Category Archives: A bit of Nova Scotia

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 →

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Greenwood Military Aviation Museum

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Katherine

‘Poised for Flight’ I left the bench in this shot of the Arcturus (CP140A) at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum, as the bench is a place for people to sit, reflect, remember, or have a bite to eat.

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Winter cliffs – Bay of Fundy

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Katherine

A happy winter moment along the Nova Scotia shore of the Bay of Fundy

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Life is like a road trip

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Katherine

Life is like a road trip. If we spend all our time looking behind then we miss where we are. If we spend all of our time looking where we are, we miss making a choice about where we are … Continue reading →

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Dripping water, frozen water

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Katherine

The sounds of nature can give us some pretty important clues, especially when the sounds come from the cliffs above the Bay of Fundy. Dripping and flowing water, a nice sound, and rather interesting to watch – but also a … Continue reading →

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Bay of Fundy – frozen in time

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Katherine

This man made frozen waterfall was on of the first things that I saw when I went down to one of my favorite beaches on the Bay of Fundy for a poke about on a beautiful winter day. It’s just … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia – Bay of Fundy

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Katherine

The winter colours along the Bay of Fundy were intense as the sun started to set

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Douglas Dakota Mk IV, C-47B-30-DK Skytrain

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Katherine

Snow and clouds framing the Douglas Dakota Mk IV, C-47B-30-DK Skytrain at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum.

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Down by the bay…

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Katherine

I love the Bay of Fundy – this is not surprising as I love the ocean, and am fortunate to be able to visit the ocean on two of the Canadian coasts. This small section of the shore along the … Continue reading →

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A bit of Nova Scotia – Wolfville train station

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Katherine

The Wolfville station was built in 1912 to replace the previous wooden rail station that was destroyed by fire in 1911.   The Station was abandoned in 1990 when the Dominion Atlantic Rail (D.A.R.) ceased passenger service in the Annapolis Valley, … Continue reading →

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