FundyLiving visitors have asked, “What is it like here in winter?” They assume lots of snow, and their minds conjure up horrendous weather stories about the Maritimes they heard from the weatherman on TV last winter. Description of winter here becomes a nice chat, like it always does when meeting up - start with the weather.  At best, telling weather stories is chancy for sure - everyone has their own conceptions. But a few examples of weather realities are at least interesti

The tide is out, leaving behind a wide beach and exposing the sea’s creatures.

Otter Track One doesn’t know what one will experience next, as often exclaimed.  Dinner was great after a long day of unscheduled tasks....

The trees stand still as if napping...

It’s spring and I dare to dream of gardens. I envisage flowers of all sorts; gladiolus, dahlias, hostas, peonies, zinnias gloriously...

One of the fairly clear, but underdeveloped ideas we had when moving to a large oceanside property in rural New Brunswick was “food...

How dark can night be? How soundless can silence be? A few years had passed since I had been back home in New Brunswick. Most of my life...

It doesn’t take long upon arriving on Deer Island to feel that it's an easy guess as to how the Island got its name. Drivers may find...

A Winter Walk

Going down to one of the many wharfs is a step into the reality of the life of a fisherman.

We arrived in New Brunswick the summer of 2019 - before the ominous “COVID” pandemic. We had plans at that time to come the next summer...