Weekly Update: Jun 13, 2018

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It’s been a busy week here in Nova Scotia. Lots of hiking at Blomidon, through forests lovely like this. The best hike? Cape Split, without a doubt. Standing on the edge of the cliffs, looking out and looking down were amazing experiences. And, yes, I am still fascinated by the Fundy tides. This is Halls Harbour at low tide, where the tidal range is about 40 feet. I also did a little beachwalking on the incoming tide at Scots Bay, and found these stubs of an old pier still holding on. On my way out of the Blomidon area, I…

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Sunday Serenity: Ebb and Flow

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Some days the sun doesn’t come out, either in real life or metaphorically speaking. Everything feels sort of grey… Same view, different day. Sometimes life is full, the tide is high… And other times the tide is low, and it may feel like everything is slipping away. But it’s not. Trust me on this, it’s not. I’ve battled depression, more than once. I’ve talked to a psychologist, who helped me find my balance again. I’ve found what works for me long-term and I am happy now that I asked for help and put in the work to get better. If…

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Bay of Fundy, Round 2

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This is about an hour after dead low tide on Minas Bay, part of the Bay of Fundy tidal system. I decided it looks fun enough out there I wanted to go, so down two sets of stairs to the rocks and mud. This is the shot I really wanted when I saw it from the road this afternoon. Yes, those are full-sized people way over there on the left. The views are amazing, and if the tide wasn’t coming in at a steady pace, I might have lingered a little longer. Remember this chart from my first Bay of…

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Weekly Update: Jun 6, 2018

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It’s been a busier week than I thought, looking through the photos I’ve taken. (I have a filter in Lightroom that shows me the last 7 days of images and that’s where I start when writing the weekly update.) The cover photo is from a hike at Kejimkujik National Park. Five days was really not enough to explore this place, and next time, I hope for warmer weather so I can go kayaking, too. I moved to the South Shore, stopping first at Liverpool to pick up some genealogy papers my friend had found, and then made camp at Graves…

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Reflection and Perspectives

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The Mersey River flows through Kejimkujik National Park, with several roadside stops and hiking trails that encourage exploration. (And yes, this Mersey flows to Liverpool, no kidding!) I had fun catching reflections on the river surface all week long. Here’s the most conventional of the images from my experiments. Then I started focusing on the water itself, cropping out the shoreline entirely. When I flipped this one upside down, it looked perfect, as if there was a crazy melting forest in front of me. What you can look at differently in YOUR world today? The smallest change in perspective can transform…

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