Sunset at Peggy's Cove

One of my favourite people recently delved into my world a bit and took up his hand at photography. His subject of choice is landscapes, and he has the ambition and the means to experience some overdone places at times of day that make them extraordinary. Some of his night shots are absolutely magnificent, so when he asked my friend and I if we wanted to join him on a sunset photographic mission to Peggy's Cove, I jumped at the chance to see it the way he does.

I know, I know. You're thinking, "Peggy's Cove? Really? I've already seen it here and  here. Must you do it AGAIN?"

But this... THIS is Peggy's Cove as I had never seen it before.

 

  

 

     

What Has Eight Legs and Is Watching You Right Now...

I'm not afraid of spiders. I'm just... ya know... that's a lot of legs for one body, right? When I looked out my living room window and saw this sewn from one end to the other, though, I wasn't counting legs or determining whether this was some exotic type of flying, glass-breaking arachnid that was going to fling itself through my window onto my face. 

Instead, I found myself marvelling at the amazing things Mother Nature is capable of.... and choosing the lens that would best let me capture it.

Adam Baldwin and the Carletones

Saturday, September 28 brought on some relaxation of a different kind: a trip to The Carleton for dinner and drinks, along with some great music by the house band, the Carletones, and front man, Mr. Adam Baldwin. Watch for more from this guy in upcoming posts!

Water, Water Everywhere

Nova Scotia is a peninsula. Within it, Halifax is also a peninsula. Therefore, you can drive pretty much in any direction and hit water of some description. On Saturday, September 21, 2013, that's exactly what we did.

First stop: Rainbow Haven Beach in Cole Harbour.

 

"But that's not water," you say.
Take a few more steps, my friend.

 There is water.... and there is sand.
And when the underground water supply frees itself from the confines of the sand to run in to the ocean, there is this super-cool, all-natural effect:

 We weren't there for long before the fog started coming in. Being in Nova Scotia means it isn't surprising in the least to have this happen:

Looking left.

Looking right.

 When the fog started to engulf the entire beach, we took our leave.

Not without one more shot on the way out though.

We didn't get to drive far before we were completely engulfed too.

As was the Cow Bay Moose (yes, this is a real thing)

 So we headed back to the substantially more predictable weather of the city. Downtown Halifax from the Dartmouth side of the harbour...

 ... and a side trip to Sanford Flemming Park, also known as "The Dingle" on the Northwest Arm, where we watched the sun go down.

Still not ready to call it a day? Feet in the water at Kearney Lake, and a few minutes of complete calm to soak up what might turn out to be the last evening of summer.

Tatamagouche, NS

On September 16, 2013, it was my turn to choose where to go to shoot. As it turns out, Tatamagouche (though not quite as exotic as it sounds) does have a little bit of charm, ripe to be accidentally stumbled upon.

 This tiny little flower caught my eye, and if you look at it really closely, it's really quite remarkable.

There was also this, on some sort of old homestead-turned-summer-camp that we may or may not have been trespassing on. It spoke to me of creepy repetative scenery a la "Blair Witch Project"...

... and the ghosts of long forgotten children returned to make their mark.

In Your Own Backyard

September 15 was one of those days that isn't quite sure whether it's still summer or has moved on to autumn. It was gloriously sunny, warm enough to dip your feet in the lake, but the leaves were already starting to change, and you knew instinctively that you had to go outside (ANYWHERE really) and enjoy it because there weren't going to be many more like it until spring.

Where to go? Well, sometimes, "anywhere" is right in your own back yard. In this case, a walk down Parkland with my favourite girl, and a meet up at Kearney Lake with her favourite boy.

Long live summer!