Our first walk in Nova Scotia was at Amherst. We began the walk at
the beautiful historic First Baptist Church and walked for several kilometers
around the downtown area. As we approached the church building again, it was
just on three o’clock and the quiet of town was broken by the loud tolling of
the bell in the steeple. The irony was not lost on us when immediately
afterwards, the same bells burst out with a lovely rendition of The Sounds of Silence.
I must also mention one sad note about Amherst. The town was still
recovering from a disastrous downtown fire which had completely destroyed an
apartment building and adjacent bar. Thirty families lost their homes and the
smell of smoke was still in the air.
Antigonish was our next stop. I love the sound of that name, don’t
you? We walked there with friends of our daughter and son-in-law. After a
morning coffee and time to admire Graeme and Miranda’s cute as a button baby
daughter, Lyle and I ventured into the library where we spent time with one of
the librarians discussing accessibility possibilities for people with sight
challenges. Personally, I feel that a CCTV Reader would be of benefit to many
library clients. This particular apparatus has a camera and light which point
down onto printed material which is then enlarged onto a monitor akin to a
computer or television screen. CCTV Readers come in both black and white and
colour, but my personal preference is colour.
Today we are in a campground in Truro ready for our walk here
tomorrow. The sun is shining so Lyle and I need to leave this blog for a while
and enjoy the beginning of some very pleasant fall weather.
In NS already, you have gone so far, you both are so amazing.
ReplyDeleteDorothy