Lobster fishing season doesn’t end with as much fan fare as it opens, but it is met with a different kind of excitement: traps come out of the water to be overhauled; trucks and trailers laden with them line the wharves and roads. The day that started grey and overcast brightened by the end but…
Read MoreWorld Oceans Day
June 8 is World Oceans Day. As I saw post after post today, I kept thinking that I should post something as well; after all, the ocean is kind of a big deal around here. But in reading the posts, I struggled with what to say because I realized my perspective on the ocean…
Read MoreRipples on the Water
The harbour was so still this morning when I looked out the window but for some ripples just past the old wharf. Up popped a couple of ducks who were hunting for their breakfast, the only sign of any movement on the water.
Read MoreI Think This is Number 4
It’s overcast and snowing. Another storm is beginning. This is just a regular snow storm. We had one of those last Saturday. We had a blizzard a week ago yesterday. And another blizzard Monday. That makes this snow storm number 4 in 10 days. The thing about living in the Bay of Fundy is that…
Read MoreBlizzard
Living in Canada, you tend to expect a certain amount of bad weather through the winter. If there wasn’t, it wouldn’t be Canada, it would be the Caribbean. Today we were hit with a particularly bad nor’easter. Being Canada, we continue with business open as usual through most conditions. But with the forecasts yesterday, most…
Read MoreVapour on the Water
On these cold winter days when vapour forms on the water it’s normally wispy and a bit wavy, especially near shore. This morning it had developed into a thick bank obscuring the houses across the harbour and creating an eerie glow.
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