I love the change, but I am sure that if I had planned an outdoor activity today all plans would have been switched to the indoors so I would probably be irritated at the weather. Newfoundland people seem to cherish their fierce weather but the good folks here in Liverpool just accept the changes from day to day. When we first moved here, local folks told us that if we did not like the weather today, just wait a few hours because the weather would surely be ready to change, and change it certainly did. We get used to living in the moment of the good weather, knowing that soon the clouds will come and blot out the sun. I actually find the weather both charming and difficult, but perhaps that is because I am not looking at a long cold and damp winter season. Now we return to Washington, where the weather is great and predictable, but not as much fun. I love the weather here, at least in the Summer and Fall!!
Sunday, October 4, 2009
October 4, 2009. Western Head, N.S. Changes.
One of the charms and difficulties of living in Nova Scotia is the weather. Yesterday was a glorious day with the sun shining and the sea calm and the sky a bright blue. With the temperature at sixty five degrees, outdoor activities were the order of the day, along with hanging clothes out to dry. But in the middle of the night, the wind started to blow and the rain came down and by the morning, the day was downright nasty. Now we look out at white caps and heavy seas and waves crashing onto the shore. I can hear the sound of the sea right inside the house. Change has occurred in the weather here on the shore of Nova Scotia.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
October 3, 2009. Western Head, N.S. Autumn.
Every year we know it will happen, but every year it comes as such a surprise. Memory is faulty. The color of the trees is always so much more beautiful than I remember from last year. A curve on the road bringing yet another vista of red and orange and yellow into view seems new and different. I am sure I have seen these colored leaves before, yet every year I am caught unawares by the vividness of the view. In my minds eye I recall the bright red of the maple trees in Ontario in Autumn and in Maryland the orange of the large oak trees are gorgeous but the quiet charm of the fall colors in Nova Scotia all seem unexpected to me. Perhaps I think of the trees here as primarily evergreen, but in the Fall when the vivid colors burst out I am remained that there are lots more than evergreen trees in Nova Scotia.
The woods are beautiful right now. Every day the leaves get a bit brighter. And with my flawed memory, the leaves seem even more dramatic than last year. It is one of those events that occurs every year, yet each time arrival of the colored leaves seems to come as a surprise and a great joy, perhaps a bit like Christmas!!
Friday, October 2, 2009
October 2, 2009. Western Head, N.S. Closing Up.
Today we closed up the cottage for the season. It seems a shame, as the weather is still beautiful, but on Monday we leave for Maryland so now the furniture has been put away, all the boats stored in the boat house and the food brought back to our ocean house. The refrigerator is unplugged and the electricity turned off. Soon the plumber will come and winterize the cottage. The dock is stored in the yard as is the boat elevator and the raft, all ready for next summer.
Today was fun. Betty and Vinal came to help along with friends Bunny and Billy. We cooked hot dogs over the fire, also ate Betty's casserole and Bunny's home made pie, so in true Nova Scotia style, we ate dinner at noon. It was chilly but pleasant sitting around the fire. Next summer I was hinting to Vinal and Billy to install the dock prior to our arrival. They just laughed so we will see what happens next June.
The cottage is now at rest, waiting for summer 2010. By next summer we want the bedroom made bigger by eliminating the hall and lay down proper flooring in the loft. Then I will be happy.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
October 1, 2009. Western Head, N.S. Movie Set.
I have never before been right in the middle of a movie set, until now. Moby Dick is being filmed in Shelburne and part of the waterfront has been altered with the addition of a church and a graveyard along with a very large gate that looks great but was never there before the film. It was fun to walk right through the middle of the old town. It really did look old with the addition of sand and dirt covering the paved roads and wooden boardwalks on top of the sidewalks. The interior of a big old house was filmed in Lunenburg on Saturday and filming began in Shelburne today. The whole town is abuzz with excitement.
It is easy to see how expensive it is to make a movie, when you see the number of people working around the set. We watched workmen install grave stones that looked old but in reality were made of styrofoam held in place with stakes. Sixty people are there just to built the set. Now watch for the film and watch for the town. Malta will be the site of the ship at sea photographs, but when you see the town, it is not Gloster it is really Shelburne. And I walked right through the center of the set.
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