Monthly Archives: February 2020

Haste

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Katherine

The fishing boat Haste at the Nanaimo Marina Boat Basin

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Ocean Twilight

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Katherine

Ocean Twilight at Fisherman’s Wharf in Comox

Posted in British Columbia, fisheries, fishing boats, marina, ships, Vancouver Island | Tagged Comox, fish boat, fisherman's wharf, marina, Spring | Leave a comment

Nova Scotia Textiles Limited – a window into the past

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Katherine

Nova Scotia Textiles Limited, where Windsor Wear was woven… Pretty much all of the windows have been smashed or removed at the old Nova Scotia Textiles Limited factory in Windsor. There are great plans to renovate the building, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in A bit of Nova Scotia, black and white, buildings, history, Nova Scotia | Tagged black and white, history, Nova Scotia Textiles Limited, Windsor Wear | Leave a comment

Horton Bluff Lighthouse

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Katherine

Constructed in 1961, the Horton Bluff Lighthouse has an 8.7-meter-high tower rising from the west corner of the flat-roofed building sited sixty-five meters above Avon River. The light served as the front light of a pair of range lights. The … Continue reading →

Posted in A bit of Nova Scotia, buildings, history, lighthouse, Minas Basin, Nova Scotia | Tagged Hants County, history, lighthouse, Minas Basin, Nova Scotia | Leave a comment

The mouth of the Avon River

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Katherine

The mouth of the Avon River as it flows into the Minas Basin, viewed from a bluff at Avonport Station. Blue Beach is to the right on the shore of the Avon, the Kempt Shore across the Minas Basin in … Continue reading →

Posted in A bit of Nova Scotia, Beach, Minas Basin, nature, Nova Scotia, river, snow, winter | Tagged Avon River, beach, clouds, snow, Winter | Leave a comment

The train don’t run here anymore

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Katherine

The Windsor and Hantsport Railway railway bridge over Blue Beach Road

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The underbelly of Ottawa

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Katherine

A dead-end alley between buildings shows the gritty underbelly of Ottawa. That grittiness is common to all large Canadian cities, as is the street art that is there if you look for it…