A beautiful morning at Cherry Hill Beach …

This morning I decided to go not too much further down the road to Cherry Hill Beach, a place that offers a direct route to happiness via its empty curve of fine grey/silver sand, exposed water and endless sky.

I arrived just at the high tide point, which meant that about 75% of the beach sand was under water, I therefore had to walk along what seemed to be mountains of pebble stones. From this vantage point, I was able to view some rather large waves crashing onto the stones below, then hear the loud clattering as the water pulled them into shallows for the next wave to throw them ashore again.

In complete contrast to the roar of the waves and rattling of stones on the beach side, the salt water inlets and ponds behind the beach portrayed tranquility and total silence with the occasional eagle or heron going about their morning routine.

By the time I made my return journey along the beach, the tide had receded enough to expose more of the sandy bright beach.

It was truly a lovely morning at Cherry Hill Beach, sharing my time with the roaring of waves, the rattling of stones, the calmness of the inlets and the company of some wildlife, you have got to love the South Shore of Nova Scotia …

See previous blogs about Cherry Hill Beach ~

“Cherry Hill Beach”

https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.com/2017/03/cherry-hill-beach.html

 and ...

“Early morning at Cherry Hill Beach ...”

https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.com/2022/08/not-wanting-to-waste-to-much-of-this.html

Queen Elizabeth II

She witnessed history and wrote it herself ….

 

Black & White wander with the new camera …

With  perfectly warm temperatures, no hint of a wind and an overcast sky, I went for an afternoon wander to Crescent Beach and Bush Island. While driving down and observing the heavy clouds ahead of me, I decided it would be perfect for a black & white photography day.

The conditions on the beach were tranquil with the tide slowly coming in on what was perhaps the calmest day I have seen on Crescent Beach; with the still water only broken occasionally by a single slumbering wave.

After three years …..

….it has finally been removed.

When Hurricane Dorian came by on September 7^th 2019, it was described as ~ “The most destructive storm to hit the region on record brought widespread heavy rain, pounding surf, damaging storm surge and severe winds.” ~ and caused wharfs to be destroyed, roofs were ripped from buildings, hundreds of trees broke or fell and even cranes were toppled. In our backyard the only casualty was one which fell over.

Much to the joy of the local squirrels and chipmunks who run up and down the toppled tree, it has been stuck at an angle of 30° for three years now.

On a visit from Ontario, I asked Buddy Rejean to bring with him his chainsaw (I no longer do chainsaws …!!!). It is common knowledge that he likes to cut down trees. So, with additional help from Buddy Brett and his tractor from across the road, the tree has now safely been removed.