Come with me and we will explore Maple Ridge Trail…… but first let’s take a stroll around Triton and view the town’s bus shelters….yes, you read that correctly.
I always promote reading and really, really like this one
Amazing.
…and yes we all need to give thanks to our firefighters.
Put a window in this one, some sort of door for inclement weather, give me a stack of books and I am not coming out to catch the bus. 🙂
We are celebrating our fall season in Newfoundland, Canada and October has been a glorious month to date. Comfort Cove, located on the island’s northeast coast, is dressed in my favorite colours. My hike today meandered onto Bight Road and my senses were on full alert.
Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.
Forest Photography, Wise Nature Saying
October’s Party
by George Cooper
October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came
The Chestnuts, Oaks and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.
The Chestnuts came in yellow,
The Oaks in crimson dressed,
The lovely Misses Maple
In scarlet looked their best;
All balanced to their partners,
And gaily fluttered by;
The sight was like a rainbow
New fallen from the sky.
Then, in the rustic hollow,
At hide-and-seek they played,
The party closed at sundown,
And everybody stayed,
Professor Wind played louder;
They flew along the ground;
And then the party ended
In jolly “hands around.”
Cheerful Charlie is visiting from Nova Scotia
………………..and stops by for a visit with Gerald, a man we all miss on Bight Road.
…………..and then I make my way gnome to my little forest.
I am offering these simple words to you. I am offering the joy of walking. I am offering a space for listening I am offering a pair of warm cozy socks. I am offering a beautiful Pashmina to cuddle your shoulders. I am offering a place of silence. I am offering a hot cup of…
To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles. Mary Davis A beautiful fall day is made for hiking….so off we went to Cottlesville to walk this very interesting trail. I am sure nature lovers and foresters world wide would be amazed that a new species of tree can be found on Newfoundland’s northeast…
This trail has been on my bucket list for a number of years and I finally hiked it. It is 9.5 km return and I was definitely in my happy place as I walked through its varied and amazing landscape. Located approximately 3 km from Trout River on Route 431, the trail makes you feel…
Rose Blanche is located on the southwest shore of Newfoundland on route 470, approximately 45 km from Port Aux Basques. Allow extra time for traveling this route, for although the road is in good condition, it winds along the coast with many turns and twists.
The lighthouse was built with stone from a local granite quarry.
The Lighthouse is accessed by an easy walking, circular, gravel trail that showcases spectacular views of both the ocean and the harbour. Midway around the trail is the historic Rose Blanche Lighthouse, originally built in 1871 and restored in 1999. Rose Blanche Lighthouse Inc. has dedicated this restored lighthouse to all those mariners who sail our shores and the lights and their keepers that bring them home.
A short beautiful walk brings you face to face with so much history…………….Robert Louis Stevenson connections, wow!
The building was likely designed by either Oake or J.T. Neville, with D & Stevenson, lighthouse engineers from Edinburgh, Scotland advising, designing and supplying the original lighting apparatus. The company, named after the father and uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson, designed a number of lighthouses in the UK and Newfoundland, including the one at Ferryland.
heritage.nf.ca
Love these stones.
During the 70 years in which the lighthouse operated, it had 6 light keepers…..John A. Roberts, John Cook, Bruce Cook, Philip Hatcher, James Skinner and it seems as if Philip Hatcher did a second term and was the last keeper to work here. Oh, to have interviewed them! They must have experienced some ferocious storms.
We have a light upon our house, and it gives hope to all who sail upon the stormy seas. Do ya know what it means to have a light burning atop your home? It is safety, a place of refuge, seen by all that as a signal that ye stand for something greater than this world, greater than us all.
James Michael Pratt, The Lighthouse Keeper
There are always new places to explore in Newfoundland!
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