I must admit I was a bit disappointed in the eclipse. All the hype and there was little to see in my neck of the woods. Of course I wasn’t prepared to look up at the sun so I really couldn’t say what actually did occur, but the brightness of the day didn’t change from the view of my living room window. I relied on the internet to show me the various observations from across North America. Some were spectacular, giving folks a great front row seat; I think we were more in the nose bleed section missing the show. I hope everyone played it safe, no eye damage!
Despite not being wowed by today’s monumental event, I don’t have any complains where I live and the word to sum up my feelings would be “blessed”. If the stork dropped you off in Mahone Bay, and you managed to stay to an age where appreciation for our spectacular harbour view and quaint little town is coveted, you’d feel like me, that we live in paradise.
In our fast-paced lives sometimes we forget to look at how much beauty surrounds us. Sometimes we don’t see what’s right in front of us or take the time to really drink in what our eyes perceive. Like how we stop seeing our homes, until we go on vacation and come home after a couple of weeks. How they feel different, smell different, seem fresh and bright, as if seeing it for the very first time.
Through their camera lenses, there are a couple of photographers that are helping to remind us just how much our town shines. During early morning jaunts and dusk travels, two have really made it their passion to showcase picturesque Mahone Bay, and it’s abundantly clear our town doesn’t have a bad side. Lloyd Westhaver and Betty Meredith remind us of our fantastic sunsets and rises and sights about town and on the water. “We love the beauty around us and welcome you to share it” is on signs at both ends of the town to welcome visitors to our little patch of the world. I’m sure a lot of folks leave envious of our good fortune and some have decided to call the Mahone Bay home. We call them CFA’s, come from away’s, but really they should be called LSS, lucky so-in-so’s. I know I thank my lucky stars I never moved away. Many moons ago I felt embarrassed not to have spread my wings and flown the coop, but now I couldn’t imagine perching anywhere else......
Despite not being wowed by today’s monumental event, I don’t have any complains where I live and the word to sum up my feelings would be “blessed”. If the stork dropped you off in Mahone Bay, and you managed to stay to an age where appreciation for our spectacular harbour view and quaint little town is coveted, you’d feel like me, that we live in paradise.
In our fast-paced lives sometimes we forget to look at how much beauty surrounds us. Sometimes we don’t see what’s right in front of us or take the time to really drink in what our eyes perceive. Like how we stop seeing our homes, until we go on vacation and come home after a couple of weeks. How they feel different, smell different, seem fresh and bright, as if seeing it for the very first time.
Through their camera lenses, there are a couple of photographers that are helping to remind us just how much our town shines. During early morning jaunts and dusk travels, two have really made it their passion to showcase picturesque Mahone Bay, and it’s abundantly clear our town doesn’t have a bad side. Lloyd Westhaver and Betty Meredith remind us of our fantastic sunsets and rises and sights about town and on the water. “We love the beauty around us and welcome you to share it” is on signs at both ends of the town to welcome visitors to our little patch of the world. I’m sure a lot of folks leave envious of our good fortune and some have decided to call the Mahone Bay home. We call them CFA’s, come from away’s, but really they should be called LSS, lucky so-in-so’s. I know I thank my lucky stars I never moved away. Many moons ago I felt embarrassed not to have spread my wings and flown the coop, but now I couldn’t imagine perching anywhere else......
Betty Meredith photo
Lloyd Westhaver photo
Betty Meredith photo
Lloyd Westhaver photo
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