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The Windmills of Mykonos

jamie — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:22:11 +0000

These windmills catch your eye as you enter the harbour of the Greek island of Mykonos. The windmills stand on a hill at the end of the cove above Chora village and are visible from most locations in the village. Most windmills on Mykonos were built by the Venetians in the 16th century and were used to grind wheat for hundreds of years, however today they are principally a tourist attraction. It is a beautiful location from which to get a view of the island and from which to watch the sunset.

The Windmills of Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos Windmill

Mykonos Windmills

Sailing at Sunset, Santorini

jamie — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:55:38 +0000

Sunset Sailing at Santorini, Greece

Hotel Entrance, Santorini

jamie — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:06:43 +0000

Flowers outside hotel, Santorini, Greece

This beautiful display of flowers adorned the entrance to this quaint hotel on Santorini, Greece with quite the popping contrast of pink, white and blue.

Signs of Spring, Colonial Building

jamie — Tue, 11 May 2010 09:45:53 +0000

Signs of Spring at the Colonial Building, Downtown St. John's, Newfoundland

These bold red tulips are certainly a cheery sign that spring has arrived in St. John’s. I saw these bright flowers while walking in downtown St. John’s on Saturday afternoon and couldn’t resist a photo.

HMCS Corner Brook

jamie — Mon, 10 May 2010 02:48:59 +0000

On Saturday, I enjoyed some of the fabulous sunny weather by taking a walk along the waterfront in St. John’s with my camera. As it happened, the submarine HMCS Corner Brook happened to be docked in port for a few days with a few naval officers answering questions from passers-by. Unfortunately there were no tours – it is on active duty after all – but nonetheless it was interesting to see this submarine up this close and get some great photos of it. It’s not everyday you see something like this in St. John’s.

HMCS Corner Brook in St. John's Harbour

Front of HMCS Corner Brook

HMCS Corner Brook docked on the waterfront, St. John's

HMCS Corner Brook top deck

Rear of HMCS Corner Brook

Harbour view, St. John's, Newfoundland

Grey Foggy Day, St. John’s Battery

jamie — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:23:56 +0000

Foggy Day from southside St. John's, NL

Grey Foggy Day from southside St. John’s, Newfoundland looking across at the battery.

Bauline Marina at Sunset

jamie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:23:03 +0000

Sunset at Bauline Marina, Newfoundland

Bauline is a small fishing community of about 400 people on Conception Bay, Newfoundland. It’s located about a 30 minute drive from St. John’s.

I visited Bauline in September and was lucky enough to come upon this marina just as the sun was setting over Conception Bay. It was a beautiful sight. The seagulls overhead seemed to enjoy the crisp autumn air as much as I did!

Late Autumn Sunset

jamie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:16:49 +0000

Late Autumn Sunset

It was very nice to see the sunshine out in full force today after a week of much fog and rain. After work I dressed up warm – the autumn air is getting very chilly! – and went for a walk. I took this photo on a walking trail not far from my home in St. John’s, Newfoundland. This small pond is a temporary calm point in the Virgina River where the water slows to a crawl before flowing under the bridge and swiftly downstream again.

There are only a few colours of autumn left showing in the trees this year, the weather has stripped most of the leaves from the trees. The colours in the sky as the sun set this evening however more than made up the difference.

Autumn River, Lewisporte

jamie — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:15:52 +0000

Autumn Colours - Lewisporte, Newfoundland

I captured this colorful scene at the train park river trail in Lewisporte, Newfoundland over the Thanksgiving Weekend. There is no better time of the year than fall to bring out the beautiful colours of nature.

East Coast Trail, Outer Cove

jamie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:39:41 +0000

View from the East Coast Trail near Outer Cove, Newfoundland