Last Days of Autumn Not long after my last post, “First Winter Day”, we had some more snow, creating an excellent day for some winter photography. This prompted an unplanned shoot to take advantage of the great conditions. On short notice, Bob Bear and I went out for a couple of hours and we were…
Category: Skies and Clouds
First Winter Day
December 7, 2023 I awoke this morning to a beautiful overnight snowfall. It’s not our first snowfall this autumn, nor is it technically winter yet, but I’m declaring it the beginning of winter. In addition to the fresh snow we received, the temperature was moderate and there was no wind. I collected my camera and…
Late Autumn Scenes
All the leaves are brown… Today’s post features photographs from a last look at autumn, taken recently near Canmore. It was a sunny fall day, following some earlier snowfalls, typical of what we can expect in November. I was accompanied by Bob Bear, a regular photo companion. We visited a number of areas, mostly in…
Corner Brook to Montreal
Via Gulf of St. Lawrence Leaving Cape Breton, we began our overnight sail to Corner Brook, Newfoundland. It is located at the far end of the Bay of Islands, an extensive inlet located on the west coast of Newfoundland. It is a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, stretching about 50 km inland. With a…
Maritime Provinces
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia Today’s post includes photographs from our first stops in Canada, at two ports in the Atlantic Provinces, St. John, NB and Halifax, NS. I will share photographs from Québec and Corner Brook NL in a following post. This first picture was taken as we approached the St. John harbour. The…