The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.  ~Author Unknown
 

I love these oddities in nature. Here's a rock my husband found embedded into the root of a small tree. I think it's kind of neat!

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.

Winter Road

You can't get too much winter in the winter. ~~Robert Frost

This photo was taken along of stretch of road called, The Four Mile woods. I've always loved the sound of that. I'm sure one day I'll set a story there.

  

The Christmas Tree Capital of the World

"Symbolizing eternal hope, the wreath goes 'round and 'round, And where it starts or ends cannot be found. Woven of things that grow - for life, and hung for holiday delight. The wreath must be left in place from Advent through Twelfth Night.”

I've known for many years that Lunenburg County held the title of  "The Christmas Tree Capital of the World." While, once upon a time, a small part of Dalhousie over-lapped into Lunenburg County, this is no longer true today. Got to love Government for messing with the boundry lines. Still, Christmas trees are grown and cut in our area each fall. And with Christmas trees also comes the making of wreaths. 

Shown here are 715 12" wreath, baled and ready to be loaded.

This year I tied 1065 wreaths by hand. My daughter helped clip and pack some of the brush for these.

Busy as a Beaver

Canada has two emblems - the beaver and the maple.
John W. Dawson

This beaver was very busy as you can see by the photos. I  can`t imagine how long it must have taken to gnaw through  this tree.

Autumn Already?

The foliage has been losing its freshness through the month of August, and here and there a yellow leaf shows itself like the first gray hair amidst the locks of a beauty who has seen one season too many.  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Hints of orange and red have been present here since some time in late August. Perhaps fall is anxious to get started, anxious to show off her colours for the rest of the world to see. Why is it we refer to the seasons as she? Is it because the seasons are part of Mother Nature?

Gone Fishing

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.~~ Herbert Hover

I love this sign posted on the Lahave River in Lunenburg County. Porky Pig's face is hidden, and I couldn't get a clear shot, but I'm sure anyone stopping by the river got the message.