We visited the puffins yesterday. They live on a rock just off shore of Elliston, near the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula. I took a photo with my iPhone. Puffins live in burrows, so when you look at the top of this rock and see the area to the right …
Recognize this? I know it all too well – it’s everywhere – in the strawberry bed, inbetween the paving stones, around all the shrubs – anywhere there’s an empty spot in the garden, it’s there. I didn’t know what it was called, so I submitted this photo to PlantNet, a …
I have never been a gardener. But gardening is big here in Newfoundland, and it seems like a great way to get to know more about our property and our surroundings. So I am easing my way into it, with Les’s help. When we arrived at our new home, there …
One of our main motivations for moving to Newfoundland was the ability to do amazing hikes and enjoy the natural beauty of the province. The Skerwink Trail, located in Port Rexton, is considered to be amongst Canada’s best trails. We hiked it on our vacation two years ago, and were …
The first days and weeks after a move are filled with activities that are essential but uninteresting – deciding where the plates should go, rearranging the closet (again), getting your new driver’s license, and so on. I will spare you the details about our septic system. So we were very …
Since we got here, cloudy skies have been the norm. But there have also been days where cloud and sun have chased each other across the sky and anything goes, weather wise. Today was one of those days. This is our front yard. It’s a lovely combination of manicured and …
Today, we did our first trail hike since arriving here almost 4 weeks ago, climbing to the top of Louil Hill in Terra Nova National Park. It was a pretty easy hike, about 4 kms, with a wooden staircase leading to the top of the hill. I felt like I …
We’ve been in our new house in Port Blandford for a week now, long enough to create some order out of the chaos. If you’ve moved recently, you’ll remember how disorienting it is to live your life in a new space. At first, I disliked my new kitchen, but of …
Anyone who grew up in Canada will recognize “half an hour later in Newfoundland” as a regular part of CBC schedule announcements. It’s become a sort of national shorthand to illustrate how different Newfoundland is from the rest of Canada, and how quirky Newfoundlanders are to have a time zone …
When you’re in quarantine in Newfoundland, you’re not supposed to leave your accommodation, which is totally understandable. But as you can see from this photo, we’re not really close to anything. Our home away from home, near Deer Lake and the Humber River. So we decided it would probably be …