Foggy, cool and lots of oysters

A wander on the beach this evening with the intention of catching the sunset, but instead, in complete contrast we were met with a lovely cool fog coming with the tide.

Also enjoying the conditions was “The Drifter” out harvesting oysters.

Beads of water

See what was found this morning on the Wild Strawberry leafs, another wonderful example of nature’s art.

See more on our Wild Strawberries at ~ 
https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.com/2017/06/we-have-fragaria-vesca.html

It’s all in our Splash Zone …

A lovely day out exploring all that is close and exciting to us ..... 

With no particular plan we drove down the road and ventured onto one of the two Fox Islands located in Lunenburg County. The one we went too with awesome views of Dublin Bay is adjacent to Crescent Beach and is only accessible at extreme low tides. From there it was onto the beach for a wander and some rock running, followed by a visit to Green Bay and finally the traditional stop at the LaHave Bakery for coffee, cookies and a chat with some locals.

In addition we were also confronted by a hard-line protester, see the last photo ...

Rock Pool

 

Chipmunk buddy protesting School Closures

Why did the chickens cross the road …..?

…………… Because they thought it was an egg-cellent idea to pay us a visit and grab some of our bugs ….

The gals from across the road came by this evening, while they fed on what they could find out front, the little guy in the last photo was busy in the back yard ……

Just a drop …..

In what seemed to be the first in a very long time, yesterday we had a rain. Appearing to be an obvious effort to play catch-up for its recent absence, the rain came down vertically and aggressively at a fair rate of knots, leaving everything thoroughly soaked.

The aftermath was beautiful, with fresh spring leaves in a state of pendulous, the grass many more shades greener and then the best of all the awesome smell of good clean earth and fresh growing things after the rain has fallen on them.

Below are a few close up photos I took from the front deck as we sat very much amused and smiling at the rain …………

A new family member

A new addition to the Husqvarna family ~ a Chainsaw …

It has taken me a very long time to finally decide upon this acquisition. It was not really something I ever seen myself having, the simple reason being ~ chainsaws scare me …!!!

At the back of our house is a very large forest with many trees which have over time fallen down giving a huge potential for an abundance of kindling for the wood stove and good wood for outside fires.

So, after much thought, some coaching from a neighbour, lots of reading and viewing many YouTube videos, I decided that a chainsaw would be a good idea.

The chainsaw which is a Husqvarna 240, 38cc with a 16” bar, now shares my care, attention and cleaning skills with the other Husqvarnas’, see ~

https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.ca/2017/05/the-beast-lawrence-and-lb.html

With all sorts of safety equipment and wears, I tried it for the first time today, the freshly cut results can be seen in the photo below ...

Embrace the weeds and things …..

During my last life in Ontario which interestingly seems a very long time ago, I would spend a lot of time caring for and paying attention to my grass. I had huge amount of pride in the way it appeared, dark green and completely weed free. I would always cut it in a carefully planned way so that from a distance it resembled a well-manicured soccer field.

Fast forward to now, my grass is completely 100% natural, not so green and covered in weeds and things. Today before I gave it the first cut of the season, I stood and looked out at it and thought ~ “my God it looks lovely” ~ so much so, with some pride I have added pictures.

It is amazing how the years change your idea of what is nice or not about your grass …..

The white flowers in the photos are actually Wild Strawberries, see the blog “We have Fragaria Vesca” at ~

https://southshoretidewatch.blogspot.ca/2017/06/we-have-fragaria-vesca.html

Schwalbe

Owned by the unorthodox and perhaps dodgy Brit Charlie Holland, the Schwalbe is now a hapless sight stranded firmly on the rocks at Feltzen South.

During April 2014, Schwalbe, Charlie, his female partner Somporn Chaingmanee and their pet dog where in the Bahamas with a plan to head to Bermuda then onto the UK. On the way Schwalbe encountered 60knot winds and high waves during which they lost the topmast and several pieces of rigging, Blown 1600 nautical miles off course before getting help from the container ship APL Tourmaline who supplied fuel and supplies, they eventually after 32 days made it to Halifax in what Charlie describe as “exceptionally scary experience”.

While docked in Halifax Charlie got a $75000 estimate for repairs to the damaged Schwalbe. Actually having no money and hoping to obtain a work visa, Charlie became a fixture on the Halifax waterfront while his partner was deported by immigration officials. Living on the vessel where he ate, slept and did his laundry, Charlie became a nuisance to the Halifax Waterfront Development Corporation. Having paid no berthing fees, he was eventually asked to up anchor and leave. So avoid further conflict in Halifax Charlie sailed for Lunenburg where he hoped to have repairs made to Schwalbe.

During the stay in Lunenburg, Schwalbe broke free from its mooring in the harbour and drifted across the water to Feltzen South where at high tide, she landed on the rocks and became very well grounded.

To alleviate concerns of pollution the Coast Guard removed all fuels and lubricants from the vessel with the hope of invoicing Charlie for the service, but alas they could not he had done a runner ….

So today much to the dismay of the locals Schwalbe remains at Feltzen South. Charlie on the other hand was eventually tracked down and advised that under the Canadian Shipping Act he still owns the vessel and is responsible its removal, to which he replied that he has no money or insurance coverage and if anyone wants the boat can have it …!!!!

A little history about the Schwalbe ~

She was built in Germany in 1927 with 2.25” oak planks on oak frames. At 57ft on the water line, she is 80ft long overall. Previously used as a fishing vessel, she was cut in half and had an extra 13ft added.

Here is a link to a youtube video of Schwalbe in much better days ~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=_cZaLtD0twY

Lunenburg in the far distance