Christmas time is always a great time to be out and about taking pictures. Lots of sights and if there's snow on the ground it really changes how everything looks - everything that's not buried that is!
It's Ellen's first winter in Newfoundland and even though she's lovin' it, she finds it kind of cold. On Boxing Day (Dec 26) we decided to take a run to Portugal Cove-St. Philips and Bauline, two towns that are very pretty and unique.
In Portugal Cove, we hung around the public wharf for a while, but we couldn't decide if we'd be allowed to store our fishing gear on the wharf or not! :-) There was lots of ice around and I found it interesting how the buoys were caught in the ice but still able to float around pretty freely.
When we were on our way to Bauline, we noticed that the Belle Island Ferry was leaving for a crossing to Bell Island so we stopped and watched for a while. There are always a few sea birds around no matter how cold it gets. They're a pretty resilient bunch! When I turned round to leave I saw the shed in amongst the bare trees.
On the way to Bauline, we found a nice pond that looked like a summertime picnic spot so we stopped for Ellen to model her wrap (to-be). It's being hand knit with Knit Picks sugarbunny. It was intended to be a Christmas present but we had to make the cowl in the last post instead, as this one is still not finished.
We found some interesting things in Bauline. Lots of boats up for the season, rusty anchors and the like. Rust is kind of neat in it's own way. By the time we reached Bauline, Ellen decided that staying in the truck would be the better thing for her. She was nearly frozen after being out by the side of that pond.
Ellen will be delighted with that wrap when it's finished!
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