Tag: Halifax
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Monday: A Day For Arts & Letters
Monday’s adventure would seek Kathleen and I once again cross the harbour into Halifax. This time, we would pay a visit to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. (And keep shopping for books.) I had never been to the art gallery and Kathleen had not visited since 2017 after she returned from a job in…
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First Day Away: Agricola Adventures (cont’d)
If most of this roll can be said to have a theme, it’s waiting. Not in anticipation or anything like that, but rather for Metro Transit vehicles to show up during the somewhat spartan Sunday service. It was a real taste of home. Finished with our downtown zig-zag, we arrived at the ferry terminal just…
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First Day Away: Agricola Adventures
We landed in Halifax on Saturday at around 3:00, greeted by Kathleen’s mom and brother. The flight went entirely as expected, the only thing lingering in our minds was the looming possibility of a strike by Air Canada flight attendants. After getting settled in, I texted my mom to let her know we’ve arrived safely…
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Adventurous Amble Up Agricola
Slowly but surely, I continue to re-scan rolls of photos I’ve made in the past. These are from a particularly toasty walk up Agricola and a sort of day-one lesson that Halifax can get a little too hot in August. There is a reason we go in September now! CameraLensFilmDeveloperScannerLocationDate(s)Filing Nikomat ELNikkor-S Auto 55mm f/1.2Fuji…
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Atlantic Attractions from the Archives
…and speaking of memories and Moon Mist, Kathleen and I will be heading back to Nova Scotia in just under one month for a nice visit. Since, until yesterday, the weather has been hot, humid, and often smoky, making photographs hasn’t exactly been something I’ve dedicated significant amounts of time to. It’s *really* unpleasant to…
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Vacation Time: Atlantic Adventures, September 19, 2024
Thursday would be our last day in town and given that neither I nor Kathleen had ever seen Peggy’s Cove, we decided that it would be a fun little day trip to close off our vacation. CameraLensFilmDeveloperScannerLocationDate(s)Filing Nikkormat ELNikkor-S.C. Auto 50mm f/1.4Kodak T-Max 400Unknown (Lab: Downtown Camera, Toronto, ON)Plustek 8200i / Silverfast 9Peggy’s Cove, Nova…