DAY
EIGHTEEN
When I awoke this morning and
started the coffee maker to brew, I looked out the window facing the east to
see the sky aglow with the most beautiful copper color hanging over Parker
Mountain. The sun had not risen above
the mountain but the sky was beginning to brighten making the color of the sky
copper and the bay blue. We had coffee
inside but then sat on the porch watching the sun rise in the sky until finally
it was directly in front of us and too bright to keep in view.
Today was a day to do chores. Washing needed to be done so we washed
clothes here and took them to Digby to dry in the Laundromat there. Before going to Digby, though, we stopped at
the Wednesday Farmer’s Market in Annapolis Royal and bought some vegetables
from a local farmer—green beans, Swiss chard, a butternut squash, and some
fresh basil. The market was alive with
booths selling crafts, bread, and vegetables.
A man was playing the guitar and singing oldies that most people were
singing along with. Our dog Bo made a
big impression once again and we made many friends who wanted to come up and
pet him and talk to us about him.
Soon we were off to Digby to do the
laundry but first we stopped at a roadside stand and bought fish and chips to
have in the city park in Digby that is near the docks overlooking the bay. There once was a seafood market with a
restaurant that sold seafood dinners at the docks but it has closed. The park is very pretty with hanging baskets
containing flowers here and there. A
gazebo with a picnic table is in the park as well as other tables. We took our lunch to the gazebo to eat and a
stray yellow cat joined us. I threw him
a bite or fish now and then to get him to wander away from us so that Bo would
not want to bark at him.
Using the dryers at the laundry is a
fairly familiar chore and can be boring but we usually meet interesting people
to talk with while we are drying the clothes.
Last week we met a German family that had immigrated to Nova Scotia a few
years ago. They spoke English well and
we had a great conversation learning much about each other. We also met a retired couple who lived in
Nova Scotia in the summer but spent winters in South Carolina. They were living in their camper while a new
condo development was being built where they would soon spend their
summers. Today, there was a family from
Ontario in the Laundromat while we were there but they did not seem to be in a
talkative mood so we just dried and left soon.
Returning to our cottage we put away
the clothes we had dried and sat on the porch with coffee and cookies looking
at the bay. It seems we never get tired
of that view. One never knows what one
will see when you watch the birds flying back and forth. This morning we saw a bald eagle sitting on
the pier when we first went out after coffee time. He sat there proudly for a while and then
just flew away to a nearby tree and then vanished. As we were looking for him in a tree using
our binoculars, we saw a large brown bird in a neighboring tree and watched it
closely until finally it flew into the harbor and began chasing other
birds. It was an osprey or hawk of some
kind and was trying to catch a seagull or cormorant for breakfast. Luckily for them, they all joined forces and
began flying around in circles trying to distract him and he was never fast
enough to catch one of them. Two
cormorants in the water ducked down just as he was swooping toward them in the
water, avoiding being catch in his sharp claws.
He finally gave up and flew away to parts unknown. Our afternoon bird watching was very mild
with birds just lined up on the rocks having their siesta it seemed.
We decided to drive down Shore Road
to a cove we had visited last Saturday named Hampden Cove. Since it was low tide we thought we may find
some rocks or shells that we could collect.
The beach on the cove was covered with rocks of every size but no
shells. It is not very good to walk on
as there is no sand, only rocks everywhere, so walking on it takes some
concentration if you do not want to fall.
We collected some rocks that looked different to take home with us. We visited with a few others who were there
doing the same things.
After we had dinner we sat on the
porch and watched the sun go down. The
sunset tonight was really beautiful once again as it was yesterday. The sky was aglow with orange and blue colors
and the sun seemed to sink slowly into the bay.
It has been a very relaxing and satisfying day. Even in the chores of everyday existence,
meaning can be found in doing them as we seek it in those with whom we interact
and the beauty of nature that is always present.
“Let
them praise the name of the Lord, for his name is exalted; is glory above earth
and heaven.” (Psalm 148:13)
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