Plant & Mineral

Travel Tuesday: Hopewell Rocks, Canada

These 40-70 foot rocks have been sculpted by tidal erosion.  They are located on the shores of the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy at Hopewell Cape near Moncton, New Brunswick.  The high tide can be as high as 52 feet, giving this area some of the highest tides in the world.

Travel Tuesday: St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

This is an amazing place.  Remnants of the last glaciation period, about 12,500 years ago, are evident wherever you look.  This boulder (erratic) was once carried by a glacier and dropped here.  Not far from here is the memorial site to Swiss air flight 111 which crashed in the bay on September 2, 1998, and killed all 229 people on board.

Travel Tuesday: Arcadia NP, Maine

Today, I'm taking you to the rocky shore of Arcadia National Park.  This post is dedicated to the person who "rocks" my world every day . . . Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!

The Rocky Coast

Today's post was captured up the Atlantic coast from Quincy in an incredibly unspoiled place called Bass Harbor, Maine.   Happy Skywatch Friday!  You can see more skies from around the globe by clicking here.

Chapel Rocks

This park in Squantum is also referred to as Chapel Park which seems appropriate for a Sunday post. Enjoy the day everyone!

Pudding Stone

This rock in Squantum was formed about 6 billion years ago and sculpted by the Wisconsin glacier which moved across the South Shore about 15,000 years ago. The oldest of the rocks at the base of the rocky formation are basalt, gneiss and an early granite; on top is a crumbly rock called tillite. You can really see the mixture of colored pebbles held together in a fine matrix in the second image.

Geologists and others have long been fascinated by Squantum's interesting geology. It's hard to fathom this land covered by giant sheets of mud first and then ice, both more than 100 feet thick.

John Adams wrote about this place on October 22nd, 1762: "The rocks seem to be a vast collection of pebbles as big as hens eggs, thrown into melted cement and cooled in. You may pull them to pieces with your fingers, as fast as you please."

Faith Garden VII

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This miniature mollusk is one of Faith Garden's inhabitants. Are there any conchologists out there in blogville who can identify this creature further?

Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

Among the Rocks

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It's amazing what can grow in seemingly adverse conditions like this healthy looking succulent in a rock garden.

Garden Sanctuary II

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This is the second post from the most beautiful rock garden I've seen in Quincy: Faith Garden. We'll make our way up to the granite bench next Sunday. This garden has shady areas as well as sunny areas in which to enjoy the rock scape. Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

Watch your Step!

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A rocky beach walk can be tricky navigating. The contrast in sizes struck me here.