Contemplative Monday

The following was written by Thich Nhat Hanh (click).

"The cosmos is filled with precious gems.

I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning.

Each moment you are alive is a gem,

shining through and containing earth and sky,

water and clouds."

Eclectic Tastes

The world is embracing Adele.
I am no exception to this.
I like her groundedness.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.

Saturday Morning Post

Things that caught my eye this week

and a Happy Birthday......

A foggy, windy walk for Ron and Sophie.

Early morning sun hitting painting in kitchen.

'Like a walk in the park'.....

Fall dune grass....

Setting sun...

At a fortress in Point Pleasant Park in Halifax.

Long-fallen/uprooted tree in the park....

Reflections in a pond....

This pond will soon be frozen. But when?

Nom nom nom.......

My mother would have been 95 years old today.

She LOVED being near the ocean.

Must be where I get that from.

Happy Birthday Mom.

Nice Day For A Wedding

We walked to the tip of the park yesterday in Halifax.

This area actually juts out into the mouth of the harbour

facing the Atlantic Ocean.

The bandstand/gazebo here was built during the Victorian era 

and today is used mainly for picnics and the occasional wedding.

What an impressive backdrop for a wedding.

We got married in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court building in Halifax.

The backdrop there was a 'flag display' of the province, country and city.

If you could/wanted to remarry, where would you pick to do so?

And why?

From My Perch

A couple of shots 'from my perch' at the shop yesterday.

A very bright sunny day it was.

Shooting into the sun can be tricky.

Need more practice.

The scenery changes daily here and one never tires of it.

 Looking out into the Atlantic in a southerly direction.

The Lawrencetown River (top) at low tide looking in northwesterly direction.

What A Difference A Day Makes

A late walk yesterday at dusk on the boardwalk

had us bundled up against the cold northwest wind.

Monday it was +16C and today was -2C.

What a way to wake up!!

Stormy Weather

In 2003 we here in the Halifax area got a direct hit from Hurricane Juan. (click)

It was late September (thank God!) and we lost power for over a week.

The park we visited quite often (and still do), Point Pleasant Park which is in the 

southern most part of the peninsular Halifax, was turned into a 

a pile of rubble. Over 10,000 trees were knocked down by Juan's force.

One of those trees you can see below ...... at least the trunk part of that tree.

It was turned into this animal sculpture.

Seals are abundant in the waters off the park's shore.

Has your area ever been hit by a big storm that caused everything to be shut down

for a few days?