Jul. 1st, 2011
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... )
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.
( News photo of them from this morning... )
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