the drive across newfoundland from corner brook to st. john's takes about 7 hours. when i first moved to newfoundland (from "lush" southern ontario) over 30 years ago i found the drive monotonous. mile after mile of scrubby bush. i didn't know what to look for. now i find the scenery fascinating. i love it in every season (well - not winter - i hate winter driving). the snow is only in the woods here now. the leaves have not begun to come out. driving across now is like looking at the skeleton of the province. the bare bones. on the bogs and barrens the dominant colour is dark purple. dotted throughout is pale green caribou moss. this was the inspiration for yesterday's yarn.
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Interesting...when I was in Ireland in spring 2001, we drove across a rather barren area (to the uninitiated eye) called The Burren (spelling?). It was low hills with lots of stones. Upon closer inspection, there were all kinds of wondrous things going on there, including ancient stone formations.
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