Morning at the river

A beautiful bright morning deserves a walk down to the LaHave River. At high tide the water was still and the sun warm.

We got snow .....

Overnight we had rare event for this winter ~ a snow fall.

Unlike other parts of the Maritimes our little corner of the South Shore has been very mild. By comparison, it was this time last year we experienced our first nor'easter, see ~ https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.ca/2017/02/the-first-noreaster.html

Not to waste today’s event, I took a wander through the forest at the back of the house, it was beautifully silent, motionless and awesome …..

A black and white afternoon on the beach and the islands

On today’s wander, I decided to try some black and white photography on what was a beautiful bright afternoon with a low tide.

The first thing I noticed is the images appear to be timeless, giving no indication of season or even time of day. Also the lack of colour seems to accentuate the light and creates a more dramatic shadow, which in turn tends to bring more attention to the overall image.

This is the first time I have taken black and white photos which interestingly made me pause a little longer to look more closely at the results.

A visit to Stonehurst

A drive today down the other side of the Lahave River towards Lunenburg and eventually to Stonehurst, a very quiet out of the way fishing community. Like other similar places there are plenty of neatly stacked lobster cages, a few fishing boats but no sign of any humans …