I have long been fascinated by that place where the sky touches the land, or the sea; that place, especially at the sea shore or on the prairies which provides a balance line; that place on the shore where the line of waves roll in then out, constantly changing the line. And I love those places which are marked "look out, could be dangerous"; marked by lighthouses and buoys; navigational markers. When we were in Grand Manan we walked to the Swallow Tail Lighthouse, the one the ferry swings about to enter harbour, where there is a suspended walkway to the point, scarily high and again you are between two points, balanced.
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| The Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan, 2014 |
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| The Swallowtail Lighthouse firmly grounded, these guy wires were impressive, 2014 |
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| Looking up, The Swallowtail Lighthouse, 2014 |
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| Looking out, which we were unfortunately unable to do, but I borrowed this great shot by my sister Norah Davidson-Wright©, The Swallowtail Lighthouse, summer 2014. These windows are an engineering marvel. |
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| Herring weir [called Intruder]{thanks Norah!] at the lighthouse, 2014 |
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| at The Swallowtail Lighthouse, 2014 |
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| and at the other end of the island the Southwest Head Lighthouse, 2014 |
And if any of you are as obsessed as I with light houses, and love watching the changing weather, light and balance line, here is a link to video cams of
The Swallowtail Lighthouse. I check it out several times a day!
Heavenly. That's the kind of place where I can sit forever - breathing in it all, absorbing it, storing it away in my memory for a time when needed. Thank you for sharing. I needed this today.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed it Jennifer, thank you!
DeleteI love this spot. Unfortunately, I have no access to the video cam. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteIt sometimes takes a while to load Inge, and sometimes it's down,so try again and good luck!
DeleteI left this morning on the first boat. Those are the images I carry. Thanks Liz.
ReplyDelete(By the way, it is a Herring weir, and it is named Intruder!. All the weirs are named)
Thanks for the info Norah, I love that they name the weirs!xoxox
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