Islands #AtoZChallenge #SkywatchFriday

Beauty can be found anywhere, especially on islands.

Let's start with a photo of an island in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, Canada, July 2024, on a foggy afternoon.

As for other islands, some are places we don't think of as islands but they are.  For example, I grew up in a city composed mainly of islands-New York City.

The next two photos are from May, 2012.  Where do you think these were taken?

If you said "Manhattan Island", you would be right.  This is a picture of The Little Church Around the Corner, located on 1 East 29th Street, taken in 2012.  If you think "skyscrapers" when you think about Manhattan, you would be mistaken.  There is so much more. 

The tulips were in bloom nearby.

From the same visit to Manhattan, rooftop plants.  Yes, some New Yorkers have gardens on their rooftops.  The mural is a bonus.
 

Let's jump to Long Island, which contains the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, plus two other counties outside New York City, Nassau and Suffolk.  This picture was taken at the Queens Botanical Gardens in June of 2023. 

Next, a visit to Florida.  These next two pictures are from Treasure Island, a barrier island in Pinellas County (home of St. Petersburg and Clearwater).

My iPhone says these are ring billed gulls, but I am not 100% sure with the black heads.  The sky sure looks nice, though.
 

Art, and another beautiful sky.

Finally, it is time for sunset.  These pictures were taken in January, 2020 near Ward Island, also in Pinellas County.

 Sunset.

After sunset glow with birds.

Joining Yogi and other skywatchers for #SkywatchFriday.

I day for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme: Beauty of our Land. 

Hello Halifax #AtoZChallenge

In July of 2024 my spouse and I took a cruise from Boston to Nova Scotia and we visited the city of Halifax.  We had a wonderful time in that beautiful city, which is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. This was our first visit.  I hope it isn't our last.

The Halifax Harbourwalk has museums, eating areas, and lots of attractions.  One museum, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, has a section devoted to the Titanic and Halifax's connection to that tragedy. Thre is also an exhibit area devoted to the tragic Halifax Explosion, which killed about 1700 people and injured more than 9000 on December 6, 1917.   

We also walked around the downtown areas adjacent to the Harbourwalk.

An Indigenous business.

The Old and the New.

Pay phones!

Someone's in a Hurry.

Downtown Halifax is quite hilly.  I decided not to straighten out this picture to give you a taste of the hill. 

At the top of the hill is the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site.  There is a daily changing of the guard and a big BOOM from cannons every day at noon.  Halifax residents always know when it's 12:00.

Finally, I think this artwork is of Anne of Green Gables.  Wrong province but who cares?

What a beautiful city Halifax is.  It's full of History, too.

I hope we can return one day and explore more of its History.

H Day in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme: Beauty of Our Land.

Join me tomorrow for a combined Blogging from A to Z "I" post and Skywatch Friday post.