Red the travelling Dal visits Canada

[Alliecat]

More than one lighthouse?

3 here, 4 more on nearby small islands, others elsewhere along the shorelines.  Only 1 is still staffed.  Kind of sad that the longtime tradition is gone.  I've really enjoyed talks by former lightkeepers at the museum.

I particularly liked the one with Red holding the lighthouse in her hands.
We haven’t tried that particular shot before.

I look forward to your version on your next lighthouse trip!

Does the lighthouse tour mean you have recovered from your painting injury?

Okay, the one with Red "holding" the miniature lighthouse is too funny! ... That was rather brilliant! I'm sure the photographer agrees!

On foggy nights, can you hear multiple fog signals from your house?

"The Whistle" looks compact enough that constructing a replica in Pullip Scale might not be a completely unreasonable project.

Was the stand-alone cupola rescued from the lighthouse (Ross Island, wasn't it?) that collapsed a few years ago?

No  It was probably more time on my feet than I should have had.  Waiting to see whether my toenail is going to come off

Thank you.  Yes, she does

Yup.  Two.

That would be fun!  You should do it!

Nope.  This one came from Duck Island.  The remains of the collapsed one, which were pretty decrepit, were incorporated into a replica on the museum grounds.  I was on the ex!pedition to retrieve the pieces.

Ah, the things you miss out on when you leave for holidays! ..

Red is here for just 3 weeks.  Glad you enjoyed the butterfly pix.  Nymphalis io is really pretty!  Too bad you don't see many anymore.  Is there a lot of pesticide spraying, or destruction of wildflowers or other habitat?
... Wait... you got HOLIDAYS????


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Augh... so much for "smaller batches".... but when I get going taking pictures..... >shrug<

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"We did another tour!  Alliecat's August home improvement plans got scuttled, so she says she might as well have a mental-health week and drive me around."






"It's almost the right size for me."



"The 'haulup' is where fishermen work on their boats."









"Hmm.. which one should I pick?   ... Oh, never mind, the crew here might be right about sailboats."



"This is the ferry to a neighbouring island."



"Another beach!"






"Fog drifts in off the water on hot days."






"Made my mark too."



"This 'whale' climbing thing is in a new playground on the beach."



"Guess this is as close as I'm going to get to a whale."



"Lobster traps come in lots of colours."



"I like the colour of that building..."



"One finds traps and buoys piled all over.  Each fisherman has a different 'mark' -- the paint combination -- on his buoys."



"This mark used to belong to an old fisherman whom Alliecat did some fisheries-department observing with.  And once upon a time, she and some other observers helped paint buoys.  She said these look pretty rough now."



"Another lighthouse!"



"This one is at the southern tip of the island.  It's not super photogenic, but the cliffs are fabulous."



"Oh poop.  Alliecat said it would probably be foggy down here."






"So, does this mean we get to come back another day?"



"See the fog halo behind me?"



"Some historical stuff.  A tiny island nearby, that we can't see in the fog, is in territory disputed by both Canada and the USA.  Because of various treaties, there is a 'grey area' around it where both countries fish.  But the lighthouse is staffed by Canadians, to keep Canada's claim on the island."



"Spot me in the picture!"


"Another beach, but we didn't hike down cos of Alliecat's toe."



"I found a lobster!!"