This evergreen post first appeared on today’s date in 2014. (Gosh, did life seem simpler back then?) We had planned to visit Lead Cove last summer, but couldn’t because of all the wildfire alerts in the area. We are fervently hoping we get to visit there in August. 🙏

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Summer in my province of Newfoundland and Labrador, compared to most of North America, is short but ever so sweet. What makes it so cherished, to my mind?

The following photos were all taken in Lead Cove, the little community where I raised my children.

I love my home for its natural beauty,

its refreshing, rugged and

unspoiled charm,

for its clear and wide blue skies

without a whisper of smog.

I love the clean, sparkling water

and the glistening rocks adorning the coastline

that beg to be traced

and trod upon by eager footsteps.

I love summer in Newfoundland

for its breathtaking views

of seascapes and landscapes

when I embark on a hike.

Whether I traverse

its beaches of sand or

climb its rocky windswept hills,

I know my camera will find its aim.

I embrace it because

the bushes and shrubs,

green and lush,

are heavy with fragrance

and of wild roses in bloom…

…while in the gardens,

the planted perennials are brilliant with colour,

delighted at last

to spread their bright petals to the sun.

I love the hardy trees of Newfoundland…

…as they stretch

their ripe foliage to the sky.



Shot through with rays of sunlight,

a shimmering haze settles over the treetops

like a warm summer veil.

After a long winter and dismal spring

of cold, naked branches,

they, as I do,

breathe a sigh of gratitude

at the return of this warm and golden season.

Are your days filled with Summer Lovin’
where you live?

*All photos and prose are from 2014