VICTORIA PARK IN HALIFAX

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

DREAM STATE CIRCUS FIRE SHOW

Growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia made buskers an automatic part of TC's life. Every August, an increasingly smaller part of downtown was overpopulated with men in tights, acrobats, jugglers, and hot dog vendors. And tourists. Two times, SC and TC have had the privilege of ending up on the Halifax waterfront just in time for a fire show by Dream State Circus. The trust required by the audience wife toward her husband and the husband toward his wife is measured in gigantic proportions. Click the picture for an enlarged view where you'll see that Jacob McGrath isn't practicing the art of multiple fire-filled hula hoop twisting but rather the exposure from TCs Fuji is just long enough for you to see the fire in various directions. Watch a bit of Dream State Circus on YouTube for a better hint at the excitement.

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.

LOWER DARNLEY BEACH OUTGOING TIDE

Not far from a favoured beach of TC and SC, Thunder Cove, sits this unnamed swath of sand near Lower Darnley. Nearly empty but for for a few cottagers, this beach may not be as spectacularly sandy as Thunder Cove but its setting is perhaps more idyllic. One long dirt road, one very narrow path, one stream that must be crossed, and hardly any people? That's a real Prince Edward Island beach.

NORTHWEST ARM SUNSET

A strikingly easy silhouette pose popped up right in front of SC's eyes before arranging the camera, pressing the timer button, and heading for a pose. What's this? The art is the artist? Had the picture not turned out so well, this would have simply been the requested photo for our families. Instead, the ball of sun that appeared just minutes before it fell out of sight and the green-hill-turned-black in the foreground all managed to turn the artists into art, indeed.

A CRISP HALIGONIAN MORNING IN JANUARY

Leaving early for work and freezing SC's legs became well worth it, when she stepped onto Halifax's Harbourfront Walk and saw this sight. Halifax, Nova Scotia,  is well known for being the second largest ice free harbour in the world. What it may not be so well known for, is the mysterious sea mist that appears during the coldest season of the year. 

SACKVILLE STREET BY NIGHT

Only metres from the harbour, sightlines from Sackville Landing look all the way up Sackville Street, over Water Street; Bedford Row; Hollis Street;Granville Street; Barrington Street; Argyle Street, Grafton Street; and Market Street to the base of Citadel Hill before Sackville Street continues past the Public Gardens. The crazy lights on this May night contrasted nicely with a clear sky - a rare May treat.

BRUNSWICK STREAKER

Just as a hockey game between the Halifax Mooseheads and Chicoutimi Sagueneens was about to begin at the Halifax Metro Centre to the left of this image, traffic was heavy on Brunswick Street in front of The Palace. Just a little extra exposure stretches lights from taxi cabs while the grassy side of Citadel Hill in front of the Old Town Clock is nearly hidden.