Eagles are back for their winter vacation in the Annapolis Valley

I had planned on taking some pictures of Blomidon but took a quick detour to see if the Eagles had migrated to the valley again. Sure enough I spotted half a dozen in Steam Mills. They were quite far away for picture taking, but soon four flew away. I followed them to Lower Canard (location - take route 358 to Canning, and then turn right on route 341 to Canard) where they joined over a hundred other Eagles.

A farmer had just dropped some food on a field so it was quite the air show. With the weather as nice as it is I highly recommend heading to the valley for some fantastic bird watching. Happy New Years everyone.

Middleton To New Germany old Train Line

I took a ride on the old rail line today and was impressed with some of the nice areas I came across. Obviously some of the areas were blasted out to bring in the train lines.

Here is a little history on the rail line from the web.

The railway between Bridgewater and Middleton — built in the late 1880s by the Nova Scotia Central Railway — in 1923 was owned and operated by Canadian National Railways but was still often called the N.S.C.R.

For about fifteen kilometres upstream from Bridgewater this track closely followed the east bank of the LaHave River in Lunenburg County, and in many places was only a metre or two above the river's normal water level.  In late winter and early spring, when rain caused the river ice to break up, it was not uncommon for ice blockades to form here and there along the river.  These temporary ice dams formed quickly and could cause the river water to rise two or three metres in a few hours.  At such times the railway track was often under water and trains had to be cancelled until the water went down.

The Caledonia train operated six days a week from Caledonia to New Germany and Bridgewater in the morning, returning in the afternoon.  The Middleton train operated six days a week from Bridgewater to Middleton and return.  Both trains travelled along the N.S.C.R. track between Bridgewater and New Germany, and both had to be cancelled if that track was impassable.

Check out the snow and ice on this home in the country

What a beautiful location to be living in. The snow and hills with a small river near the property. I shot three photos and then did some HDR processing on the top picture. Click to see the results. Hope you like it.

The wind made the icicles bend towards the house in the second picture. Cool effects.

Simple Solution to Stop Traffic Violators. Guaranteed!

Are you looking for an simple solution for stopping traffic violations in your village or town? The fine folks in Annapolis Royal have come up with a unique home grown solution. With hostilities between France and England recently ended, the town folks decided to put the war surplus equipment to good use. And it seems to be working well, as I noticed no cars making an illegal right turn onto main street.

Need more information. Contact the town office to purchase your very own pre American Revolution 16 pounder cannon and stop traffic violators dead in their tracks.
Click to preview a larger image of the Cannon.