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A Nova Scotian Dairy Farm Visit

Joe Adams — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:19 +0000

Yesterday we spent a lovely day touring a Nova Scotian dairy farm. We were given a tour of the various barns, buildings and processing rooms. We also helped out in the afternoon milking of the cows and got to see some of the calves on the farm as well as other animals. Gabriel loved it all, though I think the adults in enjoyed it at least as much as he did.

Shubenacadie Wildlife Park

Joe Adams — Sun, 06 May 2012 01:22:57 +0000

We had a lovely day today with two other families, the Cornick’s and the Alpert’s, at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park.

The park was pretty busy and the animals were active and visible in most of the displays. As usual it is a great place to take the kids and let them stretch their legs while getting to see some animals.

After walking our normal loop, we set out some blankets and had a lovely picnic in the fields near the entrance.

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Easter Weekend

Joe Adams — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:13:01 +0000

Just a few photos from the Easter weekend in the valley. I think this was the first holiday/event that Gabriel was really clued in for. Throughout the weekend we would have him find an egg or a chocolate. He was really enjoying himself.

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Sugar Moon Maple Syrup Farm and Pancake House

Joe Adams — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:28:53 +0000

Today seven of us headed out to the Sugar Moon Maple Syrup Farm and Pancake house. The farm has 2500 taps on about 35 acres, and lots of people who want to eat pancakes. Something that I had never seen before, but makes a lot of sense, the farm collects sap with a “gravity-fed pipeline system”. This means that each tree is connected to the others by a network of plastic tubing. This tubing in turn feeds into a “main line” that travels downhill to the sugar camp and the sap tanks outside. They then boil their sap over a wood-fired evaporator – a craft that requires attention and skill as the syrup is actually finished over the wood fire.

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The Mountains Overlooking Hermosa

Joe Adams — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:53:35 +0000

Shawn told me of a local mountain road that had great views of the area, he had jogged up the mountain as part of his training. I initially took the scooter up the hill and at a later point, when I had a car, took a group of people up the hill.

The road traverses the ridge that overlooks both Jaco and Hermosa.