Maritime Adventures
My first post in several weeks, as I've had two things holding me up: 1) non-stop travel, which has been exhausting, and 2) I wanted to dedicate my next post to my oldest daughter Madison and I just didn't have quite the right picture. Madison is now a senior in high school and starting to look at universities to attend next year. She has been very interested in exploring her Canadian roots, and I went to university in Nova Scotia, Canada (Acadia University in Wolfville NS) and loved it, so I suggested she check out Nova Scotia. I had the great pleasure of accompanying her over US thanksgiving holiday for a short visit to Nova Scotia to look at Dalhousie, King's and Acadia. All 3 were a delight, and I think the Maritime culture and feeling pulled at her the same way it did to me many years ago, and it was wonderful for me to be back after so many years. So, without trying to exert any undue influence, I have a feeling she might be Maritime bound next year, and I would be immensely proud (of course, I am regardless of where she choses to go!).
This is the delightful fishing village of Lunenburg Nova Scotia on the south coast, about an hour south of Halifax. A popular tourist destination in the summer due to its combination of brightly painted maritime houses and its authentic fishing port atmosphere (and incredible fresh seafood!), but it was quite empty on this cold November weekend. We headed out for a sunrise shot looking across the water at the village to get some reflected sun. While it wasn't an epic sunrise it was enough to bring some colour to the clouds and cast a beautiful golden hue over the village.
So I dedicate this quintessential Maritimes shot to Madison, a wonderful daughter and amazing girl about to cast her own net out in to the world. Needless to say I hope she goes somewhere picturesque, like Nova Scotia ;-), because I will miss her so very much and will be visiting frequently!
[EDIT] A couple of fun facts: Lunenburg is in fact a UNESCO World Heritage site (as of 1995), and it's renowned Lunenburg Academy schoolhouse building was featured in a series of commercials by Cisco with Ellen Page (a Canadian actress from Halifax NS). The sailing ship covered in white in front of the Fisheries Museum of the Maritimes (big red building) I believe is the Bluenose II, which will be meaningless to any non-Canadian and famous to all Canadians (bluenose.novascotia.ca/home-port).
Maritime Adventures
My first post in several weeks, as I've had two things holding me up: 1) non-stop travel, which has been exhausting, and 2) I wanted to dedicate my next post to my oldest daughter Madison and I just didn't have quite the right picture. Madison is now a senior in high school and starting to look at universities to attend next year. She has been very interested in exploring her Canadian roots, and I went to university in Nova Scotia, Canada (Acadia University in Wolfville NS) and loved it, so I suggested she check out Nova Scotia. I had the great pleasure of accompanying her over US thanksgiving holiday for a short visit to Nova Scotia to look at Dalhousie, King's and Acadia. All 3 were a delight, and I think the Maritime culture and feeling pulled at her the same way it did to me many years ago, and it was wonderful for me to be back after so many years. So, without trying to exert any undue influence, I have a feeling she might be Maritime bound next year, and I would be immensely proud (of course, I am regardless of where she choses to go!).
This is the delightful fishing village of Lunenburg Nova Scotia on the south coast, about an hour south of Halifax. A popular tourist destination in the summer due to its combination of brightly painted maritime houses and its authentic fishing port atmosphere (and incredible fresh seafood!), but it was quite empty on this cold November weekend. We headed out for a sunrise shot looking across the water at the village to get some reflected sun. While it wasn't an epic sunrise it was enough to bring some colour to the clouds and cast a beautiful golden hue over the village.
So I dedicate this quintessential Maritimes shot to Madison, a wonderful daughter and amazing girl about to cast her own net out in to the world. Needless to say I hope she goes somewhere picturesque, like Nova Scotia ;-), because I will miss her so very much and will be visiting frequently!
[EDIT] A couple of fun facts: Lunenburg is in fact a UNESCO World Heritage site (as of 1995), and it's renowned Lunenburg Academy schoolhouse building was featured in a series of commercials by Cisco with Ellen Page (a Canadian actress from Halifax NS). The sailing ship covered in white in front of the Fisheries Museum of the Maritimes (big red building) I believe is the Bluenose II, which will be meaningless to any non-Canadian and famous to all Canadians (bluenose.novascotia.ca/home-port).