A beautiful morning wander in the company of a high tide at Rissers and the Islands. Once again as is often the case now, the mist was thick along the coastal areas while just a little inland it was bright and warm ~ I am really beginning to thoroughly enjoy the morning mist.
Recently Linda has been throwing nuts and seeds on top of the wood shed for our local squirrel. Often, he can be seen chasing off the Morning Doves who have also grown fond of those daily treats.
This afternoon another feathered visitor landed on the wood shed, one who I suspect would be more of a challenge to our squirrel. Not being too sure
of the type of bird, a thorough and detailed google search was done on “Birds
of Prey in Nova Scotia” and unanimously it was decided that the visitor was a
Red-Tailed Hawk, who according to Wikipedia enjoys squirrels as a culinary
treat ….!!!
Watch out
Squirrel Buddy ….
As mentioned in my previous blog titled ~ “50 years ago ....”, often while out wandering on Crescent Beach, I like sit down on My Rock, but due to the morning’s very high tide, this was not possible. So, after a beach walk on both Rissers and Crescent, I went off to my other favourite place of solitude on the LaHave Islands.
This morning was another where on the beach and other costal locations there was a saturated fog/mist coming in from the sea, but inland it was bright and warm.
Below are photos of My Rock with a sea moat around it and my favourite island location.
Out again for a morning walk on both Crescent and Rissers Beaches. Unusually, during my past three wanders on Crescent there has been little or no wind, which I have found has taken the enjoyment to an elevated level.
As always while on Crescent Beach, I stopped for my
normal sit down on “My Rock”. While there my thoughts went back exactly 50
years ago (OMG "50", did I say that out loud ..?), to the last two weeks of July 1971. It was then I adopted a
rock in the West Highlands of Scotland, about 2648 miles away from Nova Scotia at Big Sands, near
Gairloch in Wester Ross.
I recall at the time as a 10-year-old, being overwhelmed and captivated by the scenic splendour from “My Rock”, the stunning beauty of the morning sun rises and the spectacular nightly sunsets, something I have never seen equaled anywhere.
Back in April 2017, I made reference to my Nova Scotia and Scottish
rocks in the blog ~ “When is it not perfect ...?” at ~
https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.com/2017/04/when-is-it-not-perfect.html
Within that blog, I said this about My Rock
in Scotland ~
“I believe everyone should have a special place in their life, a place you recall with fondness, warmth and where you never once felt fear. A place from your past or even now in the present, which provides safety and comfort. A location whose surroundings render an environment to develop your hopes, formulate your ambitions and think about your dreams. A place perhaps like mine that only requires the company of the sea, the mountains and the warm wind to make it perfect.” ~ That location in Scotland is an extremely special place for me.
During the 1970’s and 80’s, I made frequent visits
to that stunning little corner of Scotland and often could be found happily
perched on My Rock for hours at a time. Since immigrating to Canada on April
Fool's Day 1988, I have made only three visits to that perfect location in
Scotland, the last being September 2019, see ~ “Scotland 2019 part 1 ~ A
Highland Journey” at ~
https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.com/2019/09/scotland-2019-part-1-highland-journey.html
Below are photos taken this morning at my Nova
Scotia rock, then after those I have included a few of my Scottish Rock taken during different seasons, all kindly provided by
some of locals who live nearby ~ I think you will like them …
My Rock in Nova Scotia ~
My Rock in Scotland ~
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