fajrdrako | The duck pond, the canal, and the sunshine... (Reply)

I decided to have a picnic breakfast, so I packed up a peanut butter sandwich with plenty of apple slices in it, some cut veggies, and a bottle of milk, and I crossed the street to the Rideau Canal. I found a patch of ground under the trees, where I put my Gore-ted jacket as a blanket, and sat listening to Jill Barber and Leonard Cohen while I read and ate. I hadn't planned the music ahead of time, and they were the only Canadians on my Blackberry at the moment. Which is okay: they are favourites.

It was lovely.

The scene:

Nice of a boat with a big flag to go by just as I was taking the picture. Just in case I might forget what day it was.

One of the ducks came by and sat with me.

Note: ducks do not like celery.

A family came by to feed the ducks. They'd been dozing on the western side of the pond, but when they saw kids with treats, they ran (and swam) as fast as ducks can scurry.

And I saw the Snowbirds fly overhead! Ahh, Canada Day. I get such a kick out of it.

It's fun that William and Kate are in town, too. I remember seeing Queen Elizabeth in her visit to Canada in the 1950s - fun to remember.