It’s been half a century since gold was mined in Cow Bay. Gold deposits here are part of the evidence that support the theory that this corner of Nova Scotia was attached to Africa prior to continental drift. Today, the closest we have to gold is found in November’s plant life along the Salt Marsh Trail.
These golden grasses and leaves exhude a warmth and richness that were not present earlier this fall.
The goldening of the grasses takes place at the same time that the water turns a steel grey.
The colours look especially burnished in the morning sunlight. Even when there is frost on the seaweed, there is a warm glow to the landscape.
The few leaves remaining on the rosebushes that border the trail are also golden. They stand in bright contrast to the brilliant red rose hips that were orange earlier in the season.
Even the November sunrise seems more golden…
Which makes me wonder… why do we usually think of November as such a dull, dreary month?
Photos are amazingly beautiful! 🙂 Colors are awesome!
Nadezhda, this morning’s sunrise was exactly that: awesome! Thanks.
Beautiful, soul-soothing pictures today…some day I hope to walk your salt marshes. You’ve enticed me greatly!
Cindy, of course the problem will be trying to figure out the nicest time of year to travel here 🙂
That is a lovely November day, and I’m glad I took this walk with you in the sunlight. The reason we — OK, I — whine about the Dreadful Dismals is that along about the fourth gray, rainy, chilly day I turn into an ol’ bear. November is a month that can turn on you . . .
Gerry, sometimes November turns… warm! We’re due for some extra warm weather this weekend… 15 degrees celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit). That’s enough to keep any ol’ bear from getting cranky.
P.S. Amy, do you follow Scott Thomas’s photography blog? Every now and then he creates a challenge, and this post would be a perfect response. Take a look at http://stphoto.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/assignment-4-november/#comment-1908
Gerry, I’ve checked out the link to Scott’s November challenge and added a link back here. A great idea! Thanks 🙂
Our reflections have been taking similar paths again. The glowing warmth of November’s colors seem to balance the cold of the air and the morning frost on the ground. Those two large, warm, seaward-tending landscapes also remind me of the sawgrass Gulf coast of central Florida. These are the scenes my husband loves to paint, wherever he finds them. Thanks, Amy.
Pamela, I can understand why your husband enjoys painting such scenes. I’ll have to have a look at your reflections 🙂
I like this gold much better. Thank you for sharing it in my assignment on November.
I haven’t been to Nova Scotia since my youth and would really like to get up there now that I see the world through my camera. My daughter is a big Anne of Green Gables fan and wants to visit sometime, too.
Scott, I’m sure you’d find lots to photograph in both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the land of Anne. The landscape around Cavendish where Green Gables is situated is lovely. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
“Why do we usually think of November as such a dull, dreary month?” Why, indeed!
Maybe it has something to do with the weather turning cold… the leaves being off the trees…all the rain we are getting…while you get Indian Summer in November!!!
Seriously, Amy, you have captured such beauty for this time of year, when most of us are thinking winter. Mind you, if I were as much of an early bird as you, I might see some golden sunrises too. 🙂
Ha ha Joan! Ok, I won’t tell you how warm it is here today but I did take more sunrise photos this morning. They’re worth getting up and out for 🙂
We got our first snow of the winter last night, Amy! I’m not ready for that!
Joan, we had our first snow on this date last year. Chances are your first snow won’t last for long in the Upper Fraser Valley… but I don’t think our second snow this year will melt as quickly as the first. We’re supposed to be in for a cold winter.
Hi. I saw your link at Scotts blog.
Such beautiful photos! I´ve just looked at a map to find your part of the world, -it is very interesting to the wonderful the landscape you have up there.
Thank you giid. As beautiful as it is now, the winter will be here soon enough and we will have to spend more time indoors practising our Nova Scotia version of HYGGE 🙂
Um…what is HYGGE?
Joan, it’s the Danish art of making life cozy. The Danes are experts at it.
Such lovely photos, very serene to look at and golden indeed. 🙂
Thank you Nye. It is a very peaceful place.
Beautiful captures! 🙂
I’m so glad I found you through Scott’s Challenge. I will come back to browse when I have more time!
Thanks kanniduba. I’ve enjoyed seeing everyone’s responses to Scott’s challenge. November is quite and inspiring month!
I just LOVED the colors in the grasses and waters of the marsh and the photo of the rose hips was the most beautiful combination of color I have yet to see on that topic. Just the best!
I wish I had time to draw them, but the world’s pressures can’t be denied or delayed at the moment; that’s why your blog also means so much.
Best to all — Em
Thank you Em. I’m glad I was able to bring these refreshing colours to you 🙂
Oh, these are so beautiful! My mother lives on Cape Cod and there is a marsh near where she lives that looks so much like this. We love visiting at all times of year. I’m enjoying visiting new (to me) blogs via Scott’s challenge.
Thank you for stopping by JenniferA. The marshes are ever changing, offering up something new in every season. The warmer climate in Cape Cod must make them even more enjoyable there.
Yes! The golds are incredible this time of year! Was just admiring the gold grasses earlier today. They look stunning beneath the backdrop of more muted colors.
Kathy, yes, as Gerry mentioned in another post, I think it’s the contrast of colours that’s so striking at this time of year. That combination of bright and muted ones is especially eye-catching.