Someone call 911, the sky is on FIRE!

Shot last week....

I was scrambling to get these shots off before I lost the nice light....

My wetsuit was still on, dangerous salt water dripping off me, perilously close to my precious camera! Luckily, it escaped unscathed...

I tried bumping up the colour saturation in the vertical shot, what say you, readers?

Burning, frickin'....rubber.

I attended the pre-release screening of Burning Rubber last night in Terence Bay. What a hoot!

I was very nervous about my 'part' in the doc., but it all turned out well in the end.

My one comment in the doc. (about how in high school I thought brake burns were just made by "...dumb rednecks...") didn't seem to go over very well with the crowd. Understandable. Hopefully they heard the last part of my quote over the murmurs, which had me explain how I've gained a new appreciation for brake burns....Stop ya' hatin', ya'll don't know me! (o_0)

The doc. was much funnier than I anticipated, in a good way! I was grinning ear to ear for most of it.

Keep your eyes peeled for Burning Rubber airing on Bravo! in December and hopefully at the Atlantic Film Festival later this summer.

This shot I scraped online sums up how I feel about Ariella's documentary, I love's it!

Late night Lahave ferry

Shot about a month ago, late night ferry crossing on the Lahave River.

For some reason, the clock in the 'cockpit' (what is that captain's 'perch' called, anyway?) caught my eye. I wonder why there are red wedges on the quarter hour, but not on the hour/half hour?

Oh well, there have to be some mysteries in life, right?

Brake burns are universally rural ^_^

Felt like I've been neglecting les burnouts recently, so, that being said...

Here's my compilation of brake burns/burnouts/les burnouts from my recent trip to les Îles de la Madeleine.

As you can see, burnout culture knows no cultural/language boundaries...give me a rural road seldom travelled by the po po, and I'll show you brake burns!

What's on This Weekend? Planked Salmon Supper!

HOLY CRAP>>>>UPDATE!!

Woah, almost dropped the ball on this one! This Saturday is the Greenfield Planked Salmon Supper, bwa!?!

Check out a review from a couple years ago here.

Here's a video of the salmon being cooked by the fire.

Looks like it's going to be a wet one tomorrow, you might have to wait in your car to get seated...also means that you probably won't be able to eat outside down by the river :-(

Suppers

Greenfield Fire Fighters Planked Salmon Supper, Greenfield

25 Jul 2009, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Community: Greenfield
Contact Person: Bob Theakston
Phone: 685-3060
Planked Salmon Supper, Greenfield Firehall - Only 700 tickets to be sold. $12 per person.

Breakfasts

July 25, Saturday,
Firemen's Breakfast,
United Communities Fire Hall, Cherry Hill,
8-11 a.m.
Adults $6; 5-12 years $3.25; under 5 free.

July 25,
Breakfast at Royal Canadian Legion #23,
Lunenburg,
7:3011:30 a.m.
Adults $6; ages 5- 12, $3.
Takeout available for pick-up $6.50. 634-4215

Ma Grande Aventure aux Îles de la Madeleine - jour 2

The first of many windsurfers I would see on my trip


Part of my dune adventure near Old Harry, can you see the trail? It wasn't always clear which way to go, fun!




It was a cloudy day on the island, hard to capture the vistas you see in the tourist brochures..




En faites les burnouts ici, le!



Stunning, one of the few beaches that almost had surfing potential....almost. The cliffs in the distance reminds me of Cape Breton.





Lots of red cliffs to be photographed, this place is an amazing spot for kayaking, I wann go through that hole in the rock!

Ma grands aventure aux Îles de la Madeleine: NS => PEI

This was to be a recurring theme all weekend..waiting in line for a ferry. I managed to hit all my ferries on time, SO much better than driving!


Started snapping pics of people coming off the PEI => NS ferry, buddy gave me the finger, it was a good omen ^_^


Busted! seatbelt not on, one hand on camera, how many driving laws am I violating here?


New VW van on its first trip? LOTS of veedub vans on Les Îles , le!


The captain caught me snapping this one


Nothing says ferry like ferry jello...




Our fishing boat 'escort'....the adventure was only just beginning..

La derniere soire chez Iles...

I came, I saw, I got my ass handed to me by an 11.5 meter kite, I drank your fine beers and savoured your stinky cheeses...Les Iles de la Madleine, I`ll be back..

On faites beacoup de burnouts en Les Iles, le!

First day of my vacation en Les Ilês de la Madeleine. Amazing.

Fine cheeses on offer, the best chocolate croissant I have ever eaten...had a coastal dune adventure (pics to follow) this morning, interesting trail, you had to use your head to figure out where it went next...

Sipping a fine biere blonde ce soir, made with barley grown on Les Ilês, delish!

Tomorrow, kite surfing and kite buggying lessons await!

What's on This Weekend?

Breakfasts

Saturday, July 18,
Fireman's breakfast.
Petite Riviere Fire Hall,
8 -11 a.m.
Full menu,
adults $6, under 12 $3, under 5 free.
Notice of date change, fireman's breakfast in August will be on Saturday August 29. Information call 688-2356
They aren't kidding when they say 'full menu', there's so much food, you get an extra plate to hold it!

Suppers

Sunday, July 19,
Annual Buffet Salad Supper,
Hemford Fire Hall,
starting at 4 p.m.
Adults $9; children 6-12 $3; under 5 free.
Come enjoy ham, turkey salad, roast beef, salami. A wide variety of salads and fruit salad, sweets for dessert.
Proceeds for the Hemford and Dist. Fire Dept.

Sunday, July 19,
Annual Chicken BBQ,
50 School Rd., LaHave,
4-6 p.m.
Adults $10; children 5-12 $5, under 5 free.
Limited to 200 servings.
Proceeds for LaHave and District Fire Dept.
This one is always crazy busy, arrive early if you want some delish BBQ!

The early bird gets the worm AND...

...market setup pics!

Caught some nice light this morning, tried bumping up the colour saturation in some of the pics, hope you like 'em!:








nice zucchini blossoms and neat pointy cabbage!


mmmmm....orange.


gourmet tomaters, courtesy of pleasant river farm, just down the road from me!


can't get enough of these multi coloured carrots


wanda and barbara, laughin' it up ^_^


these beets sort of looked like elephant trunks to me




svenja's gorgeous bouquets, ah bliss!

Here comes Peter Cottontail....

...hoppin' down the bunny trail...

Spotted in the yard last week, early in the morning.

That wabbit was pretty wet from all the morning dew on the lawn!

When the sun shines....

...they make hay....

...and we get traffic 'jams', south shore style. Well, not much of a 'jam, just stuck behind a tractor with hay baler in tow for a minute or two:



Count your blessings that there are still people who know how to make hay! Come the end times, the ability to grow fuel for animals will no doubt become a valuable skill...mind you, not sure what we'll do with all these derelict diesel machines lying around...I'm sure we'll figure something out, right?

The light was nice 'n' warm last night when I got home, so I snapped these two shots, figgered they fit in with the haying theme:


Not hay per se

Nothing like a good feed of clams

Digging for clams used to be an annual ritual for my family.

Every summer, my grandparents would secure their 'usual spot' at Little Risser's campground. Under the tutelage of my grandfather, we would extract the clams from the Petite Riviere clam flat, using a plunger of all things!

But, it's been ages since those days, that clam flat has been closed for a long time. It's a constant reminder of my past when I see people digging for clams and quahogs around the South Shore.

Here is a nice bucket full of soft shell clams spotted this past week at a local beach. Apparently it's a long hike to get to the clams, but well worth it once the clams are boiling in the pot!



Tools of the trade and the spoils

What's on This Weekend?

I think there's more going on this weekend than what's listed here, but I could only scrape so much from southshorenow.ca's classified section...you might have to pick up a 'hard copy' of The Bulletin/Progress Enterprise to get the full meal deal for this weekend...

Suppers

Saturday, July 11,
Strawberry Supper.
East Dalhousie Community Centre
starting at 4:30 p.m.
Adults $9, children under 12 $4.50, under 5 free.
Proceeds for Anglican Church

Saturday, July 11,
Strawberry Supper,
Lapland & dist. fire dept. auxiliary.
Ham, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, homemade bread buns and cakes, and of course strawberries & cream or shortcake.
starting at 4 p.m.
Adults $8; children 5-12 $3.50; under 5 free.

Bye bye, clouds!

What is that hot, glowing orb in they sky this morning?!?

Today's picture sums up the last couple weeks (at least)...lots and lots of clouds, with the occaisional glimpse of blue sky buried in there...somewhere...

All this overcast weather has really made me appreciate the sun. Enjoy it today while it lasts, everyone!