"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art." Ambrose Bierce
December 1, 2010
"We can throw stones, complain about them,
stumble on them, climb over them,
or build with them."
William Arthur Ward
This is an inunnguaq, a type of inuksuk (most inuksuit are just piles of rocks, sans legs). It was my first time making one. I don't think I did too badly. :)
Taken July 31, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
December 2, 2010
"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth,
and the top of it reached to heaven:
and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it."
Genesis 28:12
One of the many staircases leading up from the beach.
Taken July 31, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
December 3, 2010
"I never saw a discontented tree.
They grip the ground as though they liked it,
and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do."
John Muir
I love pictures like this. :)
Taken July 31, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
sky, summer, trees
(( 4 made ripples in the pond ))
December 4, 2010
"To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first."
William Shakespeare
Yet another staircase along the beach.
Taken July 31, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
landscapes, sky, architecture, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
December 5, 2010
"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain,
the sound of wind in a primeval wood,
and the sound of outer ocean on a beach."
Henry Beston
The Atlantic Ocean meets the shore near camp.
Taken August 1, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
landscapes, sky, water, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
December 6, 2010
"My spirits were elevated by the enchanting appearance of nature;
the past was blotted from my memory, the present was tranquil,
and the future gilded by bright rays of hope and anticipations of joy."
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The only sunrise shot I managed to get while at Camp Meeting.
Taken August 1, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
landscapes, sky, water, summer, trees
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
December 7, 2010
"There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times
control the greatest of creation's braggart lords."
John Muir
Yet another flower from the camp gardens.
Taken August 1, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
December 8, 2010
"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."
Groucho Marx
"Xanthous" literally means yellow... and this flower certainly is that! :)
Taken August 1, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
December 11, 2010
"All around the sounds
moving closer to them
telling them the story
told by flora."
Enya
From "Flora's Secret"
The last shot from camp.
There will be a haitus for about a week starting today, as I am waiting for my new laptop to arrive.
Taken August 1, 2010 in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.
flowers and plants, close-ups, summer
(( throw a pebble in the pond ))
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