Weekend Roundup

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1. A Word with "U"
2. A Favorite
3. UP - chosen by Tom

STARTS WITH U

UPROOTED Antigonish Nova Scotia Hurricane Fiona

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Day 28 Sydney NS to Halifax NS Day 29 Halifax NS

Oct 1 2022 - Halifax NS

We headed to Halifax this morning.

It was longer than planned as we went looking for somewhere interesting for lunch with no success.

WHYCOCOMAGH The name derives from the Mi'kmaq language and relates to being near the water. In Gaelic it was called Hogamagh.

We'koqma'q (Waycobah) First Nation is composed of two Mi'kmaq Indian reserves.

From 1821 onward the town was known as Antigonish. The name derives from the Micmac Articougnesche ("where the bears tear branches off trees"). In 1855 St Francis Xavier University was relocated to the town.

Click here our longer visit to Antigonish in 2013.

Antigonish was in the path of Hurricane Fiona and many trees were down. Also most parks and playgrounds were closed due to downed trees.

Our previous stay in Truro is also in the above link.

So dirty!

No photos of driving into Halifax. The GPS was confused as the Macdonald Bridge was closed due to Hurricane Fiona and I used my phone for directions to our hotel.

Oct 2 2022 Halifax NS

We didn't do much on Sunday. It was a grey blustery day, we just took a quick walk for supplies and then decided to stay in veg for a day.

Despite the time of year there are a lot of tourists in town. The double decker tour bus company went by the hotel several times today.

There is no shortage of restaurants and pubs in the city, although you may have to walk up some very steep streets to reach them.

That is John bundled up in his toque in the right hand corner.

The Bank of Nova Scotia building was built in 1931 to serve as the main branch for the organization in Canada.

Shopping

City Daily Photo - Monthly - Shopping

August 2013 - Antigonish Nova Scotia

Click here to see more of this mural.

DOES WHAT COME IN RED??? The carriage!! And is that her husband with his head in his hands?

Monday Mural

I'm linking up at Monday Mural


August 2013 - Antigonish Nova Scotia

It's amazing what you can find in your photo archives.

I cannot find any information on this mural and don't know if it still exists.

Friday Finds

Starts with  X
Craft
Growing

The first will be the same, except we’ll work our way through the alphabet. The second and third will be different each time.
Hosted by Friday Finds and this is V4 or round 4!!!

Eh to Zed

For this round of the alphabet I am going to celebrate Canada's 150 birthday by showcasing towns across the county.
We'll be criss-crossing across the country, from the Atlantic coast of the Maritime provinces of Nova Scota, New Brunswick and PEI to Ontario then to Alberta back to Ontario and into Quebec and then way out west to the Pacific coast in British Columbia. We also stop in Manitoba, Saskatchewan. We covered 9 of the 10 provinces.


Starts with X

Okay so we all know that the letter X is the hardest so this is my best idea to continue the Canadian theme.

Antigonish NS Home of St. Francis Xavier University

Craft
Hand crafted beer.

Growing
I've taken this plant inside for the winter and so far it seems to be doing fine.

Friday Finds

Starts with A
2. SUNSET
3. INSIDE
The first will be the same, except we’ll work our way through the alphabet. The second and third will be different each time.
Hosted by Friday Finds and this is V4 or round 4!!!

Also playing along at ABC Wednesday

A-Z Guidebook is also travelling its way around the world and runs from the 15th to the 22nd of each month


Eh to Zed

For this round of the alphabet I am going to celebrate Canada's 150 birthday by showcasing towns across the county.

This week's letter is

Antigonish (Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Mòr, pronounced [am palə muːɾ]) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halifax, the provincial capital.

The elm tree in front of St. James church has been a fixture on Main Street, virtually since the laying out of the town of Antigonish. For the majestic spread of its branches, it acted as the focal point for all vistas on Main St. Unfortunately, when it succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease and became a hazard to passersby, it had to be taken down. The magnificent stump was carved into the original Lion and the Lamb. Thus even in death, the tree still functioned in the public space. Sadly, the roots continued to absorb water, and eventually the statue rotted.

Several members of the congregation regretted the necessity of removing the old statue and took steps to see what could be done to restore it or reproduce it. The second Lion and the Lamb was once again made of elm wood from Pictou County. The wood was treated with a preservative, was carved so that the grain was vertical for better drainage. The statue was elevated on a concrete plinth. It was able to withstand the elements for a greater length of time than the original statue did, but not nearly the length of time of the old tree, which was almost 200 years old when it was taken down.

SUNSET we may live in a large city on the 27th floor but we have no shortage of sunsets as we face north west and there are no tall buildings in our way.

INSIDE comfortable seating inside the QRC, architects incorporated the more than 100-year-old Weston factory - the original 134 Richmond - into a 17-storey tower.