Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Miner - Bell Island Mural

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Bell Island, an island in Conception Bay, was once a thriving mining community; today, the mines are now gone but you can visit giant mural...

Twin Brooks

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I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley. By thirty hills ...
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Saturday, November 11, 2006

Remembrance Day - Nov. 11, 2006

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The grave of Private J. Hancock of the Newfoundland Regiment, in Y-Ravine Cemetery, Beaumont Hamel, France. Pte. Hancock was killed in acti...
Sunday, November 05, 2006

The Lake

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" A lake is the landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures ...
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Saturday, November 04, 2006

Fall Colors in Bowring Park

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This beautiful park was established in 1911 with a donation of 200 acres to the city of St. John's by the Bowring merchant family. The ...

Ruffed Grouse in the Botanical Gardens

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While walking through Memorial University's Botanical Gardens today, this grouse began drumming in the shadows of the forest floor.
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

At Torbay Beach

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A photographic moment spans fractions of a second. As painters of light we distill our subject from all the world before us. Thus, we creat...
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Monday, October 02, 2006

Torbay Beach Painting

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On Sunday afternoon I drove to Torbay but after several pictures I still remained uninspired. I then used a slow shutter speed and set the c...
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Tangled Bollard

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A bollard is a short wooden, iron or stone post used on a quayside for mooring ships. The term may be related to bole, meaning the lower tru...
Sunday, September 24, 2006

The War at Our Doorstep

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With the outbreak of World War II, St. John's Harbour became an important staging point for convoys and warships crossing the Atlantic t...
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A Kind of Blue - Yellow Day

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Frayed blue braids embrace a yellow mooring rail.
Saturday, September 23, 2006

Mural in Pouch Cove on a Friday Afternoon

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The Slipway

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Yesterday, "Tyler and Lucas" presented a photogenic scene on the the slipway in Pouch Cove.
Friday, September 22, 2006

On Middle Cove Beach

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Silently, I walk amid the grey dark stones, the sound of wind-lashed waves carrying me to faraway places. I am free at last from the tumult...
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Monday, September 18, 2006

Green Point

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Jagged rocks are washed by the churning sea below the cliffs of Green Point.
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Green Point Lighthouse

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The Green Point lighthouse is located on a windswept point near the village of Hibb's Cove, Conception Bay. From th e community, a rou...
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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Crab Pots for Sale

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A crab pot is a round rope- knitted cage with a funnel opening and a well in the middle to hold scraps of bait fish. The crab find their w...
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Saturday, September 16, 2006

The Lighthouse Keeper - Cape Race

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"No circumstance whatever will excuse any lightkeeper for failing to exhibit the lights in his charge at the prescribed time, or for ne...
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Cape Race Panorama

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The rocky ledge runs far into the sea. And on the outer point some miles away, The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry, A piller of fire by...
Monday, September 11, 2006

High and Dry

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This landlocked boat symbolizes the dream of most expatriot Newfoundlanders - to return again to their beloved island and perhaps never to l...
Friday, September 08, 2006

Heart's Content Lighthouse

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The Heart's Content Light was established in 1901 at the northern entrance of the community harbour. The 3o foot tower is a round cast i...
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Thursday, September 07, 2006

Making Fish

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This archival photograph is symbolic of the early Newfoundland cod fishery. I made this image from a glass slide in my collection. These f...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

After the Storm

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My soul is full of longing For the secret of the Sea, And the heart of the great ocean Sends a thrilling pulse through me. ...
Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Kittiwake ( Tickleace )

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Smaller than a herring gull with wings that appear to have been dipped in black paint, the kittiwake is perfectly at home on the sea, drink...
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Monday, September 04, 2006

Powell's Head Light Beacon

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Powell's Head Lighthouse is located near the entrance to Trepassey Harbour. The original iron tower built in 1902 was replaced by this s...
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Cape Race Light Station 1909

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Cape Race Lighthouse Looking East

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Cape Race Lighthouse - Lantern Lens

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The Cape Race Lighthouse began operating in 1856 and is Canada's most significant landfall beacon. In 1912 radio operators here receive...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

Water Watchers

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"How can there be such solitude in watching water ? " - Margrethe Ahlschwede
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Northern Cod

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Codfish cakes for breakfast or lunch are an old Newfoundland tradition. They remain one of my favorite dishes. Here is a recipe: Codfish Ca...
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Lilies in My Garden

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"Lilies have been cultivated for over 3000 years. Feng Shui believers hold the lily as an emblem of summer and abundance; to the Chi...
Monday, August 28, 2006

Sea-wet Rocks

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The mermaids on the sea-wet rocks sat and sang ther siren songs.
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Sunday, August 27, 2006

View of Placentia from Fort Royal on Castle Hill

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The town of Placentia was once a French fortification and community known as Plaisance. As the French capital of Newfoundland, it was an im...
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Saturday, August 26, 2006

Conception Bay Shore from Bell Island

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When we look at the changing evening sky, we must realize that it is the work of someone more powerful than man.
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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Admiral's Point Lighthouse

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"A square pyramidal wooden tower flashing white every 5 seconds, range 15 nautical miles."

Admirals Point, Trinity

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Because of Trinity's excellent harbour and access to the fishing grounds, the early English settlers were subject to French raids. In o...
Friday, August 18, 2006

Moose on Road to Trinity - Who's Watching Who ?

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The Newfoundland Moose is often seen along the margins of ponds, lakes and rivers of the boreal forest and bogs. Moose can also be f...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Lonely House in Trinity

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Trinity, Newfoundland, is a historic fishing village along the shores of Trinity Bay. Most of the buildings are heritage sites. This elegant...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Lenny's Fishing Room

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The Battery - A Slightly Different Perspective

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The city of St Johns is is the oldest city in North America. While walking along the city waterfront, you will see historic buildings and ...
Sunday, August 13, 2006

Bird Rock - Cape St. Mary's

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I t is an interesting fact that young gannets must launch themselves from these high cliffs and fly immediately. In early fall thousands of...
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Gannet Colony - Cape St. Mary's

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Cape St. Mary has the second largest gannetry in North America, the other being on Bonaventure Island off Quebec. As you can see, it is a s...
Saturday, August 12, 2006

Moose on the Road to St. Bride's

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Moose are not native to Newfoundland but were introduced in 1904. Four moose were brought to the island from New Brunswick and today their d...
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Lighthouse - Cape St. Mary's

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Cape St. Mary's has always been known for it's treacherous currents and fog enshrouded cliffs which presented danger to sea going ve...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Summer at Last !

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Well, Summer vacation is here at last and I'm excited to be cruising the Scandanavian countries throughout July. I will not be able to ...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Beaumont Hamel 1916 - 2006

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Newfoundland sent 8,500 soldiers and sailors abroad in the First World War; out of a population of less than 250,000, over 1,500 brave men ...
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Saturday, June 24, 2006

Bell Island Light

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This lonely lighthouse is situated on the eastern point of Bell Island . On a clear day, you can see all the way to Baccalieu Island and ri...
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Painted Sky - Bonne Bay

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Over Bonne Bay, as the evening draws nigh A golden glow of light seems to drop From a freshly painted sky.
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