3 posts tagged “beach”
Even though I resided at Maple Lake for a total of about 5 weeks last summer I still did not get a chance to sight-see at the super-neat Haliburton Sculpture Forest.
The Haliburton Highlands is a artist's enclave with about as many different types of art
and artists as you could possibly imagine. I don't have the big bucks needed to lug home a fraction of what I would if I could but the Art Forest is FREE!
Speaking as someone who dabbles in photography I can attest to the fact
that it's a beautiful setting to indulge in photographic pursuits.
But last summer it rained quite a bit and was sort of cold and when the weather was nice I wanted to be down at the beach or in the Lake. I cannot believe I never made it to the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. This year, rain or shine. (I really hope we have some sunny days!)
Haliburton Sculpture Forest
trail
with a broad assortment of sculptures by Canadian and International
sculptors. Free guided tours are available each Tuesday morning in
July and August. Located next to the Haliburton Highlands Museum and
the Haliburton School of the Arts, the Sculpture Forest is available to
hikers and bicyclists in the spring, summer and fall. During the
winter months, cross-country skiiers enjoy the serenity on a groomed
trail.(Show us peace.)
Night shot of a Huntington Beach tower with the city lights as a backlight.
This is a very familiar scene to me.
Life was not easy when I lived 2 blocks in from the ocean, on 2nd St in Huntington Beach. I had hooked up with the wrong man and it was quite awful, actually. A close second for the worst time in my life--the Mother of all learning experiences (and I'm not even counting the heart thing in the running). Sooo back then after the beach closed, the sun was long down and the moon out, I'd walk down to the beach, sit on the stairs and inhale the sea air. Life. And then I would let my thoughts go. I cast the negative energy out to sea and in it's place was if only for a while, peace.
Surprise! I have scads of photographs.
But first...
We bought our first boat, a 15.5 foot red canoe. I had grand plans for quality family time in it but it seems that though he easily navigated the choppy waters of the Pacific in a kayak last summer, canoing on Maple Lake is not my son's "thing."
He swamped us...in the black water...with our dog Raven along for the ride.
It wasn't so bad because we were not far from our beach and my son was very shaky from the get-go
so we were more or less waiting for it to happen (though I murmured reassuringly any time he seemed to relax a bit).
So over we went and boy, was it a lesson in every living thing for him or herself. Our 12-pound dog immediately took off, dog paddling her way towards the wrong beach (any beach in a swamping, I suppose). We are all strong swimmers so I swam after Raven and collared her, steering her towards our beach. Also in our favour was the very low water level this year so we did not have far to go before we were in the shallows. We reached shore to find Raven awaiting us on our beach looking none-too-pleased about the situation.
I love the canoe though and can't wait to go again. Spouse likes it as well so perhaps we'll have Chris and Raven travel this way---->
next time.
For ages now, I've wanted a safer way to have a campfire in the evening so I was happy to find a portable copper fire pit. It's on legs and has a screen cover to cover it once the fire dies down a bit (I had the guys put sand beneath it on our second go-round). Of course, one always has a bucket of water handy just the same.
This pic was taken prior to my spouse trimming the bank, bushes, and taking down a tree damaged in last year's tornadoes(not the one pictured). I spent a lovely afternoon sitting here listening to the soft lapping of the waves on the beach, relaxing and reading. :)
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