The official Nova Scotia Photo Album calendar for 2011
Looking for a New Year’s gift? (That excuse will buy you an extra week.)
I’ve put together a calendar of photos from the South Shore of Nova Scotia. You’ll find it in my CaféPress Shop. Price is $19.99 USD.
Yes, it’s printed in the US on demand by CaféPress and ships from the US.
Your results may vary, but I haven’t had to pay duty on printed material (on paper) coming across the border from the US to Canada by mail, whether from Amazon or CaféPress. Clothing is another thing though, and mugs; I’ve had to pay duty as well as GST on those.
I’d love to hear of any CaféPress equivalents based in Canada.
It’s largely due to the CBC that I have a detailed concept of, and feeling for, this country from sea to sea to sea – in its infinite variety as well as in its wholeness. It is an essential agent of our national identity and unity. I urge you to support this petition from Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
One panorama from the Panoramas gallery. Click for more.
What to do when it’s pouring rain? Get new photos into the Nova Scotia Photo Album, of course. I just uploaded several new Panoramas and fleshed out the Annapolis Valley section.
Drive with me from Blockhouse through Cornwall to Cross Road, to Upper Northfield then left on Penny Road to Pinehurst, near New Germany, Lunenburg Co.
Chester Yacht Club and Front Harbour as seen from the bandstand on a calm morning
I just added a few pictures to the Panoramas section of the Nova Scotia Photo Album. You’ll find the new ones at the beginning.
The Panoramas are perhaps the most distinctive feature of this website. They are seamlessly knit together from as many as 6 or 7 photos. How do I do it? There are many little tricks, and it can take me up to an hour to do each one. It’s a labour of love, I’d say. After having taken the pictures, making the panorama is the next best thing to being there.
Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons is a non-profit organization that has been connecting boaters for 70 years and continues to play a major role in Canadian boating culture.
This winter, our local Bluenose Squadron of CPS is offering the CPS Boating Course in Bridgewater. (Other squadrons across Canada will be offering this course and others. If you’re interested you can find out about them on the CPS website.)
The Boating Course goes far beyond the requirements for the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) and is a prerequisite for more advanced courses offered by CPS.
Dinghy dock at LaHave Yacht Club
It provides in-depth boat operation and safety training with 30+ hours of classroom instruction. As well, students will be exposed to the challenge of plotting and navigation, essential skills required for boating along our coastline.
Best of all, you interact and make new friends with fellow boaters while taking part in Canada’s premier boating course.
Testing for the Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is included at no extra charge if you still need it.
Whether you are interested in powerboats, sailing vessels or kayaks, this introductory Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons (CPS) course is for you – and for your family members and boating friends.
Location: Sobeys Bridgewater Community Room Dates: Monday evenings, Oct 25-Dec 13, Jan 10-Feb 14 Time: 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Course Fee: $190.00 includes full Student Kit. Only $85.00 for another family member who can
share some of the training materials. Main instructor: Frank Edison.
CPS (Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons) instructors volunteer their services.
Many people were without power for a day or two due to trees and branches falling on power lines.
Damaged roller-reefing jib in Mahone Bay harbourOne of the two floating cabins in Mahone Bay harbour dragged its mooring inland.Who's the strongest of us all? This spider's web is battered but not broken.
Around noon, it brightened up, the wind died down and then shifted, and blue sky started to move in. We weren’t expecting a well-defined eye, but when we saw blue sky, we got excited.
Was it really the eye? Perhaps it was just the sky just clearing after the brunt of the rain had passed, because according to the storm’s dynamics, most of the rain was ahead of the eye.
On this tidal inlet near Oak Island, it's supposed to be low tide at 11 a.m., but it looks more like high tide, due to the storm surge.
At 11 a.m., as the hurricane approaches, the powerful southeasterly wind is pushing water into the bay, causing a storm surge. We’re lucky that the tide is low. Otherwise, some coastal areas would be flooded and there would be damage to infrastructure.
At Western Shore, surf’s up! This is usually a quiet and peaceful place, sheltered from the prevailing winds. But not today; the wind is coming right into Mahone Bay bringing the ocean with it.
