Water Over the Road

The rising Saint John had overflowed onto the highway at this location.

Rising Flood Waters at Keswick

Reflections Upon Rising Flood Waters

High River Waters

Waiting For the River Ferry

Waiting at Jemseg for the car ferry which will carry us across the Saint John River.

The Beaver Pond

Boardwalk Over a Bog

Mud Lake Walking Trail

Spring Migration is Underway

Railroad Tracks

Duck Waves

Open waterways attract ducks and these moving Common Mergansers create patterns in the water.

Meadow and Woods

A white, adult male Northern Harrier can be seen flying low over the meadow.

Thick Woods

Along the Kennebecasis Valley

Returning Ducks Another Sign of Spring

Walking Trails are Opening Up

Bridge at Upper Gagetown

This bridge crosses the Saint John River near Upper Gagetown.

Maple Sugar Season

This very colourful painting, which is unsigned, is one I had bought at a flea market many years ago. As it hangs on my kitchen wall it is a visual reminder of the yearly spring sugaring season in New Brunswick.

Observation Deck With a View

White-tailed Deer

White-tailed Deer are a frequent sighting around our community.

Bridge in Background

This will perhaps be my last wintery scene posting for this season as with rains and daily above freezing temperatures; this sort of snow and ice covered landscape is rapidly dimishing.

Colours of Spring

The pink flush of Birches and the red of Dogwood accent our roadsides with the emerging colours of spring.

Mountain Views Seen Along Highway 785

Driving Through the Forest

Brown Hillsides and Opening Rivers

Willows in Spring

River Ice

View While Driving Through a Covered Bridge

Birches Bowed Down by the Ice Storm

An Icy Welcome to Spring: Ice Storm

Open Water at the Falls

A Walk in the Woods

Emerging Spring Colours in the Woods

Ice Melt

Flashback to Summer

Wirral waterfall; same place, different seasons, above winter, 2008 below, summer, 2007. What a difference a season makes.

The Frozen Saint John

Seen above, the Burton bridge traverses the Saint John river between Burton and Maugerville. The Saint John River is still frozen over at this location.

Saint John River Ferry

This river ferry crosses the Saint John river between Grand Bay-Westfield and Harding's Point. There is no charge to cross on river ferries operated by the government of New Brunswick. This ferry will hold 18 cars.

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There are four cable ferry crossings on the Saint John river. The other three are located at Gagetown, Hampstead and Evandale.

Saint John Sunrise

Having left home this morning in darkness, we crossed Harbour Bridge as the sun was rising.

An Old Railroad Bridge in Winter

Flood Waters Near the Highway

Footprints in the Snow

The Old Caboose at Sunset

This caboose has been 'park -ed' at this location for several years now as they are no longer used. Also in the pic, to the upper left, are some old telegraph wires, another relic from the past.

Bloomfield Covered Bridge, Kings County

Distant Mountains

Mountains in New Brunswick are part of the Appalchian Range.

Spring Is Just Around the Corner

Incoming Tide at Saint John