Point Pleasant Park reopens

You all may remember that Halifax was hit by a hurricane last Sept. 29. The damage to local parks was devastating and many people were without power for days or even up to 2 weeks. Our largest natural forested park was wiped out, probably about 70% of the trees destroyed. Workers have been at it all winter clearing 50,000 trees and today the park opens, vastly different from what we all know. A few pictures, including a heartbreaking before and after. I don't know if i can even bring myself to go to the park. There will be some redeveloping, landscaping, replanting. Some of the taller stumps were left for the ecosystem. I wonder what became of the squirrel population too. This is such a big deal that they're having a huge reopening ceremony and the Prime Minister is supposed to be there to tour the park as well.

The Public Gardens will also reopen by the end of the month. This is a smaller Victorian park that lost quite a few trees including one really enormous one that laid across the entrance path completely uprooted. Point Pleasant park was on a spit of land jutting out at the mouth of the harbour and took the worst of the hurricane, directly in it's path and unsheltered by buildings like the Gardens were.

After a hurricane and a major snow blizzard in February, Halifax has staggered back onto it's feet. Now if the sun would only shine.

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Welcome rockiesgirl, my old school pal Lisa :)

Finally Friday

Yeesh... had a lovely chicken caesar salad for lunch but it's been repeating on me all afternoon. My friend from work, Carole, came in to the office for a visit and we had lunch with two of the others. She's still not well and they still don't know what's wrong. Still digging. I brought in some books and dvd's for her anyway. Calls me her entertainment coordinator lol she's bored witless but doesn't have the strength and energy to actually work.

Tracey is supposed to drop up shortly for a little walk with the baby.

The sun came out!!!! and it's supposed to be nice tomorrow too!!!!

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When did i post? 2 hours ago? the sun's gone. Tracey and i walked around for awhile, sat in a park and chatted and came back. And now the sun's gone again. Supposed to be nice again tomorrow but i won't hold my breath. Gahhhh Still.. it sure was nice to get out in the sun for an hour or two.