Bennett Island – Jennifer's Journal

Which Way?

Published on January 21, 2022 by J. Kelland Perry27 Comments

Happy Friday, all!
Here’s a fun photo challenge from the blog Alive and Trekking.

Which way do I go for my favourite local walking trail?
To Greenspond, of course!

And which way to Bennett Island?
Across the water from Newtown, that’s where.

“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

While visiting Italy, which way to Siena?
Through this archway!

**Our group entering Siena in Italy.**
**Most of the walls built in the 10th and 11th century still surround the city today.**

And which direction do we go to spend lots of money?
This way!

**Shops and boutiques line many of the streets in Siena.**

Here I am getting ready to leave Grand Central Station
to explore New York City. But which way should I go?
There’s so much to see!

Back in Newfoundland, what is the only way
to enter St. John’s Harbour from the Atlantic Ocean?
Through the Narrows.

**From Signal Hill, watching a boat enter the Narrows of St. John’s Harbour**

“Happiness is a direction, not a place.”
~ Sydney J. Harris

And finally, which way was Maisie going on that lovely August day?
Where was she leading Vivian? Who knows?

“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.”
~ George Harrison (and perhaps Louis Carroll?)

Photo Challenge: Which Way by Alive and Trekking

Weekend Visit

Published on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by J. Kelland Perry29 Comments

For the Labour Day weekend, my daughter and her family came for a visit. The weather was gorgeous, so we spent most of our time outside walking sandbars, trails and beaches in the area.

I wish I could take credit for the photography, but these were among the pics my daughter took.

**Then and now: J on our backyard beach showing a tiny crab. Age 3 vs. age 11.**

**Walking the sandbar between Newtown and Bennett Island**

**A walk on Cape Island Beach in Cape Freels along the Random Passage Trail**

**Of course, Maisie and Vivian swooped in on their favourite spot. Who cares if someone else owns it?**

We had a fantastic weekend together,
but I’m greedily hoping for nice weather all month.
I’m not ready for summer to end! Are you?

Evergreen Post: Snapshots from a Summer Day*

Published on June 23, 2019June 23, 2019 by J. Kelland Perry12 Comments

Now that summer has officially arrived–at least according to the calendar–I’m sharing an evergreen summer post from July 2015. Happy Sunday, everyone, and have a wonderful week!

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*Selected verses from Summer, a poem by Jennifer Kelland Perry, 2012
Photos ©2015 jenniferkellandperry.com

Concerned: Part Two

Published on September 14, 2017February 27, 2022 by J. Kelland Perry26 Comments

Welcome back for the Big Reveal.

On Sunday, I asked “What has gotten Vivian so concerned?”
Scroll down to find out!

On an especially gorgeous Saturday last month, Paul and I decided to go out for a row in the Serendipity, a lovely little punt built by our late neighbour, Ben Perry.

We came up with the ‘brilliant’ idea
to try to take Vivian along.
We did everything we could to coax her aboard,
but she was having no part of it.