April 30th

Rainy and mild most of the day, clearing off later in the afternoon for a while.

Notice the extreme left foreground and how much that perennial has grown in just a day! Local names include "golden globe" and "outhouse flower" ( a common area to find them). Last year this patch grew to over 8 feet high.

April 29th

15C and cloudy

April 28th

Cool day

April 27th

Cloudy start to the day. Nice and sunny at midday at about 10C

Looking west: a red fox leisurely sits on the road near #17 tee (left of the road), Northumberland Links

Number three fairway and green. The club started to mow the greens a week or so ago.

Looking north east towards the pond on #5

April 26th

7C expected today

April 25th

It snowed enough last night to accumulate a little on vehicles and the lawn.

Sunny now, but quite cold, just a few degrees above 0.

April 24th

4pm and 1.5C with wet snow. Arrrrrrggg!!

April 23rd

Gloomy day

April 22nd

11C forecasted for today

April 21st

10C

The grass is definitely getting greener. We'll be complaining about all the mowing soon enough!

April 20th

It turned sunny later on, but remained cooler than recent days.

The flower garden in the foreground finally got weeded yesterday, revealing tulips, star of David, golden globe, daffodils, peony, bee balm, columbine and tons of tiger lily

April 19th

April 18th

Wet and a cool 6C

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On my way home today, I noticed something unusual on the beach. What was that critter that was striding with great determination westerly along the shore?

A beaver! A marine beaver?

His tracks.

Dept. of Natural Resources tells me that this kind of thing is not so unusual this time of year when the two-year-olds get chucked out of their lodge and forced to find new digs.

Seemed a little unusual to me when he set off swimming towards Matheson Beach.

April 17th

12C when I took the photo. Daytime high was 18C

Shorts day for sure today!!

April 16th

Went up to mid teen celcius today. Nearly shorts weather!

I was so excited to spot the first crocuses.

These white ones are little pathetic, but I'll take them as a sure sign of spring.
Notice how brown the grass is still.

Not a bad spot to be working today. This is the view from the cottage I was at today.

MacLean's Point looking west.

Looking east

April 15th

8am and about 0C

Forecast is for warm and sunny all week. NOW we'll see some green in the grass!!

9am

After an unusually icy and snowy winter, the Canadian Salt Company stock piles are down to levels where we can actually see the plant, which is usually hidden behind them.

About 7pm.

Slowly, methodically and with great purpose, a porcupine (the black blob in the picture) approached my elm tree and climbed to about 60' for the night, nibbling on a few twigs on the way.

April 14th

6:37am ...... Ugh!!
When will it end?



5:45pm and +3C


The Amelia.
First salt "boat" of the year at the Canadian Salt Company wharf in Pugwash.

April 13th

Yes folks, it's snowing!!

April 12th

Not too bad start ot he day. Turned to rain mixed with snow in the afternoon.

April 11th

3C

April 10th

8C

In the afternoon this young groundhog turned up, snacking on weeds in the lawn (the only things that are green right now). As long as he keeps out of my flower gardens later on, he can stay.

Not very shy!

April 9th

14C

Grass is greening up!!
If you squint and look at it at a really low angle.

April 8th

8C

April 7th

April 6th

Camera batteries let me down, so no daily photo for Sunday. It was a warm, sunny day.

Consolation picture of snowdrops taken Saturday.

April 5th

7am and 0C

Grackles, red winged blackbirds and cowbirds arrived this week. Welcome to wintery NS!!

April 4th

+6C at 10am

April 3rd

Cold and windy

April 2nd

Mild and breezy

April 1st

8:30am and 0C

Another 10cm+ overnight and melting fast