Inside the largest wooden church in N. America
We visited St. Mary church (Église Sainte-Marie) on Yarmouth & Acadian Shores of Nova Scotia a few years ago when we drove to the Maritimes Canada. It is a French wooden church on the Acadian Trail, Digby county, in a French community of St. Mary’s Bay area, Southwest Nova Scotia.
In my picture the stained glass windows don’t show their beauty, being lit from the outside. I too a detail of them though, and here is what the look like:
The largest wooden church in N. America facts
L’ Église Sainte-Marie – on its real name in French, was built in 1774 by the Acadians, at the rough times of deportation. Today it is a famous piece of religious architectural art and a touristic landmark. It is also Nova Scotia Heritage Property, and it represents the French culture in the Atlantic Canada
Talking about the largest wooden church in N. America, and here are some numbers. The building measures 61m 325 feet from the ground to the top of the cross. In 1814 the steeple was unfortunately struck by lightning and it had to be rebuilt. Before that, the church was even higher with 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in).
I also photographed it from the outside and here is the tower, viewed looking up. It is like scratching the blue sky above 🙂
When we visited it, the religious community of the Church Point area were celebrating 200 years since the renovation.
I uploaded my pictures to my Fine Art America website, and they are available as a fine art prints. Click on the images to see versions and options:
I was lucky to get to see the largest wooden church in N. America – Wow! Once inside, of course I went closer and photographed the beautifully illuminated altar. Although it was build more than 200 years ago, this religious establishment looked to me like it was new. Everything was shiny and so well maintained. The statues of the angels, St. Mary and the crucifix were literally pieces of art. Here is the framed version of it, also available as print:
I updated this post today with the new pictures from my gallery.
** For the fun of challenges, I’m participating with this post in the Fandango’s (aka, FOWC) challenge for today’s word: represent
Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse Fun and Entertainment
Like never before, right at the base of the lighthouse a lady musician was playing the accordion. We visited Peggy’s Cove lighthouse many times, but never had seen her before.
It was a beautiful day, and I was so lucky to see this! Many people were taking photos of the scene – she was so colorful and picturesque! She was playing very well too.
** Click on the images to see them in a larger format
I’m not sure if it was for her music or for her presence, but her accordion case placed strategically close by, got a few coins in it – great!
I called my post: Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse Fun and Entertainment, and indeed, everybody was having a good time there. The bottle of Brisk, or some kind of a refreshing Canadian drink, made me thirsty, so I went and bought one
As I like to play with my pictures in the digital media, this lady inspired me for a painterly look. Therefore, here is a digital oil painting version I made:
Both these images are now part of my Fine Art America gallery, available as art prints. Just click on them for many more versions and options:
And in case you are curious, this is how they can look on your wall.
I updated this post today and I also got inspired by Fandango’s One Word Challenge, Brisk
I’ve seen some signs of fall in Seattle, Washington.
The trees where starting to change from beautiful greens to rusty colors. Yes, summer is coming to an end, even in this area of mild climate. You may think that here the green will never disappear, and in some cases it doesn’t. Some foliage starts to change color, even though it’s not as spectacular as it is on the East coast. In Seattle you better admire them quickly before a strong wind comes and blows the leaves away 🙂
Signs of fall in Seattle phone shot
I took this picture from our balcony on a sunny morning. It was the beginning of September, and everything was still quite green. Little reds and yellows were popping up here and there, with beautiful urban color contrasts. It was still warm and sitting outside with my coffee I noticed a light haze arsing from the horizon. Behind it, the mountain crests were nicely framed by the neighborhood trees. Lots of lines, shapes and layers of interest there… I didn’t want to go and take my camera and lose this great light and scenery. Here is when the phone became so useful and let me have a spry decision 🙂
I took this beautiful scene with the phone, edited on the phone and uploaded directly to WP from the phone! I think that my iPhone did a great job showing these signs of fall in Seattle. Don’t you think?
** Writing text with the phone though, is not too much fun as you may know 😉 That’s why I’m coming back now to complete the post from my laptop…
Colorful neighborhood Seattle, watercolor digital painting
The scenery was filled to the brim with bright wonderful autumn colors. I couldn’t resist, and took a step further, by making my original travel photograph as a watercolor painting. Yes, I used the digital media for this, more precisely, the iColorama app. on my iPad. You can see it in my Fine Art America gallery, along with other pictures from Oregon and Washington states. The picture is available as art print for wall and home decor, colorful accessories and much more. Just click on it for a closer view:
… and here is a framed version of it:
Back in September 2019, I uploaded it to my “Quick Shots On The Go“, and also to the “Lines and Squares” WP challenge – It was fun 🙂
Today I updated it and re-posted it to WP, this time in the RDP Thursday – BRIM and FOWC with Fandango — Spry🙂
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