Wishing everyone who reads this a happy Canada Day!
This is my all-time favourite picture for Canada Day, taken a few years ago
at Big Bay, north of Owen Sound. It stands on the end of the pier beside the
'World's Best Stone Skipping Beach'
Georgian Bay is beyond the flag.
We also remember our province of Newfoundland,
for whom this is Memorial Day, in honour of about 700
soldiers who died on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in WWI,
long before Newfoundland and Labrador became a province of Canada in 1949.
This year is particularly memorable for the repatriation of the unknown
soldier, representing 820 Newfoundlanders with unknown graves.
And to my American readers, Happy Independence Day.
better known I think as simply July 4th.
Happy Canada Day, maybe next year our grandson will still be there, maybe in Vancouver, and can celebrate along with other Canadian work colleagues. Love the flag. Skipping stones, my Grandma called them Chucky stones, and told me she played that when she lived near Glasgow, the Clyde river was the place for that.
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ReplyDeletehappy canada day...i should know more about it!! it's a great picture!!
ReplyDeleteI think I'll try for the fireworks tonight.
ReplyDeleteCanada Day for Newfoundlanders has a dual purpose is right. Happy
ReplyDeleteCanada Day, FG.
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ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day. Several of our neighbours were doing fireworks last night. I wonder if any will pop off tonight? We did ours Saturday night with our guests.
ReplyDeleteHappy Canada Day to you both.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope you had a pleasant day as well. We celebrated with our annual family BBQ. The weather couldn't have been better....warm but not too warm and a nice cool breezeđź’—.
ReplyDeleteA day to feel very fortunate and proud that we do live in this great country of Canada/
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ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Canada Day wishes.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan