Waves are still high this morning even though Hurricane Bill left our waters yesterday as a category 1 hurricane. Damage was minimal compared to the havoc created by Hurricane Juan in 2003.
Seaweed litters the beach and is still being brought in by the increased wave action.
Swarms of flying insects hover around Rainbow Haven Beach. Mosquitoes often multiply after hurricanes due to the increased presence of standing water. Elsewhere in Cow Bay, swarms of surfers are heading out to catch the waves.
Bird and squirrel activity appeared to be back to normal after the tremendous downpouring of rain. The forest floor is covered with leaves shaken off the trees. Only some standing dead wood seems to have been brought down by the wild winds.
It could have been so much worse. And for that Nova Scotians are all breathing a sigh of relief.
Flandrum Hill 
There’s a few Michiganians breathing a sigh of relief for you, too. Must have been an invigorating walk this morning.
Gerry it would have been a longer walk if it wasn’t for those awful mosquitoes. They were everywhere along the beachfront.
Yea! Glad you all weathered the storm!
Good to see your post today, and that you are all right.
Eldrid
Ditto here too. A big sigh of relief. 😀
So glad the effects were so relatively mild. Glad everyone is OK! Did Jer make it home OK before Bill hit your area?
The effects of that hurricane were really bad down here. Not as bad as it could have been though. But lots of heavy rainfall, thunder, and lightning.
Glad it’s gone now!
Sure glad you and yours are all well after the hurricane passed. I’m sure you feel relief.
Cindy, Eldrid, Reggie and Dawn, thanks for thinking of me. Yes we are very relieved. Getting prepared for the storm is such a big deal that there’s a bit of a letdown afterwards.
Joan, yes Jer did get home ok with about an hour to spare. He had to leave Cape Breton early in case the causeway might have been closed due to high waves.
Ahmed, I figured you were in Canada but didn’t realize you were in the Maritimes. Some places did get it a lot worse than others.
Yes, yes, yes, you know we’re all so relieved. I can’t imagine what it would be like to live in hurricane areas. (My parent’s condo in Fort Myers Beach has been through a few blows.)
I am glad you waited to take pics along the shore until after the wind settled down. 🙂
Kathy, you just learn to be prepared I guess. But it’s a lot to consider. Everybody was rushing around town getting extras the day before the storm.
Although some pics are pretty awesome, I’m glad I waited too. I don’t care for crowds and there were A LOT more people on the waterfront than there should have been considering the size of the waves and the rip currents.
Glad to see you weathered the storm well. In the US there were a few people along the coast that lost there lives to the storm, mostly because they were on the beach and got caught in the high surf.
Jessica, luckily nobody was hurt here. There’s also a problem locally with surfers trying to catch the big wave whenever there’s a hurricane. They don’t realize that others may have to risk their lives to rescue them.
I’m actually in Brampton, just outside Toronto 🙂
There was a tornado warning here just last week.
I heard about those tornadoes Ahmed. Pretty scary. In 1970, our house was hit by a tornado in Lively, just outside Sudbury. What a shock that was. I lived in Brampton many years ago. My two oldest sons were born at Peel Memorial Hospital. The area has grown so much in recent years. A tornado would be devastating.
Wow! I had no idea! And yes, Brampton has grown a lot, and it is getting bigger.
Bill passed our area today, almost unnoticed. We had a bit of rain, but no wind to speak of.
Eldrid
Eldrid, I never thought of Atlantic hurricanes ending up in Norway. It’s amazing how we share the same weather in different forms.