Wonderings (and wanderings) from a windy isle and what I knit along the way.
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 MoreJune 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 MoreThe 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 MoreIt’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 MoreLiving 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…
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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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Windy Wonderings 