Beachcombing

A day at the beach looking for treasures is a day well spent, to some of us.

Our first treasure seeker looks to be covering a very small territory, or is he resting? There is a lot of beach to cover...

Another seeker is a fast walker and way ahead of the group.

Now here are two serious beachcombers and it looks as though he has made a discovery. I wonder what color seaglass, maybe amber?


This seeker, which just happens to be me, is looking for red seaglass as I found one here in the spring. If there is one, surely there must be another.

Ah, here comes the cute guy with the chairs. It must be snack time. A picnic on the beach is always a good thing.

See all those smiles. That is what a day on the beach will do for you.

Beachcombing is a wonderfully mindless experience - total relaxation.

It's a simple life and it's our life.

Garden Envy

Every time I go to visit my friend and see her flower garden, I have "garden envy". This is one of my favourite places to spend time.

A garden by the ocean,

what more could a person want.

Windy Day at the Beach

Yesterday I could see the white caps on the ocean from my kitchen window so I took my camera and went down to the beach to take a few photos.

Red Fridays

Red Friday is a way to raise awareness of supporting our Canadian Troops in order to show a non-partisan Canadian Citizen support of our men and women serving our country.

Last Friday the Moncton Military Family Resource Centre held a barbecue fundraising event in Bathurst and we went along. It was a nice day to be in the park enjoying hamburgers, hotdogs and friendship. There was a lot of red in sight.

A Beach Day

We made another trip to the beach this week, looking for treasures and to have a picnic.

We located this Inukshuk made from rocks and what looks like a piece of a boat that washed up on the beach. An Inukshuk is said to mark a place of respect.


We searched the rocks along the beach and had a number of good finds.

Paul found this interesting piece of very rare red/orange shaded seaglass, as well as a number of blue pieces.

I also found a number of pieces of blue seaglass as well as a rare piece of black, which is a shade of olive when held up to the light.

Our friends often wonder what we do with all our finds. Well, we keep the rare and interesting pieces in a dory-shaped dish on our sofa table, and we have a set of glass table lamps in our living room. One displays sea shells and the other displays seaglass.

For us, it's not what we do with our seaglass, but the fun of spending the day together at the beach, looking for it.

It's our simple life.

Grande-Anse, New Brunswick

Last week we drove along the coastal road to Grande-Anse. It is one of our favourite drives as we love the ocean and the views are quite lovely.


This giant lobster pot is a picnic area located along the highway.


This colourful lighthouse, painted the Acadian colours, is actually an information centre and gift shop.

Some of the scenery along the drive. We often search the beach area for seaglass.

Northern New Brunswick has so much beautiful scenery.

A Special Day

23 July was the perfect day for a wedding. The Gowan Brae Golf Club was the perfect setting, at the first tee, overlooking the Bay of Chaleur.

Our friends, Jodie and Robert, exchanged their vows while Cadence, their daughter, looked on.

While the bride and groom were having their wedding pictures taken, we were entertained by these little cuties.

The bride's mom is getting help with her shoe from her sister-in-law. It was said the shoes were very fashionable, but boy did they hurt! I never really understand why we try to wear heels, but we do.....

The reception was also held at the Gowan Brae Golf Club. Here is the reception table showing a much younger groom (right) and daughter (left).

Their wedding cake was topped with a bride and groom that was used by the bride's grandmother.


Oh no, too many little people near the cake - it had to be rescued before the icing was full of fingerprints! Heather saved the day....

It was a lovely evening with lots of family. The happy couple have returned to Fort McMurray.