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some forest friends you only get to see for a brief time once a year
it is good to spend some quality time with them
jack in the pulpit was one of my father's favourite flowers
May 24, 2013
May 23, 2013
who says the stars only come out at night
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"What a desolate place would
be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast
without a welcome. Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not our
stars the flowers of the heaven."
- A.J. Balfour
May 22, 2013
the fogo island inn
another stunning architectural piece of todd saunders, born in gander newfoundland but now making norway his home
it is no wonder that you and i see such similarity between fogo island and the southern coast of norway and even perhaps parts of iceland
i am so looking forwad to visiting rebekah and matthew there in 2014
i photographed the fogo island inn from a number of different spots
i didn't get a chance to see the inside as the official opening was two days after our departure
i am certain it even more lovely on the inside
you can see more photographs on their website and also in some recent press releases if you google fogo island inn
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May 21, 2013
squish, bridge, long and tower
puzzled by the title of this post
or at least intrigued
these are not yoga poses but the names of four artists studios that have been built
by saunders architecture on fogo island
a project of the shorefast foundation and fogo island arts
they are scattered around the island, some easier to hike to that others
all are built with the topography of the land and view for the artist and visitor taken into account
and all are ecological
the artists work in the studio and live within the community in renovated old houses
i had the pleasure of meeting one of the artists, working in the bridge studio, jerry ropson
he describes himself as a storyteller
i will look forward to hear what stories he will be telling after spending a summer on fogo island
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hard to pick a favourite
but
if i to do an artist residency here
i would want to be surrounded by lichen covered stones
for natural dyeing
:)
(the studios appeared in the same order as the title)
May 20, 2013
intermission with tulips
a little break from blogging about my fogo island experience
to show you what's happening in my garden
tulips !!!!
in all colours shapes and sizes
some early bloomers and others yet to show their true colour
they always make me smile
and
i thought they might make you do the same
happy victoria day!
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edgar loves tulips too :)
May 19, 2013
brimstone head : one of the four corners of the world
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at least according to the flat earth society
i decided to hike up to the top of brimstone head before breakfast
on the coldest, windiest day of our trip
it was so windy i had to hold on to what ever i could grab and as i inched closer to the top it started to snow
photography up there was difficult for fear of losing my stance and my camera
when i came back down the trail i noticed a side path to the shelted side of the rock
and the vegetation there was magical
hope you enjoy it this sunday morning !
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May 18, 2013
chasing icebergs in shoal bay
but realizing we couldn't really reach it from land
you see it at the top edge of the land in the photograph
instead we just really enjoyed the walk through lichen encrusted stones
pale grasses and peat moss bogs spotted with pitcher plants
the provincial flower of newfoundland
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hope you enjoyed the saturday morning walk with me
i spent yesterday afternoon with lili, exploring the neighbourhood
she is so much fun
we found a fallen birds nest
she discovered what awesome sounds her little boot cladden feet make on the little bridge that covers the creek at the end of our cul de sac
she just wanted to stomp back and forth stopping once or twice to look at the flowing water
and see the ducks
she made some friends of some children that were walking home from school
she pointed out that they were all wearing knapsacks
:)
May 17, 2013
a step back
a few little steps back to before we got to fogo island
we flew into St John's where we rented a car, spent the night a lovely small inn on water street
and woke up bright and early for our road trip to farewell
well we made great time on the drive and were due to arrive well before the ferry departure
so we purchased some supplies in Gander and stopped for a little picnic by the side of the road
the flora there was just so beautiful I had to get my camera out of the car
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larch trees, moss, lichen, natural rock gardens, outdoor scupltures and animal bones
oh my
i knew i was going to love newfoundland
May 16, 2013
the reds of fogo island
the red really stands out in contrast to the deep blues of the ocean
and
the muted greys, yellows and mossy greens of the land
and
it just so happens to be one of my favorite colours
:)
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did you notice me in red taking photographs on the train to lion's den
xo
m
May 15, 2013
let's start with the caribou
i had two must sees for fogo island
icebergs and caribou
and i saw them both in my first hours on the island :)
lucky me
no matter what would happen over the rest of my time there i knew this trip was worth it
i have always loved caribou or reindeer but have never seen them in the wild
the woodland caribou have been in decline and even endangered in many areas of canada
but on fogo island i can say they are doing fine
they have no natural preditor there since the wolf became extinct on the island for mysterious reasons
they have a very restricted hunting in the fall
only one caribou per family which supplies them with a great deal of meat for the winter
the caribou eat a diet mostly of lichen and there is an abundance of that on fogo
in the spring they come out of the interior forests to munch on the caribou lichen on the rocks and to lick the salt on the sides of the roads
the caribou in my photographs still have their winter coats on and the antlers are small and growing
they are fuzzy like sumac branches
and as my friend geninne pointed out their eyes are amazing , like dark raindrops
i am smitten
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