ/wISHCfN3tpImAzB_tKgDZZoG8LAl8F4zwCLcBGAsYHQ/w230-h410/015.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="230" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>The walk was made slower by us stopping to take photos of all sorts of beautiful things: driftwood roots; rock formations; silly dogs leaping onto rocks ...</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jTTxjVJ6sAQ/X0hnb0IOAAI/AAAAAAAAZPo/hHLDDWJzASoBCzyehqAyGmZG0tTGxN5owCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jTTxjVJ6sAQ/X0hnb0IOAAI/AAAAAAAAZPo/hHLDDWJzASoBCzyehqAyGmZG0tTGxN5owCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>That was the rock formation and this is the silly dog.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRIhqF2vaE4/X0hfOxviDSI/AAAAAAAAZO0/QxorcJfLn_kKYXo_RE-Y7T1HenZPv2h8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1738/118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1738" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRIhqF2vaE4/X0hfOxviDSI/AAAAAAAAZO0/QxorcJfLn_kKYXo_RE-Y7T1HenZPv2h8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>We stopped for a picnic lunch. Sooki had gone for a swim near the tunnel and had begun to shiver.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Hence her getup. That's MY sweatshirt she's sporting. </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRjmYmUU5u8/X0hWkh3ubgI/AAAAAAAAZMc/36BbKUMrePE54Br4n3HYY08WiV_UP4xtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RRjmYmUU5u8/X0hWkh3ubgI/AAAAAAAAZMc/36BbKUMrePE54Br4n3HYY08WiV_UP4xtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><b>The fossils on Blue Beach are not dinosaur fossils, but are from 350 million years ago. Ms. Wiki tells us that the cliffs are soft shale and sandstone. They erode rapidly because of the high tides combined with winter freeze-thaw conditions, creating continuous opportunities for new discoveries.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Most of the fossils are ripples, mud cracks, worm tracks, rare plant impressions and traces of foot prints or tail drags.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGSw3NGgLn4/X0hXy1_n_6I/AAAAAAAAZMo/BDvnSl1gVBMxdRaIPIBjmL1VpDrkVgqygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGSw3NGgLn4/X0hXy1_n_6I/AAAAAAAAZMo/BDvnSl1gVBMxdRaIPIBjmL1VpDrkVgqygCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h280/070.jpg" width="328" /></a> <img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fx95uUtXKjA/X0hYVowc8iI/AAAAAAAAZNM/OelcS2XerxggsEgFFoZj56R10AwT49faQCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h230/050.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="410" /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Pretty rock formations were around us,</i></b></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FaEZwMORTo/X0hZv-d5MsI/AAAAAAAAZN8/2ARe4MME694gObSp5aNUUCC3sQ9HL9ucACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0FaEZwMORTo/X0hZv-d5MsI/AAAAAAAAZN8/2ARe4MME694gObSp5aNUUCC3sQ9HL9ucACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>above us, </i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Avt_DFSQIEY/X0hhuRa0cCI/AAAAAAAAZPA/Casu2xkhK74FH-PVRGahqO5QUoS8yS0SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Avt_DFSQIEY/X0hhuRa0cCI/AAAAAAAAZPA/Casu2xkhK74FH-PVRGahqO5QUoS8yS0SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>and below our feet.</i></b></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQMw7TiRlIk/X0hcZNnXuEI/AAAAAAAAZOg/vyJkksgmqDoWTPknLPV0yUfIS_fr7ZRtACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FQMw7TiRlIk/X0hcZNnXuEI/AAAAAAAAZOg/vyJkksgmqDoWTPknLPV0yUfIS_fr7ZRtACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/081.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>We wandered down the shore, where we caught a glimpse of the now abandoned Horton Bluff Lighthouse.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ehl4UQjtFI/X0hiaL7aBTI/AAAAAAAAZPI/oUNi2hj13lIMEA6hlsmQCCGhmpn2SsRzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ehl4UQjtFI/X0hiaL7aBTI/AAAAAAAAZPI/oUNi2hj13lIMEA6hlsmQCCGhmpn2SsRzACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>We'd spent six hours walking, keeping an eye on the tides and scouring the ground. Donna made the best find of the day. We think it's the impression of the bark of a tree. The bark of a tree that had died 350 million years ago !</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1slb_2HxWU/X0hkhpvAs0I/AAAAAAAAZPU/8NKYdRNh_uU4ooFt0Cbh0SMZ4AF_vlFYACLcBGAsYHQ/s1758/048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1758" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R1slb_2HxWU/X0hkhpvAs0I/AAAAAAAAZPU/8NKYdRNh_uU4ooFt0Cbh0SMZ4AF_vlFYACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>We had a fabulous day.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F9EMA9G_AVQ/X0hkh8JTbfI/AAAAAAAAZPY/XUYSPlJkRkAJGGoUFBa8wE1bsxy8JVVMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F9EMA9G_AVQ/X0hkh8JTbfI/AAAAAAAAZPY/XUYSPlJkRkAJGGoUFBa8wE1bsxy8JVVMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/090.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>Before we left we were already talking of returning to Blue Beach.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-40935336997937346952020-08-12T23:12:00.000-03:002020-08-12T23:12:02.047-03:00Staycation summer<p><b><i>If I'm going to be stuck in a bubble I am so glad that I'm stuck in the Maritimes; specifically Nova Scotia.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Today my chum Donna and I met up at Baxter's Harbour Falls on the Bay of Fundy. The "falls" are the outflow from a culvert high above the harbour. In spring they are quite wonderful; right now, not so much.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjAvWiIZ674/XzSVl6grR0I/AAAAAAAAZIc/jG2lbUfn4nMSE9BGeuB-hFG1eMS3t0-dgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjAvWiIZ674/XzSVl6grR0I/AAAAAAAAZIc/jG2lbUfn4nMSE9BGeuB-hFG1eMS3t0-dgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/190.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p><b><i>Still it's pretty. We were there at low tide. You can see how high the water will be a mere six hours later.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9C3db7gNz80/XzSWNPZrmHI/AAAAAAAAZIo/rlN9TxPnQ2k_HLkM5YDmyFj7eeRfwTVtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9C3db7gNz80/XzSWNPZrmHI/AAAAAAAAZIo/rlN9TxPnQ2k_HLkM5YDmyFj7eeRfwTVtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/192.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><i>We explored the shore. </i></b><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VhZ1Nk_1kDs/XzSaOZzmujI/AAAAAAAAZJU/EiFqN1wi4qcTh3ImUjGp8H6-llkJBz1kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VhZ1Nk_1kDs/XzSaOZzmujI/AAAAAAAAZJU/EiFqN1wi4qcTh3ImUjGp8H6-llkJBz1kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/202.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Scrambling over sometimes slippery rocks, with me reminding Donna all the while that this was good for our hippocampus (our hippocampi!).</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Donna found us a marvellous spot for our picnic lunch under this stone arch. Here's a shot of Dexter "photo bombing" Donna.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1MQvDQkIYk/XzSaoKflfwI/AAAAAAAAZJg/zhAt-Rk6L7YH6zqWsLPOstap6cscbPyawCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g1MQvDQkIYk/XzSaoKflfwI/AAAAAAAAZJg/zhAt-Rk6L7YH6zqWsLPOstap6cscbPyawCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/185.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>Donna set up her camera on a tri-pod to take a pic of us having lunch. I thought the large seaweed covered rock behind her looked like a friendly, Muppet, monster.</b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYlVhBq5tyQ/XzSan2haUcI/AAAAAAAAZJc/mCN6Wt8-9G8G9nMuExI4dUvvJuo2-gKBACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYlVhBq5tyQ/XzSan2haUcI/AAAAAAAAZJc/mCN6Wt8-9G8G9nMuExI4dUvvJuo2-gKBACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/187.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We had hoped to walk down the shore to Black Hole falls; but after walking over a kilometer down the shore we found our way blocked by high, greasy boulders.</b></div></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsTKavkEWkQ/XzSb03SjLaI/AAAAAAAAZJw/XxvddfXq3GQRCdc0PPy4jmwjsTgIBqu_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HsTKavkEWkQ/XzSb03SjLaI/AAAAAAAAZJw/XxvddfXq3GQRCdc0PPy4jmwjsTgIBqu_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b>The rugged beauty of the shoreline was adequate consolation. </b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WiLBihz5lCI/XzSb1N5FTmI/AAAAAAAAZJ0/Q47mcLc-a2MZBhpUOo4aJJCLGwz3dVznwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WiLBihz5lCI/XzSb1N5FTmI/AAAAAAAAZJ0/Q47mcLc-a2MZBhpUOo4aJJCLGwz3dVznwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/181.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>We walked back to where we started and decided to drive to Scotts Bay, about 25 minutes up the road.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The shoreline of Scotts Bay presents a very different view. A flat stone-covered shore; a rock collectors dream</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EMP7oawi_3w/XzSc-JJRmEI/AAAAAAAAZKA/ZP1goMgcQMI0E07BLJHNnIcIg7h7LBGXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EMP7oawi_3w/XzSc-JJRmEI/AAAAAAAAZKA/ZP1goMgcQMI0E07BLJHNnIcIg7h7LBGXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/213.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><b>The tide was just turning, meaning it was starting to come back in.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o7almDM7K7M/XzSdoQUyMmI/AAAAAAAAZKI/9rsX5gphOv0Cx9X9MpXkhOaa7AYa0PxDACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o7almDM7K7M/XzSdoQUyMmI/AAAAAAAAZKI/9rsX5gphOv0Cx9X9MpXkhOaa7AYa0PxDACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/216.jpg" title="Donna with Sooki and her black Schnauzer, Pyper." width="640" /></a></div><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>This lovely driftwood tree presented a lovely photo opportunity.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6B3UVCc1AZo/XzSe3GbmveI/AAAAAAAAZKY/-1ZPFy5YfyMnGvA0_QHv28U6du6j78kAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6B3UVCc1AZo/XzSe3GbmveI/AAAAAAAAZKY/-1ZPFy5YfyMnGvA0_QHv28U6du6j78kAACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LCkODbQz3EE/XzSe27llxaI/AAAAAAAAZKU/vt0YdIzx1-ggdMeDaxYgJD2MbpzQJ-GBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LCkODbQz3EE/XzSe27llxaI/AAAAAAAAZKU/vt0YdIzx1-ggdMeDaxYgJD2MbpzQJ-GBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/258.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>We're already another staycation adventure for next week.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrNf67EQL0g/XzSgRRDon9I/AAAAAAAAZKo/4Sg2HvoELkoJQpuS5zzxlCJrm0rIlWZ2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VrNf67EQL0g/XzSgRRDon9I/AAAAAAAAZKo/4Sg2HvoELkoJQpuS5zzxlCJrm0rIlWZ2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>I hope you are finding things to enjoy in your neck of the woods.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-48033127915399575452020-05-24T22:36:00.000-03:002020-05-24T22:39:49.023-03:00The homework assignment<b><i>Weekly face-time chats and laughter with chums Sara and Kelly has been a real tonic during these unusual times.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>After our "chats" I always feel better. All that laughing really gives me an endorphin hit.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Kelly when next we chat will be presenting a design of a new section of her garden; Sara a newly taken insect photo. Me a report on "See(ing) ruins".</i></b><br />
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<b><i>These are ruins that I've been looking for for ages. I learned about them first through a FB group on abandoned places in Nova Scotia. Kelly and Sara and I went looking for them once. We must have been close but couldn't find the ruins despite rambling around in circles for ages through the woods. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>Today I set off to do my homework and find those ruins. I spotted a couple of cars pulled off to the side of the highway, and joined them.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>A well worn path snaked up the hill. </i></b><b><i>The trees had been cut right up to the door.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Originally named "Bonavista Lodge", the beach-stone cottage tucked into the woods near Exit 6 at Hubbards was built around 1926 by George Guilford Harnish. The getaway was named for its stunning panoramic view of Fox Point Lake in the distance.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>A FaceBook group created to protect the future of the stone house: "Save the Simms settlement stone house" warns against visiting the ruins, though there is no signage to that effect there at the moment.</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-40383596552777095002020-04-10T21:37:00.001-03:002020-04-10T21:37:54.609-03:00If I wasn't here where would I be ?<b><i>I love exploring this glorious little province; you all are well aware of that. But winter weather, a minor health scare, an ill-timed trip to Ontario and Covid-19 have all conspired to keep my wheels parked in the driveway for a very long time.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The last time I filled my car it was around $1.20 a litre; when I filled it two days ago it was .66 a litre !</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Daily I'd be off driving to one store or another and the dogs would be in the car with me. They'd just chill and travel around until I settled on a good place for a walk: Sandy Lake, the Sackville trails, Webber Falls, and so many wonderful places.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Every week or so I'd go somewhere a bit farther afield.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Now like many, I am shopping only once a week; at 7 bloody a.m. do you mind ! And otherwise am told to <u>not</u> go anywhere that I cannot walk to. That means no driving to parks or beaches. Besides they're all closed and fines of over $600 are being issued to those caught flaunting the rules.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>But by following the rules and "staying the BLAZES at home!" as our Premier so eloquently and angrily put it, I hope to live to explore another day. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>Initially this post was going to be full of images of places I've explored in the past. Rather than showing you where I cannot go at the moment, I'll show you where I've been lately.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Within walking distance of my home I've found a lovely wooded area on the Sackville River.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I hope you are finding places to walk and new things to do during these "interesting times".</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Stay safe.</i></b>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-6807445336606111182020-04-03T12:05:00.003-03:002020-04-03T12:05:58.111-03:00Garden dreams ...<b><i>Quite UNsurprisingly enough, on-line seed suppliers are having trouble keeping up with orders this Spring. </i></b><b><i>I totally get that. I find comfort in dreaming about gardening and I am sure I am not alone.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>In anticipation of Covid-19 looming large in our lives for the next few months, many of us are looking forward to digging in the dirt; doing something productive while trapped at home. That growing things care not a whit for Covid is marvellous. It's like thumbing our nose at the virus and saying "life goes on. You cannot stop my garden from blooming".</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Thinking that perhaps you are feeling the same, here are some cheery garden pics to warm the cockles of your house-bound chilly Canadian hearts. If however, you live in England or the U.S. or even warmer climes where it's already warmer, think of me still stuck inside while you enjoy the advancing season.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>A thriving garden like that in the image above is four months away for us in Nova Scotia; but the planning can begin now. Seeds can be started indoors. Cold weather plants like peas can be planted out as soon as the ground is diggable.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>When I'm out puttering in the garden my mind empties of stressful thoughts. Does it do that for you too ?</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Looking at images of veggies and mosses and flowers on a </i></b><b style="text-align: center;"><i>cold soggy April day, helps me hang on until the arrival of the warm, Earthy-smelling days that are waiting in the wings.</i></b></div>
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-75219978614410271112020-03-28T13:29:00.000-03:002020-03-28T13:31:22.523-03:00I'm not sure where to start ...<b><i>A lot has happened since I last prattled at you; like a couple of mini strokes and an ill-timed visit to Toronto.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>And now like most of you I am staying at home and only walking in the neighbourhood. I really miss exploring the many wonderful trails here in Nova Scotia; but we've been told that if we have to drive to a trail -- it's too far away.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Spring is famous for being late here. We can't plant most things until late May ! So I've ordered a seed catalogue and a plastic greenhouse to help me get through until then.</i></b><br />
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<i><b>My trip to Toronto had been booked some months ago to coincide with my 70th birthday. When I left Halifax on March 12 Covid was just being spoken of but within a day of my arriving things as you know accelerated exponentially. Rather than staying with family in Toronto I ended up in Peterborough. </b></i><br />
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<i><b>My friend Sandy had arranged a surprise birthday party for me; which for obvious reasons never happened.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>During my stay at |Sandy's, things switched up from good night hugs to a parting "namaste".</b></i><br />
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<b><i>My chum Pat took me to visit her horse Babe.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I managed to hook up with friends Sue and Julie in Peterborough. Social distancing was just starting to be mentioned and I'm retroactively concerned that we stood so close together.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Things changed daily at an alarming rate.</i></b><br />
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<i><b>I was due to fly back to Halifax on Thursday March 19. As things ratcheted up I thought it would be better if I went home sooner; so I went on-line and for $178 changed my return flight to Wednesday. Three hours after changing my flight I got an email from Porter Airlines. The subject line was a real eye-catcher. It read: "RETURN HOME IMMEDIATELY" !</b></i><br />
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<b><i>I'd arrived on Thursday the 12th and here it was Monday the 16th and I once more switched my return flight only this time to the very next day, my birthday, Tuesday March 17. It was interesting to change a flight and have no dollar figures showing for flights.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I'm glad I was flying on Porter which does not fly into Toronto International but rather into the small Toronto Island Airport called Billy Bishop Airport.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I bought a bus ticket from Peterborough to Toronto but my sweet nephew Keith insisted on driving to Peterborough to pick me up and drive me back to the city.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>A tunnel connects the island airport to the mainland. This is that tunnel at mid-day on the 17th.</i></b><br />
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<i><b>I love to fly. It is quite magical. We often take it for granted. I am riveted to my window, marvelling at the view below. The island airport from which we had just taken off, is at the middle left in this photo.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>I quickly discovered that when I looked at the plane's propeller on my phone's camera screen, fascinating illusions appeared. </b></i><br />
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<b><i>And yet I use these two words come together to describe a place of incredible beauty; the High Head trail beside the Atlantic Ocean.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The land is covered in erratic rocks; those that have been left behind by the receding glaciers.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The ocean rushes in and out like some gigantic breathing entity. In and out. In and out with great roaring power.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Never fear, Mickie used a zoom setting when she took this shot of me and the dogs and the waves were not as close to us as they appear to be.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The beach is quite different in winter with blocks of ice that have been pushed up to the high tide mark.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>How remarkable is this ? Frozen bubbles !</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Of course I wasn't walking alone. My best buds were with me. I think Sooki looks particularly dignified in this photo; which isn't easy considering the crazy outfit she's wearing.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>And of course they were glad to have a huge expanse of beach to run on. </i></b><br />
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<i><b>In the summer we'd walk up the beach and then circle back down on the path that runs up the peninsula which juts into the harbour.</b></i><br />
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<b><i>It would appear that even more of the land is being covered at high tide. The land to the right of the path is covered by ice.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>And in the foreground was an interesting ice formation with layered slivers of ice. Of course I just had to taste a piece to confirm it contained salt. And yep, it did. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>Wouldn't you ?</i></b>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-7217729975110297932020-01-15T23:23:00.002-04:002020-01-15T23:23:54.572-04:00Good grief, I'm an arse !<br />
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<b><i>I came across another hiker and her dogs and together we followed an orange flagged trail through the woods. At one point a second marked trail veered off to the left and impulsively I took it. The other hiker clearly was worried about my choice and asked me what sort of car I drove. I guess she wanted to check if my car was still there when she got back.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The trouble with me is I'm overly confident in my sense of direction; far too confident in retrospect.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I followed the trail until it came out on a wider rather familiar looking trail. Instead of forging ahead in a direct line, I had blundered in a circle and come out on my original trail !</i></b><br />
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<b><i>So I went back into the woods. Oddly enough when I came to a cross trail I would again rely on my unerring sense of direction and not check my Geo tracker until I'd slogged down the path for ten minutes and finding I was once more going the <u>wrong way.</u></i></b><br />
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<b><i>At one point in the woods I found a set of tracks and happily followed them for a while before realizing that they were my own.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Being lost wouldn't have been a big deal except that darkness was falling as it does after four o'clock in winter.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>My tracker showed me where I was parked so I could see the general direction of my car but I didn't want to keep stopping to check the tracker as light was fading and my worry was rising. I would think I saw a path ahead only to find it was a stream cutting across the woods. I was entirely off trail and in deep woods.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I could relate to the irrational feeling of panic that causes lost people to make poor decisions.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Ultimately I reached my car at five o'clock. I'd been walking for three hours and we'd covered five km.</i></b><br />
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Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-32604456218442732752020-01-10T23:18:00.001-04:002020-01-10T23:18:16.589-04:00Point Pleasant in Winter<b><i>I haven't been to Point Pleasant Park in ages. Sandy Lake and Shubie Park are our usual hangouts; and sometimes Second Lake; oh and Lake William ... oh and ...</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Well you get the point. We have lots of wonderful places to go dog walking and Point Pleasant Park a massive dog-friendly park located on the bottom of the Halifax peninsula facing the open ocean is an amazing treasure.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The main walking "trails" are wide, plowed, and sanded for easy walking.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>In the summer time the fortification below is used as a backdrop for live theatrical performances by "Shakespeare by the Sea". I can't believe that after ten years here I still haven't seen one of their shows ! Guess I should rectify that.</i></b><br />
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<i><b>These lone trees are remnants of what was once a magnificent forest, devastated by Hurricane Juan back in September of 2003. The park lost 70,000 trees and was closed for over a year during the clean up.</b></i><br />
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<b><i>All these years later a new generation of trees is growing up; but it will be many, many years before the park reaches its former state of glory.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Oh by the way, we had a terrific walk !</i></b>Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-54352314119248393542020-01-01T21:10:00.000-04:002020-01-01T21:10:41.436-04:00It's a new dawn, and a new day, and a new year ... and I'm feeling good<br />
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<b><i>Our goal was this wonderful hill just past the Lawrencetown Beach.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>The reward is a terrific view and a stroll by a rapidly eroding cliff. As you can see Dexter was wildly unimpressed by the cliff.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>It seems to be a marvellous tradition in Nova Scotia to visit the beach on Christmas and New Year's Day as I was not alone in my explorations. But it wasn't crowded.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>"If you enjoy this beautiful place, please remember all those and their families that sacrificed so much ! Let us remember not only today but every day" D.W.S.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>* BTW </i></b><b><i>Sooki is getting over a wrist infection which is compounded by the fact that she has recently been diagnosed with Lyme disease. She cannot go for walks until she stops limping.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>I think I have been </i></b><b><i> fl</i></b><i><b>âneur-ing much of my life. </b></i><b><i> I call it hiking but my plodding pace is probably too slow to qualify technically as hiking. </i></b><br />
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<b><i>Stopping to look at nature's wonders slows me down; to an amble pace and sometimes </i></b><b><i>to a complete stop.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>And since I'm down here I may as well look up.</i></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: start;"><i>But I do look down too;</i></b></div>
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<b><i> at least I think this is down.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>So ... have you been </i></b><b><i> </i></b><b><i>fl</i></b><i><b>âneur-ing lately ?</b></i><br />
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