Category Archives: spring

Gasperaux River bridges

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Katherine

There was a rather nice sunset as we headed onto the Highway101 twin bridges over the Gasperaux River, just to the west of Avonport. The Nova Scotia provincial government named the 301 km controlled access Highway101 as the Harvest Highway … Continue reading →

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Rocky Defender – Port of Nanaimo

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Katherine

Rocky Defender positioning log booms for longshoreman that are assembling logs into packets that will be hoisted and stacked on a cargo ship.

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Log booming – Port of Nanaimo

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Katherine

Nanaimo longshoreman assembling logs into packets that will be hoisted and stacked on a cargo ship. Inlet Royal and Rocky Defender positioning log booms

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Nova Scotia Lighthouse – Hampton

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Katherine

Hampton Lighthouse – above Chute Cove and Hampton Beach The Hampton Lighthouse was built and first lit in 1911. In 2001, it was transferred from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to the Hampton Lighthouse Society. Hampton is the … Continue reading →

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A moment in Wolfville

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Katherine

Looking out onto the marshes of the Cornwallis River estuary in Wolfville

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Red boat, blue boat

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Katherine

A red boat, and a then a blue boat, at low tide in Margaretsville

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A rainy day at Port Williams

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Katherine

Cornwallis River – Port Williams Rain, water, wood – a rather soothing combination for a person that grew up on the east coast of Vancouver Island. I don’t mind the rain, but this particular moment in my life, sitting in … Continue reading →

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A little green forwarder

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Katherine

A little green forwarder at work near Port George

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Primo

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Katherine

Primo in Lunenburg Primo was built in by 1964 as a trawler for St.Lawrence Sea Products Co. She was subsequently purchased by Amos Brannan & Sons Ltd in 1977, Fishery Products International Ltd in 1988, and Dawson Moreland & Associates … Continue reading →

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A lobster fishing shed

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Katherine

A lobster fishing shed – Bayport, on the Lower South Cove

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