Lucy Playing In The Surf

Lucy loves to go to the beach and climb the rocks, the cliffs and play in the ocean's surf !!!

Waves At Peggy's Cove

These images are from the webcam at Peggy's Cove earlier today as the waves were crashing on the rocks .

Spring Just Around The Corner

With the wind chill of -17 this morning and the weather we had yesterday I thought a warm afterglow sunset would be a reminder that Spring will soon be here !

Baxter's Harbour Memories

I was looking at the old photos I had of the Harbour and I thought it would be cool to put a collection together of some memories of the harbour . Looking at the photos I was I would have been there to see all the boats especially the ones that docked at the wharf .

Robin In A Snowy Birch

I seen this robin in the birches the other day in the harbour, You could not help but noticing this robin against the very fresh white fallen snow on the birch tree. I am still hoping for an early Spring

Cloud Over The Bay

Cloud over the Bay of Fundy is a photo that you can not help but look at in amazement ,it displays the wonder of Mother Nature .I first seen this photo on novascotia webcams site ,Dave Lacey from Hall's Harbour took this amazing photo and allowed me to post it on the blog. Thanks Dave !

Cute Seal In The Sun

I was going through some old photos when I came across some photos I took down shore from Baxter's Harbour a couple of years ago of this seal sunning itself on the beach. I took this photo in March and I was so surprised to see a

seal but it was very surprised to see me to that is why it did not stick around very long after that. I was lucky to get any photos at all

Blue Skies , Blue Water [part #2]

More photos that I took at the beach the other day when I was out for a walk in the harbour !

Full Tide Full Moon

This photo is from the Hall's Harbour webcam taken Feb 18 shortly after midnight. The Bay looks so calm .

Blue Skies, Blue Water [part # 1 ]

Went down to the beach in the Harbour yesterday ,it was a beautiful winter's day .

The beach is a breath-taking place in the winter ,with the water so blue !

Snow Bunting Birds In The Harbour

Backyard Birds of Winter in Nova Scotia

It was a very cold day in the harbour when I looked out of the window at my feeder to discover a type of bird I had never seen before. The name of the bird is snow bunting and after researching this bird I believe I was very lucky to have them at my feeder. Click on the link above it will tell you all about this beautiful bird. I will be looking tomorrow to see if they will return .

Downy Woodpecker

I took this video at my bird feeder yesterday [Feb.14] of a downy woodpecker. I could not believe how close the woodpecker let me walk up to it.

February 2nd 1898 Baxter's Harbour News

February 2nd 1898: "Baxter Harbor:

We are having our share of the heavy snow storms and bad roads.

Mr. Morton Bennett, who has been con
fined to the house for some time with a cut foot, is able to get out again.

Mr. Francis Lyons has been suffering from an attack of rheumatism.

Mr. Watson Brewster has moved his family to Cape Blomidon for the winter.

Mr. A Ells is spending the winter with relatives at Sheffield Mills

Mr. J.A. Baxter of Sheffield Mills, is here with a number of men getting out a frame for a large barn

Ice was seen in the bay, on Jan 24th, for the first time this winter."


I found the Baxter's Harbour news of Feb. 02 1898 while searching the internet I thought it was very interesting especially the last entry about the ice in the Bay .So far this winter the Bay has been ice free. I found this on rootsweb.com

Atlantis picked to test turbine

Atlantis picked to test turbine

A Snowflake is Winter's Butterfly !

Deer In My Field [ 2009 ]

These are photos that were taken in my field in the early Spring of 2009 . I am posting these pictures because I can not help but think of the deer [our wildlife] with the great amounts of snow we are recieving . The winter of 2008-2009 was a winter with large amounts of snow , but as Spring was breaking is when the deer came out in my field for several weeks. I love to look at these pictures especially the white and brown one. As I am posting this it is snowing again , it has snowed all day !

More Snow !

This is an image from Halls Harbour webcam at around 4:45 pm and it is still snowing !!!!!

Beautiful Winter's Walk In Feb. [Part 02]

These pictures were taken Feb 03 in the harbour, there is just so much snow . As I am posting this pictures the weather in the harbour this morning is [Sun . Feb.06] is dark , grey and rainy .

Beautiful Winter's Walk In Feb.[part01]

After the snowstorm yesterday I wanted to get out for a walk , the weather was so calm and the snow against the deep blue sky was breath-taking. The gold finches were in my feeder this morning, the eagles that were soaring so freely were at the beach and I spotted the robin in an apple tree on the way home. What a beautiful winter walk in the harbour !!!!!

K-Rock 89.3 - The Valley's Classic Rock|News- News

K-Rock 89.3 - The Valley's Classic RockNews- News: "And now it is time to dig out. According to Environment Canada we had about 30cm of snow on Wednesday, breaking a record from 1960 when we had a 20cm.Good news is all the power is on but a lot of flights canceled at the Halifax airport. As for the highways, the Department of Transportation website, says snow covered, slippery and some blowing snow. There is no school in the Annapolis Valley and there are a number of places opening late so people can dig out. Get the latest cancellations and delays here."

Snowy Ground Hog Day

I took these pictures this afternoon a couple hours after the storm started , it is now late in the evening and it is still snowing in the harbour. It will be interesting to know the total snowfall when the snow stops!

Calm Before The Storm [ Feb 02 ]

These images are from the webcam in Hall's Harbour taken at 10:40 am this morning , the calm before the storm but as I am posting this the snow has begun !

Brief pause between storms

Brief pause between storms

Here is a news article from the Chronicle Herald about the major snowstorm that is going to hit Nova Scotia today.Just click on the link above to read the article about the storm .

Groundhog Day gale remembered

Groundhog Day gale remembered

This is a news article from the Chronicle Herald about a powerful storm that hit Nova Scotia on Ground Hog Day in 1976. Interesting because the weather forecast for this area today is up to 40 cms of snow.

Dreaming Of A Summer's Sunset

With another major snowstorm on the way I thought this would be a good time to post a summer sunset just to remind us that winter does not last forever. The Bay of Fundy provides us with such breath-taking sunsets !!!!