Three ranks of neat black granite headstones protrude to knee height through the snow. Each stone is etched with the same date, April 15, 1912. The only sound in this hillside cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the growl of a diesel loco in the nearby rail freight yard, but I sense I am in… Continue reading
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Eagles soar over Nova Scotia's wonder of the world
The Bay of Fundy is both geographical superlative and natural theatre on an epic scale. And, literally, out of this world choreography. We must credit its astounding year round, twice daily performances to the moon. I could see the waters of the highest tide on earth out over the rolling fields of Kings County, an… Continue reading →