The Three Churches of Mahone Bay

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching. Ralph Waldo Emerson 

In the stillness of the early morning, the view of the three churches is breathtaking

I love the scenery in Mahone Bay, a picturesque little town on Nova Scotia’s south shore. People come from all over to see these three churches. I had plans to go to a service in each one of the churches over the summer with a friend, but unfortunately life got in the way. I'm a little anxious to see the inside of these magnificent buildings. I guess I'll have to wait.

The Ocean

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.~~~Mother Teresa

These photos were taken recently on a trip to the shore. Beautiful Crescent Beach. 

I love the white sandy beach!

Wile's Carding Mill, Bridgewater

Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.
William Henry Ashley

With the new fallen snow in Bridgewater, I couldn't help but take a few photos of the old carding mill....Lovely!

 

There was a lot of water coming down over the dam.

  

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between themis sometimes as great as a month. ~~~ Henry Van Dyke.

Today it certainly felt like spring here in Nova Scotia. My husband spied these pussy willows today as we were getting in the car to go into town. Although the forecast is calling for a storm tomorrow, today these pussy willows are a welcomed sight.

Hay Day

"Work and pray, live on hay, you'll get pie in the sky when you die."~~~ Joe Hill

Hay bales in Farmington, Nova Scotia

 

Eagle Nest

“We are eagles of one nest - the nest is in our soul.”  Led Zeppelin

This nest is just outside Sobey's in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia at the top of a high pole. We saw one head moving about but couldn't get a good view. Not sure if eagles are occupying this nest or some other large bird.

“Alas! in winter, dead and dark,

Where can poor Robin go?” ~~William Allingham

Certainly these robin do not seem to care that it February in Nova Scotia.

Not Your Typical Nova Scotia Winter

Brew me a cup for a winter's night.

For the wind howls loud and the furies fight;

Spice it with love and stir it with care,

And I'll toast our bright eyes,

my sweetheart fair.~Minna Thomas Antrim

As predicted by the hornets in an earlier post, this winter in Nova Scotia has been one with little snow. Here's a photo I took just this afternoon of the lake, a thin layer of ice on it's surface. Who knows what the rest of winter will bring? But for now I'll enjoy this lack of snow.

Black Duck Lake

Wild Geese

“Wild geese fly south, creaking like anguished hinges; along the riverbank the candles of the sumacs burn dull red. It's the first week of October. Season of woolen garments taken out of mothballs; of nocturnal mists and dew and slippery front steps, and late-blooming slugs; of snapdragons having one last fling; of those frilly ornamental pink-and-purple cabbages that never used to exist, but are all over everywhere now.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

These wild geese are not flying south quite yet. We saw them spending a relaxing afternoon bobbing about on Whetstone Lake in Farmington, Nova Scotia. We counted about 17 altogether.

RCMP Musical Ride

A horse is the projection of peoples’ dreams about themselves – strong, powerful, beautiful – and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.~~Pam Brown

Friday and Saturday the RCMP Musical ride came to Bridgewater on their tour of the province. We had a great time. The weather even cooperated for the day.

Pussy Willows

Having seen some pussy willows posted on facebook I knew they were out. So I went on a search of my own. I grabbed my camera today and went for a walk. Here's what I found.

 

Pussy willows grow along the ditches in rural Nova Scotia it is commonly thought to be a sign that spring is just aroud the corner.