Sandbanks Provincial Park

It's been two decades (TWO DECADES!) since the last time I camped at Sandbanks. I honestly don't remember it being soooo crowded then, but I guess the world has changed a lot.

Beach was just as gorgeous as I remembered...

The lack of flush toilets in our particular campground was a little off-putting to the bits, but at least we weren't packed in like sardines, like they were in the spots closer to the main beach. Yipes!

And it was an easy walk to watch the sunset.

Glorious morning

Takes my breath away. 7:25am

Back to the grind...

Christmas holidays have officially ended for C and me (the kids still have one more week). Back to work we went, but the days are getting longer and the sun was rising during our drive in. (Blurry sunrise through my dirty car window)

Sunset

The view from my front window. Already I'm noticing that the days are longer, only a week past the solstice.

Sunset

The picture doesn't really capture the lovely pinky-orange glow that bathed our street tonight.

Glorious Morning...

Sunrise over my yard...

Smudgy sky

Sunrise, November 25th

Morning Glory

Sunrise this morning - Nov 14

Day is done

Gone the sun

July 2, Amazing Sky

Red sky at night, sailor's delight... wonder what orangey-purple means?

Our neighbour was outside photographing it too. The whole street was bathed in a strange orangey light. It was magical.

I'd like my hour back please.

I'm not a morning person.

Winter tends to be tough for me because it's dark when I get up in the morning (dark when I shower, brush my teeth, drink my tea, still dark when I leave for work). Just when the mornings were starting to brighten up... damned early daylight savings time again. It wasn't such a huge problem when it started in April, but now... just when mother nature was giving us a glorious taste of morning sunshine the powers that be who feel an inescapable urge to tinker with things push back the clock so that my morning routine and commute are, again, in the dark.

Forget that the sun goes down later, that it's bright now when I'm having dinner, I'm normally quite chipper in the evenings sun or not. It's the morning sunshine I need!

I have been ridiculously cranky this week. I know, there's probably more to it than just my stolen hour of sleep and my precious morning sunshine, the rain and cold don't help either, but DST is certainly a worthy target for my ire.

At least there are lovely sunsets over the lake.... oh, except this 'lake' is a farmer's field. Love that Spring flooding :)

7:01am

The sun comes up later and later as we move to the Winter solstice...

Another day, another flight

Sunset is a much different experience at 35,000 feet.

Moon over my hammy

OK, it's actually the moon over my backyard.

Happy election day Canada (you Americans will have to wait another month)

Another incredible start to the day

Despite a difficult night of little sleep (thanks Wookie) I woke up with a smile to this glorious sight...

Crazy clouds

Crazy clouds at daybreak

Morning Glory

Incredible sunrise this morning, as seen from our bedroom windows. Reminds me why we bought this place...

sunset

Out for a late evening walk, we saw this strange and powerful sunset over the village.

Cool sky

OK I know what a red sky at night means, but what does a weird orange and purple sky signal is coming?

Today, among many other things, my parents recovered my dining room chairs in a fabulous navy and floral fabric. Man do I wish they lived closer.

With each sunrise we start anew

"We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness".