Louisbourg's Louisbrick Legos #AtoZChallenge

We visited the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Side on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada in July of 2024.

The Fortress of Louisbourg is a reconstruction (along with some ruins) of what was once a large French town and fortification. It existed from around 1719 to 1758, when it was destroyed.  It was a victim of wars between the British and French.

In 1961 a decision was made to reconstruct at least part of the fortress and town, and this was accomplished during the 1960s to 1980s.  In fact, the tour guide who took us to the site and showed our tour group around worked on the reconstruction when he was in college.

An entrance.

I have more pictures of reconstructed Louisbourg but what I wanted to show you today was something called Louisbrick, which is a reconstruction model of Louisbourg's Island Battery made entirely from Legos bricks.

The harbor area.

There were a lot of people there and this wasn't taken at a great angle.

Buildings. Again, remember, these are all Legos.

Gardens.

I don't think it was meant to be a permanent exhibition but it was donated and can still be seen today online if you can't make it there in person.

Have you ever built anything with Legos?

L Day at the Blogging from A to Z Challenge.  My theme:  Beauty of our Land.

Tomorrow, join me for M day, which is also Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, for some more personal beauty.

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.