All Caught Up Crumb-wise - Week Forty-Three

Handy Hubby has always thought that stitching the cross

or cruciform for a year was a pretty weird choice....

....that is because he associates it with religion.

But to me I think of the more ancient symbolism.

To the Celts it is the meeting place of divine energies.

Ancient Greeks used it to represent the four elements.

The Hopi used it as North, South, East and West

the four points on the horizon.

And in the Middle East it also represented the four winds.

I am sure there are many more meanings.

Red on the other hand is the colour of

blood and fire

love and passion

Joy and strength

Courage and Vigour

not to mention rage, danger and stress

but also

action, vibrance, radiance and determination.

Handy Hubby, the Rusty Pups and myself

are getting back in the routine of walks along the dyke.

That day the tide was coming in

and it wasn't long before this seagull lost his rocky island.

You can see him still perched there on the waters

beneath the North Mountain

which protects us from so much weather that travels up

the Bay of Fundy.

Basalt rock protects the dykes from wear and tear.

It was quarried from the North Mountain.

The tides are still pretty high.

Haven't seen a low tide mudflat since I got home.