The past week we had a picnic day in the Bedeque region across the bay from Summerside. We also walked the boardwalk and the Rotary Friendship Park trails which we especially enjoyed due to the autumn colour.
The ferns are beginning to look rusty as they pass their “best by” date.
It was a sunny day but the wind was high when we visited the far side of the bay. The Indian Head Lighthouse and the breakwater which reaches for it, were pounded by the sea that day. The breech of the breakwater was obvious at high tide.
Later that morning, we visited the Seacow Head Lighthouse which stands on a headland from which one can see the Confederation Bridge.
People jump off these cliffs,
necessitating the signs against swimming on days with whitecaps in the water.
Further east along the shoreline we stopped at the park at Chelton Beach, which was closed for the season. From our lunch spot outside the gate, we watched potato harvesters in a field across the road.
The fields are dry this year and dust blew away with the breeze. The potato truck driver must have been happy to be on his way from the field.
I walked through a field to an area overlooking the beach. In the distance, Seacow Head was visible through the foggy mist.
The beach is inaccessible
due to the absence of stairs at this time of year so it kept me from exploring further.
Our last stop was at the lookout further along the coast at St. Peter’s Church at Seven Mile Bay. The bell is an interesting addition to the scene.
I like the softness of the foreground of the following photo as the bridge rises out of the foggy air.
The wind is a significant factor affecting life on the island. When the wind is on-shore from the south as it was on Wednesday, the sea is rough.
When the wind is from the northwest, off the land as it was on Thursday, the sea is calm.
The same setting can look different at low tide too.
And everywhere we go, the red maple leaves are reminders of our country. It is an important part of our Thanksgiving celebrations with family later today.
To fellow Canadians, have a great Thanksgiving! And no matter where you are in this amazing world, I wish you a wonderful week!
38 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving, Marie. Have a very special day with your family. We all have so much to be grateful for.
You have posted many lovely images, including the bridge and the bell, but I am thinking that I wouldn’t require an admonition to not jump off a cliff. 😀
Hello Marie,
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Beautiful beach scenes and I love the lighthouses. Pretty maple leaves.
I would not be jumping off any cliff into the water, that looks scary. Take care, have a wonderful week.
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm certainly thankful for your blog and great photos.
That comparison of south, northwest and low tide was interesting because it was so different. The high tide and no stairs - whoa.
Happy Thanksgiving, my friend! Your photos capture fall so beautifully. Thank you for sharing!
It’s lovely to see your beach scenes on different days. Like ours they vary greatly. Wishing you a very happy thanksgiving. B x
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. May the thankful blessings overflow.
I love the photo of the turbulent sea and threatening sky.
I always enjoy your walks.
Sue
your corner of the world is especially beautiful right now. i really enjoy watching the leaves and landscape change. we have many beaches that are inaccessible during the winter months. they are reporting a lot of beach erosion on the television from the nor'easter that will be gone by morning. it did not really impact up, rain...a little wind, it seems just like a regular storm. i think the beaches are getting the worst of it, perhaps we will venture out tomorrow and have a look. i love potatoes, i could perhaps live on them but have not had any luck growing them. lots of beautiful images today, i wish you a happy thanksgiving and i also wish you an amazing new week!!
Love the bridge photo, it's a beauty. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family.
A few days ago, we saw this video about a baker in PEI and wondered if you knew of her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNMg3yIg4ew
Oh my goodness! Absolutely stunning. I just love this northern Atlantic coast line. It's so untamed and beautiful. I especially love when the ocean is a bit wild with the whitecaps. I am further down on the New England coast and it's been a little stormy here these past few days. We have some white caps and the boats that are left in the harbour and bobbing up and down!
Bud the Spud from the bright red mud! Looks like a lovely day for a picnic.
Happy Thanksgiving Marie!
One of my friends collect light houses. She would enjoy all those photos.
You got out and walked around and found lots to be thankful for. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
I hope your Thanksgiving was lovely, Marie! So many of your photos look like paintings.
Such amazing photographs, beautiful.
Happy Belated Thanksgiving Weekend to you and yours. My gosh these photos are a delight. Do you ever print them?
Righteous Photos And Miss The Grand Dog - Have A Delightful Week Ahead
Stay Fancy ,
Cheers
That first photo is simply stunning. So much soft colour and texture. Beautiful scenes from your beautiful Island.
Autumn is a wonderful time of year. I look forward to the return of cool, crisp weather.
I'm loving your Autumn scenery, isn't it a bit dangerous to jump off the rocks? Hopefully there are no rocks under the water.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Lovely autumn scenes!
Happy Thanksgiving, indeed, Marie. Ours in America will be coming soon, even though we won't be there then (something I really miss). You have such a good eye for what you see around you. I always feel like I'm there, enjoying it with you!
that seacow head lighthouse looks the same as one we have here in brisbane. I guess lighthouses are pretty much the same everywhere. Love the autumn colours.
The ferns do look rusty! I love to see a very calm mirror-like sea but probably prefer it wild.
That is a lot of potatoes! And that bridge is wonderful.
Waiting patiently for our leaves to start turning. So many interesting places around here to visit with the camera once they turn. Esp the park that is about a 30 min drive away, a nice 30 min drive. Everything looks so pretty, thanks for sharing
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁
Those cliffs are as dramatic as they are scary to know anyone dives from there. It is interesting to see the color of the water on windy days churning up the sand. Live all your photos
I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. The red maple leaves are truly beautiful and I love the first photo - so magnificent.
Fall is very ominous out your way with the grey skies and big waves. One of the bonuses of fall and the ferns dying? The mosquitoes go away!
Wow - what a beautiful picnic and walk! I know you so enjoyed that afternoon! And look at all those potatoes!! I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving...and thanks for sharing all the wonderful photos!!
Marie Happy Thanksgiving. The photos are rich with autumn colors. I never tire of seeing your lovely part of the world. To live by the sea must always be beautiful - no matter what the weather. Take care and thank you for stopping by to visit me.
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. Love that lighthouse.
I really enjoy seeing photos form your ventures. At least I recognized the bridge!
We have just had our first warmer weekend of the new season here, it's one of the things I like about blogging that you get to see other seasons than just your own.
cheers, Stewart M - Melbourne
Thank you so much for these beautiful photos... they're a little dreamy. The bridge is gigantic, spanning the sea.
Potato harvesting makes my heart race; I love potatoes. I bought mine from my farmer yesterday... I use floury potatoes for mashed potatoes, etc., and waxy potatoes for potato salad, for example.
Best wishes to you from Viola
Marie, what a wonderful fall picnic excursion for you and Rick with beautiful views. It was amazing to see the sea changes dependent on the wind conditions. Belated wishes to you both and your family for Thanksgiving happiness. We’re thankful to have met you both.
Wow.. this is just so beautiful.
Post a Comment