George’s Island – Halifax Harbour

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Katherine

McNabs Island - Halifax Harbour

George’s Island – Halifax Harbour

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Margaretsville Lighthouse – light on, light off

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Katherine

Margaretsville Lighthouse

Margaretsville Lighthouse

The light is on, and then the light is off – in a pattern that is unique in this area to help mariners identify the lighthouses they see.

Margaretsville Lighthouse

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Halifax signs – Rocky’s Noodles

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Katherine

Halifax signs – Rocky’s Noodles

Rocky’s Noodles – the place to go for Ramen

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Messing about with time – Cottage Cove

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Katherine

I visited Cottage Cottage Cove to mess about with cameras and mess about with time by shooting some video a 240 frames per second – slowing the world down by about nine times…

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Storm clouds forming

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Katherine

A pair of time-lapse videos of summer storm clouds

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The patterns of nature – wood

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Katherine

Chaotic yet natural patterns in weather driftwood

Chaotic yet natural patterns in weathered driftwood

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Long Beach – waves and rocks

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Katherine

 

Waves and rocks at Long Beach National Park Reserve

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A red flower

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Katherine

Red. Very nice red. A very nice red flower...

Red. Very nice red. A very nice red flower…

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Alberni Pacific 8427

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Katherine

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton locomotive

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton  locomotive

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Puntledge River diversion dam

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Katherine

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Upstream from the diversion dam

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The control gates for water entering the penstock for the generating station

The diversion dam diverts some of the water from the Puntledge River and feeds it into the penstock pipeline that flows downhill to the Puntledge Generating Station.

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Downstream from the diversion dam

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