Month June 2023

Madeleine Centre

2023-05 Gaspe, Architecture, Canada, Content, High Contrast, Photography, Places, Projects, Quebec, South Shore St. Lawrence River

We gave ourselves a lot of time to drive the short distance between Sainte Anne des Monts and Gaspé permitting us to stop along the way, often at lighthouses and marked site of interest. The rain we experienced on this…

The Big Smoke

Content, Nature, Photography, Unsaturated

In recent weeks the smoke from forest fires in Northern Ontario and Quebec have drifted south, covering much of Southern Ontario and the Eastern United States. Among its various nicknames, Toronto has been called the “Big Smoke”: The Big Smoke…

Sainte Anne des Monts

2023-05 Gaspe, Beach, Canada, Clouds, Content, Nature, Other, Outdoor, Place, Places, Projects, Quebec, Sand, Sky, South Shore St. Lawrence River, Travel

On the windswept southern banks of the St. Lawrence River, Sainte Anne de Monts was not only conveniently located, allowing us to measure the pace of our drive, but offered a reasonably well-rate motel with a restaurant. As simply a…

Québec

2023-05 Gaspe, Architecture, Building, Canada, Castle, Content, Dark, Forest, Nature, Other, Photography, Places, Plant, Projects, Quebec, Quebec City, Tree, Wood

Within the embrace of our first stop, Old Quebec, a vestige of antiquity endures—an architectural testament to the fortitude of a bygone era. The ramparts, steadfast and resolute, stand as sentinels of a time when defences were paramount. They remain…