“The unthankful heart
discovers no mercies;
but the thankful heart
will find, in every hour,
some heavenly blessings.”
– Henry Ward Beecher
“I’m grateful for always
this moment, the now,
no matter what form it takes.”
– Eckhart Tolle
Happy Sunday, all,
and Happy Thanksgiving
to my Canadian friends and followers!
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Happy Fall, friends and followers. 🍁
Last week, Paul and I took a work trip to Grand Bank and Marystown on our province’s Burin Peninsula. As coincidence would have it, we had taken a trip there ten years ago in October! With that photo shoot from 2014 at the ready, I thought I’d share it with you today. . .
It seems the older I get, the more I treasure the chance to travel around this province. Even when I visit a Newfoundland community I’ve been in before, it’s as if I see it with new and more appreciative eyes.
Earlier this week, I accompanied Paul on one of his little road trips for work, this time on the Burin Peninsula Heritage Run. Our destination was the vibrant town of Grand Bank. I hadn’t been there in over a decade.
It was a rainy trip. But good fortune smiled down, the sun came out as soon as we got there, and so did my trusty camera.
The authentic old buildings and heritage architecture I found especially charming. I’ll let the pictures tell the story of what I loved about historic Grand Bank.
Lots of quaint and interesting architecture:
Harris House Museum:
…and another Widow’s Walk.
And Old meets New–The Provincial Seamen’s Museum:
Thank you for the lovely visit, Grand Bank.
Where do you like to go for a road trip?
Dog Days of Summer, according to Websters Dictionary: “the hot and humid period of summer between early July and early September.”
Dog Days of Summer, according to me: having my canine friends come to visit!
First up, SOPHIE RAE!
In July, Sophie came to Newtown for the first time with my son and his fiancée. She is a white golden retriever, is the youngest of our doggies, and just so happens to be turning two today. Happy Birthday, pretty girl!
She had lots of fun exploring Perry’s Point, and even went to Bennett Island with us via the sandbar.
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Our next visitors were my daughter and her family in August, and of course they brought ARCHIE!
Archie is six years old, and has visited us before. He beat himself out every day running around the Point, and also went on the sandbar to Bennett Island with us.
He was particularly obsessed with this “ball” while he was here:
Archie always loves to come see us.
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My sister and her husband were our third visitors. They spent Labour Day weekend with us, with Abbey and Jaxon in tow!
Jaxon is twelve:
…and dear little Abbey is sixteen!
These dogs are more laid back, as you may guess.
But they did go on an adventure to Windmill Bight Park in Lumsden with us, to enjoy some fun in the sun and sand.
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Even though everyone knows I’m a cat person first and foremost, I do love and enjoy being around any animal. Thanks so much for making the trip, my loved ones and your pooches! 💕🐾❤️
🎶🎶“Doot, doot, do, lookin’ out my back front door” 🎶🎶
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“All my life has been a series of doors in my face
And then suddenly I bumped into you…
With you, I found my place
With you, I see your face
And it’s nothing like l’ve ever known before
Love is an open door.”*
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*from the movie: Frozen
🎶with my apologies to CCR ☺️
My contribution to Thursday Doors by Dan Antion
Buttercups, bright eyed and bold, hold their chalices of gold to catch the sunshine and the dew. — Julia Caroline Dorr
Photo originally posted here.
Happy first day of summer, friends!
We are experiencing an early heat wave here in Newfoundland, so our longed-for season received an early start.
Last week, while the weather was cooler and we were having our morning coffee out on the deck, we saw a cloud that was nothing short of spectacular. It started with a low bank of fog stretching across the entire horizon, but soon morphed into a tall white marvel.
And just before it dispersed, it grew even bigger:
“A cloudless plain blue sky is like a flowerless garden.” – Terri Guillemets
On the eve of our heat wave, the sky and clouds were an artist’s tableau:
“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now. From up and down, and still somehow, it’s cloud illusions I recall. I really don’t know clouds at all.” – Joni Mitchell
Last month, our daughter Denise surprised us with this lovely sun-catcher she found online. Does it remind you of anyone?
Is it a coincidence that she found a cat replica that looks like our Vivian, who passed away in November? I think not. Now we have a visual reminder that she is still peering out over Perry’s Point, which she knew like the back of her paw. 🐾
It’s also the perfectly fitting remembrance of her many guest posts on this blog—“Vivian’s View From Here”.
We still miss her terribly, yes.
But I like to think we have our own little guardian angel
watching over us. 💙
“What we have once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller
Here is the second (and final) instalment of dramatic photo highlights from my blogging archives. I’ll start with two “vivid skies” left over from Part 1:
I wasn’t long running for my camera when this giant funnel cloud appeared by our house a few years ago. At first I thought it was a tornado!
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Cotton candy clouds at sunset are always a summery treat:
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A perennial favourite—my clothespins encased in a glaze of ice:
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A spider and her web I discovered on my kitchen window one misty summer night. I was amazed by the detail:
This ghostly tree caught my eye one November, outside a Grand Falls-Windsor inn:
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Berg watching in Greenspond was a delight that day in June 2015.
Admiring Nature’s sculptures in Iceberg Alley. Check out the entire blog post here.
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“Study Nature, love Nature, stay close to Nature.
—Frank Lloyd Wright
It will never fail you.”
*Photo Challenge: LAPC: Dramatic
When I think of dramatic photos I have taken, vivid skies and sunsets come to mind. And what better place to find them than on Perry’s Point?
Sunsets are proof that endings can often be beautiful too.
—Beau Taplin
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset, and the water caught fire.
— Pamela Hansford Johnson
Here’s a favourite of mine from Newtown branch:
Long before evening sets on the Point, the sun is often brilliant, dancing on the surface of the waves:
Lots of beauty elsewhere, of course. I captured this curtain of a cloud on a tropical holiday:
Another favourite. This time from Bonavista NL, with the sea and sky together:
Stay tuned! Part 2 of Dramatic Photo Challenge coming soon. ☺️
*Photo Challenge: LAPC #282: Dramatic
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