June 1st, The Fundy Trail at St. Martin's

We set off for a day adventure to see the Atlantic Ocean. A little history at the Interpretation Center+ a little hike+ a little picnic and beach play+ a little stream crossing (burr!)+ a little visit in a big sea cave = lots of fun!!!






The surf was so pretty against the rocks! I'm not sure if I uploaded this video, but Sam kept calling this the 'dirty ocean' Ha, ha!





Sam spotted some boats pretty near to shore and was convinced that one was ours. We had a picnic lunch then Sam and Nannie played with some rocks (with Sam cuddled into a towel to keep warm), while I played around with my polarizer and a near by waterfall...










Sam clibed up the wood stairs in his 'feet' (barefeet) and ended up with a splinter that was just about as long as his baby toe!




Some pretty waterfall shots...This falls, Fuller Falls, empties into a little raven that we crossed in the above set of photos, and is connected to the bay...




We visited the Echo Caves...I thought they'd be a HUGE hit, since Sam loves to shout "ECHO!!!" But it was pretty chilly. With so much water in the streams flowing into the ocean (like we saw with the waterfalls), Nannie and Mommy had to roll up our pant legs and portage across, with Sam itching to walk across himself (but it was too deep and the current was too strong), then it was super windy! I think we'll have to go back in the summer :) Since Nannie had taken her shoes off to cross the water, Sam insisted on taking of his once we reached the other side. He found a puddle, in a cave, in the shade, of ocean water...burrrrrr!














Fundy boasts the highest tides in the world (Fundy is a bay, which acts like a funnel for the Atlantic Ocean, so tidal effects are magnified in the narrow inlet)...here's the tide difference we saw yesterday at the Echo Caves in St. Martin's...




More before and afters (first taken at 10:15 am, a few hours after high tide) (second taken at 3:00 pm, two hours after low tide)...

May 28th, Grampy's Garden



Sam and Grampy Gill weren't long getting into the garden. Sam was quite concerned that all Grampy's plants fell down last year and, try as I might, I couldn't convince him that it's all part of the natural harvesting cycle...anyway, he was a motivated helper :)
A video summary is at the end of the pictures. Grampy Gill and Sam planted 4 tomatoes and 2 cauliflower plants. Sam dug a hole, put in fertilizer, then lime, covered up the chemicals with dirt then watered them, then Grampy held the plant and Sam bulldozed some dirt around the plant then watered it. When he was all done and had used all the water, Sam, with Mommy's help, used the garden hoze to fill up the watering can again...