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Bonavista

Tour of the Bonavista peninsula, following highway 230 up the eastern coast to the town of Bonavista before looping down the western coast along highway 235 to return to the junction at Southern Bay, and heading back to the Trans-Canada Highway.

Fort Point Lightstation near Trinity, NL
Near Fort Point LIghtstation
Strange buoys in the pond – mussels?
Boat ashore by Trinity
St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Trinity
Trinity from Fort Point Lightstation
Field by Trinity
Old shed in Trinity
Sunshine dancing
Yellow flower hedge and a great view.
From above Champney’s West
Fish stage in Champney’s West
Port Union, NL – almost a ghost town, but being restored.
The nicest looking house in Port Union. “The Bungalow”
The view from Melrose – gorgeous skies and islands
An island of birds…
Catalina light marker in the morning sun
House in Maberly, next to the trail leading to puffin nesting sites – what a view!
Root cellars galore in Maberly.
More root cellars
A peek inside the root cellar.
Sweet little Newfoundland pony.
Puffins in Nature’s garden.
Just a little size comparison photo.
Puffins, because they are so cute.
More, same reason.
They can even fly!
So many birds
Black Guillemot
Double-crested Cormorant
Savannah Sparrow
We saw whales, but they were a little camera shy.
Another Newfoundland pony on the way to Bonavista.
Across a field in Bonavista
Bonavista bay
Fish flake in Bonavista
The lavender water in Sandy Cove beach near Elliston Municipal Park
Sacred Heart RC Church in Open Hall, NL
Tickle Cove, beautiful red rocks and wide open skies
Tickle Cove sea arch
Tickle Cove
Colours and bits – Tickle Cove
Old graveyard in Tickle Cove

Various pictures of pretty things

Sea urchin shell
Grasses in the setting sun
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Small things

Things can look really big up close; sometimes it’s necessary to take a step back around to gain perspective.

Grasses and clover
Moth… or butterfly… smaller than a clover leaf
Big-assed Spider
A friendly neighbourhood goldfinch looking down

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Sunset and awe

The evening sun paints the sky with its palette of hues, beginning its farewell with pastels and ending in fire. But it’s the intense angle of light that reveals the details of small things, in highlights and shadows.

Birds’ flight towards the light
Phoenix rising
Underglow
Wildflowers
The rose between the thorns
Hiding in plain sight
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Spider Collection

There’s been a bumper crop of baby spiders this year – with spectacular benefits!

Practice runs
Walking out on beams of light
The making of the first web
Adult spider
Spider bridge
Prettiest place for a web
Strands of pearls

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Summer in the garden

Yellow Globeflowers
Geum, also known as Avens
White lilac against a true blue sky
Chives in blossom
Fuschia
Lupines on the hill
Apple blossoms
Forsythia – first flowers, a face on every bud
Bee on Buttercup
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Birds out the window – updated

Surprise visit from a Black Swallowtail on chive flowers
As far as I can tell, this is a White-striped Black Trichodezia albovittata, Hard to tell from underneath.
Listening for lunch – male Robin
Patience waits – American Goldfinch mama in nest
Mourning Cloak- Nymphalis antiopa – Not a bird, but it flies beautifully
American Goldfinch
The Crow as sentry
Dark-eyed Junco – The watcher is being watched – who is who?