New York over Christmas 2010

I was away for a short while visiting New York City over Christmas. It was mighty fine with good food, lots of shows, and plenty of shopping. It was my first visit but not the last one. The first photo was of times square on Christmas Eve.








Photo 2 was a shot of Manhattan from the Empire State Building.

Inside the Empire State Building.












This is a pic from Forever 21 - Four stories of shopping for Women.

 Beautiful Christmas Tree.

One of many Christmas window displays at Lord and Taylor - the best displays of all the stores in my opinion.

Of course I sampled many Bagels in NY and they did not disappoint.

Another Beautiful Day in the Valley

 Sunny day in the valley so I was out snapping pics of the scenery. Hope everyone is getting ready to celebrate Christmas and that the weather stays mild to help us out a bit.

Wind Storm Nova Scotia

December 13th the weather forecasters were calling for temperatures of plus 16 and strong winds to 100 kilometers per hour. One out of Two is not bad normally but the winds hit 140 at least in the Annapolis Valley. How strong is that. Look and see.

Cannon at Fort Anne in Annapolis Royal

This picture was taken in the fall and was post processed using Photomatix. The process is called HDR and it is used when the lighting conditions are not ideal. Click the picture to see the great detail and wonderful contrasts. 

Last Jump of the Day

 Happy group of people getting in the last Jump of the Day in Waterville, Nova Scotia. 

Tenderize Steak

 

I was out shopping today at the local super and while at the meat counter a friend mentioned using a kiwi fruit for tenderizing steak. I gave it a try and have to admit it was great. It is simple. Cut the kiwi in half and squeeze the juice out onto the steak. Rub it in and let sit for 30 to 60 minutes. Two thumbs up for this idea.

November 13th and 20 above

Today was a spectacular day with temperatures reaching near 20 C. Motorcycles were everywhere and people were in a great mood after the 6 days of rain we experienced. Clear skies tonight and more goodness ahead.

Sky Diving in the Annapolis Valley

Today was a perfect day for sky diving in the Annapolis Valley, so I packed the camera into the bike panniers and rode down to the municipal airport in Waterville to see what was up! Sure enough five young ladies from Newfoundland were trying sky diving for the first time. The owner, a guy named Dave introduced himself and suggested a good area to stand in for pictures. He explained the direction they would come from, and then the group took off in the Cessna 172. Pilot, two instructors and two Newfoundlanders. The other three had already had their turn so this was the last group. Here are some pictures on a beautiful November day in Nova Scotia. Click each picture to enlarge them.

It is always great meeting people who are enjoying themselves, and even more so a person such as Dave who obviously loves what he does!

Lots of Rain the last few days

and more to come. Nova Scotia has lost some bridges and some roads are closed. And to think it will rain for three more days. Not good for a lot of reasons.

Need Some Sun!

Rant finished.