some just call it paradise
This is an ode to one of my favorite places on earth.
I hope it stays like this forever.
I am NOT in favor of the land adjacent to it being sold for commercial use.
Let us hope that does not go forward.
Continue reading “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Til It’s Gone”
By November 25, 2019 I’d heard that all of the damaged vehicles and vessels in the Green Building had been removed and the debris inside had been ‘cleaned up.’
I asked my winter resident to snap a few pictures so I could see how it was ‘cleaned up.’
Continue reading “Hurricane Dorian ‘Clean-up’”
As mentioned elsewhere Hurricane Dorian made a direct hit on the Halifax Regional Municipality. I sat it out in my house on top of Astaak Point. We lost power and it remained off for 5 days. Which was not a fun time.
Continue reading “Hurricane Dorian Aftermath”
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?”
It appears that we, the residents and owners of Abbecombec Ocean Village, are in imminent threat of losing a significant piece of our common lands in the center of the wetlands at Clam Bay.
Continue reading “You have the right to an attorney.”
Note: If you are already familiar with the issue and want to show your support quickly, there is now a more direct way to indicate your opposition to the subdivision and sale of a piece of the common land here: A Simple Request
I still intend to pursue this issue. I am NOT going to give up. Neither Ralph Bayer or anyone else should be able to obtain any piece of our common lands. Ever. I hope the rest of the owners agree and will join me as a group to formally take legal action if necessary.
For now, I ask you indicate your agreement with my Demand Letter and Settlement Offer (in letter and below) by submitting the below form. (there’s another one at the bottom after you read the background article from October. All the legal documents and opinions are also linked below.)
Continue reading “The Fate of the Green Building”
I take lot of photos every year. This year I was determined to somehow select some of my favorite shots and compile them into a book again as in the past. The first year I did this, I ended up with 3 books. In the intervening years, I always got overwhelmed at the prospect of trying to go through 10,000s of photos and try to whittle it down to a few 100 to then select from for a book. Then begins the long, tedious, but infinitely creative process of laying out the book page by page. I have a large backlog of work to do one of these days.
The good news is that this year I did it!
Continue reading “Abbecombec 2019 – The Book”
I can’t really paint, but I do have an artist’s eye. I take photographs with my artistic vision and sense of composition rather than to record events or people or document a moment.
Not too long ago I discovered a new digital application that vastly expands the choices for manipulation of images in all manner of ways to create new art. Like many people I am drawn to the Impressionists, their technique and vision and goals in creating art the way they did speak to me, and I’m sure many people. So here are some of my photographs turned into Faux Paintings which might hang in a gallery called Musée de Impressionnistes Numérique
Continue reading “An Artist’s Vision”
The view from my lot on top of Astaak Point gives me the opportunity to observe the entire west side of Clam bay from my front deck and from my bedroom balcony at any time of day. I can also see the east side from the guest room side of the house, looking over Sleepy Head toward Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park.
Many days I loose count of how many times I say to myself, “Oh, my gosh, where’s my camera/phone? I have to get a shot of that!!!”
Continue reading “The View”
George is a dog. I’d call him my dog, but I think he’d dispute that and insist that I am HIS human. Like all dogs, George loves the beach. He also loves people, sometimes a bit too much, as in jumping and hugging and kissing them. Since some people don’t care for this—imagine that!—it’s better for everyone that he be only set loose where he can run and chase birds and smell things and did I mention run? and not usually see people to go make friends with. Our beaches at Abbecombec are ideal for that especially at low tide. Run, George, Run!
Continue reading “George on the Beach”
As a lifelong surfer, I came to Nova Scotia looking for uncrowded surf. I found it. But don’t tell anyone! It’ll be our secret.
Continue reading “Surf’s Up”