tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post1841476843722606250..comments2024-03-28T13:54:56.282-07:00Comments on Island Musings: Rusty sneakersMarie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-39181790242130521022016-09-05T13:38:16.094-07:002016-09-05T13:38:16.094-07:00We have both gradual erosion and rock falls here. ...We have both gradual erosion and rock falls here. I took some photos to show the same just yesterday. I will post them later this week.<br /><br />Some of my ancestors were from Devon. They went to the northeast coast of Newfoundland, where there was no red sandstone, unlike PEI.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-86637260802941393582016-09-03T13:14:44.126-07:002016-09-03T13:14:44.126-07:00Beautiful, Devon has red rocks and soil that used ...Beautiful, Devon has red rocks and soil that used to find fascinating as a child. It must have felt familiar to the Devon fishermen when they reached your shores. Is the erosion gradual or do you have rock falls? Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-77051876177247327902016-09-03T04:55:20.173-07:002016-09-03T04:55:20.173-07:00I know! An amazing place!I know! An amazing place!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-68252510992187450282016-09-02T19:23:31.206-07:002016-09-02T19:23:31.206-07:00Those PEI beaches are amazing, beautiful but not c...Those PEI beaches are amazing, beautiful but not crowded. We walked for miles on our past visits.The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-49549790370256064682016-09-02T16:01:17.126-07:002016-09-02T16:01:17.126-07:00It is a small price indeed!It is a small price indeed!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-55235331148180393302016-09-02T00:10:26.318-07:002016-09-02T00:10:26.318-07:00Rusty sneakers! I never would have thought of tha...Rusty sneakers! I never would have thought of that but I'm sure that's the perfect description of what happens there in your neck of the woods, Marie. Yes, a small price to pay because it really IS beautiful!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-49958872824969793412016-09-01T14:27:27.577-07:002016-09-01T14:27:27.577-07:00It's on our minds for sure, Keith. The erosion...It's on our minds for sure, Keith. The erosion is evident, that's for sure.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-84733029307977667312016-09-01T14:26:10.469-07:002016-09-01T14:26:10.469-07:00It is beautiful, in spring, summer and autumn. The...It is beautiful, in spring, summer and autumn. Then we have eastern Canadian winter.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-31517863172645376782016-09-01T13:56:36.291-07:002016-09-01T13:56:36.291-07:00Sounds like your little island is being eaten by t...Sounds like your little island is being eaten by the sea-monster. If I were you I would move further inland. Lovely pictures.Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163819196303858927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-74642027025085425382016-09-01T06:59:18.299-07:002016-09-01T06:59:18.299-07:00I would gladly trade rusty red sneakers for a chan...I would gladly trade rusty red sneakers for a chance to get to your beautiful island. It looks like paradise to me !Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-22554952886057218992016-08-31T16:02:05.252-07:002016-08-31T16:02:05.252-07:00It is such a little island, Barbara.It is such a little island, Barbara.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-45915186688146770262016-08-31T16:01:32.797-07:002016-08-31T16:01:32.797-07:00Very inexpensive and good value for the beauty!Very inexpensive and good value for the beauty!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-22327769501434943612016-08-31T16:00:54.878-07:002016-08-31T16:00:54.878-07:00It is glorious! I love it!It is glorious! I love it!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-13916129344700316652016-08-31T16:00:28.465-07:002016-08-31T16:00:28.465-07:00I've never been to Stanhope but it is on our l...I've never been to Stanhope but it is on our list of places to visit.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-90734569719327357562016-08-31T15:59:04.694-07:002016-08-31T15:59:04.694-07:00It is beautiful, Mage.It is beautiful, Mage.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-76243521911389949242016-08-31T15:58:41.579-07:002016-08-31T15:58:41.579-07:00The escarpment is limestone over shale. The shale ...The escarpment is limestone over shale. The shale is sedimentary rock, as is sandstone but they are different in their components. I don't know about the Red or Colorado Rivers.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-78428723942580114412016-08-31T15:54:23.269-07:002016-08-31T15:54:23.269-07:00I have to buy sneakers regularly to replace the ru...I have to buy sneakers regularly to replace the rusty ones.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-38679141032787264982016-08-31T15:53:06.662-07:002016-08-31T15:53:06.662-07:00Lol. Good one, Debra!Lol. Good one, Debra!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-26638738249313396582016-08-31T15:52:43.953-07:002016-08-31T15:52:43.953-07:00I love this island for family here but for the isl...I love this island for family here but for the island itself as well. I guess that's why I write about it so much.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-32620456240500781192016-08-31T13:37:46.296-07:002016-08-31T13:37:46.296-07:00Such a gorgeous little island. Such a gorgeous little island. Barbarahttp://www.babybloggingboomer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-89576355001610076552016-08-31T13:33:39.674-07:002016-08-31T13:33:39.674-07:00Rusty sneakers, a small price to pay.Rusty sneakers, a small price to pay.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-392290922969738112016-08-31T12:54:48.454-07:002016-08-31T12:54:48.454-07:00Definitely a small price. And well worth paying. ...Definitely a small price. And well worth paying. What a glorious place.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-51283634508413060262016-08-31T12:17:18.275-07:002016-08-31T12:17:18.275-07:00Anne's land.
I did swim n the ocean (my one an...Anne's land.<br />I did swim n the ocean (my one and only time) at Stanhope.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-40391148764693954122016-08-31T08:25:00.040-07:002016-08-31T08:25:00.040-07:00Simply lovely.Simply lovely.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2293097948980376506.post-51241509772088667502016-08-31T07:27:56.375-07:002016-08-31T07:27:56.375-07:00Beautiful. I recall as a child traveling up to th...Beautiful. I recall as a child traveling up to the northernmost part of Wisconsin along Lake Superior. The ground was red, red, red from iron ore, Dad said. Now I am wondering if the great Niagra escarpment which reaches from New York to Wisconsin is sandstone. And how about our Red River, or the Colorado?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com