Shoes, shoes, shoes.

I have been attempting to make a pair of shoes. I might be in over my head a little though as last night after hours of stitching, I was still nowhere close to being completed one left shoe. Needless to say, I am going to take a break from it today.

Right side of Beauty

Just got back from the east side of Canada. Although the weather tried to tell us it was November, we refused to listen. Bakers Creek Falls swim, East Coast Trail hike and Bay of Fundy mud flats are shown in the photos. We also checked out Cape Breton Island, which I must go back to in the spring, summer or fall as it is so incredibly beautiful!

Yes b'y?

Here we be, on Canada's east coast. It has been an eventful week of exploring and hiking, interspersed with tea drinking sessions and too much food! Ah buddy, I tells ya, if it weren't for the eight hour hike on the beautiful east coast trail, I'd be one and a half ax-handles wide, yes m'boy! Speaking of the east coast trail; the trail stretches from Topsail around past St. Johns and down to Cappahayden. It looks like I might have to add it to my list of to-dos! The portion we traversed was gorgeous! Tall cliffs dropping hundreds of feet into the blue Atlantic, a lighthouse, an abandoned settlement on a picturesque cove with a waterfall cascading into a crystal clear bay! Sea stacks and a natural bridge were seen from the trail as well. We ran out of time but we were trying to reach a feature called "the Spout" which is a geyser caused by the force of the waves, sending water shooting into the air. It was windy at times but all around it was a pleasant hike with few muddy patches along the path where creeks and springs cut through on their way to the ocean. If ever in the St. Johns area, I highly recommend this trail!

Fall time hunt

My brother and I went for a hunt in the foothills. It started with a drive in the countryside in the truck. After finding a suitable campsite we set up the tent and rolled out the sleeping bags. By this time it was quite dark so we took a hike to see if we could see any sign. We saw none. As I said, it was quite dark. To bed. I fell asleep almost instantly and dreamt of islands somewhere warm. I was jolted rudely from my sleep from wolves licking my face!!! At least that was my initial thought... It was only the damp side of the tent being pressed to my face by the wind. I didn't sleep too much after that. 5:15am came and we packed everything up and drove to "the spot". Parking the truck, we hiked down to a knoll overlooking the river and sandbar. This seemed to be the place where I would go if I was several hundred pounds and covered in fur. Indeed there were hoof marks in the sand. We waited. And waited. My toes turned to wood as I tried to blend in... No wait, they were frozen. The sun began to rise. No sign of animals of any sort. Eventually it became evident that the evasive elk were elsewhere. We stalked back to the truck for a breakfast of oatmeal.

Ambience

This is the second in the series of ambient noise and rhythm. 

Fall Sampler

I have been thinking about ambient sound and noise. The rhythms and percussions of everyday life. I hope this video will express some of that. I call it Fall Sampler but some of the videos were taken earlier this year. Enjoy! 

Some Random Photos

Here we 'ave an example of the Newfoundlanders curious sense of humour... whether intended or not! The second photo is well, obviously, a bear sticking it's tongue out at me! Bears are common as cows where I work but few are as brash as this guy here so I had to share it with y'all.