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A cool, sunny day on #SableIsland with max temp 7.1°C & NW wind of 20-25 kts. South beach is still flooded, but the water is not as deep & extensive as it was, & is still draining off through the cut at the eastern end of the Sandy Plain….
A cool, sunny day on #SableIsland with max temp 7.1°C & NW wind of 20-25 kts. South beach is still flooded, but the water is not as deep & extensive as it was, & is still draining off through the cut at the eastern end of the Sandy Plain….
Although photos of bare sand, bald dunes, & floodwater, might, to some, suggest a bleak landscape for horses, there are abundant areas of vegetated terrain. Plant communities include sheltered …
Although photos of bare sand, bald dunes, & floodwater, might, to some, suggest a bleak landscape for horses, there are abundant areas of vegetated terrain. Plant communities include sheltered …
Yesterday, with a clear blue sky, a max temp of 9.1°C , & a NW breeze of only 6-8 kts, it felt like a calm day in late summer on #SableIsland. By mid afternoon clouds began moving across the island, but the wind didn’t …
Yesterday, with a clear blue sky, a max temp of 9.1°C , & a NW breeze of only 6-8 kts, it felt like a calm day in late summer on #SableIsland. By mid afternoon clouds began moving across the island, but the wind didn’t …
The high winds constantly sculpt Sable Island’s sand into large and dramatic drifts and ridges, but they also create finer effects such as the countless ripples that look like wind-driven waves of sand flowing across the flat, bare areas of beach.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
The high winds constantly sculpt Sable Island’s sand into large and dramatic drifts and ridges, but they also create finer effects such as the countless ripples that look like wind-driven waves of sand flowing across the flat, bare areas of beach.
Photo Zoe Lucas.
This massive hill of unvegetated sand is a #wanderingdune, slowly migrating across #SableIsland as windblown sand is moved from its north side to the south. It’s more complicated, but that’s the general idea. Most of the time the dune has a huge, smooth top. But with the…
This massive hill of unvegetated sand is a #wanderingdune, slowly migrating across #SableIsland as windblown sand is moved from its north side to the south. It’s more complicated, but that’s the general idea. Most of the time the dune has a huge, smooth top. But with the…
While on the island, Rose Morrison, Sable’s first #ArtisinResidence, explored the sounds of both natural & human artifacts & materials. Here she listens to the tones created as she rapped ….
While on the island, Rose Morrison, Sable’s first #ArtisinResidence, explored the sounds of both natural & human artifacts & materials. Here she listens to the tones created as she rapped ….
#beachsurvey #HarbourSeals
Yesterday, the survey was paused for a lone Harbour seal who had been snoozing about 30 m away from the sea's edge. (The water in the background is an area of shallow flooding from the last storm.) …
#beachsurvey #HarbourSeals
Yesterday, the survey was paused for a lone Harbour seal who had been snoozing about 30 m away from the sea's edge. (The water in the background is an area of shallow flooding from the last storm.) …
With a NW wind gusting to 23 kts, heavy, broken cloud, & a max temp of 6.2°C, today was the chilliest so far this fall. A family band of four Sable Island horses stand resting in a marram field. Although the lower parts of the leaves …
With a NW wind gusting to 23 kts, heavy, broken cloud, & a max temp of 6.2°C, today was the chilliest so far this fall. A family band of four Sable Island horses stand resting in a marram field. Although the lower parts of the leaves …
With a SW wind gusting to 28 kts, a max temp of 9.7°C, towering white clouds & occasional light showers, yesterday was a fine day to begin a survey on south beach.
At 9:45 am, during a bright burst of rain, a full #rainbow developed…
With a SW wind gusting to 28 kts, a max temp of 9.7°C, towering white clouds & occasional light showers, yesterday was a fine day to begin a survey on south beach.
At 9:45 am, during a bright burst of rain, a full #rainbow developed…
🌎🌿 🐡 #wildhorses #wildhorsesofSable #sanddunes #windblownsand
An autumn scene with four #SableIsland horses grazing in the distance on a high inland dune, providing a sense of scale.
Sable Island & the coastal beaches & dune systems of mainland #NovaScotia & #CapeBreton …
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An autumn scene with four #SableIsland horses grazing in the distance on a high inland dune, providing a sense of scale.
Sable Island & the coastal beaches & dune systems of mainland #NovaScotia & #CapeBreton …
#ArtistinResidence @rosemorrisonmusic, on #SableIsland, playing “Heavy is My Fate”, a traditional #ScottishAir commonly played in #CapeBreton. We recorded it on Sunday morning before the helicopter arrived & Rose left the island…. #fiddletune #music…
#ArtistinResidence @rosemorrisonmusic, on #SableIsland, playing “Heavy is My Fate”, a traditional #ScottishAir commonly played in #CapeBreton. We recorded it on Sunday morning before the helicopter arrived & Rose left the island…. #fiddletune #music…
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Before the helicopter arrived, we went to Pinetree Pond West, a freshwater pond that had been named for the Scots Pine that lived on the slope near the eastern end of the pond. The tree died a few years ago & …
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Before the helicopter arrived, we went to Pinetree Pond West, a freshwater pond that had been named for the Scots Pine that lived on the slope near the eastern end of the pond. The tree died a few years ago & …
Rose Morrison, Sable’s #artistinresidence, left the island yesterday afternoon. Since the beach was too wet for a fixed-wing landing & the flight had already been delayed by four days, #ParksCanada chartered a Vision Air Services helicopter to transport Parks …
Rose Morrison, Sable’s #artistinresidence, left the island yesterday afternoon. Since the beach was too wet for a fixed-wing landing & the flight had already been delayed by four days, #ParksCanada chartered a Vision Air Services helicopter to transport Parks …
Yesterday Rose Morrison, Sable’s #ArtistinResidence, observed & recorded plant species in a dune slack just northeast of the West Light area. The slacks are usually areas of low elevation surrounded …
Yesterday Rose Morrison, Sable’s #ArtistinResidence, observed & recorded plant species in a dune slack just northeast of the West Light area. The slacks are usually areas of low elevation surrounded …
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #sunrise #SableIslandwx #NSwx #beachflooding
Following the strong winds of a few days ago, much of the wide and deep floodwater has been drained off through the channel at the southeastern end of the Sandy Plain….
#SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #sunrise #SableIslandwx #NSwx #beachflooding
Following the strong winds of a few days ago, much of the wide and deep floodwater has been drained off through the channel at the southeastern end of the Sandy Plain….
#SableIsland’s #ArtistinResidence, Rose Morrison, playing her viola as she listens to a melody created by wind blowing through a pipe that once served as a pole supporting equipment at the weather station….
#SableIsland’s #ArtistinResidence, Rose Morrison, playing her viola as she listens to a melody created by wind blowing through a pipe that once served as a pole supporting equipment at the weather station….
Most of #SableIsland’s south beach was flooded during the November 4th storm. Yesterday a strong northwesterly gusting to 40 kts pushed the floodwater eastward to a point where the water cut through the berm & began draining back into the ocean…
Most of #SableIsland’s south beach was flooded during the November 4th storm. Yesterday a strong northwesterly gusting to 40 kts pushed the floodwater eastward to a point where the water cut through the berm & began draining back into the ocean…
The #SableIsland #BrandAudit Survey focusses on any plastic item that has an intact & legible label providing details such as product type, manufacturer & distributor, country of origin, language, etc. …
#NorthAtlantic #beachlitter #washedashore #Beachmonitoring
The #SableIsland #BrandAudit Survey focusses on any plastic item that has an intact & legible label providing details such as product type, manufacturer & distributor, country of origin, language, etc. …
#NorthAtlantic #beachlitter #washedashore #Beachmonitoring
With storm winds of >50 kts this morning & continuing 40 kts with bursts of heavy rain & clouds of blowing sand, it has been a day to focus on studio work…. #NorthAtlantic #storm
#SableIslandwx #NSwx #artistinresidence @rosemorrisonmusic
With storm winds of >50 kts this morning & continuing 40 kts with bursts of heavy rain & clouds of blowing sand, it has been a day to focus on studio work…. #NorthAtlantic #storm
#SableIslandwx #NSwx #artistinresidence @rosemorrisonmusic
#ArtistinResidence Rose Morrison standing on north beach last night. Another storm – high winds & heavy rain - is moving towards #SableIsland. In this photo taken in the dark, some unintentional effects (without modification) suggest …...
#ArtistinResidence Rose Morrison standing on north beach last night. Another storm – high winds & heavy rain - is moving towards #SableIsland. In this photo taken in the dark, some unintentional effects (without modification) suggest …...
The wide south beach, where the fixed-wing aircraft usually lands, was flooded during the last storm when big waves swept over the berm. The flooding (seen here at 6:50 am this morning) can persist for a few days or weeks, or drain off ....
The wide south beach, where the fixed-wing aircraft usually lands, was flooded during the last storm when big waves swept over the berm. The flooding (seen here at 6:50 am this morning) can persist for a few days or weeks, or drain off ....
Yesterday, #SableIsland’s #artistinresidence #RoseMorrison was getting the feel of frothing, wind-driven #seafoam as storm waves flooded south beach.
Sea foam is created by the churning of seawater, particularly when it contains …. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
Yesterday, #SableIsland’s #artistinresidence #RoseMorrison was getting the feel of frothing, wind-driven #seafoam as storm waves flooded south beach.
Sea foam is created by the churning of seawater, particularly when it contains …. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic
On Friday, artist-in-residence Rose collected sounds of the sea’s edge washing up over the sand along south beach. It was breezy, southeasterly gusting to 25 kts, but the swash was gentle & predictable…. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #artistinresidence #oceansounds
On Friday, artist-in-residence Rose collected sounds of the sea’s edge washing up over the sand along south beach. It was breezy, southeasterly gusting to 25 kts, but the swash was gentle & predictable…. #SableIsland #NorthAtlantic #artistinresidence #oceansounds
Saturday, Nov. 1, 7:00 ADT
In-person at #ARTSPLACE or Online:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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#Residency #Interdisciplinary #sciart 🐡
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
Saturday, Nov. 1, 7:00 ADT
In-person at #ARTSPLACE or Online:
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#SableIsland #artistinresidence #artistinresidenceprogram
#Residency #Interdisciplinary #sciart 🐡
#sableislandnpr #parkscanada
Fine weather yesterday. Mostly sunny with a max temp of 15.9°C, & a 15-20 kt northeasterly. #SableIslandwx #NSwx Rose spent an hour on a high dune overlooking a wide area of shrub-heath vegetation with a cranberry patch at the base of the dune, …. #artistinresidence
Fine weather yesterday. Mostly sunny with a max temp of 15.9°C, & a 15-20 kt northeasterly. #SableIslandwx #NSwx Rose spent an hour on a high dune overlooking a wide area of shrub-heath vegetation with a cranberry patch at the base of the dune, …. #artistinresidence