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2016 From the Sea Dog, looking at a couple Albacores What makes Shelburne Harbor and the Yacht Club's support of the Canada Sail program such an outstanding combination? Why write a blog on kinda the same topic yet again? The Salt Wire Network Article provides the recent win and well worth the read. Of note, near the bottom of the article it confirms "This year the SHYC will be hosting the East Coast Albacore Championship regatta from Aug. 28 to 30. It’s a lot smaller scale than the international regatta, says Pedro, attracting upwards of 24 teams in the past.", this August the Town of Shelburne will yet again be a buzz with activity! It is not just the skilled Sailors, their tiny sailboats and good media coverage that has created this opportunity. Climate and the nice geophysical thing, the harbor itself have played a big role! The community itself have further augmented an already good combination. A couple of weeks ago just after the recent wind storm, th...

Over the years Shelburne Nova Scotia has had some significant events unfold. It is only a small town sitting on the Southern tip of Nova Scotia but it's caught its fair share of attention. Assortment of Shelburne N.S. YouTube Videos. Doing a search in YouTube, I've come across a number of video that paint a picture of the town from a couple perspectives. Yes, it is a nice little town to stop into while doing a road tour. It's got public washrooms, a host of restaurants, parks for the kids to play, walking paths and museums. A family can do a short stop, eat and stretch ones legs or dig a bit deeper, get lost in time and have a blast!  One of the videos in the play lists provides a glimpse of the wild life in and around the town. Yes, I've seen deer in the middle of town eating under apple trees, during the middle of the day. Sadly, the video didn't capture the Ducks nor the Guinea fowl running wild around town.    The town and municipality have put out...

Sandy Point looking West, Sunday morning sky. Full Moon. "The next full moon will occur on February 9th at 2:33 AM ET, and is known as the Snow Moon. Some Native American tribes also refer to it as the Hunger Moon or Storm Moon." So, this is what happens when we have a "Storm Moon"! Oh MY!.... The Nova Scotia Power, Outage Map on Sunday morning displayed the following outages: From the town of Shelburne, heading south, you can see the label "Sandy Point". The picture above was taken from that location. If one looks to the top left, a small triangle can be seen. Highlighting this triangle displays: Affected Customers: 9 Start Time: Friday, Feb 7, 6:56 PM Estimated Time of Restoration : Sunday, Feb 9, 10:00 PM Cause: High Winds Looks like Welshtown Haven is without power yet again! Yes, we are at the top left of the map. Our property manager has already performed a quick check of the property and structurally all appears to be good. Power...

A brief description of Hugelkulture can be found at The Old Farmers Almanac , where the picture above is explained. The site UK Permaculture , provides the "Permaculturalist" view and Youtube "How to build a Hugelkulture Bed" , is is a short video on the topic. South Shore Nova scotia was originally formed through Glacial Erosion and Deposition . Different areas have different Soil Types , some Clay, others Sandy. Welshtown Haven is sitting on Silt. Silt makes excellent Loam; however, the trick in the transition is organic matter. When it rains (non summer months) it rains hard. Due to the soil, it filters down into the water table leaving the surface dry. What is missing is a solid layer of organic matter or loam. While an old growth deciduous forest would provide this, the predominant overstory has been coniferous. Over the years South Shore has been logged, harvesting the old growth and allowing the fertile upper layer of loam soil to wash away. So, the so...

Shelburne Harbor, 2012 Tall Ships visited. Check out the Album here Blog for the week is directed towards the tourism industry for Nova Scotia and most specifically South Shore. Last weekend, the Toronto Boat Show occurred and Welshtown Haven   had the opportunity to look around as spectators. The event was to draw boat enthusiasts from around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Friday evening ended up being a good time to attend in that few were walking the floor. It was Friday Evening and heavy rain. I'd guess, the bulk of boaters would show up with families over the weekend. For the most part, boats were being displayed. Big ones and Little ones and a lot in between. Other then boats a range of other vendors / tables were set up to coax visitors to sign up or buy a secondary product. The most odd was mesh for ones eaves troughs. Some of the more obvious were the local (to GTA) marina and sailing school's. While speaking with these secondary service providers, we'd ...

The above photo is of the Apple Tree in the middle of the backyard. Last couple weeks we've talked about other things, things other then what is "Welshtown Haven". It is good to talk about the local area; however, recently our old mechanism for posting "Blogs" changed. Our older "Blogs" can be found in "Facebook" in a public group "Welshtown Haven - Why?", feel free to review them if you wish. To the best of our knowledge, our property has not changed much over the last couple years. I'd expect a frantic phone call from our property manager if any material difference cropped up. This being said, the pictures taken back in 2018 should still be valid. Using Google Albums once more, the photos have been uploaded for your review. Click -->> Here <<-- to review the pictures. What do we have inside that house? A couple weeks ago we posted about the evolution of the "Front Hall". In that Blog, it can be...

Providing an opportunity for ones children to explore is sometime the best / biggest gift a parent can give a child. Growing up in a more rural setting I did have the opportunity to run through the fields; however, those fields were bulldozed years ago and housing developments now stand where Apple Trees once stood. Came across an article that identified Kids Spend Less Time Outdoors and reflected back quickly to my upbringing; as well as, what we've managed to provide to our child. We've posted about how wonderful "Welshtown Haven" is and what an adventure it could be for wannabe vacationers but pulling back from all of that I sat back and thought about it. Has our adventure added value to our child's life? Has she evolved differently then if left alone within the neighborhood she lives within (Greater Toronto Area)? This past Christmas, one gift our child wanted was a "Hatchet". I kid you not! The picture above is of her a few years ago, she...