Prince Edward Island:Days 1-2

For the past two years, my family and I have been going on vacation during the last week of August. This year we went to Prince Edward Island (PEI) for the vacation. We are renting a cottage on the south shore of the island, where the red sand beaches are found. The first photo is of the beach and the cliffs at the cottage that I am staying at. This was taken near high tide so the water level is high, which means there is less beach to see. The second photo is of a cove near the Blockhouse Point Lighthouse, which is actually what the third photo is of. The Blockhouse Point Lighthouse is owned by the Canadian government and is a fully automatic light used by ships for navigation into Charlottetown. This is the second oldest lighthouse on PEI and it basically looks now how it did when it was first built. The fourth picture is of an old building in downtown Charlottetown. The fifth picture is of the inside of St. Dunstan Basilica Cathedral. The picture shows the pews, roof with all of the detailed carvings and the alter. The last picture is of St. Martin's Catholic Church. This is a very impressive church in my mind as it serves a small number of people but it has a large steeple but a small gathering place. It is also one of the few churches to be made out of red sandstone. Next blog will be from days 3-5 but won't be uploaded until Sunday.

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Hunting Camp 2023

My yearly trip up to my family's "Hunt Camp" was last weekend. It was a great time seeing the family and seeing the beautiful landscape that it sits on. Main Lake at the Camp Reflections in the Lake Reflations on the other side of the lake A scenic lookout on the way home Rockingham Church on the way home

So Many Woodpeckers

Recently I went on a walk in a local wooded area, for most of the walk I didn't see anything other than some Black-Capped Chickadees until near the end when the first came alive. I saw four different species of woodpecker and a giant Raven. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a photo of all of the birds that were there. Then on the walk home from the wooded area, I came across a group of house finches feeding on some berries in a tree, where one posed perfectly in the bright winter sun for me. Mallard Duck from a previous walk. One of many trees with signs of woodpecker activity. Black-Capped Chickadee. Downey Woodpecker. Pileated Woodpecker. Black-Capped Chickadee. Pileated Woodpecker. Pileated Woodpecker. House Finch.

Driftwood Provincial Park 2023

The first and most likely only camping trip this year was just taken on the July 1st long weekend. It is probably going to be the only trip because we just got a puppy and aren't quite at the stage yet of taking her camping. In some other news I got a new camera. Henrys was having an trade in event and for once was offering a fair deal. I traded in my Nikon D7200 and got a Sony Alpha a6600 instead. I got a 70-350mm lens and have an 16-50mm lens on order that should hopefully be in mid August. That is currently why all my photos are zoomed in and there is no landscape ones. Sunset from the beach before the storm. Taken on my Pixel 6 My new camera with zoom lens. Slug basking in sunlight on a rock. Dragon fly resting. Black and White Warbler Red Eyed Vireo Female American Redstart Ovenbird Mushrooms and Moss. Female Yellow Bellied Sapsucker.

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