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Moonlight missives from Atlantic Canada ∙ HALIFAX, Nova Scotia |
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Bedford photo
 Tower at Canada Trust Plaza in Bedford It's really been ages since I've gone around with my camera. Look close and you'll notice what looks like snow on the roof of this shot. A lot of my photos would stand as archives now, since the buildings in them have changed so much just in the past year or two. It's evident that we're long overdue for a change in scenery but it's yet to happen. We're just keep patient, I guess. Labels: Bedford
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Friday, August 18, 2006
All manor of things.
 Herbs drying at Scott Manor House in Bedford. Spent the afternoon taking photos out at Scott Manor House. Tbe house was a private residence until not-so-many years ago but is being restored now. It originally dates back to the 1700s. One of the really interesting aspects of the house are the wishbone chimneys. Basically two chimneys that merge into one on the third floor, such that there is actually a window between them. Got the work done on my car too. Turns out a wheel bearing also needed to be replaced. On the drive home however, there was a high-pitched noise coming from the wheel as it turned. I'm going to have to take it back and have it looked at. It's a completely different noise than the last time I went there, had work done on my wheels, and had to bring it back again the next day. I sense a pattern.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Beast of Bedford?
 Bedford gets its very own lake monster. This photo was sent in to me by Don from Bedford. Seems that Tuesday night, Bedford entered the big leagues when it discovered its very own lake monster! Lots of people turned out to view it, as did media, and the speculation began as to what this little beastie was. Alas, the community may not be able to capitalize on this fortuitous visitor. It's no ancient dinosaur, nor is it any behemoth from the depths of the darkest waters. Experts have identified it as an Ocean Sunfish. Probably the scariest thing is that these fish are normally found in much warmer waters and I suspect this is a bad omen for the temperature of the Atlantic waters just off our coast. It's yet another reminder that we may be in line for a doozy of a hurricane season. Labels: Bedford, cryptozoology, Halifax
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Mid weekend update
 Bedford's famous Chickenburger diner. We took an evening drive out to Bedford last night to stop into one of the last but locally famous old-fashioned diners, the Chickenburger. It's a real landmark in Bedford, serving up hamburgers and shakes since the 40s, as well as such deep-fried entrees as clams and chips and onion rings. The fanciness is more in the exerience than the menu. They've maintained a bright, neon-lit, classic atmosphere with the jukebox playing in one corner and a number of locals that visit regularly in classic cars. It's a great treat on a Saturday night. I have a few mixed feelings about the photo though. There's not enough space to take a shot of the whole front of the building from the sidewalk. One would have to cross the rather busy street to do that. Normally, I'd just take the shot angled from the side but in last night's case I found that view blocked by parked SUVs. The more things stay the same, the more they change.  One the way home, we decided to give the DVD player even more of a run for its money. We usually only rent movies once every few months but lately we've been getting out fill. "Beowulf & Grendel" was my pick and I was lucky to get it. All the copies had been rented last week when I went and they were all gone last night too. One of the staff found me a copy in the return bin. For the most part I loved it. Stellan Skarsgard was great, as was Gerard Butler, as per norm. Sarah Polley took a little while to find her voice. She was one of the few actors that didn't have, or use, a Scandanavian accent but even still, it was only halfway through that her voice became suitably neutral. In her first few scenes she sounds less like a Danish witch and more like someone from the WCC that they picked up on Yonge Street. There's always debate of language and accents when doing historical pieces. If some characters have them, I think all character should. They should strive for consistency. Given the choice though, I'd love to see someone pull a Mel Gibson on some of the old Viking myths and shoot the whole thing in Old Icelandic with subtitles. That was one of the few saving graces of the "Passion of the Christ" and one of the things I am most looking forward to about "Apocalypto". Filmed in Iceland much of the scenery was just simply majestic. I think that when a used copy comes up for sale, I'll add it to my collection. We also rented "In Her Shoes" with Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. It wasn't so bad. The movie tells the tale of two sisters whose upbringing was marred by the death of their mentally ill mother early on, leading to their estrangement from their grandmother who they track down on the way to a happy ending.  Maybe the best movie we rented was "Eve & the Fire Horse". Currently doing its round of film festivals it was a truly entertaining film about a young girl's conflict between Catholicism and Buddhism as she grew up in Canada in the sixties. It stars Phoebe Jo Jo Kut as Eve and Hollie Lo as her sister, Karena. I highly recommend it. Eve is a Fire Horse, born in 1966. It's said in the movie that parents would drown the babies born in that year since the combination of being Horse and being associated with Fire were too frightful. Horse children, especially girls, are extremely stubborn and hard to control. It would seem that the Chinese Zodiac is quite accurate in these matters. Trust me when I say that I know this from direct experience. ("Yes dear, I'm almost done blogging. I'll be there in a moment.")  Some of the vision sequences were a bit odd and out of place (cinematographically, not contextually) but I suspect they represent more of a young girl's flights of fancy. The dancing Jesus and Buddha were very trippy and I still have no idea what kind of religion Jennifer Cheon represented, in her Chinese-styled version of an "I Dream of Jeannie" outfit and smoking a cigarello while she fixed the plumbing. The cast list just credits her with the role of "goddess" but whatever she is goddess of, please baptise me now.Labels: Bedford, movies, personal, restaurants |
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