{"id":624,"date":"2010-01-25T23:03:07","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T03:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/?p=624"},"modified":"2010-01-25T23:09:20","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T03:09:20","slug":"2-things-to-love-about-winter-in-nova-scotia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novascotiaphotoalbum.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/2-things-to-love-about-winter-in-nova-scotia\/","title":{"rendered":"23 Things to Love about Winter in Nova Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Snowy
Snowy road<\/figcaption><\/figure>With thanks to my Facebook friends for their contributions.<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. The smooth, quiet brush of fresh snow under your skis.<\/li>\n
  2. The way ice breaks and cracks over rocks as the tide falls.<\/li>\n
  3. Empty beaches with shimmering vistas.<\/li>\n
  4. \"Sea
    Sea ice and rock, low tide<\/figcaption><\/figure>The mildness, softness and peace a snowfall brings.<\/li>\n
  5. Like the folks here, a winter is softness and gentility: quite well mannered, and departs when the welcome is worn.<\/li>\n
  6. Snow days!<\/li>\n
  7. A crackling fire in a woodstove making heat that penetrates to your bones.<\/li>\n
  8. \n
    \"Walking
    A boy and a buoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Walking ON the bay in places we usually row, paddle or sail.<\/li>\n

  9. Sunlight sparkling off snow-laden branches.<\/li>\n
  10. Minas Basin ice shifting, buckling, making strange sculptures on the shore.<\/li>\n
  11. Magnificent bald eagles.<\/li>\n
  12. Watching the days get longer in the coldest part of the winter.<\/li>\n
  13. \"Snow
    Icing on the cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>Shovelling the driveway with a helper who will clear up the last little bits: the sun.<\/li>\n
  14. NO mosquitoes, NO blackflies, NO no-see-ums!<\/li>\n
  15. The weather changes frequently: it\u2019s fairly mild, and cold snaps are short, warm periods are also short.\u00a0 There\u2019s something for everyone and no time to get bored!<\/li>\n
  16. The province is small but has a variety of microclimates.\u00a0 Want more snow?\u00a0 Ski hills are not so far away.\u00a0 Want less snow?\u00a0 Go walk a deserted South Shore beach.<\/li>\n
    \"Ice
    Ice floes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
  17. Memories of crazy winter antics performed when we were young and immortal: descending hills at great speed, jumping from one ice floe to another as the frozen ocean broke up (some have memories of being rescued in these situations!), \u201cgetting towed on a sled behind my dad\u2019s car on a snow-covered gravel road, riding my bike through the streets of Halifax when the snow wasn\u2019t too bad,\u201d ice boating, skating on thin ice\u2026.<\/li>\n
  18. Maple syrup made in the woods.<\/li>\n
  19. \n
    \"Car
    Alone in a drift<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Patterns made by drifting snow.<\/li>\n

  20. Winter skies unlike anything you see in the summer.<\/li>\n
  21. Eating fresh snow.<\/li>\n
  22. Cardinals and purple finches at the feeder.<\/li>\n
  23. Getting insight into the life of rabbits from their tracks in the woods.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Oak
    Oak leaf shape in ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>So there are some of the things we love about winter in Nova Scotia.\u00a0 What are yours?\u00a0 Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With thanks to my Facebook friends for their contributions. The smooth, quiet brush of fresh snow under your skis. The way ice breaks and cracks over rocks as the tide falls. Empty beaches with shimmering vistas. The mildness, softness and peace a snowfall brings. Like the folks here, a winter is softness and gentility: quite … <\/p>\n

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