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About LinkBacksTo my friends in the wonderful north, happy Canada Day (it is, afterall the 1st of July here already!).
To my friends in the wonderful north, happy Canada Day (it is, afterall the 1st of July here already!).
Aw, thanks CT64.
Yep, no doubt about it; I looove living here. I feel very lucky. *nods*
Last year I went to the festivities in Ottawa, which is most probably the best place to celebrate Canada Day. I think the Queen will be there this year. I hope she has a good time.
Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian members.
''Music, I feel, should be emotional first and intellectual second.'' - Maurice Ravel
''The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.'' - Michael Jackson
CT, thanks for the sentiment. Rojo you are correct, the Queen is, in fact at the festivities. She spoke so beautifully, both in French and English and spoke to "fellow Canadians" while the pomp and festivities were ongoing. There was a flyover by the Snowbirds. Next year I MUST attend in Ottawa. I had tears just streaming down my face as I witnessed all of this...I can only imagine what it would be like in person.
I had just missed the "musical ride" by the RCMP so I googled it and would like to share it with all here. It is pretty amazing, IMHO.
+ YouTube Video
+ YouTube Video
+ YouTube Video
+ YouTube Video
Hope you all enjoy it.
And Happy Canada Day to my Canadian family
Stephen
Perform a Random Act of Kindness Today......You Just May Be in Need of One Tomorrow.
Nothing quite like a big show for a visiting queen ...
just imagine the reception you'd get...
*employs 'cat's bum' facial expression* @ Stephen
oh, bugga...
I found this piece on YouTube, the video is a bit wonky but the organ sound magificent.
+ YouTube Video
Happy Canada Day! Half of my life was spent in Canada, from rural Quebec to Edmonton, Alta. I have to say, though, that in my youth the 24th of June was bigger than the 1st of July, 'cause if you are born in Quebec two, not one, national birthdays compete with each other within a week span. As a little boy, we use to collect all the logs and firewood we could find on the 23rd and generate a huge bonfire on the shore of the St. Lawrence. From a distance, in the dark, we saw a multitude of these fires burning. Twas Saint-John's Eve! An ancient ritual, filled with profane significance, celebrating the full blossoming of summer. Songs were sung, stories told, and popularity contests were being played out. Young girls would look at you with interested eyes and you could stay up as long as you could!
Nah, Saint-John's Eve was the national day, not "Canada Day"!
Ah oui, la fete national. Twas a wonderful celebration this year. Seems like every other day is some kind of festival or fireworks or other happy occassion.
Sorry I am late, but I hope all canadians had a lovely day.
Margaret
What a cool gif Margaret! I like it.
Belated Greetings for: A Happy Canada Day and Prosperious Year.
" The essance of reproduction,to feel and re-create that which was felt and impared by the creater,does not exclude- within natural limitations-the assertion of creative power" - Dr. Hugo Goldschmidt.
I wish you the Best for each day, now and always.
Bill
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