Glistening rocks and seaweed

Naturally staged by the position of the sun, the weather and the level of the tide, it seems on every wander there is always something to catch my attention.

Today with an intermittent combination of sleet and bright warm sunshine, the tide on its way in and the sun getting low, it was the glistening effect on the rocks and seaweed which caught my eye …. 

Up close and awesome

With this morning’s weather headline ~ “Large waves, heavy pounding surf and higher than normal water levels will continue to impact the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia ………….” ~ it was an ideal time to go down to the beach to get up close and experience it all for myself. Such was the extent of water levels it was the first time since I have been on the South Shore, I saw no sand on either Crescent or Rissers beach.

As always, the ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy ~ awesome …………

A ramble on George Island

Encouraged by all the good weather that we have been having recently, I am beginning to explore a little further from my usual well-trodden routes.

Today I found myself enjoying a nice ramble around some remote areas of George Island. So with a low tide, bright sunshine and cool south wind, my trek began with a lovely brisk walk along all the 3km of Crescent Beach towards the island.

It is mostly surrounded by steep rocks topped with thick forest growing up from what could be described as a very soft cushioned floor of thick moss and heather. The area I explored today is only accessible at low tide, so I had to be careful not to overstay my welcome. The cool winds I experienced on my Crescent Beach walk were completely non-existent on the island, the sun shone through the trees making it a very warm and pleasant hike.

Within the forest I found an abandoned wooden structure and came across a quiet little beach which I would guess does not get many visitors.

It was a good day out on George Island with the sound of silence broken only once by a passing fishing boat.

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 …..