MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE

PANORAMIC OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE ENTRANCE SIGN IN BOSTON

HADDON HILL

FENCED-IN VIEW ON HADDON HILL IN CHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, OUTSIDE HADDON HALL

LUNENBURG HOUSE

BEAUTIFUL RED-DOORED HOUSE ON PELHAM STREET IN LUNENBURG

LUNENBURG ACADEMY

LUNENBURG ACADEMY

OUTSIDE YORK REDOUBT

THE WALLS OF YORK REDOUBT 

VICTORIA PARK IN HALIFAX

BENCH IN VICTORIA PARK ON SOUTH PARK STREET IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

WATERWAYS NEAR FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK

ST. JOHN RIVER, NEAR FREDERICTON NEW BRUNSWICK ALONGSIDE THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY

THE KENNEDY COMPOUND IN HYANNIS PORT

THE HYANNIS PORT KENNEDY COMPOUND

HYANNIS PORT BEACH OUTSIDE THE KENNEDY COMPOUND

On the beach next to the Hyannis Port Kennedy Compound in April, these seashells formed the perfectly peaceful backdrop to a dramatic location. The Kennedy Clan is not the political powerhouse it once was, but the innumerable seashells located on the beach outside the house would still have plenty of stories to tell if only stored inside were the voices of JFK and Jackie rather than the sound of a thousand waves.

QUINCY MARKET IN THE BACKGROUND

QUINCY MARKET: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - As seen from the top floor of McDonalds on North Street

LAWRENCETOWN BEACH SURFING

LAWRENCETOWN BEACH SURFERS

THE DUKE OF KENT'S MUSIC ROTUNDA

On the Bedford Highway perched on the shores of the Halifax Harbour's Bedford Basin is this privately owned house. In a former day, this was building was a music rotunda. Part of an estate owned by Edward, the Duke of Kent, the music rotunda was actually on Governor John Wentworth's property. The Duke of Kent was the commander-in-chief of the Halifax Garrison. He lived on the estate with his French mistress, Julie St. Laurent.

UPSIDE DOWN WATER AND TREES

BIRCH COVE LAKES WILDERNESS AREA

TERENCE BAY LIGHTHOUSE PANORAMIC

As the skipper of any vessel will tell you, the sight of a lighthouse in the night or through the fog is like a rainbow in the night. From the perspective of land-lovers, lighthouses are simply an added feature along the scenic shores of Nova Scotia. For ocean-goers, lighthouses are the one redeeming feature linked with rocky shores that tear boats apart like tornados chewing on trailerparks. The lighthouse in Terence Bay, Nova Scotia (already featured once) wears the effects of Nova Scotia's coastal weather on its sleeve. Stroll around its perimeter and you'll see three sides in pristine condition. The side facing southeastward, however, has seen better days.

GREENWICH NATIONAL PARK BEACH

Arriving at Greenwich, Prince Edward Island just after a very filling supper at Rick's in St. Peter's doesn't bode well for swimming in an area often labelled as PEI's most dangerous shore. Thankfully, all had been calm for days and the weather was piping; right out of the oven. A quick inspection of the "real" beach in the Greenwich part of the PEI National Park revealed spectacular dune-scape but not exactly what we were looking for. Plus, we were supremely full. Before leaving, this picture of the beach looking northeast was a must grab.

GREENWICH TALL GRASS

Next year, you really ought to walk the Greenwich Dunes Trail in August. On a semi-clear day. About an hour before sunset. Stop on the floating boardwalk and turn towards your right. Here's your view. By this time you're only five minutes from coming to the end of the boardwalk and mounting the dune that'll offer quite a 360-degree view of its own, but pause for a moment and take in what feels like kilometre-after-kilometre of tall marsh grass. Wildlife much? Beavers, birds of many feathers, and foxes galore gallivant through this area. If you're as lucky as we were, incredibly warm water awaits on a completely private beach. But first, take a picture of the grass. All this is found in the middle of a national park just minutes from St. Peter's, Prince Edward Island.

SANDSTONE ST. MARY'S IN SOURIS

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Souris, Prince Edward Island is a wonderful example of sandstone architecture. PEI is certainly not the only location on the globe in which sandstone is used as a major construction element, but the unique colour tones set this church - and other PEI buildings - apart from the others. Red dirt is more PEIish than Anne of Green Gables or potatoes. Of course, this picture doesn't show the church so much as its brickwork and the cemetery in the background. Perched on a hill near the outskirts of Souris in the east end of PEI - "down east", as they say - St. Mary's is beautiful inside and out, Catholic or not.

KIDS ON ROOF IN SOURIS, PEI

At the height of the summer of 2009, the best weather arrived for a Prince Edward Island vacation for SC and TC. In SC's hometown of Souris, PEI, the heat of the noonday sun made the only fitting outdoor activity swimming at local beaches like Bothwell, Red Point, and Basinhead. However, after the supper hour, the children of Souris found an entrancing activity looking out over the area where the Îles-de-la-Madeleine ferry docks in Souris. In fact, these little "tourist bureaus" are all over PEI after Pat Binns' budget cuts meant some tourist outreach work was to be done by the communities in picnic huts. But I digress. These boys (and girl) were practicing their gymnastics in a sight that was all too obvious for a beautiful silhouette by SC. And power lines? There's something good about power lines in this photo: a genuine quality that makes the photo definitively Alfresco; something with urbanic rurality.

DINGLE SUNSET

The Northwest Arm is a jut of water which separates Armdale and Halifax proper from the Purcell's Cove Road area. Situated perfectly for sunset photography from either Point Pleasant Park or waterfront homes near Dalhousie University or the Waegwoltic Club or from the Dingle, the Northwest Arm is definitely a section of the Halifax Regional Municipality worth checking out. But wait a second, this sunset picture is from the bottom of South Street looking toward the Dingle. That would be.... south. Well, some sunsets are overpowering - and this night was indeed just that. Editing, however, never hurts the cause.

PUBLIC GARDENS BUTTERCUPS

There are plenty of more exotic flowers in the Public Gardens of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Yet these little buttercups drew our attention because of their height. From the grass, one look up reveals little else but the early evening sky. Focused on the flowers with a big flash, the sky dims while the flowers brighten. Loverly.