The Scenic Northville Farm Heritage Center, Annapolis Valley, N.S.
Tiller Wheels, Northville Farm Heritage Center, Northville, N.S. ___ With its fertile plain shielded from the Bay of Fundy by a low-lying but extensive mountain range, the Annapolis Valley has long...
View ArticleMoonlit Views of Yesteryear Canada
While thumbing through a large group of vintage Canadian postcards at a local antique shop a half-dozen or so among the thousand-plus cards stood out because each featured a highly stylized moonlight...
View ArticleDockside in the Maritimes
Brightly Colored Colorful Dories, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia _ Atlantic Canada’s many docks in all shapes and sizes connect its people to the sea for work and recreation. There’s also lots of stuff to...
View ArticleAlong the Bay of Fundy Coast
Driftwood, Early Morning, Parker’s Cove, Nova Scotia * * * “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” — Ralph Waldo...
View ArticleA Peek at the Annapolis Valley
View Across the Annapolis Valley and Minas Basin I, Nova Scotia ___ View Across the Annapolis Valley and Minas Basin II, Nova Scotia “This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals...
View ArticleGentle Waves Near Capstick, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
“If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasurable.”...
View ArticleBeautiful Brisk Day on the Lake
Kejimkujik Lake, Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia “The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” ~e.e. cummings Tagged:...
View ArticleShore Marshes and Big Sky in Early Evening, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Tagged: Annapolis Valley, Beauty, Canada, Coastal Scenery, Inspiration,...
View ArticleLow Tide on the Moose River, Clementsport, Nova Scotia
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all...
View ArticleMother’s Day Homage: The Wilcox Family Gravestones
Base of Gravestone of Susan Wilcox (1834-1918), “Mother” * The sorrows of motherhood and the difficulty of raising children safely to adulthood more than a century ago were poignantly brought to mind...
View ArticleEarly Fall, Kejimkujik Seaside, Nova Scotia
“Make each step with intention and surrender and you will move forward on your path. Be kind to others. Honor the mystery and wonder that surrounds us at every moment.”...
View ArticleCrisp Maritimes Morning
Rusted Tiller Wheel, Annapolis Valley, N.S., Along the Bay of Fundy Coast “I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”...
View ArticleIn Memory of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo & W.O. Patrice Vincent
Cumberland County Soldiers Memorial, Amherst, N.S. What a sad and tumultuous past week it’s been for Canada. South of our shared border our hearts go out in sorrow and sympathy to the country and the...
View ArticleWelcoming Another Year of Wonder
Lichen-Covered Rocks and Windblown Pine, Kejimkujik Seaside, Nova Scotia “And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.”...
View ArticleArtist Appreciation: Richard Thomas Davis
Richard Thomas Davis, “65 Volvo” (2012-13) I truly love so many styles of art, but photo-like realism in painting is a style that often leaves me speechless by the skill and patience required of the...
View ArticleBrian Deignan: Memory, Imagination and Wonder
Brian Deignan, “House with View, Nova Scotia” Because it is so unusual, the work of a highly-skilled photographic artist who intentionally seeks to blur his images stands out to me. Such are the...
View ArticleAcadia Theatre’s Classic Neon Splendor!
I like vintage signs a great deal, especially classic neon displays that have been well preserved. These shots taken yesterday show The Acadia Theatre in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, which is graced with...
View ArticleColorful Backwoods Groundcovering in Harbourville
Walking along a backroad trail in Harbourville, Nova Scotia near the Bay of Fundy shore these small flowers hugging the ground caught my attention. While their more commonly known and larger floral...
View ArticleLate-Summer Sunsets on the Bay of Fundy
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ~ Rabindranath...
View ArticleArtist to Appreciate: David Taylor
~ Sunburst Wood Carving, by David Taylor ~ Driving along the rural back roads of the Nova Scotia shore in Kings County, I stumbled upon a classic cedar-shingled house and yard in Black Rock adorned...
View ArticleGiving Thanks on Thanksgiving Monday
Monday is Canada’s Thanksgiving Day . . . “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “Thank you,” that would suffice.”...
View ArticleInterconnectedness: Of Capstick, Breast Cancer Awareness and Calamity Jane
Capstick, N.S. (from July 2015 Calendar, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation) ~ Occasionally, we all encounter people, situations and things that help to remind us what a small, interconnected world we...
View ArticleCome On In!: Doors of Annapolis Royal
~ Annapolis Royal occupies a special place in both the far western part of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley and the province’s history. Situated on the sweeping Annapolis River, the site was originally...
View ArticlePeaceful Kejimkujik Seaside
Kejimkujik Seaside, near Liverpool, N.S., is wonderfully peaceful along the north Atlantic coast, a perfect place for quiet reflection and a sun-soaked nap upon its massive granite rocks. Tagged:...
View ArticleToward Day’s End at Digby Harbor
Like P.E.I.’s fame for its mussels harvest, Digby, N.S. is widely acclaimed as a source for some of the East Coast’s best scallops. The Harbor in Digby is a bustling place as the local fishing fleet...
View ArticleSongs & Ballads from Nova Scotia
Front Cover Illustration by Reginald Knowles for Helen Creighton, Songs & Ballads from Nova Scotia (1933) In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Helen Creighton, a then-budding musicologist, set...
View ArticleA Quiet Morning Walk at Fort Anne
Pathway Near the Earthworks, Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal, N.S. “The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Hillside Cannon, Fort Anne,...
View ArticleAnnapolis Royal Through Its Signs
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, is a charming community whose vibrancy is hinted at by the variety of colorful shop signs and other markers found along the town’s main street. This sampling — I know I...
View ArticleImagine Possibilities
Moose River, Clementsport, N.S. “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Tagged: Annapolis Valley, Canada, Inspiration, Landscape,...
View ArticleOld Baptist Church, St. Croix Cove, N.S.
Not far from the Bay of Fundy shore of the northern Annapolis Valley sits this very old and humble Baptist church. The colored glass windows are adorned simply with a subtle yellow-hued cross motif...
View ArticleExperience Wonder
Blossoming Peach Grove, Wolfville, N.S. “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ William...
View ArticleIn Praise of Aislinn Hunter’s “Linger, Still”
Earlier this year, Gaspereau Press, a small press in Kentville, Nova Scotia devoted to exquisite bookmaking, released Linger, Still, Aislinn Hunter’s most recent poetry collection. (Aside from the...
View ArticleSummer Evening On the Shore
Evening Sunset, Phinney’s Cove, Nova Scotia “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”...
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