A beautiful sunny day drew us out of the house last week. We drove to Stanley Bridge on the north shore where a number of objects which are usually in the sea were prominent on shore.
The marina at the Bridge has many floating docks where the boats tie up during the warmer seasons of the year.
This day it was different.
Many of the floating docks were high and dry, stacked on top of each other in the parking lot.
It is unusual to see what lies beneath a dock, but seaweed and mussels were visible on the pontoons.
On the opposite side of the parking lot, closer to the water, buoys of different sizes were ashore as well. They were brightly coloured and the largest ones dwarf the small shed nearby.
Next to the largest buoys, others of various sizes were piled together. All had mussels and seaweed below their water marks.
There isn’t much room for boat storage in this area but one boat was tucked in below the road.
And as is often the case, lobster traps, some of the tools of the trade, were stored beside a shack.
There was activity, as a few people worked in the fishing shacks. An open door gave a glimpse into the domain of the island fishers who are out of water too. However, spring is on the horizon!
38 comments:
I'm glad you had a nice sunny day to go out and explore. That's a huge pile of buoys!
Ohh,I got it!(#^.^#)！
Yesterday,it was ???
I saw that last picture on FB yesterday and now my suspicion is confirmed. :-)
in some pictures, it feels like spring, although the snow was a dead give-a-way!! hehehe
such a beautiful, colorful boatyard. i love those colorful buoys and picture #2. pretty blue skies!!
As a prairie girl, buoys fascinate me.
Isn't it amazing how quickly objects submerged in the water become encrusted with mussels and other crustaceans. It looks like the marina is cleaning up and preparing for busier times in the warmer weather.
It is best to keep them out of the water over the winter.
I love the photo of that pile of buoys!
Interesting to see all the seasonal stuff, out of season.
Time to clean everything up and get ready for a new season. The seasons seem to fly by these days. Excellent photos, Marie.
Do you really think spring is on the way?! :) I hope you are right. .. I am getting discouraged after seeing part of my driveway icy this morning.
Nice pictures depicting one of the main industries in PEI.
BTW... this past weekend I watched episodes of the new Anne of Green Gables. All the episodes that Netflix has. The Irish actress who plays Anne is absolutely fabulous.
Nice to get out, eh? I like the closeup buoy pic.
What interesting photos of the docks in winter. I really like that mussel photo! Soon enough the docks and boats will be floating again.
Around here, everything is in the water year round. Do they hire teenagers to scrape the docs and bouys? Great photos.
Only 35 days until spring, Marie! :)
There's always something very photogenic about boats and fishing equipment. The photo with the lime green building is stunning.
Lucky you to have a sunny day, we are still waiting for ours despite it has been a bit warmer. We had snow again today! Hope you have a good week Diane
It was wonderful to get outdoors again to enjoy the weather, Danielle.
Friday last week, Tomoko
I posted a close-up shot of the open door on Sunday, Jan.
It was sunny without any wind, Debbie. That made it spring-like!
I cannot imagine living so far from the sea, Debra.
This time next month preparation for the spring will be in high gear, PDP.
The ice, wind and storms would play havoc with anything in the water this time of year, William.
The buoys were attention grabbing for sure, Jenn.
It withstands all winter has to throw at it, Joanne.
Thanks, Bill. Things will be in high gear soon enough!
The days are so much longer and the sun is stronger, Catarina. I feel hopeful now.
The new Anne series is great. That young girl is a wonderful Anne.
I love the buoys, the colours, textures, sizes. A great photo subject, AC!
The marina will be a busy place soon enough, Barb.
I have never seen anyone scraping the docks etc., but I imagine they are scraped.
I know, Jenny. I can’t wait to get out of the winter prison. That’s how it feels anyway.
That’s my favourite photo too, John.
THis has been a winter of freeze and thaw here, Diane. I hope you get some spring weather soon.
Well we've got a lot of docks and sailboats lifted up on land, but not many buoys or lobster traps!
You are missing all of the colour when you don’t have buoys on shore, FG.
A very interesting look at what kinds of things are done at the water in the winter. I also like the first two pictures comparing the two different seasons. Good stuff.
Thanks, Ratty!
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