Nature – Jennifer's Journal

Autumn Walk on the East Coast

Published on October 6, 2012October 4, 2017 by J. Kelland Perry18 Comments

Come along as we take a stroll through Newtown on this beautiful October day.

partridgeberries – a.k.a. lingonberries

autumn walk 009 — The tide is high this afternoon.

autumn walk 013 — Much of my next door neighbour’s garden is still summer lovely.

autumn walk 030 — I stopped to admire another neighbour’s potato harvest. Of course, he insisted I take a bagful.

autumn walk 075 — Dogberries, a true harbinger of Fall

autumn walk 080 — Lobster traps

autumn walk 083 — Mr. Blue Sky and me

autumn walk 086 — Still wearing his shorts in October, and loving it

autumn walk 001 — The Tickle

autumn walk 111 — Our other neighbour is drying salt fish.

autumn walk 113 — Freshly painted grapnels for next year’s fishing season

autumn walk 115 — Kitties, you should have come with us.

Travel Theme: Foliage (and Other Living Things)

Published on September 30, 2012May 6, 2013 by J. Kelland Perry8 Comments

Trees and their foliage are, without a doubt, some of Nature’s most wondrous treasures.

But sometimes, the best photograph of a tree is not as much about the tree itself, but what is found in and among its foliage and branches.

Like in this photo I snapped in Varadero, Cuba, you may see tiny birds:

…two “love birds”, perhaps?

Or you might happen upon a couple of sister cats exploring among the leaves:

viv — Paradise backyard, Newfoundland

And if you see a magnificent tree such as this one day, don’t be surprised to find little children playing among its sturdy limbs:

L & J — Bowring Park, St. John’s, Newfoundland

This has been my contribution to wheresmybackpack.com’s weekly Travel Theme.
This week: Foliage

Thank you for the inspiration, Ailsa!

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Canada Day weekend..

Published on July 4, 2012July 1, 2017 by J. Kelland Perry11 Comments

Okay, this is the first time we ever had friends come to dinner – in a CANOE!

Another wonderful thing about living the coastal life. 🙂

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Scenes From Italy – Part Four: Stresa

Published on June 1, 2012March 26, 2014 by J. Kelland Perry7 Comments

We said goodbye to half of our group whose time had come to fly home, as well as “ciao” to Tuscany, then the four of us rode by train to northern Italy. Nestled by Lake Maggiore in the foothills of the Italian Alps, the pretty little town of Stresa was a welcome sight. We checked into a B & B, our home for the next few days.

stresa6 — Bed and Breakfast

stresa069 — Lake Maggiore is the second largest lake in Italy.

stresa027 — We climbed the hill by cable car to see the magnificent view.

stresa009 — the Alps

stresa099 — Pippa, the resident cat at our B & B

stresa 1 — Enjoying a refreshment!

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