I love the horizon I captured in this photo for two reasons: its misty summer haze and the slight curvature that it exhibits.
This picturesque little fishing village is my mother’s hometown. My father’s maternal roots are here as well, so many of my relatives are from Grates Cove. Some live there, while others have summer homes.
A National Historic site recognized for its acres of rock walls, it has also been reported that Grates Cove has the highest number (per capita) of mainlanders buying houses to live, in all of Newfoundland.
To learn more and see photos of the rock walls, visit my blog post from 2013: Grates Cove
To see more photos from around the province, visit my dedicated page: Newfoundland and Labrador
Daily Prompt: Horizon
Do you have relatives living in tiny villages?
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Thanks! 😊
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What a stunning capture Jennifer.
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Thank you, Kath! Hope everything is going well with you. 🙂
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Just beautiful!
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Thanks! 🙂
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A gentle merging on the horizon with the cloud/haze providing a soft buffer. The hamlet looks idyllic, Jennifer with the most stunning views. Did you grow up here or did your mother move away? I am never quite sure what it would be like to live somewhere so small and remote?
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No, my mom grew up there and moved to the capital city when she got married and had us. Spent plenty of vacations and weekends there though. Funny how it’s a different world just a few hours away. I’m transplanted in another rural area now where my husband was born, and we love it. Still have visits to town several times a year. 😊
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The houses in Sweden are very remote, half a mile to the nearest neighbours, right in the middle of the forest! I love that peace and tranquillity and the still not too far away from the coast or towns. However I’m not sure what the cold winters dark icy winters would be like months on end.
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The winters can be long and dull for sure, but I find it the perfect time to read and write. 🙂
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None of us have lived in a tiny village although my mum spent the first 14 years of her life in a small country town
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Much like my mom, though she was there longer. She lived there a while after finishing school and then became a teacher herself.
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My Grand Father came from Greats Cove, my mother Eileen Benson was born there also. Hope to visit some day.
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My maternal grandmother was Amelia Benson! We could be related. 😄
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What a beautiful village and so remote. Part of me would love to live in a place like that. Another part… not so sure. 🙂 I live in the smallest village of all my relatives, but the big city is only an hour away.
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Diana, it’s nice to have the best of both worlds in close proximity. When you tire of one, you can hop on over to the other! 🙂
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That is beautiful!
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Thanks for dropping by, Kerry! 🙂
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Beautiful capture 🌈
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Thank you, Karen, and thanks for looking around my blog today. 🙂
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Glad to hear your book is going so well too! Well done 🌈💕
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I’m green with envy! Lovely!
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Thanks, Connie. Btw, have you seen my comment to you in Twitter?
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Just popped over to Twitter. A HUGE thank you, Jennifer! Made my day. So happy you’re enjoying my new book.
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Well written and engaging. The sixties references are fantastic too!
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What a beautiful area. I can see why the mainlanders are snatching up the homes. It’s lovely. Thanks for sharing, Jennnifer!
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You are quite welcome, Jill. It is lovely there, especially in summer. 🌸
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That curvature is amazing. An authentic debunking of the flat-earth philosophy.
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Absolutely, Jacqui. 😀
Thanks for your comment!
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You live in the prettiest area….this is beautiful, Jennifer.
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I especially love the little villages here, this one leading the pack. Thanks,
Lois.
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I do have some distant relatives living in tiny villages in Germany, actually. My mother has visited them, but I haven’t. Something for the bucket list, perhaps?…
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Roots in German villages? That is the perfect excuse to add them to your bucket list, Carrie. Germany is a beautiful destination anyway. Thanks for commenting! 🙂
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The parts I have seen of Germany, I fell in love with. Such lovely architecture and so many beautiful flower boxes in the windows.
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I’d love to visit someday.
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