One from today,March 8-2014.

 Wednesday evening after my work day was finished I decided to take a walk along the shoreline here to see if I could spot a few Seals. Came across a young Whitecoat pup and it looked pretty healthy.I suspect there were a few more along the rocks because I could see older Seals surfacing off shore checking things out. I suspect if I had more time I would of discovered more pups but I had to return home because of the fading daylight.  Again this year we see no ice around our shoreline and not much ice cover in the whole Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The Associated Press reported that American biologists are currently trying to determine why harp seals from Canada have been showing up in U.S. waters in greater numbers this year and farther south than usual. While it’s unclear what drove about 100 seals south, experts say it’s possible that climatic conditions and food supply are playing a role.

Great Canadian Arctic explorer “Captain Bartlett” honoured with stamp

The stamp shows Bartlett holding a sextant against a vivid blue and white photo that captures the cool, harsh conditions of the Canadian Arctic, with the Roosevelt in the distance. The stamp's top-left corner features an outline of the globe from the North Pole downward bleeding into the stamp's frame.

The 54-cent stamp measures 40 mm x 31 mm horizontal and will be available in a 16-stamp pane with 13+ perforations on PVA gum type. Lowe-Martin has printed 1.75 million stamps using lithography in seven colours plus varnish on Tullis Russell paper. The stamps are general tagged on four sides. The Official First Day Cover will bear the cancel "BRIGUS NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR".

A few photos of a little excursion around the shoreline here this morning. The ice has been flowing pass the Cape for a few days now . The photos have been touched up using filters in Adobe Photoshop.