Halifax Rainmen v Vermont Frost Heaves (catchy name, huh?) or to you and me… basketball!
Jump Ball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m) high hoop (the goal) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.
Trying for some points
Froggy Cup
We all have our little rituals and one of my is bringing a glass of water/juice to bed. After one too many mishaps i.e. soaking myself, the bed or the floor in the middle of the night I decided that there must be an easier and safer way to make my habit less hazardous.
I’m not quite sure if this is it… but I couldn’t resist buy this adorable froggy cup for the bargain price of $1! I’m now trying to resist the urge to go back and buy all his friends too – no surprises as to what everyone is getting for birthday presents this year!
Blue = Alive
Lobster is Canada’s most valuable seafood export, contributing as much as $1 billion in export sales. In many ways, the lobster is Canada’s ambassador to the world and one of the exports most closely associated with this country. Consumers in 55 countries from Australia to Vietnam and all points around the globe enjoy lobster from Canada.
In Canada, lobster is harvested and processed throughout the Atlantic provinces (Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) and Quebec. Landings peak twice a year, once in the period from April to June when the spring season opens, and then again in December after the winter fishery opens in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Flicking through my photographs the other day I came across the pics we’d taken of our very own lobsters. The two that we cooked for new year. Read the rest of this entry »
The NSCAD Lunenburg Studios is a residency program offered by NSCAD University in partnership with the Town of Lunenburg. Each year residents for the program are selected from NSCADS graduating class. The program aims to assist these recent graduates make the transition from university life to the real world.
The residents are in the studio for one year, during which they are responsible for hosting three open studio evenings and offering public workshops relating to their disciplines.
As part of my Christmas present Cameron bought me a gift voucher for the Organic Metal workshop which took place in January.
The course involved learning a variety of basic jewellery making techniques that included sawing, annealing, hammering and polishing. The finished result was to be a piece of jewellery, made from copper, that resembles or suggests a form found in nature.
My attempt
Copper Oak Leaf
Not too bad for a first attempt I think!
Sunday = another bright, sunny, gorgeous day will plenty of snow if you know where look for it….
Track to Lake Mushamush
Cameron and I decided to pack us some sandwiches and head out for the afternoon..
Us
After lunch it was time to head up the track and see what we could find. Lake Mushamush is located approximately 5 miles from Bridgewater and couldn’t be more different from the town. It is a haven for relaxing, canoeing and walking. And looks beautiful covered in snow/ice.
The Lake
Here we are standing on the beach and behind us is nothing but water (under enough ice to support half a dozen snowmobilers, however thick that is).
After a little stroll, Mr Queen, decided that it was playtime…
On Saturday we attended the 18th annual Sheffield Mills Eagle Watch in the beautiful Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Hundreds of Bald Eagles come to the area each year, where they are fed chicken scraps by the local chicken farmers. They are beautiful, very impressive birds with wingspans reaching 7 feet across in some mature adults.
Eagle Yearling
We saw approximately 35-40 eagles in the trees but there have been reports of over 500 eagles counted during the viewing period of November-March!
Overhead
It’s clear these creatures, whose species once precariously perched on the edge of survival, don’t trust easily. And with 50 or so spectators they were happy to sit in the trees and ignore the tasty chicken scraps waiting for them on the ground! Read the rest of this entry »
Just another teuchter in Canada 