A couple of days at Prospect Bay

I've been here on the south shore of Nova Scotia since Sunday night, helping my friend and colleague Sean learn how to use Adobe Audition. A curse on the house of Adobe -- they decided to "improve" the program, and in doing so they turned a really easy to use beginner friendly audio program into one that tries the patience. I am now one step closer to moving over to Mac instead of PC.

I am adapting.

Went for many long walks since I got here -- Emily and Sean's house backs onto a nature conservancy that goes all the way down to the water. Nice to have the Atlantic Ocean in the backyard. The ground leading down to the water is much like the tundra -- low growing shrubs and lichen that are springy underfoot. And filling my lungs with the aroma of juniper and peat moss is incredible (I still need more adjectives). I saw a redtailed hawk this morning, which was really special.

I will post some pictures when I get back to Bear River.

The other good thing about meeting Sean is that he is connected with the media arts community here in Halifax and can help me meet more people. He also suggested that I apply for a two year overseas posting with CUSO in Vanautu which is in the south Pacific. I told him not right now -- and he said that he could help get me a communications related gig overseas if I want it.

I leave to go back to the Annapolis Valley today to spend a couple of days with my sister Cyndy. I think we'll take a couple of days and go down to Lunenburg. Then on Sunday, my friend Tim has asked me to help him on a film gig -- he has been hired to shoot the 400th anniversary of the landing of the French at Annapolis Royal. It's a big deal -- the PM is going to be there and everything.

All in all, there are many good things happening and I have now decided for sure to come back here for the winter. Probably in October -- we have a house and a whole bunch of stuff to divide or pass along to whoever wants them. I'll let y'all know when the closeout sale is going to be. Ya, it's sad, but in the words of Ferron (Canadian gravelly-voiced singer) "life don't clickety-clack down a straight line track, it comes together then it comes apart".

For me, it's coming apart but it's also coming together. I'm really okay.

Pictures tomorrow.