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More Rainy Days

8/10/2016

We took the ferry from Labrador back to Newfoundland on a stormy morning. Thankfully it wasn't as stormy as it had been the day before. The lady in the gift shop said it was so bad yesterday that things were falling off the shelves, and she had to clear off the counter and put everything on the floor. Many people got very sick. I'm so glad we decided to stay in Labrador the extra day!

It was overcast and drizzly, when we got off the ferry, and the rain turned heavy as we headed south down the coast. Between the fog and the heavy rain, there was't much to see.

It rained all day, all night, and the next day too. It was still raining when we arrived in Twillingate

There were two icebergs. We took a few pictures and moved on....

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Another Inukshuk

8/9/2016

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On the way from Old Fort, back towards Labrador, we spotted a nice Inukshuk at the side of the road. Only problem is, roads here are built so high, with steep, very deep ditches, there was no way I'd be able to climb down and up the other side. Jan said he could do it, so he took the dolls, while I got out a carpet and sat on the shoulder of the road with my tele-photo lens.

And a behind-the-scenes shot...

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Crab Puzzle

8/8/2016

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The scenery along the Quebec end of the road was spectacular...

At the very end of the road lies the town of Old Fort, with it's harbour....

The tide was out, and we went to explore the rocks...

The rocks were covered with crab and sea urchin parts. Sea gulls catch them at low tide, fly
high then drop them onto the rocks below to crack them open. Jan started gathering crab
parts wondering if he could put a whole one back together. I went back to the RV to rest.

Then Jan came and asked if I could pose Coco into a kneeling position for him,
and off they went to take some pictures....

Coco trying to put a crab back together.....

Returning down the trail through the cotton grass....

He did a great job. He said he remembered from watching me take doll photos, that it was important to get down as low as possible, to the doll's level. It's just too bad his camera makes the centre of the scene blow out. Not sure if there was a smudge on the lens, or what?

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"I don't Want to Be a Horse!"

8/7/2016

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Well, one thing leads to another, and after all the work changing the dolls and setting up
the scene, I had another idea, so sent Jan inside for one of my horses - the big tan one...

And ta-da....I had a second scene! The Fairy Godmother in the process of turning all
the mice into horses to pull the carriage. One tan mouse is already transformed....

The others weren't too sure they wanted to be horses...

But to help out Cinderella, they would do it....

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Cinderella Going to the Ball

8/7/2016

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A week ago I posted some pictures of my Kassia and Asa in their underwear, because I'd borrowed their costumes for a Fairytale photo competition on Resin Cafe, a forum dedicated to dolls by Kaye Wiggs, and other artists. Well, my photo won! Here's my entry.....

"Yes Cinderella, now you can go to the ball!"

I had envisioned the scene where it's evening, and the others have left for the ball, and Cinderella's fairy godmother arrives and transforms her rags into a spectacular ball gown .

A lot of thanks for this photo goes to Jan, since I really wasn't feeling well last weekend, so he hauled all the props outside for me and placed all the plants into a cohesive setting on our picnic table - while I sat on a bench and bossed him around.

Of course I had to take more than just one photo.... Cinderella in her lovely gown.....

Miki as the Fairy Godmother. It's amazing just how well my JID's costumes fit a Kaye
Wiggs doll, and with her pointy elf ears, I thought Miki would make the perfect fairy ...
...a no-nonsense, get-the-job-done kind of fairy godmother....

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Beach Combing

8/7/2016

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After their initial excitement about the ice wore off, the kids started noticing
other stuff on the beach. Coco found some interesting seaweed....

Holly found some mussel shells....

Lonnie went over to look....

Then Coco started collecting sea urchin shells, and crab parts...

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Ice Sculptures

8/6/2016

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For a moment it seemed like the sun might actually come out. Milo picked up a piece of ice...

He balanced the smaller piece on a larger piece of ice....

Holly came over to see what he was doing....

But they weren't the only ones making ice sculptures. They turned to look.....

"Show off!"

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Blanc Sablon

8/6/2016

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We were headed for the ferry in Blanc Sablon, but decided that because we'd missed so much yesterday due to the fog, that we'd stay another day on the mainland, and explore the Quebec part of the coastal road.

It was very stormy, and along the coast in Blanc Sablon, we noticed bits of ice strewn all over the rocks along a stretch of shoreline. The tide was out, and it looked like the storm in the night had smashed an iceberg to bits, and they'd all ended up here.....

It looked like a great place for some doll photos, so we packed up the four kids and hiked along
the shoreline to the ice, hoping the tide wasn't going to be coming in any time soon.

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Stormy Morning

8/5/2016

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Parked at Point Amour on a very stormy morning....

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Point Amour

8/4/2016

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The lighthouse at Point Amour is the tallest in Eastern Canada. It's on a rugged
point along the Strait of Belle Isle between Newfoundland and Labrador.

It was a very stormy morning....

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