Out and About, a Symphony in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

An Overwintered Boat on the waterfront near the twin schooners

Will spring ever arrive? Ahhhhhhh....  Took a run up to Lunenburg a few days back, one of those blue sky, sunny, still, very cold days. Two schooners are being built on the waterfront, and I must say, it's great to follow their blog and see the progress, but actually standing beside the hulls, in all their glory, well, it was a monumental experience.

Two women caulked one of the boats, while another worker faired the hull. The second schooner has not been faired yet and has more work to be done on it (see below). The Twin Schooners blog keeps the locals and the not so local, well informed of the progress.

Is that stern not totally SWEET!

Unfaired and not caulked yet.

This area of Nova Scotia has a huge history of boat building, but it's been a long time since we've seen schooners built on the waterfront. There's another even bigger schooner being rebuilt just minutes from these two, our Ambassador, the famous Bluenose II. View the webcam where you can watch the rebuild in action.

As for garden action..well some bloggers are reporting the winter gap for vegetables in the garden, although we do have some beets and carrots under the row cover, and a variety of greens still available in the covered raised bed. But really, to be honest, I am looking forward to spring, ripping out those greens in a short while and replanting fresh, especially arugula and mizuna. The snow is back now, arriving just when I began to see bulbs pushing through the ground. Fired up by those few days of sun, I had cut down the ornamental grasses and started to pull the old tomato vines off the trellis at the back of the garden. But now it's back to the white stuff.

Inside, my spirits are lifted by the tiny Tete a Tete daffodils growing in pots on the windowsill. Thanks to blogger Gwynneth from her Etsy Shop, they are truly enhanced by her terrific thrown pots, Tenmoku glazed sitting pretty on dainty sculpted feet. Spring's waiting, just over the horizon!

Thanks GZ !