So, as I sit on my patio over looking the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the top of Cape Breton Island enjoying a warm ocean breeze I am trying to figure out how to tell a story about my families adventures in fresh strawberry picking and readers actually believing it, frankly if I were not there perhaps I wouldn't.

This time of the year my husband, son and I go to an area of our village we call the cove (self explanatory name I hope!), and well we eat no pick wild strawberries lol

Yesterday was the day we decided would be the big search (wild strawberries are small and like to hide in tall grass very hard to find at times) and we parked and walked into a large field.

Large fields nothing out of the ordinary for the most part throughout the world right? But what makes this story unbelievable is minutes after we arrive we have deer running by in front of us, then bunnies, and to top it off a seal sun bathing on a rock.

I think to myself nobody is going to believe me and I am happy my family is there to back me up because I have told this story today at least 100 times.

And yes there are days I question moving to rural Cape Breton at least the shopper in me and all it takes is an experience like yesterdays and it puts things in perspective and it makes it all worth while.

Just random moments in time I as a human forget why Cape Breton Island is the most beautiful place in the world and then a simple but beautiful creature a deer prances by you with a little your in my field attitude and you think WOW! Now I remember why...

On another note we have a busy week ahead of us Down North the Bay Cafe is getting a new paint job and looks awesome, St Margaret's CWL is hosting their annual Strawberry Brunch on the 11th, and the big one the 19th Annual Crab Dinner and Fishing Derby is happening on the 18th.

PS thanks to the OSHAN Whale Watch for the pic of the seal and hopefully you'll get to our events over the next couple of weekends here in the village.

Amy out!