Another Hike,another Video.

A long Tme ago

A recent ATV  Trip up a small Stream to look back at the Past.

Short Video of a Canoe Trip on August 13-2011.

A short Video of a little excursion around Port au Port this past weekend.

 Late this afternoon my Wife and I went for a walk near our community. We ran across a Coyote and I witnessed it killing a Squirrel. The Coyote showed no fear and I snapped a series of photos. A few of the photos here.

Jenny,Phillip and some Honey Bees

Been wondering a few times how hard it would be for me to have a Honey Bee Hive in my Garden. Ran across this from a couple in St. Johns and they show the start up costs of a Bee operation.I think I'll continue to buy my Newfoundland Honey each time I drive through Deer Lake.

Interesting Blog about Newfoundland Honey Bees called "Mud Songs." CLICK HERE.

Dust in the Wind. A walk along the Seashore and a visit to the old Light Keepers final resting place.

Some Thunder Showers today and I try out a soundtrack in a video I shot outside.

We got out early this morning to catch a few Brookies. Enjoyable day.

Finally some Sun and up the Table Mountain we did run !

 

The tragic battlefield loss on July 1, 1916 that ended the dreams of a nation.


"In many ways Newfoundland paid three times for the war. It paid in loss of life, it paid in war debts and it paid in loss of democracy. I don't think you'd find any other part of the British empire or I suppose any other part of the world that would have had to pay such a heavy price for its participation in the war."
(historian John Fitzgerald)

A link here to some interesting reading. Click>

 

If Darrin King,NL Human Resources, Labour and Employment Minister gets his way some of our Provinces best kept secrets will continue to remain secret. From The Gulf News today.

The Gulf News has learned four tourist attractions on the southwest coast have been denied Job Creation Fund dollars to operate this season. At least three will remain closed for the season.

"The Rose Blanche Lighthouse, Burnt Islands Hook and Line Interpretation Centre, Misery Point Fish Livyer’s Station and the Cape Ray Lighthouse were all shut out of funding. Both lighthouses have confirmed they will stay closed, as will the Hook and Line Interpretation Centre"

Years of work and in some cases,decades of work by volunteers,volunteer organizations and investments from the Province seem to be ignored for reasons only the Minister seems to know.


I will be looking forward to how the Minister will spin this story to the public.

Sure wish the weather would change so we could get out and do more of this.

A short walk along the Seashore today,

 A little Boating trip today. I love the ladies voice in the song. Lisa Lavie.

500 Hunting Permits for Gros Morne and Terra Nova.

For a  few years now a moose cull in Gros Morne was talked about. The last survey n 2008 put the Moose population around 5,000 animals. In 2011 a hunt will be allowed there. My friend has tried for a permit there and yesterday we drove through the area. There may be plenty of Moose to hunt there but getting access to the area he's trying might be difficult considering no ATV is allowed to transport the Moose out. I doubt if the number of permits will have much effect in curbing the numbers there. The Photos below are are from yesterday.

   

Winds gusting to 120 KPH again today and still someone does not hear the warnings or worst,Ignores it.
Few pics of Todays mishap.

Randell optimistic she'll get wheelchair accessible van

I have never met the lady in person but have communicated with her on Internet Forums over the years. Hopefully Penny will get her wish.

 

CORNER BROOK — Pennie Randell spends most of her days inside her home working on her computer.
The Corner Brook woman would love to get out, but can’t.
Randell, who is originally from Bide Arm on the Northern Peninsula, has muscular dystrophy.
She’s lived in the city with her sister Marsha Gillingham and her family for 15 years.
Randell’s confined to a wheelchair and that, combined with a permanent ventilator, makes getting out of the house difficult.
In the summer she’ll spend some time outside with her two nieces, but going out in the yard or on the sidewalk are about as far as she can go.
That’s because Randell has no other means of transportation. Trips to the doctor or hospital for appointments have to be arranged by ambulance.
Randell will soon be 48 and last year Marlene Burton, a high school friend, started a campaign to raise money to buy Randell a wheelchair accessible van. More of the story,click here >>>

A quiet Morning

Spent a quiet morning out in the Wreckhouse with my oldest Granddaughter. No winds and the temperature was about 6 degrees.

A bit of fun this past weekend.