Hey, there had to be a bright side to all that rain! The Powers That Be have opened the gates above the Gaspereau River, raising the water levels in the river. Tubing is on again, which is rather unusual for August. Carpe diem. We seized the day. The water was higher than usual, and faster, [...]
Before the official end of winter yesterday, the snow in the Annapolis Valley and the South Shore had mostly melted. A layer of ice, the remnant of sunny days and cold nights, was the last thing to leave our lawn; it took days to melt. We enjoyed a March Break trip to the Valley, and [...]
How nice it is to live a simpler life in the Nova Scotia countryside. That’s the jist of Mike Aubé’s song, I’d Rather Be. Annapolis Valley video guru Kim Smith filmed Mike walking through the autumn woods to make the video. Here it is:
Another storm is on its way. This one is the kind of blizzard you’d expect in January, with 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 inches) of snow. Atlantic Canada has been in the news lately with a series of storms in December, one week after another. If you just watched the weather channel you [...]
What to do when it’s pouring rain? Get new photos into the Nova Scotia Photo Album, of course. I just uploaded several new Panoramas and fleshed out the Annapolis Valley section.
Jenny Osburn of the Union St. Café in Berwick has a great new blog, Kitchen Witch – the secret ingredient is love. She’s interesting, funny, and has a great recipe in every post. Don’t just visit her blog, though. Go eat! The restaurant which she started with her mother, sister and aunt a decade ago [...]
Apple blossoms were blooming in Lunenburg last Thursday, which means they’re past their prime in the Annapolis Valley already. The Apple Blossom Festival will apparently be blossom-less. Usually the organizers hit the blossoms right on with their timing, but this year it is generally agreed that spring is 2 to 3 weeks ahead of schedule. [...]
Nova Scotia has so many beautiful lakes. Some of them are lined with cottages. In Cape Breton family cottages are called “bungalows”. Other lakes are in wilderness areas and may hide traditional camping spots known to a few fishermen, hunters and back-country campers. I camped out last weekend next to the cottage of friends on [...]
I was in the Annapolis Valley last week on a beautiful spring day, and have added some panoramas to the Photo Album.
