Ex-hurricane Danny: Weather for ducks

These intrepid ducks were not at all shy as my husband herded them out of the garden and back down the road. I bet they’re happy now: it’s pouring rain. Danny was briefly a hurricane but is down to a post-tropical storm that will pass south of Nova Scotia on a similar path to Hurricane [...]

Posted Under: Birds,Gardening,Natural shoreline,Nova Scotia weather
This post was written by Heather on August 29, 2009 Comments (0)

Bike ride on Martin’s Point

A beautiful day begs a bike ride. We headed for Martin’s Point, which sticks out into Mahone Bay between Oak Island and Indian Point. Martin’s Point points towards the many Mahone Bay  islands that we like to sail to and around. Like many coastal areas, it has a mixture of century-old homesteads, decades-old bungalows, and [...]

Posted Under: Birds,Cycling,Land ownership
This post was written by Heather on April 19, 2009 Comments (0)