Theodore Too was looking especially perky that day, and Mar II was dressed to party.

Theodore Too, Mar II, and the dockyards

One panorama from the Panoramas gallery. Click for more.

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.

Stonehurst East, Heike Ortscheid photo

I’ve just uploaded new photos to the Lakes and Forests, Blue Rocks and Stonehurst, Mahone Bay, and Lunenburg galleries.   Hope you enjoy them.

Chester Yacht Club and Front Harbour as seen from the bandstand on a calm morning

I just added a few pictures to the Panoramas section of the Nova Scotia Photo Album. You’ll find the new ones at the beginning.

The Panoramas are perhaps the most distinctive feature of this website. They are seamlessly knit together from as many as 6 or 7 photos. How do I do it? There are many little tricks, and it can take me up to an hour to do each one. It’s a labour of love, I’d say. After having taken the pictures, making the panorama is the next best thing to being there.

The first school in Nova Scotia was established there. A new French Acadian school is currently being built outside Bridgewater, not far from the banks of the LaHave River, and the road leading to it will be named after Champlain.  (See the website of the École de la Rive-Sud, which I maintain.)

So it is with great pleasure that I unveil a new section of the Nova Scotia Photo Album dedicated to the LaHave River and Islands.  Drumroll please…

Fort Point Museum at the mouth of the LaHave River, site of Razilly's original fort. Click photo to see more pictures of the LaHave River and LaHave Islands.

Panoramas: Note that each panorama is stitched together from two or more photos to give a wide view, more like the eye sees as it scans the scenery. Together they form an extremely unique collection of images from around Nova Scotia.

Halifax – I confess, I’ve only ever lived in Halifax for a summer long ago, so I’m a tourist when I go to Halifax, even if it’s to see a doctor. So much the better for you if you’re planning a trip.

Blue Rocks & Stonehurst – Not far away from us, but so very picturesque, and a fantasy place for kayaks and other small boats.

This project, the Nova Scotia Photo Album, is still very much alive and growing.  It predates Flickr, Picasa and the rest.  Photo sharing has become an easy and common thing for anyone to do, so I hope I’m offer something of value.  Is it just because this site has been around for a long time and gets found in the search engines?  What do you think?  Click on COMMENTS below and leave a comment.

Chirbles the Chickadee

I’ve just set up a new section of the photo album called “Chirbles the Chickadee, his Friends and his Enemies”.  It features the nature photography of the “Chickadee Dude”, Dennis Robinson.  He has a special relationship with his chickadees and loves to capture their personalities with his camera.

Some of these photos of Nova Scotia birds are available on various products such as postcards and notecards in our Nova Scotia Gift Shop.  Look for Chirbles.

We saw this Great Blue Heron on Bush Island, in the LaHave Islands chain.

Great Blue Heron on Bush Island, LaHave