Judy P's Tickle Trunk

…..or Rain, Drizzle and Fog on the Island of Newfoundland.

RDF is classic St. John’s, Newfoundland weather. The fog is frequent, being in the area where the cold Labrador Current meets the warm Gulf Stream, and sometimes you just have to climb the hill away from the harbour to get away from it. But not yesterday – the ceiling stayed low and the drizzle and fog drifted in and out. So we took a drive around the bay, Conception Bay that is, where it cleared enough to enjoy the view.

Looking up the shore and out to Bell Island.

We stopped in St. Phillip’s at By the Beach restaurant to get a few chips to go with our picnic lunch and sat across the road to listen to the surf while we ate.

I always marvel at the variety in the textures and colours of the rocks. These were excavated from the nearby hills to stabilize the shoreline along the road.

The following pictures are not what most of the area looks like anymore. There are now endless stretches of urban sprawl and new road construction. What is left of the old Conception Bay South area that I recall from my early years is tattered and sparse. But the character is still there is you look hard enough:

Bayman

Young Gull

Roadside vegetation.

Shoreside habitation.

Hillside congregation.

I can’t think of a prettier place for a feller’s bones to rest.

Like I said, I would be deceiving you if I told you that this is what typical Newfoundland looks like but if you look hard enough you can still find snaps of life before the concept of the vinyl-clad split entry and the commute to the city to work.

© Judy Parsons 2016

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