Uploads from sminky_pinky100 (In and Out), tagged autumn, with geodata

Spooky

nobody@flickr.com (sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:30:53 -0700

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Whilst traveling about this last week we headed to Walton Lighthouse. The weather started off grey and got progressively worse as the day went on, but on route I spotted this place and had to stop for a shot. Not much bothers me usually, but this place just gave me the creeps. I couldn't get the Blair Witch Project out of my mind! Of course had I seen it in Summer I doubt I would have felt the same way. Happy Halloween Eve!

Better bigger on Black

Autumn at Mahone Bay

nobody@flickr.com (sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:15:23 -0800

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It's that time of the week again where I am starting to flag, so I am going flickrless again for a few days.

Mahone Bay is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada along the eastern end of Lunenburg County.

Opening south directly onto the Atlantic, its eastern shore is formed by the Aspotogan Peninsula and its western shore is formed by the First Peninsula (of Lunenburg). The Chester Peninsula juts several kilometres into Mahone Bay at roughly its midpoint.

The bay's geological history differs from its eastern neighbour, St. Margarets Bay, in that Mahone Bay shows a greater variety of soils and bedrock. Numerous glacial drumlins on the western shore near the towns of Mahone Bay and Lunenburg have resulted in small-scale farming operations.

Mahone Bay also differs from St. Margarets Bay in that it is dotted with innumerable small and medium-sized islands throughout its waters. The shelter provided by these islands, along with the summer southwesterly flow, led to the scenery around Mahone Bay becoming a tourist attraction in itself. Today the towns of Chester and Mahone Bay have become a destination for cruising in pleasure yachts. A scenic provincial park at Graves Island just east of Chester is a popular camping destination.

The view across the harbour of its three prominent churches (Anglican, Lutheran, and United) has appeared on many postcards and calendars.

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Scenes from Lunenburg

nobody@flickr.com (sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:48:16 -0800

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Lunenburg, is a Canadian port town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

Situated on the province's South Shore, Lunenburg is located on a peninsula at the western side of Mahone Bay. The town is approximately 90 kilometres southwest of the county boundary with the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The historic town was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site in 1995.

This designation ensures protection for much of Lunenburg's unique architecture and civic design, being the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America.

Acadia University

nobody@flickr.com (sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)) — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:13:45 -0700

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Acadia University is located in the town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, approximately 100 kilometres northwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia the provincial capital. Founded in 1838 by the Baptist Community, Acadia's beginning was the result of the commitment and enthusiasm of a community determined to build a university. The University has been shaped by their spirit of hard work and dedication to the principles that everyone should have access to university regardless of gender, race or religious affiliations - a spirit which continues to guide the university today.

Just for reference we had 150 kiddies round trick or treating yesterday, scary pumpkin or no :o)

Trick or Treat

nobody@flickr.com (sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:46:29 -0700

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Continuing the Halloween theme, this is our carved pumpkin. Many of the others on doorsteps around us, looked far too friendly, I think ours looks sufficently evil! First time for me having a go at carving one of these, it was harder than I thought, especially as ours is so huge and thick!

Thriller

nobody@flickr.com (sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 08:28:55 -0700

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Happy Halloween!

I took this a couple of weeks back in Kentville where the pumpkin people were out in full force. These reminded me of zombies and MJ's Thriller video popped into my mind. I have some more of these to post, but they may wait a while.