#Point Prim Lighthouse

[rabbitcruiser]

National Lighthouse Day

Often used as metaphors, lighthouses are the beautiful towers that  keep ships safe in the night. Visit one to appreciate their majesty and  mystery.

A light that shines in the darkness to protect and alert. Sounds like  something one would say about that friend or mentor whom helps us in  the hardest of times, but alas, this is not that reference. This is a  reference to the silent, but bright, guardians of our coastlines and  ships, the majestic lighthouse.

Learn about National Lighthouse Day

Lighthouses represent a piece of history. They have comforted  travelers for centuries, guiding them and keeping them safe. They also  add to some of the most scenic and majestic views. If you have ever  visited a lighthouse before, you will know the stability and serenity  they bring to the area. While time has progressed and technology has  changed, lighthouses remind us of some of the difficult voyages people  went on in the past. They provided hope to those looking for land while  tackling the dark nights and stormy seas. So, it is only right that we  celebrate them on National Lighthouse Day.

Did you know that lighthouses provided a beacon of light even before  we had electricity? It is remarkable to think that, isn’t it?  Originally, fires or burning coal were used to create the source of  light in a lighthouse. Of course, this changed as time went on.  Lighthouses then made the switch to oil-burning lamps, after which  electric lamps were used in 1875. Nevertheless, it is crazy to think  that these structures were guiding ships home with light before we could  power our own homes!

There are many reasons why National Lighthouse Day should be  celebrated in our opinion. However, one thing that is really admirable  is that lighthouses have stood the test of time. They have had to  weather a lot of storms; both the literal type and the metaphorical.  From high winds to extreme weather conditions; lighthouses are located  in areas on cliffs and coasts that mean they need to take the very worst  of the weather. Not only this but despite the fact that technology has  progressed and the need for a lighthouse is not the same as it once was,  these structures still stand tall, often acting as the focal point for  coastal villages and areas.

Plus, you simply cannot deny the beauty of a lighthouse, can you?  They have a cylindrical shape and an eye-catching red and white striped  design in most cases, although some are painted all white. They look  beautiful amongst the surrounding bay or coastal area, adding plenty of  character and tales of the past to the location. When you consider this,  it is of no surprise that so many people decide to have their  photograph taken in front of a lighthouse. It’s a postcard-perfect  environment. Why not spend some time looking at some of the most  picturesque lighthouses online? You will be amazed by the beauty you  witness!

History of National Lighthouse Day

The lighthouse has been a staple of culture in the world since we  built boats to sail the seas. Protection from fog, reefs, rocks and  other hazards of the coastline have been signaled by these monoliths of  light, even before the advent of electricity. Surprisingly, large fires  were lit in the top of the early lighthouses, so ship captains knew not  to sail to close to them in order to avoid dangers to their ships.

Some even used early forms of light refraction to make the light  spread farther out to see – mirrors were used in some cases, but in  many, it was actually metal polished to a shine that was used as mirrors  were not as easily come by as they are today.

Electricity and the light bulb paved the way for current lighthouses –  the rotating beam of light that is done with some creative positioning  of mirrors, glass and a motor to spin a curved mirror in a circle around  the light bulb. This effect channels the light outwards in a beam,  rotating around and around to catch the eye, and help the light pierce  the fog.

How to celebrate National Lighthouse Day

Go and see a lighthouse or two. Visit and see about understanding  what the lighthouse specifically protected against – was it just fog and  to alert captains of land close by, or are there rocks in shallow  water, reefs of danger just beneath the soft waves, or maybe a more  disastrous effect, like whirlpools or cliff edges instead of a port?

Sometimes a lighthouse existed both as a ship warning and a guard  post from when local militia and army forces were stationed to defend  against coastal attackers. Or if your not near any lighthouses, share  pictures you find enjoyable of lighthouses to those nearby or over  social media.

Enlighten them on what a lighthouse does if they want to know. Or  maybe build a miniature lighthouse all your own, setting it up high in a  room so the light spirals around in the same effect. This little  adventure into modeling can spark conversations for years to come, and  is something that may just bring you one step closer to being the master  of a lighthouse yourself some day.

Another way that you can celebrate National Lighthouse Day is by  doing your bit to preserve a lighthouse. There are a number of  organizations that have been set up around the world for the purpose of  protecting and preserving these historical structures. Plus, if you do  decide to visit a lighthouse on this day, you will probably be able to  make a small donation that will contribute to keeping the lighthouse in  operation. A small donation can go a very long way when it comes to the  future of historic treasures like this.

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[crashtestjeffy]

Point Prim Lighthouse, Nova Scotia

This is where my mother wanted her ashes spread. I am not sure if it happened. I had some of her ashes separated to be placed in lighthouse necklaces like these.

Eight of them for her immediate family. Because my mother was born on the East Coast and always loved lighthouses. It seemed like a beautiful way to honor her. I keep mine above my bed with a picture of me and mom when I was a toddler. It seems a fitting thing. Then her ashes went to my brother and unfortunately we became estranged shortly after my mom died. She was the last reason I had to have him in my life. We had previously gone 6 years without talking and only had began communicating again a year before mom's passing. So if they made it to Point Prim I am not sure. I hope so. I have often thought that if I could find a way I would go myself and say goodbye there and maybe leave a token of mom there. As closure. I would love taking Ruby too. But like many things money, time and logistics are all the problem there.

Maybe someday. It would be the last thing I could do for her. I tried to be a good son, at least in the end and I carried the heavy burden of being the person in charge of her end of life decisions. I did the hard things. I just hope my brother did his part too. Sorry, and thank you for indulging me in this. Grief is tough to hold in. It's like a fire in your throat and it has to come out. So here I am.

[lantur]

Point Prim Lighthouse and Sandy Cove, Digby, NS

[digigraphs]

Point Prim Lighthouse - Prince Edward Island! From my December trip to Maritimes! I can't remember why I stopped posting my Maritimes photos! This was a really beautiful night. I think I stayed there for 4 hours. I still can hear the waves crashing the rocks, and that was everything you could hear. Pretty chilly and I had to go to my car to warm up a couple times. There were also strange sounds coming from that building with a red light on, but hopefully only due to wind :D I also started ruining my shots with posing in them, and that was fun! This is a series of Nice Milky Way shots, blended in Photoshop, with really and unbelievably minimal edits. Bunch of 15 seconds exposure shots on my #Canon R5 + #7Artisans 10mm f/2.8, on #Manfrotto Element. Planned with #photopills Tags: #Canoncanada #shotoncanon #shareyourweather #yourshotphotographer #sharecangeo #beautifuldestinations #eastcoastcreatives #imagesofcanada #maritimes #createcommune #lighthouse #visualambassadors #discoverlandscape #uniladadventures #visualgrams #natureaddicts #lifebythesea #nightphotography #milkeyway #princeedwardisland #pei #lovepei #welcomepei #explorepei #exceptional_pictures #coastalviews (at Point Prim Lighthouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0shHmIZUe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[steveskafte]

SETTING IN FOR GOOD It's a rough day to be taking to the northern Atlantic. Still sheltered from open ocean, white waves break hard off the bow of the Fundy Rose ferry. Leaving that very quiet port called Digby, escaping the Annapolis Basin for the city of Saint John. High tide crossing on her namesake bay; no light in this darkhouse to mark the passage. Point Prim does all that heavy lifting now, shining through the black and beating back mist with foghorn songs. Things are much more silent here on the far side, close enough as the seagull flies – but an hour's drive around, at least. This is the tiniest working lighthouse I've ever seen, only twenty-eight feet in total, but with the benefit of another fifty elevated up the cliffside. It shone for over a century, from 1901 to 2015, now abandoned ever since. Near the end of its life, paint peeling, shingles missing, rot setting in for good. It's a steep and nervous ascent up this end of Victoria Beach Road, and I'd recommend against the effort with ice underfoot. The wind bites in and takes bits in gusts. Every storm, I lose a little of me too. November 28, 2022 Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia Year 16, Day 5496 of my daily journal.

[loveslavandula]

Point Prim (PEI) Lighthouse quilt 80x48 by tell tale threads Via Flickr: This quilt was designed from a photograph which was then pixelated using a programme at the Victoria and Albert Museum. (Unfortunately the programme is no longer available.) Point Prim Lighthouse was built in 1845, and is the first and oldest lighthouse on Prince Edward Island and one of only a few round brick lighthouses in Canada. My husband is the lighthouse accountant, while our bestman of 40 years ago, now lives next to the lighthouse and is Chair of the lighthouse board - so I made this quilt for him. The quilt has 25 different fabrics, with the bottom two rows added as an afterthought to show the red cliffs and soil so indicative of PEI. The lighthouse is depicted using 2.5" strips, squares or hst. Pairing up the various fabrics to make the over 300 hst took waaaay longer than I predicted but I love the results. The machine quilting is organic wavy lines.

[peterpecksen]

Lighthouses and Fall Colours

Lighthouses and Fall Colours

Another beautiful day means another road trip to a new part of the island. A 332km drive to the SE corner of the island. We started out our day by heading to the Summerside COVID testing site for our mandatory follow up COVID test after our arrival in PEI. Negative again. Their organization and no nonsense approach to the whole situation is quite refreshing. After that, it was off to the SE…

[arinlangdon]

look, i'm with the rest of you folks who want to see him get his butt handed to him, but i don't really want to leave it at that.

Fergus is clearly meant to be a foil to Arin. where they're polite, prim, passive, very cerebral, and kind, Fergus is blunt to the point of rudeness, rough around the edges, proactive, and unfortunately callous.

Arin took his pity for friendship, and internalized everything he and the other candidates threw at them. Fergus uses others to claw his way to the top of the bucket, and lays the blame on everyone but himself.

we know this

but as Fergus pointed out, they're alike in some ways. they're both from ordinary, nonmagical backgrounds, both used to working hard to get what they want.

but what if that's not the only way they're similar? what if, like Arin, Fergus feels the need to prove himself to be worthy of respect and love? they're both lonely and insecure people, they simply deal with it in different ways.

maybe Arin isn't the only one who needs to realize that they're enough as they are.

the thing is, this is a series that at its heart is largely about loneliness. each of these stories explores what makes people isolate themselves from others and refuse love even though it's what they need and crave. we have people who are literally called "pathfinder" and "lightkeeper". a major recurring motif is the lighthouse—a symbol for hope, guidance, human presence, and salvation, among other things. that's not for nothing.

if someone is ever in danger of straying too far, simply for lack of love and a sense of belonging, then it might be worth keeping the light on so he can find his way back. Arin and FMC are the kinds of people who make others want to be better. so, i'd like to see Fergus try.

[bittersweetiepie]

Guess where I am (Pt.6)

We did the things Laura wanted to do today and went to visit Point Prim Lighthouse and the Rossignol Estate Winery. She doesn’t drink wine but she wanted to see.

First stop: Lighthouse. Looks cool outside, the area was under construction but the lighthouse and cliff were accessible. Walked ALL the way up the 5 flights of stairs to the top. Not so bad, it was tiring and the steps were so steep and narrow with no handle bars that it took a while to climb.

But descending? Jesus Murphy in a hand basket! 😲

I’m afraid of heights. This was an awful idea. We went down 1 by 1, tossing our bags down to the person who went down first and I hugged every step as I went down backwards and blindly flailing my feet for a step. The OFF I put on my legs and my sweat made this phenomenal decoupage medium on me because my short legs touched every step on the way down and stained my legs the red of the steps 😂

I was super sweaty lol but on the plus I took some nice pictures, have another story to tell ppl, and I found this map of PEI shipwrecks that I’ve been searching for for years in the gift shop!

At Rossignoll, we wanted to see the owners because the older gentleman’s website is a giant block of text explaining everything about the winery including ‘come see my wife Dagney’s watercolour paintings’. It was so cute we just wanted to see them lol We didn’t get to but we did get a chart if all their wines and get to taste anyones we wanted. We all got something, I bought a Strawberry Wine.

Part 1-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/161994095348/guess-where-i-am-right-now-pt1

Part 2-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/161994384583/guess-where-i-am-pt2

Part 3-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/161994727648/guess-where-i-am-pt3

Part 4-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/161994996353/guess-where-i-am-pt4

Part 5-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/161995434423/guess-where-i-am-pt5

Part 6-You’re here

Part 7-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/162035127353/guess-where-i-am-pt7

Part 8-http://bittersweetiepie.tumblr.com/post/162125370198/guess-where-i-am-pt8

[cendrineartist]

Point Prim Lighthouse, PEI, Canada

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[nancypullen]

And Back Down Again

We had BIG fun in Acadia National Park and the sweet lovely town of Bar Harbor, in fact we had so much fun that I went to bed exhausted and skipped a day of blogging.  Oops.  But I’m back, baby!  On our second day in Bar Harbor we woke up and walked just around the corner to a spot called This Way Cafe, highly recommended by locals.  It didn’t disappoint.  The food was incredible, the service was friendly, and the colorful walls were lined with gorgeous paintings by local artists and, even better, bookshelves.  Our table was snugged up to a shelf that offered everything from mysteries to poems by Emily Dickinson.  Just think, if you were dining without a companion you could reach for a book and enjoy some poetry with your meal. Once our tummies were full we walked the town again, popping in and out of shops.  There’s so much interesting art happening in Bar Harbor that it’s a sin not to soak it all up.  Although this is NOT a souvenir buying trip (sorry no hats or sweatshirts for anyone) I did pick up a tiny watercolor by a fellow named Marvin Jacobs.  He’s a well known Maine artist (at least that’s what I was told in the gallery) and is quite the eccentric.  The fellow who wrapped up my little print told me hilarious tales of his dealings with Mr. Jacobs.  Even though he’s in his 80′s he rumbles into town on a motorcycle with his older girlfriend (also an artist, apparently quite prim, does dainty floral watercolors) and regales the good people of Bar Harbor with stories of his life.  Makes me enjoy my purchase even more. Annnd speaking of characters, once we departed Bar Harbor we headed for Bangor and stopped by author Stephen King’s house.  It looks exactly as it should.

We spent the remainder of that day weaving our way through small towns that would lead us back down to Camden.  Knowing that it would be our last evening in Camden we walked down to the harbor, took in more sights, had some dinner, and said our goodbyes to this gorgeous town.

There’s a small park right on the harbor and it has a lovely statue.

It’s a monument to honor Mainers who died during the Civil War.

It’s the first one I’ve seen that’s worded correctly.  In the south, where we live, they’re still pretty proud of the horrors inflicted on their fellow countrymen, and the fact that they betrayed the union.  They say all. day. long. that it was about “state’s rights”...but ask, a state’s right to do what?  Enslave people.  There’s a reason that Kansas entering the union as a free state kick started the whole thing.  This monument addresses the “great rebellion”, as it should. Anyway, after that evening stroll we went back to our little cottage and watched the sun set from the porch.

This morning we made a quick trip back to Pemaquid Point Lighthouse (because the weather was beautiful), visited Cape Elizabeth and the Portland Head Light, made a stop for the mister in Freeport at the L.L. Bean flagship store (it’s HUGE).  There was nothing for me at that store. Not a ruffle in sight.  We found our way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire in time to check into our hotel and search out some dinner.  I’ll have photos of all of the above for you, except for the dinner, tomorrow.  I haven’t even unloaded my camera yet, I’ve been sharing phone pictures and I’m not that great with my phone.  Not that I’m a professional with my camera, but the equipment tends to make up for my failings.  Pemaquid was especially pretty today. Tomorrow’s plan is to wake up and drive the hour to SALEM!  Salem, Salem Salem!!!!  This day is all for me.  I have waited patiently through drone flights, and shot after shot after shot of the same thing so that I can have my day in Salem without one word or tapping toe from my travel partner. Not. one. word.  After a day in my favorite city, we’ll spend the following day doing whatever we please - maybe a visit to Kennebunkport and/or York.  The day after that we’ll leisurely make our way back to Portland to fly home.  It’s about an hour away and an easy drive.  We’ve positioned ourselves for a lazy last couple of days.  I’m glad. When we get home I’ll post a quick summary with much better photos, and probably more of Mickey’s drone videos.  Of course, I’ll have to share a shot or two tomorrow night from Salem - but I’ll likely save the rest of my blogging for home. About to get with the coven and do some cackling,

Nancy

XOXO

[rabbitcruiser]

Jacques Cartier was the first European to reach Prince Edward Island on June 29, 1534.    

[jeremy-allard-photography-art]

PEI Sunset.

[xlionmanx]

⭐🐠 (at Point Prim Lighthouse)

[steveskafte]

COVERS PULLED OVER This is one of the furthest points in Nova Scotia that you can spot out of reach. From here at Mill Cove in Victoria Beach, to Point Prim in Bay View, it'd be a few minutes by boat at most. But a land-locked sort like me makes an hour's drive around, way back into the Valley in search of a river crossing. I can just see that sharp silhouette under dark clouds coming, a squared-off lighthouse roof more uniform that the random tips of trees. The sky is falling on me, and I feel the weight about it. Sun shining in like bright mornings in my bedroom, crashing through the covers pulled over my head. I hear it here like hope imagined, thinking a sight so big might make a noise. But it's just so much big, wide silence – white sound of ocean roaring. I just keep drawing in to things that are never near at hand. March 2, 2022 Victoria Beach, Nova Scotia Year 15, Day 5225 of my daily journal.

[wordynerdbird]

Point Prim lighthouse, PEI. ❤️ this place! #lighthouses #pointprim #princeedwardisland #pei #canada🍁 #ineedtogoback #specialplace #specialmemories #newhorizons