There is something to be said for a moody sky day at the beach. And it was such a day recently when my husband and I headed to Cousin’s Shore for a walk. Overcast with sunny breaks, the wind made it cold enough for gloves for the first time this autumn. The moody sky created some drama as thunder clouds were interspersed with patches of blue, nature unsure of how she felt that fall day.
Cousin’s Pond lies behind the dunes along the north central coast of Prince Edward Island mere metres from the sea.
A stream from the pond wends its way through the sand into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
I walked along the meandering stream to the beach and listened for several minutes to the power of the moving water, the constancy of the stream and the rhythm of the sea. The sounds of the water filled the senses. You can see a short video here.
The grey blue cloud over the reflected grey of the sea looked ominous at times.
However, periodically breaks in the clouds gave a blue sky reflection on the wet red sand.
We walked the beach which is lined with cottages and summer homes behind the dunes. One, partially hidden by the dunes, resembles a lighthouse.
A dune restoration project of the cottagers and the Island Nature Trust is underway in the area. Several strategies are in use, one involving dead conifers placed horizontally in exposed areas.
Some driftwood along the beach has characters within depending on which way you look at it. From one angle, a gull appears in the wood.
From a few feet west, a rodent’s head rests on top..
On the way back to the car, the plants on top of the sand dunes are reminders of warmer days when Goldenrod bloomed against a late summer sky. However, winter is on the horizon!
