Tag Archives: summer

where is the summer going?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

That’s what I wanna know. It’s nearly the end of August! Time does indeed march on. I got myself some new shoes on the occasion of a friend getting married (which is where I’m off to, today – Lunenburg!) The … Continue reading →

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10 Beaches/2012: Kennington Cove

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

Kennington Cove is one of the darlings of the Cape Breton beaches. It’s sandy, wide, and set in a National Historic Site of Canada, so that the woods all around it are still intact, and there are no houses. Kennington … Continue reading →

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river girls (and boys)

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Yes, the water really is that clear. I took this shot with my iPhone and then ran it through an Instagram filter – maybe Valencia? Just to perk the colours up a bit. But that river doesn’t look a lot … Continue reading →

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it’s the weekend!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

I think our plan is to go camping by a river (not this one – this one is the Baddeck River, snapped last month). But, who knows – plans change pretty fast around here, depending on our mood, how busy … Continue reading →

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10 Beaches/2012: Chimney Corner and Inverness

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

So after Point Aconi was rained out, I was really looking forward to my day off last week. I even got friends in on it – “Come to the beach with me!” When the day arrived it was sunny in … Continue reading →

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Slow down. Please, slow down.

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

The fire siren went off about two hours ago. Our town still has a fire siren that sounds when the fire trucks are called out, and usually it’s a false alarm. I know that, because one of my co-workers is … Continue reading →

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seasonal work (or, “you do what you gotta do”)

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

So we’re into July now, and that means that in Baddeck – and, I’d imagine, most other parts of the island – we’re now in the busiest two months of the year. You know that saying about making hay while … Continue reading →

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